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(Vatican Radio) The future of Christianity in China has been the focus of a four day conference which concluded in Hong Kong on Saturday.Organised by the Ecclesiological Investigations International Research Network, the meeting brought together a wide range of theologians from different denominations and many national or ethnic backgrounds to discuss the challenges facing the different Christian Churches and communities in China today.Philippa Hitchen has been following the conference and sends this final report: Officially there are five faiths recognised by China’s ruling Communist party today: Buddhism and Taoism, the growing Islamic community, plus Christianity – meaning the many Protestant denominations – and the Catholic Church. Protestants and Catholics are required to register with the two state-run patriotic church organisations and in the past, Catholics who have refused and declared their loyalty to the Pope in clandestine house churches have risked p...
(Vatican Radio) The final preparations are underway in Krakow for World Youth Day which begins on the 26th of July. While the city prepares for Pope Francis, the finishing touches are being made to many of the areas the Pope will visit over the course of the celebration. Dorata Abdelmoula is the spokesperson for World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow and spoke to Lydia O’Kane.Listen: Preparations“All over Krakow we can already see that World Youth Day is approaching”, Dorata says, adding that everything is almost ready at Campus Misericordia where Pope Francis will celebrate the final Mass. She says, “it’s not very sophisticated because we’re trying to maintain the spirituality of Pope Francis, it’s a pretty simple construction but a I think a beautiful one.” Another theme, she notes which is very much in evidence is the Divine Mercy “and the spiritual heart of this World Youth Day will be the Shrine of the Divine Mercy.&r...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Even in a jersey with "USA" on the chest, Kevin Durant got some boos at Staples Center on Sunday night....
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Historical markers have long dotted the landscape, often barely noticed by passers-by - until they became treasure-filled stops this month on the "Pokemon Go" trail....
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Empty halls buzz with flies. Rats scamper through the wards at night. The emergency room is empty except for four shackled prisoners, watched over by relatives and missionaries rather than medical personnel....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pink for girls. Truck motifs for boys. A growing number of parents want to get outside those parameters when it comes to dressing their kids....
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) -- China scored a diplomatic victory Monday, avoiding criticism by Southeast Asia's main grouping over its territorial expansion in the South China Sea even though some of the bloc's members are victims of Beijing's actions....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- For nearly a decade, anyone driving through one of Baghdad's many checkpoints was subjected to a search by a soldier pointing a security wand at their vehicle and watching the device intently to see if its antenna moved. If it pointed at the car, it had supposedly detected a possible bomb....
Hillary Clinton and Mary Thomas have little in common, except for this: They both hope to add to the meager ranks of America's female elected officials come January....
ANSBACH, Germany (AP) -- A failed asylum-seeker from Syrian blew himself up and wounded 12 people after being turned away from an open-air music festival in southern Germany in what officials said Monday may have been a suicide bombing. It was the fourth attack to shake Germany in a week - three of them carried out by recent immigrants....
