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Myanmar: ‘the killings must stop at once’
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“The blood spilled is not the blood of an enemy. It is the blood of our own sisters and brothers, our own citizens."
Bangladeshi Catholic couple prays for justice for martyred son
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SUKHRANJAN HALDER, 75 AND ANNA HALDER, 70, ARE A BANGLADESHI CATHOLIC COUPLE, who have been suffering financial, physical and mental anguish since they lost their ...
Myanmar: ‘I fear there is going to be a bloodbath’
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"But what can the people do against tanks? And tanks are now being deployed everywhere."
Pakistan: ‘For his sake, end the misery’
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“The situation of minorities in Pakistan is still not improving despite all the efforts.”
In India, new anti-conversion law worries Christians
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“The law ... has given the right-wing zealots the chance to crack their whip at any time against the vulnerable minority community members,”
In Bangladesh, Christian family struggles to save its property
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DAVID PAMTHET, 17, AN ETHNIC KHASI PRESBYTERIAN, lives with his mother Welentina Pamthet, 42 and two sisters in Ichhachhara Khasi in northeastern Bangladesh. There are ...
Indonesian parishioners long for a church building
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“Unexpectedly, there was a strong rejection from a certain intolerant Muslim group. They protested against the Easter celebrations held on the parish’s land. I was ...
‘A first positive step’ for Christians in Pakistan
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"Education once brought hatred to the people, now it must be the healer."
‘We have shed enough blood’—Myanmar bishops call for dialogue
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“Peace is possible. Peace is the only way. Democracy is the only light to that path.”
Britain’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief receives Pakistan girl’s asylum petition
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“In line with Britain’s generous policy of providing refuge and safety to those most vulnerable, I hope that Maira and her family will be afforded ...