An Indonesian court sentenced ex-police chief Fajar Widyadharma Lukman Sumaatmaja to 19 years for sexually abusing minors and ...

“Women exposed to domestic violence develop depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. Many attempt suicide. In 2023, ...

The downfall of Vietnamese stars Ngan 98, Hoang Thi Huong, and “Shark” Nguyen Hoa Binh exposes a deeper crisis of values — where fame, vanity, and social media overshadow truth, humility, and ...

South Korean lawmakers delivered a letter to the Vatican urging Pope Leo XIV to visit North Korea during his 2027 World Youth Day trip to Seoul, calling it a vital step for peace on the Korean ...

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Takaichi for "making history" as Japan's first woman premier. Takaichi had ...

Although Cambodia's government has declared the country 'open defecation free,' problems with sanitation persist in cities ...

Rerum Novarum, the 1891 encyclical of Pope Leo XIII on the condition of workers, is often said to mark the beginning of modern Catholic Social Teaching ...

Catholics unite in prayer and witness to support migrants facing family separation and immigration hardships in the US ...

However, religious freedom is severely restricted in 62 of the world's 196 countries, affecting around 5.4 billion people; "in other words, almost two-thirds of the world's population lives in ...

Mickens arrived in Rome in 1986 to study theology at the Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University. And he has remained in the Eternal City ever since. His voice, shaped by decades in Rome, ...

Christian leaders in Indonesia’s Christian-majority Papua region have condemned a military operation that left at least 15 ...

Following a report by rights group LICADHO revealing 146 deaths in six years, activists are calling on Cambodia to reform its ...