Asia - Pacific News
World Youth Day to host massive Aussie barbeque
World Youth Day 2008 organizers, planning a massive barbeque for pilgrims, have placed orders for food supplies for the massive... Read more
Chinese locals respond with gratitude to Catholic quake aid
Catholic charities are coming to the assistance of earthquake victims in China and have so far distributed camping tents, 20... Read more
Chinese Catholics continue helping earthquake victims
Catholics in China continue to reach out to those suffering from the recent earthquake in May, while survivors continue to... Read more
Gangs attack Vietnamese protestors in church-government property dispute
Police in the Vietnamese province of Ha Tinh have begun using street and motorcycle gangs to threaten and attack Catholic... Read more
Australian government reconsidering ban on foreign aid funding for abortion
The Australian government is considering overturning a 12-year-old policy prohibiting the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) from funding abortion... Read more
Muslims attack Christians with machetes and sticks in Indonesia
Muslim extremists who are members of the Islamic Defenders Front recently attacked 200 moderate Christians and Muslims who protested for... Read more
Catholic Church in Myanmar asks for urgent help for survivors of cyclone
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar, Archbishop Paul Zingthung Grawng, has asked Caritas International for urgent help in... Read more
Pope’s World Youth Day itinerary released
The organizers of World Youth Day have released a partial itinerary for Pope Benedict XVI’s time at the international youth... Read more
Cardinal Zen regrets timing of publication of critical remarks in quake aftermath
Bishop of Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has said his interview with an Italian newspaper, in which he warned... Read more
Cambodians find statue of Our Lady of Lourdes thrown in river decades ago
Eight fishermen have found a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes 33 years after the Communist regime in the country... Read more
Vatican delegation to meet with Vietnamese government over property disputes
In a year featuring unprecedented Catholic demonstrations targeting the Vietnamese government, a delegation from the Vatican will meet with the... Read more
Quake causes China to revise one-child policy
Chinese officials have exempted families with children killed, severely injured, or disabled in the devastating Sichuan earthquake from the restrictions... Read more
“Nationalism is real danger” in China, cardinal warns
In an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa, Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong warned that “nationalism is a... Read more
World Day of Prayer for China to be held on May 24
Pope Benedict XVI has specially composed a Marian prayer for the World Day of Prayer for China, a day which... Read more
7 year-old girl who escaped death twice is WYD ambassador
Her name is Sophie Delezio, and at eight years old she has already miraculously survived two serious accidents. In spite... Read more
Shipment of condoms beats aid relief into Myanmar
While relief agencies struggled to secure permission to bring food, medicine, and shelter to the 2.4 million cyclone victims in... Read more
After 33 years, Cambodians recall anniversary of murdered bishop for the first time
Thirty three years after his murder by the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia, Catholics in Cambodia have commemorated the anniversary of... Read more
Vietnamese bishop protests government destruction of monastery to build hotel
Bishop Thomas Nguyen Van Tan of the Diocese of Vinh Long has protested Vietnamese authorities’ plans to demolish a monastery... Read more
Catholics in China mourn the dead, join earthquake rescue efforts
Chinese Catholics joined the rest of their country in a moment of silence on Monday to mourn and pray for... Read more
Claims Bob Schaffer ignored forced abortions lack evidence
Republican Bob Schaffer is hoping to capture a senate seat in Colorado, but his campaign has been dogged by accusations... Read more
