Asia - Pacific News
Cardinal Poupard heads meeting on Catholic culture in Goa
Cardinal Paul Poupard is in Goa, India this week to promote what he calls, a sincere and authentic intercultural and... Read more
Korean, Japanese bishops hope for episcopal meeting at East Asian level
Japanese and Korean bishops gathered for their 12th Japanese and Korean Bishops' Interchange Meeting last week, but they hope their... Read more
Bush prays with Christian worshippers in Vietnam, promotes religious freedom
President George W. Bush joined Vietnamese Protestants and Catholics in prayer on Sunday at the Cua Bac Catholic Church in... Read more
Group seeks protection for Christians in India
A Christian group has appealed to a government agency to extend protection for Christians and their institutions across India, after... Read more
Bishop confirms: priest did not receive permission from Vatican to enter politics
Contrary to claims made by a political party and media reports, a Canadian priest did not receive permission from the... Read more
Thousands gather to oppose ‘conversion’ in Malaysia
More than 1,000 angry Muslim protesters gathered outside Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Silibin on Sunday after a... Read more
Catholic MP loses seat for ‘misusing’ Pope’s name
A Catholic politician in India has lost his seat as a member of Parliament after a high court ruled that... Read more
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
