Asia - Pacific News
Dissenting Canadian priest enters into politics
A Canadian parish priest, who has been an outspoken supporter of abortion and same-sex marriage, announced last week that he... Read more
Asian Mission Congress highlights role of Jesus in Asian culture
More than 1,000 Catholics from across Asia gathered in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for a five-day congress to discuss incorporating their... Read more
Personality test helps Catholic singles meet future spouse
Ave Maria Singles website has now expanded its features to provide personality assessment tools. The new tools are one of... Read more
Protestant minister killed amid mounting tensions in Indonesia
A Protestant minister was shot dead on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, where tension between Christians and Muslims have been mounting since... Read more
Lawyers to take case of Catholics' executions to international court
Lawyers and priests from an Indonesian Church-based group say the recent executions of three Catholic men were illegal and unconstitutional,... Read more
Christians in India protest government plan to amend anti-conversion law
Church leaders and others in Gujarat have protested the western Indian state government's move to amend and pass a law... Read more
Three Catholic men executed, gov’t denies wake in local Catholic church
Three Indonesian Catholic men were executed in Indonesia this morning. They had been convicted for inciting violence, which killed about... Read more
Three Catholics request public execution, reject government coffins
The three Catholic men, who are to be executed Friday in Indonesia, seem to have resigned themselves to death but... Read more
Bishop calls for justice, prayer as three Catholics face death penalty in Indonesia
Three Catholic men, who’s execution has been delayed twice before, are now scheduled to be executed Thursday in Indonesia. An... Read more
Chinese officials take away young bishop
A young Chinese bishop, whose episcopal ordination was approved by the Vatican but not recognized by the government, was taken... Read more
Canadian hospital under fire for sticking to Catholic ethics
A family physician in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, has launched a petition to overturn the decision of a Catholic-run hospital to no... Read more
Former underground bishop aligns with “open” Church of China
Bishop Francis An Shuxin has left the underground Catholic Church in China to join the government-sanctioned church in what he... Read more
Marriage debate in Canada must be reopened, says Archbishop Prendergast
The Archbishop of Halifax has urged the faithful of his diocese to contact their members of Parliament and to ask... Read more
Diocese closes schools to protest vandalism by Hindu militants, bishops condemn attack
The Catholic Diocese of Lucknow closed its 20 schools Sept. 11 to protest vandalism by a militant Hindu mob the... Read more
Apostolic administrator appointed after Canadian bishop resigns
Bishop Joseph Faber MacDonald of Saint John, New Brunswick, has resigned due to health reasons. The bishop’s 75th birthday, the... Read more
Deal with homosexual couple threatens education rights, archbishop says
A recent agreement between the government of British Columbia and homosexual activists is an unwarranted intrusion on the rights of... Read more
Thousands flock to honor Mother Teresa
Thousands of people, including Christians, Muslims, and Hindus, gathered in Calcutta yesterday to mark the ninth anniversary of the death... Read more
Syro-Malabar Synod plans office in Rome to foster interchange with Vatican
The Syro-Malabar Church has decided to open an office in Rome to improve communication between the Eastern Catholic Church and... Read more
Vietnamese government grants permit for Marian shrine
The construction of a Marian shrine on a Vietnamese hilltop began this month after government authorities granted the local diocese... Read more
Eastern-rite leaders say Latin-rite bishops suppress their faith traditions
Eastern-rite Catholics of the Syro-Malabar Church, who live in Latin-rite territories, say they face severe challenges in practicing their faith... Read more
