A top police official in Malaysia investigating child sexual abuse cases at welfare homes linked to a controversial Islamic group has alleged exploitation of children and religious sentiments.

The Chinese authorities want those under 18 to leave their monasteries to attend government-run boarding schools ...

A group of about 30 Catholics in Singapore has been meeting online every day since August to pray for Pope Francis's ...

Among the works that would be found on a shortlist of “world classics,” the Daodejing occupies a special position.

Pope Francis called on the people of Singapore to ensure a balance between economic development and social justice during his state address in the city-state on Sept. 12. Singapore has not only ...

Pope Francis, in an address to local political leaders and dignitaries, stressed the need to protect their dignity ...

It was that victory of faith that Pope Francis celebrated in Tacitolu earlier this week.

Southern Cardamom REDD+ project in the Cardamom Mountains region was halted following rights abuse allegations ...

A five-day ban on internet services came into force on Sept. 10. in India’s Manipur state where tribal Christians and majority Hindus have been fighting for over 16 months.

The country has experienced its largest number of wildfires this year with more than 7.5 million acres of land burned so far ...

China is one of the most surveilled societies on Earth, with millions of CCTV cameras scattered across cities and facial recognition technology widely used in everything from day-to-day law ...

The absence of an adequate reception by countries of destination one of the most complex challenges of the current time ...