Asia - Pacific News
New World Health Organization initiative promotes abortion method
Critics have charged a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative with providing the “menstrual regulation” abortion method in countries where abortion... Read more
Hundreds of Catholics gather to honor slain Indian priest
The L'Osservatore Romano (LOR) reported this week that hundreds of priests, religious and laity gathered on Thursday to offer Mass... Read more
Australian woman dies from taking ‘the Pill’
The death of an Australian woman is being blamed on her use of oral contraceptives, which were recommended as part... Read more
Bishop of Beijing says Chinese Catholics ‘strongly hope’ for papal visit
Joseph Li Shan, Bishop of Beijing, speaking in a Wednesday interview with an Italian television station, said China’s relations with... Read more
WYD Sydney's success is principally religious, says Cardinal Pell
One month after the end of World Youth Day in Australia, the Archbishop Sydney, Cardinal George Pell underscored that the... Read more
Woman without hands or legs discovers ‘true joy’ after converting to Catholicism
Lucia Otgongerel was born in Mongolia 30 years ago without hands or legs. She lived in a deep depression until... Read more
Hindu extremists kill priest for being Christian and helping the poor
This week, Archbishop Marampudi Joji Hyderabad of India said that Hindu extremists who murdered Carmelite priest of Mary Immaculate, Father... Read more
Christian group refuses to leave China airport until Bibles are returned
Four members of a Christian group from the United States are refusing to leave a Chinese airport until authorities return... Read more
Caritas Georgia and Caritas Russia working together for victims of conflict
Caritas Georgia and Caritas Russia are working together to provide assistance to the thousands of victims of who are suffering... Read more
'If you are a Catholic, behave like one,' instructs archbishop
The Chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Family and Life for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, Archbishop Paciano... Read more
Malaysia government warns Christian weekly for allegedly denigrating Islam
The government of the predominantly Muslim country of Malaysia has accused The Herald, a Christian weekly newspaper, of violating publication... Read more
President Bush tells China not to ‘fear the influence of a loving religion’
Sunday morning in Beijing, President Bush attended the Beijing Kuanjie Protestant Christian Church. After the government-established church service, the U.S.... Read more
Chinese bishop explains reasons for participating in Olympic opening ceremonies
Coadjutor Bishop John Tong Hon of Hong Kong explained this week why he decided to accept “with ambivalent sentiments” the... Read more
Archbishop goes to pray for robber instead of calling police
Archbishop Jose Dosado of Ozamiz in the Philippines was headed from his house to the Cathedral to pray early Friday morning,... Read more
Christian group detained twice in Beijing after human rights, pro-life protests
As the opening of the Olympic Games nears, three Christian activists protesting on behalf of religious freedom and human rights... Read more
Popular Sri Lankan Catholic festival canceled due to government-rebel fighting
A popular annual festival at a historic Catholic church near the front lines of Sri Lanka’s civil war has been... Read more
Pope Benedict asks China to 'open up' to the Gospel
Speaking from the town of Oies, the birthplace of a canonized Italian missionary to China, Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday... Read more
Archbishop of Bombay asks parents not to abort unborn child with heart defect
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay, on Sunday appealed to a couple seeking legal permission to abort their unborn... Read more
Phillipines Catholics protest deal expanding autonomous region for Muslims
Thousands of Catholics in two southern Philippines cities on Monday demonstrated against a government agreement granting Muslims more territory and... Read more
Catholic bishop carries Olympic torch in China relay
A Chinese Catholic bishop carried the Olympic torch on its way to Beijing on Thursday as the Chinese government tries... Read more
