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SPOTLIGHT: Hope to Ride, Ride to Hope
Isolated communities in Vietnam receive lifeline and hope from the most unexpected of motorbike convoys
Beyond echo chamber, Asian sisters bring mission stories to mainstream media
Religious women from India, Thailand and the Philippines are building media ties to bring overlooked community stories wider attention
New bishop to Urdaneta flock: ‘I am yours’
Inside, he offered the congregation the four words that have guided his priesthood: “Domine, Tuus Sum” — Latin for “Lord, I am yours.”
Listening for human dignity: Youth Social Hackathon concludes with promised action...
Thai students turned listening into action, developing technology-driven responses to mental health concerns, waste management and social exclusion
Catholic bishop uses empty chairs to challenge exclusion in Philippine policymaking
Community voices at a Manila Church gathering linked environmental destruction, economic hardship and political exclusion to entrenched power
Buddhist students walk ‘path of wisdom’ with Catholic priest in Chiang...
Buddhist students learn how Indigenous Karen wisdom can address consumerism, spiritual disconnection and environmental crises in northern Thailand
Protecting the protectors: racing to save Philippine mangroves
Mangroves are a key natural defence against storm surges and coastal erosion in the Philippines, which is hit by around 20 typhoons each year
Catholics in Indonesia turn historic hill into ecological prayer park
Catholics in Central Java combine volunteer labor, local tradition and ecological planning to create a new pilgrimage destination
Thai Catholic schools blend tradition and faith in annual Wai Khru...
Alumni, teachers and religious sisters shared moments of gratitude as schools adapted a longstanding cultural tradition
A lay missionary of the margins
Charles did not grow up imagining a life in mission across Asia. His beginnings were simple. Faith first came through his family
Hidden echo of Lam Sai: Vietnamese Cistercians plant seeds of silence...
As vocations flourish in Vietnam, Cistercian monks bring an ancient rhythm of prayer to contemporary Thailand
New Catholic bookstore in Bangkok promotes faith, literature, and community
A new Catholic bookstore in Bangkok revives Thailand’s historic “Cristang” identity through literature, dialogue, creativity, and community life
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