2019-11-29 09:56
Feroze Aziz, a 17-year-old Muslim American, posted this video above about eyelash curling on the Chinese social media app TikTok.
TikTok blocked the video and suspended her account becaus… Read More
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2019-11-29 07:53
Singapore it had instructed Facebook on Nov. 29 to correct a post on its social media platform under a new ‘fake news’ law, after a user declined a government request to do so… Read More
2019-11-29 06:19
Activist groups in the Philippines are raising support for what they described as “exemplary acts of heroism” of environmental defenders.
On Nov. 28, various groups launched t… Read More
2019-11-29 05:48
Human Rights Watch has called on Indonesian authorities to drop treason charges and release at least 22 activists arrested during protests in Papua in August and September.
The activists… Read More
2019-11-29 05:20
A former worker at the British consulate in Hong Kong has lodged an official complaint with Britain’s broadcast regulator against Chinese state broadcaster CGTN over its airing of a co… Read More
2019-11-29 03:19
A proposed hike in accommodation fees at India’s renowned Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi has many of its poorer students, including Catholics, fearing for their futures… Read More
2019-11-28 16:09
Setelah memberi makan putrinya yang masih kecil, Kim Hye-jung mencuci piring di apartemennya di Seoul. Itu adalah malam Natal 2005.
Ketika telepon rumah berdering, putrinya yang berusia 3… Read More
2019-11-28 08:42
Pope Francis named a respected senior Bank of Italy official on Nov. 27 to head the Vatican’s financial regulator, following unprecedented police raids on the organisation as part of a… Read More
2019-11-28 08:03
Vietnam has jailed a third activist this month for anti-government posts on social media platform Facebook, state media said on Nov. 28, handing him a nine-year term for defaming the ruling… Read More
2019-11-28 07:37
Filipino Christians were reminded to continue living their faith amid persecutions as they observed “Red Wednesday” this week in honor of persecuted Christians around the world… Read More
2019-11-28 06:11
A proposed anti-conversion law in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has triggered alarm bells among church and human rights activists who say it goes against the country’s Constitution… Read More
2019-11-28 05:38
Violence against Christians in India increased between January to October this year compared to the same period last year, rights groups say.
At least 275 violent incidents were recorded… Read More
2019-11-28 05:08
For services to the community, ten elderly men and women were given recognition in Manila this week.
The “Ten Outstanding Elderly Awards” is an annual recognition of the &ldqu&hell…Read More
2019-11-28 02:35
After feeding her young daughter,
Kim Hye-jung washed the dishes in her Seoul apartment. It was Christmas eve
2005.
When the home phone rang, it was her 3-year-old
daughter Yejin who ans… Read More
2019-11-27 16:06
Dalam kehidupan seseorang, ada kalanya muncul keraguan, momen ketika mempertanyakan keyakinannya, yang datang secara tak terduga.
Bahkan orang-orang berjubah pun ada kalanya mempertanyaka… Read More
2019-11-27 09:43
A Bangladesh court handed death sentences to seven members of an Islamist militant group on Nov. 27 for plotting an attack on a cafe in 2016 that killed 22 people, mostly foreigners, in the… Read More
2019-11-27 07:06
Recently leaked documents confirm China is committing “very significant” human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other minority groups in mass detention, U.S. Secretary of… Read More
2019-11-27 06:28
“He said only a
few lines. But I kept track of the number of times he used the word ‘pumatay.’
I counted nine,” Bishop Pablo Virgilio of Kalookan wrote on his Faceboo… Read More
2019-11-27 05:04
India’s Supreme Court has granted bail to five Christians who many say were wrongfully convicted of the 2008 killing of a Hindu leader during anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, in t… Read More
2019-11-27 04:20
Myanmar’s military
began a rare court martial of soldiers on Nov. 26 following a probe into alleged
atrocities during a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, a spokesman said, as the
country… Read More
2019-11-27 03:49
Everyone has a moment of doubt, a moment when one questions one’s faith, a moment that comes unexpectedly.
Even
men of the cloth have their own moments of questions, moments of cris… Read More
2019-11-26 16:44
Menumpang pesawat kepausan Paus Fransiskus kembali ke Roma pada pagi hari 26 November dari Bandara Haneda Tokyo, menandai akhir perjalanan Apostoliknya di Asia.
Paus Fransiskus tiba di Th… Read More
2019-11-26 09:52
President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to fire Vice President Leni Robredo as head of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD) has amplified focus on the blackholes in his pet… Read More
2019-11-26 08:47
Not long after an
outcry over potentially devastating impacts of a new multi-billion-dollar
hydroelectric power plant on the Mekong River, officials have pushed ahead with
plans for an even… Read More
2019-11-26 06:06
Pope Francis boarded the papal plane going back to Rome on the morning of Nov. 26 at Tokyo Haneda Airport marking the end of his Apostolic journey in Asia.
Pope
Francis arrived in Thaila… Read More
2019-11-26 04:28
China has been systematically processing and “brainwashing” hundreds of thousands of Muslims in prison camps across its far western Xinjiang region, according to leaked documents… Read More
2019-11-25 16:32
Kantor Presiden Korea Selatan Moon Jae-in dilaporkan telah meminta Paus Fransiskus untuk bertemu dengan pemimpin Korea Utara Kim Jong-un di zona demiliterisasi yang memisahkan kedua Korea pa… Read More
2019-11-25 16:23
Setelah protes selama berbulan-bulan di Hong Kong, sebuah pemilihan dengan jumlah pemilih memberikan kemenangan besar bagi kandidat distrik lokal yang pro-demokrasi, memberikan teka-teki bar… Read More
2019-11-25 11:36
South Korean president
Moon Jae-in’s office has reportedly asked Pope Francis to meet North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un at the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas at
the end… Read More
2019-11-25 10:42
After months of protests in Hong Kong, an election with record turnout handed a big victory to pro-democracy local district council candidates, posing a new conundrum for Beijing and adding… Read More
2019-11-25 08:08
Pope Francis has honored the “holy men and women” in Japan who “suffered martyrdom for the faith” in his visit at the 26 Martyrs Museum and Monument.
“I have… Read More
2019-11-25 07:16
Islamic State fighters are not flocking to Southeast Asia following their defeat in Syria and Iraq despite the terror group calling on them to continue the fight in other regions, a top U.S… Read More
2019-11-25 05:43
They
are Malaysia’s dirty little secret, a perennial problem for governments since
the country became independent 62 years ago.
While Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad continues
to ha… Read More
2019-11-25 04:40
Pope Francis has called “for involvement on the part of all” against the threat of the weapons of mass destruction during his Apostolic Visit to the Japanese city of Nagasaki… Read More
2019-11-25 03:20
As Pope Francis visits Japan, an 83-year-old Filipino historian is hoping the pontiff will recognize a Japanese samurai who once offered his life for the faith.
Dom
Justo Ukon Takayama, o… Read More
2019-11-24 16:33
Paus Fransiskus meminta perhatian dari para pemimpin gereja di Jepang atas meningkatnya angka bunuh diri dan perundungan terhadap kaum muda di kota-kota di Jepang.
Dia mengatakan realitas… Read More
2019-11-24 07:06
Pope Francis lauded the Church in Japan for its “apostolic approach” to the country’s culture through “faithful sowing” and “the witness of martyrs.&rdquo&hell…Read More
2019-11-24 06:47
Pope Francis called the attention of church leaders in Japan over the increasing rates of suicide and bullying of young people in Japanese cities.
He
said these realities, and the “… Read More
2019-11-22 16:17
Para pemimpin Gereja Katolik, terutama para uskup, harus “menjadi pelayan, bukan tuan atau manajer.”
Hal itu disampaikan Paus Fransiskus kepada para uskup Thailand dan Asia se… Read More
2019-11-22 11:39
Pope Francis has called on young people to allow the fire of the Spirit to burn inside them.
In
his homily at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Bangkok on Nov. 22, the
pontiff asked Tha… Read More
2019-11-22 10:38
Filipino Catholic missionaries stationed in Thailand have welcomed the pope’s message as a challenge “to immerse further” into the lives of the people.
Oblates
of Mary… Read More
2019-11-22 09:54
Human Rights Watch has
called for the release of a human rights activist and blogger facing a possible
lengthy prison term in Vietnam for allegedly publishing and distributing
anti-governmen… Read More
2019-11-22 08:14
An emeritus bishop, who for many years
was not recognized by the Vatican, has died in northern China. He was 90 years
of age.
Bishop Andrew Jin Daoyuan of Changzhi in Shanxi province died… Read More
2019-11-22 07:39
Catholic Church leaders, especially bishops, have “to be servants, not masters or managers.”
This was the
reminder made by Pope Francis to bishops of Thailand and Asia during… Read More
2019-11-22 07:05
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has shrugged off the
threat of his country losing European Union preferential trade status if his
country’s human rights record does not improve, sayin… Read More
2019-11-22 06:03
Pope Francis called on
priests, nuns, and consecrated men and women to talk about faith in
“dialect” and without alienating the people.
“Let
us not be afraid to continue… Read More
2019-11-22 02:50
His life was relatively comfortable. He had a good-paying job, an active social life, and a nice spacious apartment. After his encounter with a pope, everything changed.
Rolando
Villanuev… Read More
2019-11-22 02:43
Pope Francis celebrated Mass with 60,000 people in attendance
at the National Stadium in Bangkok on Nov. 21.
Prior the Mass there were cultural activities and the pope
went around the gro… Read More
2019-11-21 15:35
Pope Francis called on Catholics to be “beggars,” like the early missionaries who came to Thailand 350 years ago, and not to be “mercenaries.”
Speaking before an e… Read More
2019-11-21 12:47
Paus Fransiskus telah menyerukan kepada orang-orang Jepang untuk berkomitmen melindungi semua kehidupan dalam sebuah pesan video sebelum kunjungannya ke Jepang minggu ini.
Menunjuk ke tem… Read More
2019-11-21 11:05
Pope Francis has told staff from four Thai Catholic hospitals that their work goes beyond medical practice and needs to include mercy — a trait born of love and respect for human digni… Read More
2019-11-21 09:44
Paus Fransiskus menyerukan komitmen global untuk melindungi para migran, terutama perempuan dan anak-anak, dalam pidato publik pertamanya selama kunjungan apostolik ke Thailand pada 21 Novem… Read More
2019-11-21 09:11
Pope
Francis challenged the youth to work hard and to “never stand still in
life” as he started his journey to Asia in Thailand on Nov. 20.
In a video recorded on a mobile pho… Read More
2019-11-21 08:21
Catholics
in Japan are a minute minority, numbering around 536,000, or just 0.42 percent
of the population.
But that won’t prevent them from welcoming Pope Francis in
large numbers… Read More
2019-11-21 07:29
Indonesia’s Ulema Council (MUI) has launched a training program it hopes will ensure Islamic preachers promote moderate forms of Islam rather than extremist views.
The
council… Read More
2019-11-21 05:59
Pope Francis called for global commitment to the protection of migrants, especially women and children, in his first public address during his apostolic journey to Thailand on Nov. 21.
Th… Read More
2019-11-21 01:45
Filipino farmers launched protests across the country on Nov. 20 against a law that allows the unlimited importation of rice, a Philippine staple, into the country.
On the eve of the sche… Read More
2019-11-21 01:08
As many as nine states witnessed increased incidents of communal violence this year compared to last year in India, revealed intelligence agencies last week.
Uttar
Pradesh state topped th… Read More
2019-11-20 10:10
Pope Francis has called on the Japanese people to commit themselves to protecting all life in a video message ahead of his visit to Japan this week.
Pointing
to the theme of his Nov. 23-2… Read More
2019-11-20 09:51
Church leaders in Thailand appealed to the faithful to unite in prayer for the success of Pope Francis’ trip to Thailand and Japan this week.
Bishop
Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana… Read More
2019-11-20 09:33
Paus Fransiskus tiba di Kerajaan Thailand sekitar tengah hari pada 20 November, dan sebagian besar orang Thailand kemungkinan akan bertanya-tanya tentang niat dari kunjungan pemimpin Gereja… Read More
2019-11-20 08:55
North Korea has reportedly sentenced the wife of an ethnic Chinese resident to seven years hard labor for illegal cellphone use, suggesting the leniency the community has enjoyed as foreign… Read More
2019-11-20 08:16
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation on Nov. 19 aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid a crackdown on a pro-democracy protest movement.
Following
the voice vote, the… Read More
2019-11-20 06:18
Pope Francis arrived in
the Kingdom of Thailand about noon on Nov. 20, with most Thai people likely
wondering about the Catholic Church leader’s intentions for his visit.
Pope
Franc… Read More
2019-11-20 04:21
Pope Francis’ trip to Thailand and Japan this week will highlight the Catholic Church’s role in Asian societies, especially in the field of education and health.
Cardinal
Char… Read More
2019-11-19 14:25
Setelah persiapan selama berbulan-bulan, Thailand sekarang menunggu kedatangan Paus Fransiskus yang akan mengadakan kunjungan tiga hari di kerajaan Asia Tenggara itu.
Kunjungan kepausan i… Read More
2019-11-19 09:30
Father
Joseph started using tools to circumvent strict internet censorship in China,
because he wanted to access more information about the Church and news
concerning the mainland not being… Read More
2019-11-19 07:13
The last time Vararunee Khonchanath was in the presence of a pope was before she was born just over 35 years ago, but when Pope Francis visits Bangkok later this week to bless Thailand&rsquo&hell…Read More
2019-11-19 06:26
A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uyghurs and other Muslims in the country’s western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the Ne… Read More
2019-11-19 05:58
After months of preparation, Thailand is now awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis for his three-day visit to the Southeast Asian kingdom.
The papal trip will be the first since Pope St. J… Read More
2019-11-19 02:50
When Lizabel hears a cricket, she would know it’s a cricket. But she does not know what it looks like. She has not seen one all her life.
Unlike
her siblings who grew up in the moun… Read More
2019-11-18 14:16
Sebuah petisi online yang beredar di antara umat Katolik di Hong Kong meminta intervensi paus untuk menyelesaikan konfrontasi dengan kekerasan antara polisi dan demonstran muda pro… Read More
2019-11-18 11:00
A petition circulating among Catholics in Hong Kong has sought the pope’s intervention to resolve a violent confrontation between the police and young pro-democracy protestors at one o… Read More
2019-11-18 09:19
The auxiliary bishop of the Philippine capital has denounced the inclusion of at least 50 organizations, including several church groups, in the government’s list of alleged “com… Read More
2019-11-18 07:07
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Nov. 18 to force back pro-democracy protesters trying to escape a university where hundreds are holed up with petrol bombs and other hom… Read More
2019-11-18 06:28
Philippine church leaders called on Filipinos to become “new online missionaries” and use their technological expertise for evangelization and to “communicate the core mess… Read More
2019-11-18 05:36
His face weathered from years at sea, kimono-clad Japanese fisherman Masaichi Kawasaki kneels before an altar adorned with images of the Virgin Mary, crossing himself as he softly intones ch… Read More
2019-11-15 17:41
Paus Fransiskus telah mengirim pesan ke Thailand hanya beberapa hari sebelum mengunjungi negara Asia Tenggara yang dipuji karena komitmennya pada perdamaian dan harmoni.
“Sebelum me… Read More
2019-11-15 14:05
Pope Francis has sent a message to Thailand just days before visiting the Southeast Asian nation which he has praised for its commitment to peace and harmony.
“On
the eve of my apo… Read More
2019-11-15 11:41
It’s Friday morning and a group of Cambodians have gathered out the front of Prey Sar prison on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
Some
of them are supporters of the former opposition pa… Read More
2019-11-15 07:47
The leader of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) in the Philippines vowed to work for justice and the protection of the environment as they ended their national assembly on Nov. 14.
&ldqu&hell…Read More
2019-11-15 07:21
In October 2019, a series of strong earthquakes struck several areas in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao.
Due
to the quick succession of the tremors,
damage to structures was se… Read More
2019-11-15 05:50
Pemimpin Komunitas Basis Gerejawi (KBG) di Filipina berjanji untuk bekerja demi keadilan dan perlindungan lingkungan ketika mereka mengakhiri pertemuan nasional mereka pada 14 November.
… Read More
2019-11-15 04:34
A film about a boy trafficked to work in a carpet factory is to be screened in remote Indian villages to raise awareness about child slavery among families often targeted by human trafficker… Read More
2019-11-15 04:13
A Uyghur activist has appealed to world leaders to take a tough line on China over its crackdown on his people, saying he was risking his mother’s life to speak out.
More
than one m… Read More
2019-11-14 16:36
Akhir pekan ini, perhatian Malaysia akan fokus pada daerah pedesaan di negara bagian selatan Johor. Penduduk Tanjung Piai akan pergi ke tempat pemungutan suara dalam pemilihan sela untuk mem… Read More
2019-11-14 16:07
Dengan persepsi yang berkembang bahwa kebebasan pers di Filipina sangat terancam, tidak jarang orang yang tahu bagaimana rasanya hak-hak dirampas, dan mereka yang menderita karena tangan dik… Read More
2019-11-14 10:52
Pro-democracy protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day on Nov. 14, forcing schools to close and blocking highways as students built barricades and stockpiled makeshift weapon… Read More
2019-11-14 08:13
The devil is real and spreads hatred and death because he is jealous of Jesus, according to Pope Francis.
The
pope made the comments while celebrating Mass in the chapel at his Casa Sant… Read More
2019-11-14 07:45
China is detaining members of the Uyghur ethnic group in almost 500 camps and prisons, according to rights activists.
They
also believe Beijing could be detaining far more than the one m… Read More
2019-11-14 05:38
With the growing perception that press freedom in the Philippines is seriously endangered, it is not infrequent that people who knew what it was like to be deprived of one’s rights, an… Read More
2019-11-14 05:29
This weekend, Malaysia will focus on a rural area in the southern state of Johor. The residents of Tanjung Piai will go to the polls in a by-election to decide on their member of parliament… Read More
2019-11-14 03:55
The social action arm of the Catholic Church in the Philippines is appealing for support from partner organizations around the world to help in the rehabilitation of earthquake-affected comm… Read More
2019-11-13 08:54
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters paralyzed parts of the Asian financial hub for a third day, with some transport links, schools and many businesses closing after an escalation of violence… Read More
2019-11-13 06:10
An international panel of experts backed by Pope Francis appealed to governments on Nov. 12 to commit to halving food waste and loss by 2030, saying it was morally, economically and environm… Read More
2019-11-13 05:39
A diesel powered and locally modified Nissan pickup truck will serve as the vehicle that will bring the head of the Catholic Church up close with thousands of faithful during his upcoming vi… Read More
2019-11-13 04:56
Pope Francis has called on liturgical musicians to be more joyful interpreters of the Gospel, telling them that they have a unique ability to proclaim Gods will and love through music and so… Read More
2019-11-13 04:07
A suspected suicide bombing outside police headquarters in Indonesia’s city of Medan in North Sumatra killed the perpetrator and wounded some officers on Nov. 13, police said, just a m… Read More
2019-11-13 02:27
Every year, for the past six years, Lita Bagunas has been coming out in the streets to protest. She calls for decent homes for survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the central Philippines… Read More
2019-11-12 11:08
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha and U.S. ambassador W. Patrick Murphy did not say much after their one-hour meeting on Nov. 11, a day after a Cambodian court allowed Sokha, who is accu… Read More
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