Catholic Relief Agencies Mobilize Across Asia as Storms Trigger Widespread Humanitarian Need
Caritas Bangladesh and Jinde Charities in China are providing aid after devastating flooding.
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Catholic Charity Leads Relief After Landslides Kill Rohingya in Bangladesh
Caritas Bangladesh is helping survivors with shelter, water, and sanitation after monsoon landslides struck Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
Priest Beaten, Robbed at Church Amid Wave of Attacks On Catholics in Bangladesh
Authorities detained three men in connection with the late-night assault and theft at De Mazenod Catholic Church in Dhaka, the latest in a string of attacks on Bangladesh's small Christian minority.
On World Tuberculosis Day, Catholic Sisters Tend to Bangladesh's Sick and Forgotten
Catholic women religious at two hospitals in Bangladesh have spent decades treating tuberculosis patients whom the government and society have largely overlooked.
Bangladesh Bishop Rejects Government Stipend, Warns of Political Pressure On Church
While Catholic leaders thanked the government, Bishop Sebastian Tudu warned that accepting state money could invite political pressure.
Priest’s 50-Year Mission: Saving Girls From Child Marriage in Bangladesh
The 77-year-old Italian Xaverian missionary has made it his life’s work to empower the Munda Indigenous community in coastal Bangladesh.
American Sister Ends 40 Years in Bangladesh Forming Priests, Founding School
Sister Miriam Francis Perlewitz taught Scripture at Bangladesh’s national seminary for decades and co-founded an inclusive school serving Christian, Muslim, and Hindu children.
Loving Our Neighbor: This Religious Sister Confronts Suicide in Bangladesh
‘How aware am I of my neighbor or their mental status, and what can I do to help? ... We also have to work on our mental health from a spiritual perspective, in a holistic way.’
History Erased? Bangladesh Catholics Struggle to Recover First Church Land
The church no longer exists, and a Muslim family has since settled on the land. However, the district’s official website still preserves its history online.
