The Church in Asia

Article

The Church in China

A renewal of Catholicism today cannot take place without a vital contact with the religious traditions of Asia.

By Louis Wei Tsing-Sing

November 25, 1966

China

Article

Two Cultures in India

Goans, often Christian, exist at the confluence of Indian and colonial Portuguese culture. What will happen to the future of the state?

By David Johnstone

November 19, 1954

India

Article

Too Familiar

A Catholic nun from the South Indian state of Kerala has defied her congregation to publicly accuse a prominent bishop of repeatedly raping her for two years.

By Jo McGowan

October 4, 2018

Sexual-abuse Crisis

Article

Christianity and Colonialism

Understanding enculturation—with all its complications and shortcomings—is critical to the future of non-Western Christianity.

By Anthony J. Parel

February 8, 1957

Article

From Ricci to Francis

Despite the official atheism of modern China, the embers of religion continue to grow in the country. Does the church have anything to say here?

August 29, 2018

Article

Speaking in Many Tongues

Christianity's dialogue with world cultures and religions might help point towards the truly universal presence of Holy Wisdom in human history.

By Peter C. Phan

January 12, 2007

Article

Praying to the Buddha

Contemporary religious pluralism requires interreligious dialogue at both the theological and personal levels.

By Peter C. Phan

January 26, 2007

Feature

‘Who Is This Stupid God?’

On the ground reporting from the Philippines, where President Rodrigo Duterte’s attacks on the Catholic Church have called forth a renewed sense of solidarity.

By Adam Willis

February 8, 2019