Tag: international
Hong Kong democracy activist: Most of my friends have been detained
More than 10,000 people have been arrested in Hong Kong since the 2019 anti-government protest movement
She overcame adversity with faith and is heading to the Paralympics...
In the world event, the young athlete will represent Argentina, entrusting herself to God and wearing a "bracelet with a cross”
From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability
The recent floods in China and Europe reinforced the message that significant changes will have to be made to prepare for similar events
Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in Asia-Pacific — WHO
An estimated 236,000 people drown every year, and drowning is among the ten leading causes of death for children and youth
Japanese prelate named new secretary general of Asian bishops’ federation
Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo has been named new secretary general of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences
Cardinal Zen reacts to restrictions on Traditional Latin Masses
Cardinal Zen said “the problem is not ‘which rite do people prefer?’ but ‘why don’t they go to Mass anymore?’
Catholic bishop in Myanmar’s Diocese of Pathein succumbs to COVID-19
Bishop John Hsane Hgyi of Pathein was reportedly suffering from diabetes when he contracted the coronavirus disease
Olympics director fired over Holocaust comments on eve of opening ceremony
Kentaro Kobayashi, show director for the Games' opening event, was fired due to a joke he made about the Holocaust in a comedy act in 1998
Central China’s Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
The amount of rainfall in Zhengzhou witnessed over the three days was one seen only "once in a thousand years"
With increasing defiance, Cuban churches urge government to listen, not repress
Protests erupted nationwide on July 11 against shortages of medicine and food, power outages, the COVID-19 surge and curbs on freedom
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