Asia - Pacific News
Cardinal Zen: Pope will not renounce Church authority in China
The Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, who has become the principal liaison between China and the Holy See,... Read more
Vietnam to try Catholic priest for anti-government documents
A high-profile Catholic priest will go on trial March 30th on charges of disseminating materials aimed at undermining Vietnam's Communist... Read more
Pope asks Hong Kong Cardinal to stand fast
For at least a second time Pope Benedict XVI has rejected a request from Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen to... Read more
Cardinal Martino visits Taiwan, meets with govt. officials
A top Vatican official met with Taiwanese government officials last week and was a keynote speaker at a three-day conference... Read more
Authentic Christian life is a challenge, says top Indian bishop
The Catholic Church must be present to young people and share the faith with people of other cultures and religions.... Read more
Discovery Channel sends legal notice to Catholic group for alleged false claim
The Discovery Channel has threatened to take legal action against the Mumbai-based Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) for claiming that the... Read more
Archbishop voices opposition to cloning in Australia
Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne intends to make a personal plea to Premier Steve Bracks to abandon his plan to... Read more
Local Catholics provide relief, aid to majority Muslim population
According to FIDES, local Catholic community members are on the front lines assisting the distressed earthquake survivors in the city... Read more
Bangladesh bishop says Catholics still living in fear
Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze of Khulna, South West Bangladesh, has told Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)... Read more
Cardinal Zen says Church faces 'crucial moments' in China
Cardinal Joseph Zen, archbishop of Hong Kong, says the Vatican will face "crucial moments" with China as it seeks to... Read more
Chinese government blames Vatican for lack of diplomatic relations
The director of the China’s State Bureau of Religious Affairs, Ye Xiaowen, has insisted on blaming the Vatican for the... Read more
Church leaders urge Vietnamese government to return shrine property
Local Church leaders have petitioned the government to resolve a land dispute involving the National Shrine of Our Lady of... Read more
Cardinal Pell speaks on dialogue with Anglicans, Muslims
Sensational and inaccurate media reports about a document describing the status of Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue regarding Christian unity are “not... Read more
Vatican delegation begins Vietnam meetings
A delegation officially led by the Vatican’s Undersecrary of State for Relations With States, Monsignor Pietro Parolin has begun its... Read more
Discovery India pulls showing of ‘Lost Tomb of Jesus’ documentary
The Discovery Channel has announced that it will not broadcast the “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” in India after protests... Read more
Sydney opens World Youth Day registration
World Youth Day 2008 organizers have officially opened group registrations for the international Catholic youth event, to be held in... Read more
Elderly Catholic men’s group, preparing half a million crosses for World Youth Day
World Youth Day has given a sense of hope and purpose to a community of senior men.The patrons of the... Read more
Korean youth pray for national reunification with WYD Cross
Gathered around the World Youth Day Cross, on a barricaded bridge that divides North and South Korea, about 100 South... Read more
Vatican website to include Chinese translations of papal speeches
Chinese translations of the pope's speeches and writings are soon to be posted on the Vatican website. Read more
Filipino pro-life rally sees 10,000 teens
A pro-life youth rally in Manila over the weekend gathered 10,000 young people. Organized by the nation's leading pro-life group,... Read more
