Tag: international
In Iraq, pope to visit Mosul churches desecrated by Islamic State
Pope Francis is due to hold prayers for victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa as part of a four-day trip to Iraq starting on March 5
Myanmar’s ‘unending Way of the Cross’
'Those who try to destroy others, end up by destroying the world and peace and ultimately themselves' - Cardinal Bo of Yangon
In Iraq’s Biblical lands, scattered Christians ask ‘should I stay or...
The stark choice facing many Christians in Muslim-majority Iraq will be highlighted during the first ever papal visit to the Biblical nation
Vatican backs calls to ease patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines
Some existing mechanisms for compulsory licenses are slowing down rollout of vaccination programs, says archbishop
Supporters of Myanmar coup attack rivals in Yangon
Some military supporters were photographed with clubs and knives, others threw stones and fired catapults
North Korea enslaving political prisoners to fund weapons program, report says
UN estimates up to 200,000 people are held in a vast network of gulags run by Stasi-like secret police
Baseless imprisonments surge in China’s Xinjiang, rights group says
Formal prosecutions are distinct from those arbitrarily detained in unlawful 'political education' facilities
Defrocked American priest on trial over child sex abuse in Timor-Leste
The former missionary was expelled from the Catholic Church in 2018 after he admitted he had abused children in his care
Defying court order, Malaysia deports more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals
The country does not formally recognize refugees, treating them as undocumented migrants
Neighbors’ efforts to help end Myanmar crisis raise suspicions among protesters
The crisis has restored Myanmar's reputation as the problem member of the 10-country ASEAN
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