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Members of exiled Chinese church detained in Thailand

Mar 31, 2023
Tian Macleod Ji,
David Rising

Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings

Dec 30, 2021
Sam McNeil,
David Rising, Rishabh R. Jain

A subdued year for Germany’s Carnival, thanks to the virus

Feb 12, 2021
David Rising

German court upholds conviction of priest in rape attempt

Oct 2, 2020
David Rising

Retired pope’s elder brother, Georg Ratzinger, dies at 96

Jul 1, 2020
David Rising

Medieval manuscripts and Xmas recipes, abbey library a trove

Dec 24, 2017
David Rising

Scholars fret about fate of ‘holy grail’ German abbey books

Dec 27, 2016
David Rising

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street in London, England on July 20, 2026. (Credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP.)

Premium article: UK bishops need to be ready for battle over assisted suicide

Aug 2
Charles Collins

Religious minorities in Bangladesh are not doing well, new report says

Aug 2
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Pro-life Catholics decry pro-abortion ‘judicial activism’ from Mexico’s Supreme Court

Aug 2
Eduardo Campos Lima

Global watchdogs defend Filipino journalist facing criminal complaint

Aug 2
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

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UK bishops need to be ready for battle over assisted suicide

Patti Smith meeting Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on July 31, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says ‘Hi’

Jul 31
Nicole Winfield

Sri Lanka police chief Pujith Jayasundara, left, leaves after an inspection of St. Anthony's Church, one of the sites of the Easter Day Explosions in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2019. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings

Jul 31
Krishan Francis

Global watchdogs defend Filipino journalist facing criminal complaint

Aug 2
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Pro-life Catholics decry pro-abortion ‘judicial activism’ from Mexico’s Supreme Court

Aug 2
Eduardo Campos Lima