Tag: international
Japanese prime minister vows to take action on declining birthrate
“Japan is standing on the verge of whether we can continue to function as a society,” Kishida said in Monday’s speech
Buddhist monk leads deadly pro-junta militias in Myanmar’s Sagaing region
The stern-looking 40-year-old monk with broad shoulders and wide-set eyes made a name for himself in Sagaing’s Kanbalu township
Asia’s oldest cardinal turns 94, speaks of rice, TikTok, (and how...
“I have to thank my teacher. He did not convince me to be a priest, but he told me to study well.”
Taiwan president writes to Pope Francis about ‘preserving regional security’ with...
“Preserving regional security has become a key consensus shared by national leaders”
Pope Francis: Amid polarization in Church, we are called to speak...
The pope said that everyone has the responsibility to “communicate truth with charity” in a time “marked by polarizations and contrasts"
Climate change increases human trafficking risks: UN
In 2021 alone, climate-related disasters internally displaced more than 23.7 million people, while many others fled their countries
Controversial Dominican priest to lead October retreat for bishops at start...
Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe will lead the bishops and participants in the Synod of Bishops in a retreat near Rome from October 1–3
The women who lived as sex slaves to an Indian goddess
The stigma around their pasts means women who leave their devadasi order often endure lives as outcasts or objects of ridicule
Cardinal Tagle attends India’s Latin rite bishops’ plenary assembly
The January 24-25 annual plenary will address the theme, “Telling the Story of Jesus in our Context: The Synodal Way”
Filipino among 10 people conferred lay ministries by Pope Francis
Pope Francis established the ministry of catechist as an instituted, vocational service within the Catholic Church in May 2021