Tag: international
Songs, stories, pottery: Refugees preserve their heritage in digital archives
With more displaced people around the world than ever before, digital tools are helping them preserve their culture and stories
Construction of giant Buddha statue visible across Bangkok nearly complete
Work on the statue, which is as tall as a 20-storey building, started in 2017 and should be completed this year
Statement by UN ‘experts’ seeks to discredit the Holy See, says...
A CNA report said a UN 'experts' statement has the hallmarks of an attempt to undermine Catholic doctrine by using the sex abuse scandals
Rise in religious conservatism ripples across sector in Indonesia
The trend comes amid broader societal change in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country driven by millions of young “born-again” Muslims
Pope Francis appeals for help for displaced people of Myanmar
The pope also reminded the faithful to “open our hearts to refugees” and to “make their sadness and joys our own”
Brazil passes half a million COVID-19 deaths, experts warn of worse...
Brazil has registered 500,800 deaths from 17,883,750 confirmed COVID-19 cases
People in Myanmar hold ‘flower protests’ for Suu Kyi’s 76th birthday
For decades a symbol of the fight for democracy under previous juntas, Aung San Suu Kyi often wore flowers in her hair
Pope Francis puts Robert Schuman, a father of Europe, on path...
Robert Schuman's work was instrumental in the founding of today's European institutions, such as the European Union
Number of people forced to flee homes has risen amid pandemic,...
Nearly 70% of those affected are from just five countries — Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar
Delta COVID variant becoming globally dominant, WHO official says
The Delta variant of COVID-19, first identified in India, is becoming the globally dominant variant of the disease