Philippines
Trump flunks the Holocaust. Duterte proves it.
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 2, 2017
Trump's overture to Duterte is a moral obscenity.
Philippine Catholic Church to slam ‘reign of terror’ behind war on drugs
By Reuters — February 4, 2017
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' Catholic Church will assail President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs for creating a "reign of terror" among the poor, in sermons to be read at services across the country this weekend.
After papal blessing, Duterte challenges abusive priests to ‘showdown’
By Reuters — January 24, 2017
(RNS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched an angry rebuke on Thursday of priests and bishops critical of his drug war, accusing them of homosexuality, corruption and child abuse.
Once-powerful Philippines church divided, subdued over drug killings
By guest — October 10, 2016
Priests are unsure how to take a stand against the thousands of killings in a war that has such overwhelming popular support.
Philippines’ president-elect takes on Catholic Church over contraception
By Yonat Shimron — June 27, 2016
(RNS) The Filipino president elect paid men to undergo vasectomies while mayor of Davao.
5 things to know about Pope Francis’ visit to South Korea
By Josephine McKenna — August 13, 2014
(RNS) Catholics are a minority in South Korea, representing just over 10 percent of the population. But their numbers have doubled since 1990, and the pope wants to encourage them.
Ohio measles outbreak tied to Amish missionaries
By Kim Painter — May 14, 2014
(RNS) A measles outbreak tied to a group of Amish missionaries in Ohio has reached 68 cases, giving the state the dubious distinction of having the most cases reported in any state since 1996, health officials say.
Report says religion at heart of illegal ivory trade
By Jeanie Groh — September 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) A National Geographic investigation shows how the demand for religious articles such as carvings, beads and amulets in the Philippines, Thailand and China fuels illegal ivory trade. By Jeanie Groh.
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