Tag: Newsletter
Vatican-China deal ‘not the best deal possible,’ says Holy See diplomat
The agreement with China, which the Vatican has renewed twice, was the fruit of a long process under three pontificates
Philippines, US to hold largest ever joint war games
A total of 17,680 soldiers will take part in the annual drills, which for the first time will include live-fire exercises in South China Sea
Faith and religions in globalized megacities
Popular imagination has ambivalent notions of the divine presence in urban and cosmopolitan contexts
UP ‘Sunflower Run’ in honor of women and children
The "Sunflower Run" aims to remind the world that women and children have rights that need to be protected
86 more adolescents, kids positive with HIV in January, says Health...
Of the 86 cases, about 79 were 10 to 19 years old and seven were children below 9 years old
Catholic universities should do more to respond to environmental issues
He urged Catholic universities to take care to factor in concern for the poor in research projects, educational curricula, etc
Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom
Facing the prospect of losing their land and livelihood, around a dozen Wawonii villagers take turns keeping watch from a hut
Pope Francis marks 10 years with podcast and a diplomatic row
"It seems like yesterday," the 86-year-old recalled of his election during a podcast for the official Vatican News outlet
Myanmar army kills 21 people sheltering in Shan state monastery, rebels...
About 1,400 residents of Nam Neint and the surrounding area have fled their homes and are sheltering with relatives
Kenzaburo Oe: Novelist who won Nobel with ‘poetic force’
Known for his pacifist and anti-nuclear views, Oe saw himself as part of a generation of writers "deeply wounded" by World War II