Tag: international
Malaysian to be hanged in Singapore after court dismisses appeal
A judge can commute the sentence to life in prison if the offender acted only as a courier and cooperated with authorities
Tibetans skirt tight Chinese surveillance to mark the Dalai Lama’s 87th...
Previous years have seen arrests in the weeks around the July 6 birthday
Missionaries in Hong Kong warned vs difficult future as China tightens...
An archbishop warned that closer integration with China in coming years could lead to mainland-style restrictions on religious groups
Cardinal Ranjith calls on Sri Lanka’s president, government to step down
The Church leader said the president and his government “have no moral right to continue office anymore under these circumstances”
Pope Francis says he hopes Vatican-China deal will be renewed
The Vatican-China agreement was first signed in September 2018 and then renewed for another two years in October 2020
Singapore’s cardinal-elect says ‘diversity is greatest challenge’ for Catholic Church in...
The cardinal-elect said “religion tries to use politics to gain power, politics tries to use religion to gain political policy"
Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic
One million people, including 850,000 from abroad, are allowed at this year's hajj after two years of drastically curtailed numbers
Inside Indonesia’s Islamic boarding school for deaf children
The Islamic boarding school is one of a handful that offer religious education for deaf students in the Muslim-majority country
Pope Francis dismisses resignation rumors, says health is improving
He joked, “I’m still alive!” when asked how he was doing
China’s influence grows across 19 countries, but more people see US...
Survey results show that a median of 66 percent across 19 countries say China’s influence on the world stage is getting stronger
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