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Sister Prema Chowallur, a member of Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod (SCC), initiates to help the LGBTQ (an umbrella term for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) community in Assam, a state in Northeastern India.

Annaliza Celetaria, an Overseas Filipino Worker, is an example of a mother who sacrifices everything just to provide for the needs of her family.

It was not his search for God, but God’s search for him, says an Indian Catholic priest, who was formerly a Buddhist.

For decades, groups of Sri Lankan Tamils have come to Tamil Nadu, south India fleeing war, hostilities, and political tensions on the island nation. The new refugees from Sri Lanka are driven by hunger, not war.

A strong-willed, 26-year-old Filipina, Kate Gonzales has been a health worker in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for almost three years.

Thai Buddhist people’s lives revolve around a simple word: “Thambun” (ทำบัญ) which means gain merit.

The unforgettable event happened in the first week of May 2008 in Myanmar, especially in Yangon and Ayeyarwaddy Regions known as the delta.

Lhingkhoneng Kipgen, a Catholic woman from the north-eastern state of Manipur shares her slew of events that oscillate from her passion for football to Bible reading, and finally, she reinvents her missionary call.

Rowena Busalpa, a healthcare worker, balances her work and family amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon region in the Philippines.

From being an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) nurse amid wars in Libya and the Covid-19 outbreak in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—Tom Adrias, 40, continues to inspire as a healthcare frontliner in Manila, Philippines.

Anbu Sengo Arasi, a Christian woman from Tamil Nadu, south India, was awarded the Vettri Thirumagal (successful woman) Awards-2022 by Radolabs Private Limited on March 24, 2022.

Young people and parents who attended the recent bible classes in an Archdiocese in Myanmar say their lives have changed for the better now.

Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng, Myanmar's famed kneeling nun and a global icon of peace, has served the poor regardless of faith. She has stood up for the truth, and fought for justice.

A lay Catholic organization in Patna, the capital of North India’s Bihar state, held an outreach program for the needy.

A Filipina Franciscan nun who completed 100 years of life says, “Aging is not a joke.”

A Catholic girl from Myanmar dreamt to be a nun, but the circumstances of life led her to be a housemaid.

“I received faith from my parents. I learned about the religion from them. Their teaching was very simple,” says Mary Green Rose Nant Zin Mar Tun, a migrant worker in Japan.

Sophearong Ravy, a 25-year-old Catholic teacher of Khmer traditional dance expresses his faith through dance,

Maria Louisa Rumateray, a physician from West Papua, is one of the inspiring women to win the Kick Andy Heroes 2022 Award.

Dr Ilka Maria Ferns, a Gynecologist and Catholic, never performed an abortion during her career, even though she was a part of the Indian government’s family planning program.