Michael Sainsbury

Myanmar's internal conflicts may heat up unless military gets smart

The civil wars that have roiled the country for 73 years pose both a threat and an opportunity for military leaders

Myanmar military condemned after staging coup

Aung San Suu Kyi and president detained in raids as military leader declares one-year state of emergency

Time for soul searching over clerical abuse in Timor-Leste

The scandal over a pedophile American priest and his backers is a wake-up call for the Church in the tiny nation

Timor-Leste priest sacked after supporting pedophile cleric

Archbishop forced to act after attacks on police, prosecutors, aid groups and media by Justice and Peace Commission

Vatican on wrong side of history with China deal

Rome has been reduced from a quiet opponent of the Chinese regime to its enabler

Vatican tries to reassure critics of deal with China on bishops

Pope Benedict XVI signed off on the 2018 provisional agreement, says Cardinal Parolin

Parolin upbeat on Vatican-China deal after meeting Pompeo

Vatican secretary of state hopes renewal of the pact will allow more bishops to be appointed to vacant dioceses

Rebuffed by the Vatican, Pompeo meets critics of Pope Francis

US secretary of state has been strident in his criticism of the Vatican's coziness with Beijing

Cardinal Zen flies to Rome to beg for 'a good bishop' for Hong Kong

Veteran wanted to talk to Pope Francis about the appointment and the problems for Chinese and Hong Kong Catholics

Vatican silent as Tibetans are forced into concentration camps

The capitulation of the Holy See to the Chinese Communist Party has echoes in its subjugation to World War II fascism

Pandemic chokes migrant workers' cash flows to poor Asian countries

Wealthier nations can do more to ensure that remittances continue to sustain the developing world

Vatican set to double down on very ordinary deal with Beijing

With rising global awareness of the full horror of Xi Jinping's China amid the pandemic, the renewal comes at a bad time

Thailand's road toll comes at too high a price

Hong Kong's freedom fighters pay the price of bravery

Vatican's Ramadan message says Christians, Muslims must spread hope

Haitian bishops' Mass for freedom turns violent

As pandemic worsens in Brazil, pope tells bishops to give hope

US withdrawal from Afghanistan risks civil war, says Kabul priest