Asia-Pacific News
New South Wales Catholic magazine wins religious press award
The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, in Australia's state of New South Wales, is rejoicing over having won multiple media honors from... Read more
Filipino bishops declare day of prayer for peace in Iraq, Syria
The bishops of the Philippines have appealed their faithful to join in a national day of prayer in solidarity with... Read more
Former imam: God saved me from torture after Christian conversion
A former Muslim imam who converted to Christianity believes that God protected him from death threats and torture at the... Read more
Media summit in Philippines hopes to bolster personal encounter
The Filipino bishops' annual conference on social media, being held this month, will aim at promoting authentic encounters and at... Read more
Nun builds website to enliven children's ministry in Pacific
A religious sister from Texas who has been serving the people of Papua New Guinea since 1986 will soon complete... Read more
Pope approves new bishop for Syro-Malabar eparchy in India
Pope Francis on Friday approved the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church’s decision to name Bishop George Njaralakatt as the new archbishop for... Read more
Myanmar celebrates 500 years of Catholicism with music, art
Celebrating 500 years since the arrival of Catholicism in Myanmar, Catholic artists have pooled together to evangelize through a new... Read more
Koreans infected with 'Francis syndrome' after papal visit
A former Korean ambassador to the Holy See spoke of the effects of Pope Francis' recent visit to South Korea,... Read more
Australian conference seeks to strengthen parish life
A national New Evangelization conference in Australia last week worked to reinforce parishes as faith communities actively seeking to grow... Read more
Adelaide to host Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2015
The Australian bishops have announced that next year's national Catholic youth festival will be held in Adelaide, the capital of... Read more
Pope Francis leaves Asian faithful energized after visit
Many across Asia from all ages and stages in life voiced their enthusiasm in seeing Pope Francis during his recent... Read more
Franciscan friars in Pakistan celebrate 75 years of mission
The Franciscan friary in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, celebrated its platinum jubilee earlier this month on the feast of Our... Read more
Thai families gather for fellowship, discussion of challenges
In preparation for the upcoming synod on the family, more than 50 Thai faithful came together last month for a... Read more
Papal visit to Korea focuses on theme of reconciliation
Calls for peace and reconciliation dominated Pope Francis’ historic apostolic visit to South Korea, which concluded as the Pope boarded... Read more
Pope to Koreans: Trust in the reconciling power of the Cross
At the concluding Mass of his historical trip, Pope Francis urged the faithful to embrace Christ's message of forgiveness and... Read more
'Asian youth, wake up!' Church needs your witness, Pope says
Addressing thousands of young people from across Asia, Pope Francis emphasized the urgent need to “wake up” and spread Christ’s... Read more
Korean man takes name of 'Francis' at baptism by Pope
On Sunday morning Pope Francis baptized 62-year-old Lee Ho-Jin – the father of one of the victims from the Sewol... Read more
Pope gets warm welcome from children with disabilities
Pope Francis visited the House of Hope rehabilitation center for children with disabilities in South Korea on Aug. 15 where... Read more
Don't reduce the faith to easy answers, Pope warns bishops
A deep understanding of our identity as Christians is needed to combat the modern tendency to reduce the faith to... Read more
Pope Francis prays at Korean cemetery for aborted babies
En route from visiting a rehabilitation center in Kkottognae and on his way to meet with Korean religious, Pope Francis... Read more
