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The incoming president of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Philippines (CBCP) urged the people to unite to save nature for permanent destruction for the sake of next generation.

Ms. Trinity Saioo of Jaintia Hills Meghalaya was conferred the Padma Shri by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind at a glittering function in New Delhi on November 9.

The UN’s fact-finding body investigating the Myanmar military junta’s crackdown on opponents of its coup says there is evidence that could point to crimes against humanity.

Human rights groups call on the UN Security Council to take swift action to halt the heavy military buildup by Myanmar's junta in Chin state, before greater human rights catastrophe and further mass atrocity crimes are unleashed.

The local government in the Philippines honored Diokno P. Espinosa, a Utility staff of Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), for his selfless service during the peak of the pandemic on November 3.

RadioStar, an international talent search, has chosen Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) staff to be part of a judging panel to select the winner of RadioStar 2021.

A new report says that climate change increases physical and mental health issues.

‘When they were caught praying, they were beaten every morning for 20 consecutive days.’

An Oblates missionary priest in the Philippines has been breeding rabbits for a year now to feed the poor in his parish in the outskirts of the Philippine capital.

Aranya Nitiwattananont used to work in Bangkok as an English language teacher.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace on Saturday, October 30, according to the Vatican. The meeting includes a 30-minute discussion between the Indian Prime Minister and the head of the Catholic Church.

A global report revealed that some of the largest fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) companies are the top plastic polluters in the Philippines.

A Catholic church in Cambodia has been “lost” but now is found, and is starting to be alive and well with the help of a missionary priest.

wami Sachidananda Bharathi, a peace activist, has urged students to work for an India free of hunger, caste discrimination and corruption by overcoming the evil of selfishness and greed.

Thadingyut is a popular festival for Buddhists in Myanmar, even for Catholics whose relatives are Buddhists. Catholics visit their Buddhist family relations and friends during the festival. But this year, the overall public feeling is dampened due to pandemic restrictions and military coup. People living in conflict areas cannot participate in the joyous festival bringing families together.

The EcoWaste Coalition enjoins everyone "to leave nothing but flowers and prayers in the cemeteries"

In Bangladesh and the Indian State of West Bengal, Hindus celebrate the Durga puja on October 15.

Catholic children in Myanmar will join "One Million Children Praying the Rosary," the worldwide prayer campaign by the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), on October 18.

Father Peter Ah Phung, the program director of the Lisu language service of Radio Veritas Asia, ventured into the remotest and poorest place named Zang Yaw in the diocese of Myitkyina, Myanmar.

A parish priest in the Philippines, among others, has been awarded by a local government for his service to the poor during the pandemic.