カテゴリー: Catholicism
Thousands celebrate across the country and in Rome after Pope Leo canonised Peter ToRot in what the prime minister called a ‘historic moment of pride, faith and inspiration’Papua New Guinea celebrated a historic moment of “national pride” as the countr…
Tagle is considered progressive and humble, but has faced some criticism for his response to the drug war and sexual abuse in the churchFilipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle laughed when asked in 2015 if he had ever considered that he might one day be p…
Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei Next week, 135 cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for the conclave, a secretive meeting to decide who will succeed the late Pope Francis. Around the world, people are specul…
The nation remembers pontiff’s trip to the Philippines, where he met Typhoon Haiyan survivors in a show of sympathy and humilityAt Quiapo church in central Manila, the pews are filled with worshippers. Latecomers gather near the entrance, clutching fan…
Taiwan to send former vice-president despite Vatican being one of country’s few diplomatic alliesPope Francis’s funeral – latest updatesTaiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, despite his foreign ministry saying e…
From Timor-Leste to PNG and the Philippines, millions of Catholics are marking the death of Pope FrancisLatest updates: Cardinals head to Rome to prepare for funeralThe death of Pope Francis has left millions of people in south-east Asia and the Pacifi…
My sister Susie Younger, who has died aged 88, spent much of her life helping poor and disadvantaged people in South Korea; she had moved there from Britain in the late 1950s.Working mainly with the Roman Catholic church in the city of Daegu, she helpe…
Pope Francis has drawn huge crowds during a 12-day visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and SingaporePope Francis welcomed to remote Papua New Guinea as he seeks ‘to break down distances’ Continue reading…
The pontiff visited the small town of Vanimo after delivering mass to an estimated 35,000 people in the capital of Port MoresbyPope Francis travelled to Vanimo, on Papua New Guinea’s remote north-west coast, after celebrating a mass in the capital of P…
Pontiff lands in Jakarta before travelling on to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore over 12 daysPope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farth…
Pontiff’s itinerary, including visits to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, reflects importance of Asia to Catholic churchPope Francis is to embark on the longest, farthest and perhaps most challenging trip of his pontificate as he begins a 12-day Asia-Pa…
And churches used to dwindling congregations are delighted to see numbers boosted by worshippers of all agesFather Happy Jacob has a reason to be cheerful. When he started St Thomas’s Indian Orthodox Church in Liverpool in 2002, his congregation number…
Tourists gather in Philippines for cross nailings north of Manila despite church leaders frowning upon the traditionEight Filipinos have been nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a gory Good Friday tradition that draws thousands of …
Father Joe arrived in Bangkok in the 1970’s. Fifty years, 15 schools and 30,000 students later, he credits the community with saving him“This other priest is always drunk, so you go take his place.”With that simple instruction, Joseph H Maeir, a Cathol…
Catholic cleric and fellow activists were arrested for ‘colluding with foreign forces’ under Beijing-imposed national security lawA 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five prominent pro-democracy campaigners have pleaded not guilty in court in Hong Kong…