Asia - Pacific News
Groups criticize laws forbidding ‘causing annoyance’ to WYD pilgrims
Laws introduced in the Australian state of New South Wales to prevent people from “causing annoyance” or inconvenience to participants... Read more
Cardinal Schönborn to moderate debate on creation and evolution at WYD
The organizers of World Youth Day 2008, which will be held July 15-20 in Sydney, are preparing a debate on... Read more
Former gang member to speak at World Youth Day
A British former gang member will appear alongside Pope Benedict XVI during the World Youth Day evening vigil on July... Read more
China to permit limited Bible distribution at Olympics
The Chinese government has said it will permit booklets of the Gospels, New Testaments, and full Bibles to be distributed... Read more
Vatican and Filipino officials will cooperate to preserve historic Filipino churches
On May 29, at the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Manila, representatives from both the Vatican and the Philippines... Read more
Catholics in Philippines assist Typhoon Fengshen victims
The Catholic Church in the Philippines is working in the aftermath of Typhoon Fengshen to help evacuees and other victims... Read more
Selective abortion causes severe imbalance of sexes in Indian regions
A new report by the British charity ActionAid indicates that unborn baby girls are being disproportionately aborted in some areas... Read more
WYD registrations near 200,000 mark
Registrations for World Youth Day 2008 (WYD08) are nearing 200,000, organizers for the July event have announced. Read more
‘Jesus’ and ‘Mary’ actors climb bridge to envision WYD Stations route
Alfio Stuto and Maria Dixon, the actors who will play Jesus and Mary in World Youth Day 2008’s Stations of... Read more
New Zealand judge rules legality of many abortions to be doubtful
A High Court judge in New Zealand has questioned the legality of many abortions after Pro-Life New Zealand initiated a... Read more
Catholics continue to help in quake's aftermath
Catholic aid for China’s earthquake victims continues to arrive. On Friday another 100 tons of rice and 10 tons of... Read more
Chinese sister dies in flood after escorting leprosy victim to hospital
A religious sister who worked with lepers died on Friday after being caught in a flood in the Chinese province... Read more
Delegates from Vatican conclude visit to Vietnam
Three Vatican officials recently returned from a visit to Vietnam in which they met with government authorities and spoke to... Read more
Pope Benedict to confirm 24 at World Youth Day Mass
Pope Benedict XVI will confirm 24 young people at the World Youth Day Final Mass near Sydney on Sunday July... Read more
Catholics in Singapore prepare for Pauline Year
Catholics in Singapore are preparing for the beginning of the Pauline Year, which will be inaugurated in the country with... Read more
‘Catholic Facebook’ networking site launched for World Youth Day
On Thursday Cardinal George Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney, launched the Catholic social networking site Xt3.com to help connect young... Read more
Australian docs perform successful ‘in utero’ operation
Australian doctors have successfully performed the country’s earliest in-utero surgery by saving an unborn girl’s left foot from a blood... Read more
Students prep more than 275,000 World Youth Day backpacks
Over 2,500 high school student volunteers are packing more than 275,000 backpacks for World Youth Day pilgrims at a packing... Read more
Vatican delegation to Vietnam meets with government officials
After meeting with government officials over previous days, the Vatican delegation visiting Vietnam left Hanoi for the Central Highland province... Read more
Vatican delegation meets with Vietnamese clergy
A Vatican delegation to Vietnam led by Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretariat of State’s undersecretary for relations with states,... Read more
