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For first time in 33 years, Masses to mark Tiananmen crackdown...

"Our bottom line is that we don't want to breach any law in Hong Kong," said the chaplain of the Hong Kong Federation of Catholic Students

Amnesty International highlights ‘worrying rise’ in global executions

At least 579 executions were carried out across 18 countries in 2021 -- a 20 percent increase on 2020

Philippine ‘truth-tellers’ race against time versus disinformation

“We know the risks, we know the threats, we just can’t allow the fear to erase our works that tell history” - Maria Ceres Doyo

Sri Lanka’s Tamils struggle even in honoring their missing, dead on...

Every year, on May 18, Sri Lankan Tamils mark Mullaivaikkal Memorial Day commemorating those who died in the civil war that ended in 2009

Cardinal Bo of Myanmar warns of impending dangers of ‘new forms...

Cardinal Bo said the Church is confronted with a new unsettling reality impacting thousands of the most vulnerable

Catholic nuns join petition to overturn dismissal of Marcos disqualification case

Martial law survivors and activists filed the petition for certiorari on Wednesday, May 18

Cardinal Bo expresses ‘profound concern’ over ‘threats to religious freedom’ in...

The prelate asked for prayers and support for the people of Hong Kong “in the hope that one day their freedoms will be restored”

Catholic University awards honorary degree to imprisoned human rights advocate Jimmy...

A devout Catholic and media magnate, Jimmy Lai, 74, of Hong Kong has been arrested numerous times for his pro-democracy activism

To speak truth to power

There are times in the prophets’ lives that they experience defeat. But there was nothing that stopped them from speaking the truth.

27 charred bodies discovered in Sagaing after Myanmar junta’s latest arson...

Villagers said three monks from the village monastery were taken away by the military, said a report on Radio Free Asia

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