15+ hour, 27+ min ago  (953+ words) First, according to mainstream media, authorities are considering criminal liability for lawyers who fail to report clients suspected of planning or committing crimes. Second, a new regulation allows commune-level authorities, in certain cases, to revoke lawyers' practicing certificates. Third, as…...

15+ hour, 48+ min ago  (771+ words) For most lay Catholics, synodality is simply the latest buzzword for what is really just business as usual, with the trappings of walking together and invoking the Holy Spirit. The clerics are in control. Bishops are key to this. Some…...

21+ hour, 20+ min ago  (28+ words) South Korean authorities have launched an investigation into the illegal hoarding of medical syringes as supply chains face severe disruptions driven by regional conflict and increased military demand....

19+ hour, 49+ min ago  (113+ words) A Japanese prosecutor who alleged she was raped by a colleague has announced her resignation after her request for an independent investigation was denied, raising serious concerns over judicial transparency and workplace safety....

20+ hour, 54+ min ago  (450+ words) North Korea dramatically increased executions during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for consuming South Korean dramas, K-pop and other foreign culture and political offences, a report published on April 28 showed. Pyongyang closed its borders in January 2020 to stop the spread of…...

23+ hour, 44+ min ago  (470+ words) In most churches, there is a moment in the service when the young people are invited to join their groups, often introduced with phrases like, Our young people now leave us for their groups. What is the spiritual impact on…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago  (453+ words) Indonesian police have arrested 13 people after shocking images of alleged abuse against small children at a daycare centre went viral, sparking outrage across the nation, officials said on April 27. Police on April 24 raided Little Aresha, a daycare centre in Yogyakarta…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (876+ words) A fire that tore through a water village in Sandakan before dawn last week did more than destroy homes. It exposed, once again, a structural vulnerability that has become a defining feature of Sabah's coastal settlements. By sunrise, about 1, 000 houses…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (318+ words) Pope Leo XIV met on April 27 with the first woman to lead the world's Anglican Christians, the newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, urging unity to evangelize more effectively. The papal audience at the Vatican was part of Mullally's…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (508+ words) Catholic and Protestant Churches in Pakistan's Punjab province have rejected amendments proposed to the colonial-era Christian marriage law, saying they plan to form an ecumenical committee to help prepare an alternative draft. The proposal came at the end of an…...