Pope Francis – Page 2 – Asia Times

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend s news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 31, 2016. Reuters/Thomas Peter

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

What makes a great leader?

by Kishore Mahbubani and Klaus Schwab August 12, 2017

The man in the hot seat, South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Flickr

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Seoul refutes reports of seeking meeting with Kim Jong-un

by Asia Unhedged May 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Pope Francis has 'mastered the art of containing people without making structural changes.' Photo: Reuters

European Union, France, Middle East, World

Married priests and female deacons?

by Verónica Giménez Béliveau April 4, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, World

The Vatican’s soft realpolitik will be tested by China

by Emanuele Scimia February 14, 2017February 14, 2017

Pope Francis leads prayers at the Basilica of Saint Pau. Photo: Reuters / Alessandro Bianchi

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Pope denounces Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya

by Reuters February 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Pope Francis has 'mastered the art of containing people without making structural changes.' Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Can the Vatican and political reforms save China?

by Francesco Sisci December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

Pope Francis meets Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang (L), during a private audience in Vatican, November 23, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Maurizio Brambatti/Pool

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Are the Vatican and Vietnam close to normalizing ties?

by Xuan Loc Doan December 2, 2016

Putin attends a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights in Moscow. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Kochetkov.

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia can only survive as a global Eurasian bridge

by Francesco Sisci October 28, 2016October 27, 2016

Pope Francis meets people in a youth centre dedicated to Pope John Paul II during his visit to Sarajevo. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Russia, World

The Pope’s soft power vs. Putin’s war of religions in China

by Francesco Sisci October 22, 2016

Pope Francis is welcomed by Vatican State Secretary Cardinal Parolin before boarding a plane at Fiumicino airport in Rome

Beijing, China, France, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

Vatican seeks warmer ties with China

by Francesco Sisci August 30, 2016August 30, 2016

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Shanghai bishop’s self-criticism puzzles Chinese Catholics

by Emanuele Scimia June 27, 2016

European Union, Middle East, Syria, World

Pope Francis expands his global influence from Bernie Sanders to the Muslim world

by Francesco Sisci April 18, 2016

China, Mexico, World

Pope says Trump ‘not Christian’ in views, plans over immigration

by Admin February 18, 2016September 28, 2016

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Millennium after split, Pope Francis and Russian Patriarch Kirill embrace in Cuba

by Admin February 12, 2016February 12, 2016

China, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Pope and Patriarch in Havana: Quo vadis?

by Admin February 8, 2016February 24, 2016

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Italy, World

Pope Francis urges world not to fear China’s rise: AT exclusive

by Francesco Sisci February 2, 2016February 11, 2016

European Union, France, Middle East, World

The Vatican returns as a global hotpot of political intrigue

by Francesco Sisci November 9, 2015

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Pope’s visit sends message about past, present and future to US, China: Sisci

by Francesco Sisci September 28, 2015September 29, 2015

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

The Pope and Xi in Washington

by Francesco Sisci September 11, 2015September 28, 2016

China, Hong Kong, Israel, Middle East, World

The problem with Pope Francis’ encyclical is that nature is nasty: Spengler

by Spengler June 24, 2015June 26, 2015