Asia - Pacific News
Amnesty International condemns ‘widening persecution’ of Catholics in Vietnam
The global humanitarian group Amnesty International on Thursday issued a statement condemning the government of Vietnam’s “widening persecution” of Vietnamese... Read more
Indian archbishop pleas for prime minister to pay attention to attacks on Christians
With the intensification of violence against Christians in India, the chairman of the Catholic Council of Bishops in India, Archbishop... Read more
Australian doctors oppose anti-conscience abortion bill
The Archbishop of Melbourne opened a crisis pregnancy center on Wednesday, saying the womb had become an endangered area. His... Read more
Archbishop underscores evangelizing strength of forgiveness in India
Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati said this week that in response to the persecution and attacks suffered by Catholics in... Read more
Spanish nun recalls horror of anti-Christian persecution in India
The Pontifical Missionary Works of Spain made public this week the harrowing testimony of a Spanish missionary nun concerning the... Read more
Medical report confirms India nun’s rape by anti-Christian mob
A recently publicized medical report supports the claim of a Catholic nun who said she was raped and then paraded... Read more
Vietnamese prime minister’s remarks a ‘slap in the face’ to Archbishop of Hanoi
A Wednesday meeting between Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung and Vietnam’s Catholic bishops intended to discuss tensions between... Read more
Christian woman killed in India as anti-Christian violence continues
Another Christian woman was killed and 300 more houses were burned down in anti-Christian violence in the India state of... Read more
Bishops of India call on government to respond to anti-Christian violence
The Bishops’ Conference of India issued a statement this week denouncing the anti-Christian violence that has swept the country and... Read more
Chinese bishop encourages imitating missionary fervor of St. Paul
Bishop Jin Lu Xian of Shanghai in China is encouraging Catholics to imitate the missionary fervor of St. Paul in... Read more
India’s Catholic bishops ask government to subdue violent Hindu radicals
The executive body of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India, meeting in Bangalore on Friday, issued a statement expressing "utter... Read more
Pro-government mob attacks Catholic demonstrators in Hanoi
Hundreds of Catholic protestors seeking the return of a former papal nunciature confiscated by the communist government were attacked on... Read more
Prayer is best weapon against anti-Christian violence, says Indian cardinal
In an interview with L’Osservatore Romano, the Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, explained that the best weapon the Church... Read more
Victoria abortion bill threatens existence of Catholic hospitals, archbishop says
Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne, Australia is railing against a bill in the state of Victoria, which will require doctors... Read more
WYD showing positive effects among Hong Kong pilgrims
The Diocese of Hong Kong continues to benefit from its World Youth Day 2008 pilgrims, observing increased participation, strengthened faith... Read more
Vietnamese gang ransacks Catholic chapel as police stand by
The simmering property disputes between the Catholic Church and the Vietnamese government were again aggravated on Sunday when a Hanoi... Read more
Vietnamese police beat AP reporter, begin to bulldoze former nunciature
Vietnamese Catholic demonstrators seeking the return of land confiscated by the communist government were the target of a forceful government... Read more
Microsoft and Google pull sex selection product ads after India complaint
Following threats of legal action, the internet search giants Microsoft and Google have pulled advertisements for sex determination products and... Read more
Vietnamese media exposed for inventing critics of Catholic demonstrations
Vietnamese state media reports targeting Catholics who are demonstrating for the return of confiscated church properties have been exposed for... Read more
Behind the anti-Christian violence in India
When they came for Narmada Digal, she wasn’t there. She had fled, five children and mother-in-law in tow, to the... Read more
