Tag: international
Irish Catholic priest, Korea’s first foreign literary scholar, dies at 81
During his lifetime, Father O'Rourke translated more than 2,000 Korean literary works into English
Pope Francis names first cardinal of Brunei Darussalam
The Catholic faith was brought to Brunei by Franciscan missionaries in 1587 but the local Church was only established in 1997
Asian Catholic bishops call for release of jailed Indian priest
Bishops liken incarceration of 84-year-old priest to the treatment meted out to Gandhi
Rights groups call on Bangladesh to halt intimidating activists, victims’ families
Human rights groups condemned the government’s attacks on those exercising their right to freedom of expression
Archbishop Grawng, mentor of Myanmar’s clergy, dies at 81
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon described the late bishop as "a great son of Myanmar, a great and beloved son of Mother Church"
Pope Francis says homosexuals should be covered by civil union laws
“Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They are children of God and have a right to a family." - Pope Francis
Cardinal Parolin says deal with China will be renewed
The deal, which was first signed two years ago and expires on Thursday, will be renewed for another two years
ASEAN urged to act on worsening Rohingya crisis
APHR noted that Myanmar “continues to demonstrate no desire to solve the protracted issues, or restore the rights of the Rohingya”
Thai PM asks for review of TV station suspension amid protests
Voice TV is partly owned by Shinawatra family of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck
North Korea treats detainees ‘less than an animal’
Mistreatment in custody is a standard feature of the country’s criminal justice system, says Human Rights Watch report
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