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Apples are still a luxury in the highlands of Manipur State in India, but a former executive of a multinational company, Miss Augustina Shimray, came back from Delhi to change all that.

The restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic did not hamper the observance of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in India, with several online events led by various Church organisations, on their own or in collaboration with various civic groups.

Neas Wanimbo is a 26-year-old Christian literacy activist in the hinterlands of Papua in Indonesia who became the harbinger of “good news" in poor communities.

Suwandi became a catechist because his parents wanted him leave home and escape poverty. The parents could not send the young man to school, so they sent him to church.

Our family bonds will be stronger and become deeper if we can develop a more wholesome and participatory approach to our food preparation and eating habits.

Nearly one-tenth of the world population — up to 811 million people — went hungry in 2020.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or Virgin of Carmel, is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. Since the 15th century, popular devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel has centered on the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, also known as the Brown Scapular. The liturgical feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is celebrated on July 16.

The pictures have circled secular media for about a week now: a tiny baby dependent on oxygen smiling in front of a cake that is bigger than his 1-year-old head.

Up to the end, a Catholic priest in India's Kerala state set an example of simplicity by asking for a simple burial, with no flowers or eulogies.

Networking and collaboration have helped Church organizations in India make a significant contribution to the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Catholic Church in India’s northeastern Assam state has opened a safe house for the marginalized transgender community this month.

Even as India dares to breathe easier as the infections and deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic appear to be lessening, an invisibilized community of leprosy patients are doubly disadvantaged.

Christians in northern Bangladesh marked the centennial celebration of the migration of Bhawal Christians to the region on May 28.

This is part one of a two-part reflection on death as it becomes an ever more prominent thought in our lives. May these articles help us to confront it in the light of faith.

Even as India continues to report a daily COVID-19 infection rate of over 380,000 cases and the media is replete with distress stories from all over the country, several Catholic dioceses have come forward to help, in whatever way they can, those most affected.

A “community pantry” set up in the village of Maginhawa in the Philippine capital inspired other villages to start their own by donating basic goods to help fellow citizens who are in need during the pandemic.

On March 17, Pope Francis launched a strong appeal for peace in Myanmar, saying during his general audience: “I too kneel down on the streets of Myanmar and say: Stop the violence. I too reach out my arms and say: May dialogue prevail!”

Caritas India director, Father Paul Moonjely said that coastal parts of India have suffered natural disasters due to climate change.

Radio Veritas Asia, together with local Churches in the region, continues its service as a missionary to Asia and to the world amid the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

Part of a classic trend in the Lent season, interfaith groups are hosting breaking-of-the-fast Iftar dinners in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.