Asia - Pacific News
India Catholics set world record for 40 hour singing marathon
Catholics in southwestern India have set a new world record by singing non-stop for 40 hours, UCA News reports. Read more
Updated--Vatican Secretary of State asks Vietnamese archbishop to facilitate dialogue
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has sent a letter to the Archbishop of Hanoi asking him to... Read more
Sydney previews new Mass composed for World Youth Day
In a preview of World Youth Day, a new Mass composed for the July event was performed in Sydney on... Read more
Fr. Bossi returns to the Philippines, hopes to go back to his mission
The Italian missionary Fr. Giancarlo Bossi arrived back in the Philippines on Monday aboard a Philippine Air Lines flight from... Read more
Vietnam pursues legal action against Catholics following protests
The government of Vietnam is seeking legal action against the Archbishop of Hanoi following Catholic prayer vigils and protests seeking... Read more
Vietnamese police, newspapers spread propaganda calling archbishop a ‘liar’
Tensions are rising as Catholics in Hanoi continue their sit-in protests while the city police accuse the clergy of “lying... Read more
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Vietnamese Catholics continue vigil despite government ultimatum
Vietnamese Catholics have continued their prayer vigil in front of the former Vatican embassy in the face of government orders... Read more
Archbishop of Hanoi responds to government threats and accusations
Over the weekend, members of the Vietnamese government issued a statement about the recent Catholic protests in the capital city... Read more
Filipino priest’s healing ministry under observation after two die
A priest’s healing ministry in the Philippines that attracts thousands of people will continue to be monitored following two deaths... Read more
Catholic prayer vigil turns into clash with Vietnamese police
Thousands of Catholics gathered in the streets of Hanoi to show their opposition to the government’s refusal to hand over... Read more
Vietnamese Catholics continue pressuring government over stolen property
The Vietnamese government continues to face petitions from Catholics over properties confiscated by the government after 1954, the Associated Press... Read more
Liturgy Commission expects 2008 completion of Roman Missal draft
The International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) met in Mumbai last week, planning to complete the revised draft... Read more
Cardinal Pell given Korean "Award for Life"
The Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, Cardinal George Pell, was awarded with the "Grand Prix Mysterium Vitae" established by the Archdiocese... Read more
Slain Filipino “martyr” praised by Pope, bishops, friends
Father Jesus Reynaldo Roda, a missionary in the Southern Philippines murdered by armed men suspected of links to al-Qaeda, won... Read more
Cardinal Pell credits friendship with Pope Benedict for Sydney WYD Choice
Cardinal George Pell credited his two-decades-long friendship with Pope Benedict XVI for the success of his efforts to bring World... Read more
Armed attackers kill priest in Philippines school chapel
An Oblate priest was shot to death on Tuesday when he resisted armed men who attempted to kidnap him from... Read more
Kerala Catholics regain control of newspaper from Muslim businessman
The Catholic Church in the southern India state of Kerala has regained ownership of a 120-year-old local newspaper from a... Read more
Taiwanese president asks Vatican for diplomatic help
President Chen Shui-Ban has written to the Vatican requesting the Holy See’s assistance in securing Taiwan’s position in international relations,... Read more
Philippines celebrates Feast of the Black Nazarene
Filipinos celebrated the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Wednesday, centering their veneration around a black statue of Jesus, that... Read more
Malaysian Catholic paper again forbidden to call God “Allah”
Malaysia has ruled that a Catholic newspaper cannot use the word “Allah.” The ruling contradicts earlier reports that the government... Read more
