Taken as a whole, the documents give the most significant description yet of how the mass detention camps work in the words of the Chinese government itself.
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Japanese boxer formerly on death row attended Pope Francis’ Mass
Japan, the United States and South Korea are the only nations in the OECD group of developed economies that have the death penalty.
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New religious liberty index shows Americans approve of level of freedom
Montse Alvarado, CEO of the Washington-based Becket Fund, said she was not surprised by the overall results.
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Good Shepherd sister receives 16th annual Opus Prize for work in Congo
Sister Mutindi’s religious order, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, is an international congregation with sisters in 73 countries.
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Pope Francis honors Japanese martyrs and celebrates Mass in Nagasaki
The pope also urged prayers for all those who endure persecution because of their faith today.
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Report: Catholic review boards, hailed as a fix for sex abuse, often fail
AP: Clergy sex abuse has cost more than $4 billion and implicated at least 5,100 priests by the church’s own count since 2002.
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Boston seminary probe finds inappropriate conduct but no evidence of criminal activity
“The seminary is not a den of sexual misconduct fueled by excessive drinking,” the report on the investigation says.
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Pope Francis’ cousin takes star turn in Thailand as papal whisperer
Sivori, a 77-year-old member of the Salesian order, is an assistant principal at a Salesian school in Udon Thani, in northeast Thailand.
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Pennsylvanians get more time to file sex abuse lawsuits
The state where a grand jury’s groundbreaking report set off a new wave of reckoning over sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church passed legislation Thursday giving victims more time to sue and police more time to file charges.
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Government supporters besiege another Nicaraguan church
On Nov. 21, Ortega supporters tried to enter St. John the Baptist Parish in Masaya, south of Managua, the capital, forcing churchgoers to barricade the doors with pews.