From Europe to the Asia Pacific, millions of Catholics are celebrating the election of U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church. After news of “white smoke” began to ...

Open a book of maps and look for the “Indo-Pacific” region – it likely won’t be there. Yet the Indo-Pacific is now central to ...

The Lutheran Church of Guam has installed Rev. Andrew "Andy" Taylor as its new pastor, following a meaningful service the past Sunday. "With a rich background in ministry and community outreach ...

This investment is bolstered by development-adjacent measures that are not technically aid, including guarantees for private banks in the Pacific and investments under the Southeast Asia ...

As vaccination rates accelerate, the region is expected to grow slightly faster in 2022 than anticipated earlier. Although Asia and Pacific remains the fastest growing region in the world, the ...

On 25 March 2025, the Tokyo District Court ordered the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church). The ruling is the latest development in a ...

In this vein, Tagle, like Pope Francis, will frustrate and disappoint activists seeking to liberalize the Catholic Church’s doctrines on sexual ethics. On the other hand, like Pope Francis, Tagle ...

A move to expand the church’s reach and now perhaps the potential list of favorites that include names from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. 11 names have emerged as papal contenders.

Few dispute that the election of the next pope will be among the most consequential moments for the Catholic Church in decades. And, for the first time, candidates from Asia are now part of ...

“Australia plays a pivotal role in the Asia-Pacific. The Albanese government’s attention to Southeast Asia during its first term did not go unnoticed, and we hope that spirit of engagement ...

Headwinds from prolonged global policy uncertainty, distortionary trade measures, and growth deceleration in the economies of important trading partners are influencing economic growth in Asia and the ...

Continued supply chain constraints are threatening to put the brakes on the growth of Asia-Pacific airlines, the region’s major industry group says. Despite strong demand, the growth rate “has ...