Asia - Pacific News
Prime Minister deplores selective abortion of girls in India
High-ranking officials in India have acknowledged the macabre scope of the selective abortion of girls, a practice that is increasingly... Read more
Malaysian Catholic newspaper continues legal fight to use “Allah”
A Catholic newspaper in Malaysia on Friday continued its fight to use the word “Allah” to signify God in its... Read more
Government forces take historic Catholic shrine from rebels
Sri Lankan government troops have taken an historic Catholic church from the Tamil Tiger rebels after the latest battle in... Read more
WYD Cross draws thousands in Melbourne
Anticipation of World Youth Day is continuing to build as is evidenced by a crowd of 2,500 for the handing over of... Read more
Pope encourages Catholics in Caucusus to persist despite difficulties
Pope Benedict XVI met today with the bishops from the central Caucus region in an “ad limina” visit. He told... Read more
Cardinal Pell disputes global warming hypothesis
In the April 20 edition of the Australian newspaper, the Sunday Telegraph, Cardinal George Pell expressed his concern regarding the... Read more
World Youth Day costs Catholic Church in Australia $150 million
According to the government of New South Wales, the Catholic Church will pay a “significant amount” of the bill for... Read more
Vietnam to return confiscated lands to prominent Catholic basilica
The local government of Quang Tri province in Vietnam has agreed to return land it confiscated surrounding the Minor Basilica... Read more
Russia allows Pope Benedict documentary to be aired
For the first time ever, a state television channel in Russia will broadcast a documentary film about Pope Benedict XVI. ... Read more
Philippines Cathedral damaged in bomb attack
Police in the southern Philippines city of Zamboanga city are investigating the explosion of two small bombs, one of which... Read more
Official data shows 13,000 baptized in China during Easter Vigil
The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples reports that during the Easter Vigil over 13,000 people were baptized in China. Read more
Vietnam state-owned media ramps up attacks on Catholic demonstrators
A standoff between protestors and police at a Redemptorist monastery in Hanoi continued yesterday as the state-owned media accused the... Read more
Vietnamese Catholics continue struggle for land despite government threats
Catholics who seek to recover government-confiscated land continued their demonstrations after the expiration of a Monday deadline set by a... Read more
Red Cross refuses blood donations from homosexuals, Thai human rights group threatens lawsuit
The Commission for Human Rights of Thailand has threatened to sue the local Red Cross for discrimination, after the organization... Read more
China and Vietnam see boom in converts this Easter
The local Catholic churches in China and Vietnam have jointly welcomed over 2,800 new converts into the faith during the... Read more
Young Australians energized by World Youth Day preparations
World Youth Day preparations in Australia have inspired Catholic young people to grow in their faith as they perform Passion... Read more
Church in Korea launches new TV channel and website
The Church in Korea has launched a media offensive that includes a new television channel, a new internet publication and... Read more
Dalai Lama threatens to step down if Tibetan violence continues
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday threatened to step down as leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile if violence committed by Tibetans in... Read more
Nuns praying to clear skies for Pope’s visit
Bishop Anthony Fisher, the coordinator for World Youth Day, has recruited an army of Australian nuns to storm Heaven with... Read more
Mob of Hindu radicals attacks nuns, teenage girls
A Hindu radical group on Saturday attacked two Catholic nuns and three teenage girls in a western Indian village as... Read more
