Tag: international
Pope Francis invites faithful to persevere in prayer
Pope Francis reminded the faithful to persist in prayer “despite feeling sluggish” as “Jesus prays with us”
Malaysia’s first cardinal, Anthony Soter Fernandez, dies at 88
Cardinal Fernandez was known to be one of the architects of the 1976 “pastoral renewal” of the local Church in Malaysia
US senators hold China accountable for ‘genocide’ against Uyghurs
Bipartisan resolution is first step in holding China accountable for their monstrous actions, US senator says
COVID-19 strangles wildlife rescue centers in Southeast Asia
Lack of tourism is impacting wildlife rescue centers, puts endangered animals further at risk and hurts local communities
Coronavirus pandemic deepens Japan’s demographic crisis
Japan Pediatric Association warns falling birthrate could be expedited by ten years because of pandemic
Blast at Islamic school in Pakistan kills seven, wounds more than...
Targeted madrassa is largely for adult students, more than a dozen of the wounded from Afghanistan
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
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