Asia - Pacific News
Bill to legalize abortion delayed after pushback in New South Wales
A bill that would decriminalize abortion in the Australian state of New South Wales has been delayed at least a... Read more
Chinese officials claim most Xinjiang detainees have been released
Government officials from China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region said Tuesday that the area's re-education camps for Muslims have been successful,... Read more
Archbishop says he never vetoed Sr. Joan Chittister's invite to Australian conference
On June 24, Sr. Joan Chittister, O.S.B., told the NY Times that she had been disinvited to speak at a... Read more
Syro-Malabar Church: Reports of protests against Cardinal Alencherry are 'calculated propaganda'
Following reports from the Associated Press that several hundred priests protested the Vatican’s recent decision to restore Cardinal George Alencherry... Read more
Ho Chi Minh City archdiocese warns against deviant devotions
The bishops of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City warned Monday against a false Marian devotion and other deviant... Read more
Church in Philippines rejects president's call to revive death penalty
Catholic leaders in the Philippines are calling on Catholics and lawmakers to resist President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to revive the... Read more
Indonesian police identify couple responsible for attack on Filipino cathedral
Indonesian authorities released Tuesday the names of a couple whom they believe to have orchestrated a January terrorist attack on... Read more
For 3 months, no girls were born in 132 Indian villages
A northern Indian district has launched an investigation into a region in which the birth rate of baby girls is... Read more
Priests protest Indian cardinal returned to diocese
Catholic priests are reportedly protesting Pope Francis’ reinstatement of a cardinal who is facing allegations of financial mismanagement, and has... Read more
First permit issued under Australian state's assisted suicide, euthanasia law
The first permit for medically assisted death in Victoria was issued in recent weeks, within a month of the going... Read more
China continues to rebut Western claims about repression of Uighurs
An article published Wednesday in a state-run paper from mainland China repeated government talking points regarding the situations of the... Read more
What did the Vatican just Google? A satirist speaks
Last fall, amid swirling headlines about synods and still-emerging sex abuse scandals, an odd account popped up in the newsfeeds... Read more
Sri Lankan church re-consecrated, cardinal challenges government
One of the churches in Sri Lanka damaged in attacks on Easter was re-consecrated Sunday. During the ceremony, the Archbishop... Read more
Six months after terror attack, Philippines cathedral packed at rededication
Despite the fresh memory of a deadly terrorist attack in January, the rededication Mass of the Cathedral of Our Lady... Read more
Chinese leaders say US is ‘fabricating lies’ about millions of detained Uighurs
Chinese government officials denied mistreating the country’s ethnic Uighur population and said there is “no evidence” that the country is... Read more
South Asia floods: 'Everything is coming to a complete standstill'
Catholic Relief Services is working with local partners to provide aid amid severe flooding and landslides in parts of India,... Read more
UN approves investigation into drug war in the Philippines
The UN Human Rights Council has approved a resolution to launch an investigation into the violent war on drugs taking... Read more
Australians debate merits of religious discrimination bill
The religious discrimination bill proposed by Australia's coalition government is being well received generally, though some conservative members of parliament... Read more
Catholic woman with schizophrenia being held for blasphemy in Indonesia
A mentally ill woman who identified herself as a Catholic is being held for blasphemy in Indonesia after an incident... Read more
Australian government proposes religious discrimination bill
Australia's coalition government has proposed the introduction of legislation that would make it unlawful to discriminate against people on the... Read more
