Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and relevant today, especially to young people.
Japan’s retired former emperor is to be hospitalized for heart tests, Japanese media say
Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will undergo heart tests at a hospital after an unspecified problem was detected during a routine checkup, Japanese media reports said Monday.
CIA releases Mandarin-language videos to encourage Chinese officials to spill secrets
The CIA has a message for Chinese government officials worried about their place in President Xi Jinping’s government: Come work with us.
Chinese astronauts’ return to earth delayed owing to weather
Three Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth has been postponed owing to weather conditions.
A man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and is rescued again
A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.
How people witnessed the ‘darkest day in Vancouver’ when a car slammed into a crowded festival
The smells of crispy lumpia, caramelized plantains and other Filipino street foods beckoned attendees of a Vancouver festival as they flooded out of a concert on an unusually sunny spring day in the Canadian city.
Hong Kong allows outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to attend Pope Francis’ funeral
Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City.
China denies any suggestion it is currently in talks with the US over tariffs
China on Thursday denied any suggestion that it was in active negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying that any notion of progress in the matter was as groundless as “trying to catch the wind.”
Indian police say gunmen kill at least 26 tourists at a resort in disputed Kashmir
Gunmen shot and killed at least 26 tourists on Tuesday at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said in what appeared to be a major shift in a regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared.
Cardinal Luis Tagle could become first Asian pope
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the archbishop of Manila and head of the Vatican’s missionary office, is emerging as a leading contender to succeed Pope Francis following his death on Monday.
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