Asia - Pacific News
Africa new breeding ground for Muslim terrorists, says confidential report
Conflict and extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa have created a “permissive environment” for new recruits to al-Qaeda's terrorist network, says... Read more
Canadian bishops ‘disappointed’ same-sex marriage bill passed second reading
Canada’s draft legislation on same-sex marriage passed second reading in Parliament Wednesday because Prime Minister Paul Martin’s Liberal Party and... Read more
Quebec bishops ‘disappointed’ about end of religious instruction in schools, but hopeful
Quebec bishops are disappointed that the provincial government has gone ahead and drafted legislation that will put an end to... Read more
Same-sex marriage bill one step closer to law in Canada
Canada’s same-sex marriage bill passed second reading in the House of Commons yesterday, moving it one step closer to becoming... Read more
Quebec to cut Catholic and Protestant religious instruction in public schools
The Quebec government has announced that it intends to cut Catholic and Protestant religious instruction from public schools and to... Read more
China detains seven Catholic priests
The Cardinal Kung Foundation released a statement saying that seven priests of the underground Catholic Church in China have been... Read more
Government must recognize stay-at-home parents: Bishop Morissette
The Catholic Organization fro Life and the Family (COLF) is urging the Liberal government to provide financial assistance for families... Read more
Pro-family group publishes tools for same-sex marriage debate
A new document has been published to give Catholics the tools they need to explain why they oppose same-sex marriage. Read more
Same-sex marriage amendment voted down in Parliament
An amendment to kill the Liberal government’s same-sex marriage legislation failed yesterday. Read more
Canadian Parliament to vote on marriage amendment
Canada’s members of Parliament are expected to vote today on an amendment that would define legal marriage as the union... Read more
Morning-after pill to require no prescription across Canada
The morning-after pill, also known as Plan B, is set to become available across Canada without a doctor’s prescription this... Read more
Thousands rally for same-sex marriage protest
Organizers are calling it the largest-ever demonstration on Parliament Hill. Holding placards and chanting “Defend marriage,” between 15,000 and 20,000... Read more
Cardinal Ouellet returns to diocese to ordain bishops
While most of the world’s cardinals were in Rome this past weekend preparing for the conclave next week, Marc Cardinal... Read more
Complaints filed with human rights commission against Catholic bishop
A Canadian Catholic bishop may face a human rights tribunal within the next year due to a pastoral letter he... Read more
Catholic Civil Rights League supports bishop facing human rights complaint
The human rights complaints filed against Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary strike “at the core of freedom of speech and... Read more
Youth pack cathedral for memorial of John Paul II
On the eve of Pope John Paul II’s funeral, 1,200 young people packed Montreal’s cathedral-basilica for a two-hour celebration of... Read more
Japanese cardinal hopes next pope is like John Paul
One of two Japanese cardinals said he hopes the new Pope will be similar to Pope John Paul II. Read more
National March for Marriage in Ottawa this weekend
Thousands of Canadians are expected to converge on Ottawa this weekend for the March for Marriage and Freedom. Read more
‘St. John Paul, one day,’ says Supreme Knight
The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus believes that the universal Church will one day canonize Pope John Paul... Read more
Pope John Paul is a ‘sign of the glory of God’: Jean Vanier
Pope John Paul II is a “sign of the glory of God,” said Jean Vanier. The founder of L’Arche, an... Read more
