A rising trend of rape victims settling for marriage with their rapists has triggered an angry response from female activists in Bangladesh who termed it unethical and unacceptable in a civilized society. “Instead of punishment, a rapist is being allowed to marry a...
A Pakistani Muslim youth who climbed a church roof and sat on the cross chanting “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is great) was arrested and charged with blasphemy by police in Punjab province. Videos circulating on social media showed Muhammad Bilal mounting the cement cross...
Timor-Leste, the predominantly Catholic country in Southeast Asia, goes to the polls on March 19 to elect a new president. The influential Catholic Church wants to ensure a “transparent and free” election. Salesian Archbishop Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili, in an...
Vicky Adam Ubaid Akram had a dream that helped him choose the Catholic faith. In the dream, he walked in an alley that had many houses of worship including mosques, temples and churches on both sides. But his eyes remained fixated on a Catholic church with a cross on...
Kaushik Hembrom lost his job as a computer operator with an insurance company in Bogura city of northern Bangladesh due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 35-year-old Pentecostal Christian was forced to return to his native village Dighalchan in neighboring Dinajpur...
