Asia - Pacific News
Bishop warns Vietnamese officials not to ‘use the sword’ against Catholic demonstrators
Despite Vietnamese officials’ threats of “extreme actions,” many Catholic faithful are converging on Hanoi to join the demonstrations seeking the... Read more
Catholic journalists being hunted by Vietnamese police
Thousands of Catholics in Hanoi are continuing their peaceful protests asking for the return of their land illegally seized by... Read more
India bishop says government not doing enough to stop anti-Christian violence
Bishop Alex Dias of the Diocese of Port Blair in India’s Andaman and Nicobare islands has charged that the Indian... Read more
Protests and internet reporting by Catholics elicit threats from Vietnamese police
Amid ongoing demonstrations held by Vietnamese Catholics who seek to recover confiscated church properties, the Vietnamese government has accused the... Read more
Fifty days after WYD, Pope Benedict, Cardinal Pell send messages to pilgrims
Xt3.com users received special messages from Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, Cardinal George Pell to mark 50... Read more
Christians in India should be authentic disciples of Christ, says successor of Mother Teresa
The Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, Sister Mary Nirmala Joshi, said this week that, inspired by the example... Read more
New earthquake in China affects Catholic buildings in region of Sichuan
UCA News agency reported this week that the Diocese of Xichang in the Chinese province of Sichuan is helping victims... Read more
Philippines archbishop optimistic ‘reproductive health’ bill will fail to pass
Archbishop Paciano B. Aniceto, a prominent bishop from the Philippines, on Thursday said he is confident the country’s lawmakers will... Read more
After 100 years, two new churches in China give hope to Catholics
After 100 years without a new church, the Catholic Community of Lu Dong in the Diocese of Tong Zhou in... Read more
Catholic students in Australia strongly opposing Victorian abortion bill
The Australian Catholic Students Association is condemning a bill in the state of Victoria that will decriminalize abortion up to... Read more
Christian converts being forced to renounce faith and then destroy churches
Contrary to an earlier report by Fides, the outbreak of anti-Christian violence in India is not lessening. Some Christian converts... Read more
Opposition to caste system is root of attacks against Christians in India, says archbishop
In an interview with Vatican Radio, the Archbishop of Ranchi in India, Cardinal Telesforo Placidus Toppo, said that the Catholic... Read more
Attacks against Christians in Orissa lessening
Violence against Christians in the Indian state of Orissa appears to be subsiding after 26 people were killed and 4,000... Read more
Police beat and shock Catholic protestors in Hanoi
Several Catholic demonstrators protesting on Thursday night against the arrest of some their fellow parishioners were involved in a clash... Read more
Indian cardinal calls for halt to violence against Christians
The Archbishop of Bombay and president of the Latin Rite Bishops of India, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, said this week that... Read more
Indian bishops call for school closures to protest violence against Christians
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India is protesting the recent violent attacks on Christians living in the region. In an... Read more
Indian archbishop says extremists persecute Christians for helping the poor
Archbishop Raphael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in India said this week in response to the recent wave of violence against Christians... Read more
Anti-Christian violence will not make the Church renounce dialogue, says Nuncio to India
The Apostolic Nuncio to India, Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana, said this week that, “Fundamentalist violence and hatred will not make... Read more
Holy See expresses support for Christians under attack in India
The Catholic Church in India and other Christians have come under attack by suspected Hindu militants after a fundamentalist Hindu... Read more
Suspected Hindu militants burn orphanage, killing woman locked inside
A laywoman was killed and a priest seriously injured in eastern India on Monday after suspected Hindu extremists set a Christian-run... Read more
