Cardinal Yeom says the “Vaccine Sharing Campaign” is an opportunity to show solidarity with those in need. By Robin Gomes Catholics in South Korea, are responding to the call of Pope Francis to share Covid-19 vaccines with poor…

In a message on the occasion of the feast of Divine Mercy, Cardinal Charles Bo urged his fellow citizens to reject the path of inhumanity, brutality and self-destruction and engage in acts of mercy. By Robin Gomes "A true Way of…

Fears are growing that many North Koreans are facing a looming famine, as the nation’s leader compares the current economic crisis to a deadly famine in the 1990s. By Devin Watkins North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged…

The Catholic Church of Indonesia has called on Catholics to show compassion to victims of the devastating flash floods and landslides that hit the country’s predominantly Catholic province of East Nusa Tenggara last weekend. By…

Pope Francis says he is praying for the victims of devastating floods and landslides that engulfed a cluster of islands in Indonesia and East Timor. By Linda Bordoni “I wish to assure my prayers for the victims of floods that in…

Devastating floods and landslides triggered by cyclone Seroja, which struck a cluster of islands in south-east Indonesia and in Timor-Leste on Easter Sunday, have killed at least 120 people. Caritas and other agencies have swung into…

At least 100 people are dead, scores are missing and thousands are displaced in Indonesia and East Timor after a tropical cyclone unleashed floods and landslides that engulfed large parts of the vast archipelago of islands. By Linda…

World leaders ramp up their condemnation of the military coup leaders as Myanmar's death toll crosses the grim total. By Robin Gomes More than 500 people have been killed in Myanmar in the Military junta’s ruthless crackdown on…

In a statement, UNICEF warns of the grave violations that are being perpetrated on children in Myanmar, noting especially that in the last two months of violence, since the military seized power in February, at least 35 children have been…

Churches and leaders of all religious denominations decry the Makassar cathedral bombing on Palm Sunday. By Lisa Zengarini Security measures to protect Christians during the Holy Week celebrations have been tightened in…