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In the footsteps of Jesus, alongside everyone for a better Asia
by Giorgio Bernardelli
In Penang, 800 delegates from churches across the continent gathered for a ‘pilgrimage of hope’ in the Jubilee year. Cardinal Tagle: like the Magi, we reject the despair of today's Herods. Archbishop Simon Poh of Kuching: ‘We are ...
| 28/11/2025
| MALAYSIA - ASIA
 
Risk of new tensions with Beijing after blaze highlights Hong Kong’s housing crisis
by Alessandra De Poli
The devastating fire that destroyed much of a public housing complex in Tai Po has exposed the fragility of Hong Kong's housing system, characterised by overcrowding, negligently managed construction sites, and thousands of senior citizens and domestic ...
| 27/11/2025
| RED LANTERNS
 
From Tamil Nadu to Northern Canada: An Indian priest becomes bishop among Indigenous people
by Nirmala Carvalho
Fr Susai Jesu, a missionary with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, was called by Leo XIV to lead the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas. Since 2007, he has lived his ministry among First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people, participating in the journey ...
| 19/11/2025
| INDIA – CANADA
 
As exiled Hasina is sentenced to death, political violence looms over coming elections
by Sumon Corraya
A court in Dhaka convicted the former prime minister of "crimes against humanity" for her role in the crackdown of student protests in July 2024. As a result, the capital was placed under lockdown, while clashes and protests erupted across the city. ...
| 17/11/2025
| BANGLADESH
 
“We Japanese pilgrims in Rome together with the poor”
by fr. Hiroshi Konishi *
On the day celebrating the Jubilee of the Poor, a priest from the Diocese of Tokyo reflects on how he included the night-time “tent city” in St. Peter's Square in the Holy Year itinerary with a group of fellow countrymen. ‘An invitation ...
| 16/11/2025
| ECCLESIA IN ASIA
 
Leo XIV in Lebanon: A peacemaker at the sickbed of a nation in crisis
by Fady Noun
The expectations of the people of Beirut two weeks before the Pope's arrival. Sadness over a brief and heavily guarded visit: ‘Will he really be able to see the country as it is, or will they give him the false impression that everything is ...
| 14/11/2025
| LEBANON - VATICAN
 
Chinese cities are the new capitals of cosplay
by Silvia Torriti
From a niche hobby introduced by Japan, the trend of dressing up as comic book characters or historical figures from ancient times continues to grow among young people in China, fuelling a market that is now worth over billion. The local variant ...
| 12/11/2025
| CHINA
 
China at the UN Climate Conference in Belem
On the eve of the climate summit, China unveiled its goals for the environmental transition, including a 7-10 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 and a further acceleration in the development of renewable energy, a sector in which ...
| 07/11/2025
| BRAZIL - CHINA

 

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