“I have to thank my teacher. He did not convince me to be a priest, but he told me to study well.”

The stigma around their pasts means women who leave their devadasi order often endure lives as outcasts or objects of ridicule

Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, is one of the events China and Chinese communities around the world celebrate

Streets are decked out with statues of felines and shops are stocked full of cat-themed decorations

Ressa has been battling a series of cases that media advocates said were filed due to her criticism of former president Rodrigo Duterte

The child is one of the youngest people to have taken the "diksha" ceremony to abandon their material possessions and enter the Jain monkhood

The colorful culture of the Philippines is best seen through the vibrant festivals, which are fusions of Catholic and secular practices

Libraries are rare in Pakistan's rural areas, and the few that exist in urban centres are often poorly stocked and infrequently used

Devotees of the image of the Child Jesus would cry on top of their voices “Pit Senyor!”

The annual event was limited in 2021 to members of the clergy amid strict restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19

The devotion of Filipinos, especially people from the central province of Cebu, to the Child Jesus has deep historical roots

Father Leonilo Dagpin Jr. promised to continue preaching the “marvels of the Sto. Niño”