Tag: international
Vatican calls for ‘clear roadmap’ as climate summit enters final stretch
“During these two weeks, various ‘gaps’ have emerged in the fields of mitigation, adaptation, and financing,” a Vatican statement said
Deforestation drives increasingly deadly heat in Indonesia, says study
Deforestation and global warming in one Indonesian province caused temperatures to rise nearly a whole degree Celsius in 16 years
China’s Xi warns of ‘Cold War-era’ tensions in Asia-Pacific
"Attempts to draw ideological lines or form small circles on geo-political grounds are bound to fail," said China's Xi
China, US unveil surprise climate pact at COP26 summit
China and the United States on Wednesday vowed to work together to accelerate climate action this decade
Pope Francis urges Christians to always pray to Holy Spirit
The pope recommended that Catholics keep a copy on them of the “beautiful prayer that the Church recites on Pentecost”
Thai court rules protest speeches were bid to oust monarchy
The court said the speeches were an "abuse of the rights and freedoms and harmed the state's security"
Myanmar charges US journalist with terrorism, sedition
Danny Fenster, who was arrested as he tried to leave the country in May, was charged under anti-terror and sedition laws
Facebook parent, Meta, to take religion, politics, race out of ad...
Starting January 19, apps in the Meta family will no longer offer advertisers the option to target people based on their interest in causes
French Catholic Church to sell assets to settle sex abuse claims
The Church has to pay victims with its own assets, instead of asking parishioners to contribute for crimes committed by the clergy
Charles de Foucauld, six others to be canonized May 15
Charles de Foucauld was a dissolute French soldier who became a Trappist monk and Catholic missionary to Muslims in Algeria