As a young priest, the Verbite was a missionary in rural Ghana. Archbishop of Tokyo since 2017, he was elected president of ...

The 74-year-old archbishop of Penang was born into an ethnic Indian family. He trained at the historic College of Martyrs ...

Sources told AsiaNews that local priests were summoned yesterday to ratify the choice of Fr Wu Janlin, vicar general, a loyal ...

The apostolic nuncio in Damascus - who turns 80 next January - is among the cardinals called to choose Bergoglio's successor.

The upcoming vote will be the sixth since the fall of Saddam Hussein. This will occur against a background of intra-Shia divisions while incumbent Prime Minister al-Sudani is looking for a strong coal ...

After suspending operations in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine, the fast-food company has resubmitted its ...

The archbishop of Goa, 72, has chaired the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences since the start of the year. He has been ...

US tariff exemption for Bibles printed in China; Four former members of the Legislative Council released in Hong Kong after ...

Elevated by Pope Francis in 2022, the first East Timorese cardinal is a Salesian from a small Catholic country where young ...

According to the SIPRI report, global military spending hit a new high in 2024, at US$ 2.7 trillion. China accounts for half ...

A Franciscan of Belgian origin, he received the cardinal's red hat on 7 December during the last consistory. The Iranian ...

In Vietnamese churches, public memorial services are being held for the pontiff. On behalf of the communist authorities, a ...