Pope Francis
Communist Laos gets first-ever cardinal
In a surprise move, Pope Francis on May 21 named new cardinals for countries where Catholics are only a small minority: Mali, Sweden -...
Pope Francis wants to visit Thailand (video)
Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit Thailand, the Thai government said on September 12. The invitation was extended to the Pope by...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...