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Japan Catholic prelate says ‘violence kills democracy’ in wake of Abe...

“Violence kills democracy. Violence kills freedom. Violence kills justice,” said Archbishop Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo

Pope Francis urges authorities in Sri Lanka ‘not to ignore the...

"I renew my appeal for peace and I implore those who have authority not to ignore the cry of the poor and the necessities of the people”

Pope Francis sends condolences to Japan after death of Shinzo Abe

Pope Francis prays that Japanese society "will be strengthened in its historic commitment to peace and nonviolence”

Sri Lanka’s president to resign after being chased from home

The events on Saturday were the culmination of months of anti-government protests fueled by an unprecedented economic crisis

Pope Francis says measures against sexual abuse in the Church are...

Pope Francis said the “Church started zero tolerance slowly and moved forward. And I think the direction taken on this is irreversible”

Former Japan PM Abe dead after shooting: local media

The shooting of the country's best-known politician comes despite Japan's strict gun laws

2 Filipino nuns among Missionaries of Charity expelled from Nicaragua

Of the 18 sisters, there are 7 Indians, 2 Mexicans, 2 Filipinos, 2 Guatemalans, 2 Nicaraguans, 1 Spaniard, 1 Ecuadorian, and 1 Vietnamese

Women worldwide face sex-based religious persecution

These women, simply because they are women, face horrors from rape and forced marriage to forced birth control and sterilization

Muslim pilgrims stream out of Mecca for hajj high point

The crowds, capped at one million including 850,000 from abroad chosen by lottery, are the biggest at the hajj since 2019

Pope Francis announces appointment of women to committee selecting new bishops

Pope Francis said he was “open to giving [women] an opportunity" and wanted to open things “up a bit”

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