Tag: international
Faith-based groups call on Pakistan to address rising cases of forced...
More than 1,000 Christian and Hindu girls are abducted, forced into marriage, and raped each year
Rescued crewman from ship sunk off Japan dies, bishop urges prayers...
Search ongoing for remaining crew members after ship carrying 6,000 cattle capsizes in East China Sea
Singapore detects new COVID-19 clusters at migrant worker dormitories
Vast majority of Singapore's nearly 57,000 cases are from cramped dormitories that house more than 300,000 mostly South Asian workers
Hong Kong cardinal tells priests to avoid personal political views in...
Cardinal Tong released the instruction in the wake of a reported “crackdown on free expression” in Hong Kong
Pope all smiles at first public audience in six months
Pope Francis clearly enjoyed himself, frequently stopping to converse with guests from a distance of one to two meters
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge executioner turned born-again Christian, Duch, dies
In 2010, an UN-backed tribunal found him guilty of mass murder, torture and crimes against humanity
Ethnic Mongolians in China protest removal of traditional language in schools
Move is part of a wider push by Beijing to wipe out Mongolian culture in the region, says rights group
We are ‘exhausting the natural world,’ pope warns
In his message nearing, the pope pointed out how God set aside the Sabbath so the land and its people could be rested and rejuvenated.
Green group backs proposal to assess ADB’s energy policy
An independent study recommended that the bank revisit its energy policy and formally withdraw from financing new coal-fired energy capacity
Hong Kong cardinal calls on Christians to promote ‘culture of life’
The prelate warned that the treatment offered by some countries “might lead to high mortality for the aged and the weak.”