The Voice of the suffering in Asia
Here you’ll find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. These stories highlight both the challenges they endure and the faith that sustains them. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
Facing sedition charges, priest in Philippines fights on
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"We are just here to tell the truth, and basically this is our sacred duty as Christians to help the poor. It would even be more of a scandal if we remained quiet amid these evils of killings and human rights abuses."
Flash floods, landslides traumatize Catholics in Indonesia
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“I am completely traumatized by what happened that night. I told doctors that I could not think of anything. Just a blank mind."
In Pakistan, Christian families face destruction of their homes
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"We are being made homeless. Our law suppresses the weak in service of the powerful. Our dreams have been broken.”
Nun faces conversion charges in central India
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“This was the first time in my close to two decades of teaching that I faced a situation where I could be arrested for a crime that I never even thought of.”
In Indonesia, “it is time for Catholics to speak up”
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"Ideally, laws based on Islamic teachings should only apply to Muslims. In practice, however, such laws are applied to all with no exceptions."
In Indonesia, anti-Christian terrorist attacks will remain part of the landscape
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In Indonesia, conservative and sometimes violent Islamist tendencies have been on the rise in recent years.
