National Mar 21, 2015
Pope pays tribute to Japan's 'hidden' Christians, rediscovered 150 years ago
by Alastair Wanklyn
At the Vatican, Pope Francis pays tribute to the generations of Japan's "hidden Christians."
World / Politics Jan 20, 2015
Ireland's Tim Cook moment: Potential future prime minister admits being gay
Ireland's health minister, tipped as a future prime minister, came out as the first openly gay Cabinet member in a Catholic country that until the 1990s banned homosexuality. Leo Varadkar, 36, discussed his sexuality in an interview Sunday on state broadcaster RTE Radio. The son ...
National Dec 29, 2014
Guiseppe Pittau, Jesuit priest who headed Sophia University, dies at 86
Giuseppe Pittau, a former president of Sophia University, died of a stroke last Friday at a home for the elderly in Tokyo, the Vatican said Monday. He was 86. Born on the Italian island of Sardinia, Pittau entered the Society of Jesus in 1945 and ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Feb 26, 2013
For China's Catholics, new pope is a cause for hope
by William Wan
Of the long list of problems the next pope will inherit once the white smoke rises in Rome, few on the diplomatic front can rival the bitter, intractable relationship between the Vatican and the Chinese government. The two powers have long battled for control over ...