Asia - Pacific News
Buddhist composes symphony to mark Pope's Sri Lanka visit
In an effort for religious reconciliation, the Sri Lankan government has commissioned a symphony from a Buddhist composer to commemorate... Read more
Filipinos unite around faith as volcano forces mass evacuations
Residents near the restive Mayon volcano in the Philippines are turning to prayer as the mountain begins to erupt, and... Read more
World Youth Day organizer named as next Sydney archbishop
Pope Francis has named the next Archbishop of Sydney: Parramatta Bishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., a Sydney native and a lead... Read more
Pope's visit will change Philippines, Cardinal Tagle hopes
Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines in January will be an opportunity to lead the Church in the country down... Read more
First parish dedicated to John Paul II in Chinese-speaking world
The Diocese of Kaohsiung in Taiwan has become the first in the Chinese-speaking world to have a parish dedicated to... Read more
Thousands attend annual healing service in Sri Lanka
The annual “Day for the Sick” held by the Archdiocese of Colombo recently drew more than 5,000 Sri Lankan faithful... Read more
Vatican and Vietnam continue to strengthen ties, seek full relations
The Holy See held a fifth round of talks with the Vietnamese government on Wednesday and Thursday to strengthen and... Read more
New South Wales Catholic magazine wins religious press award
The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, in Australia's state of New South Wales, is rejoicing over having won multiple media honors from... Read more
Filipino bishops declare day of prayer for peace in Iraq, Syria
The bishops of the Philippines have appealed their faithful to join in a national day of prayer in solidarity with... Read more
Former imam: God saved me from torture after Christian conversion
A former Muslim imam who converted to Christianity believes that God protected him from death threats and torture at the... Read more
Media summit in Philippines hopes to bolster personal encounter
The Filipino bishops' annual conference on social media, being held this month, will aim at promoting authentic encounters and at... Read more
Nun builds website to enliven children's ministry in Pacific
A religious sister from Texas who has been serving the people of Papua New Guinea since 1986 will soon complete... Read more
Pope approves new bishop for Syro-Malabar eparchy in India
Pope Francis on Friday approved the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church’s decision to name Bishop George Njaralakatt as the new archbishop for... Read more
Myanmar celebrates 500 years of Catholicism with music, art
Celebrating 500 years since the arrival of Catholicism in Myanmar, Catholic artists have pooled together to evangelize through a new... Read more
Koreans infected with 'Francis syndrome' after papal visit
A former Korean ambassador to the Holy See spoke of the effects of Pope Francis' recent visit to South Korea,... Read more
Australian conference seeks to strengthen parish life
A national New Evangelization conference in Australia last week worked to reinforce parishes as faith communities actively seeking to grow... Read more
Adelaide to host Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2015
The Australian bishops have announced that next year's national Catholic youth festival will be held in Adelaide, the capital of... Read more
Pope Francis leaves Asian faithful energized after visit
Many across Asia from all ages and stages in life voiced their enthusiasm in seeing Pope Francis during his recent... Read more
Franciscan friars in Pakistan celebrate 75 years of mission
The Franciscan friary in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, celebrated its platinum jubilee earlier this month on the feast of Our... Read more
Thai families gather for fellowship, discussion of challenges
In preparation for the upcoming synod on the family, more than 50 Thai faithful came together last month for a... Read more
