Asia - Pacific News
Korea joyfully awaits Pope's arrival, charity's local branch head says
South Koreans are full of joyful anticipation at the impending arrival of Pope Francis, according to the director of the... Read more
Korea trip fulfills the dream of the seminarian Jorge Bergoglio
As a young man and a Jesuit still in formation, Jorge Bergoglio longed to become a missionary in the Far... Read more
Church in Korea is at once suffering and missionary, diplomat says
In South Korea this week, Pope Francis will meet a Church young, founded on martyrs, suffering, dynamic, and missionary a... Read more
Catholics in Melanesia celebrate gift, power of Bible
Catholic faithful recently gathered in the Melanesian islands to mark “Bible Sunday” – a celebration aimed at fostering meditative reading... Read more
Pope will meet with survivors of Korean ferry disaster
The organizing committee of Pope Francis’ trip to South Korea next week have revealed that he will meet with survivors... Read more
Australia mourns Cardinal Clancy, former Sydney archbishop
The Church in Australia is mourning the loss of Cardinal Edward Clancy, the Archbishop of Sydney from 1983 to 2001,... Read more
Vietnamese bishop joyful to lead, evangelize new flock
The newly appointed Bishop of My Tho, Peter Nguyen Van Kham, has voiced enthusiasm for evangelizing and forming the faithful... Read more
124 Korean martyrs to be beatified by Pope next month
During his August visit to Korea, Pope Francis is to beatify Paul Yun Ji-chung, the nation's first martyr, as well... Read more
India's Archdiocese of Madurai given new bishop
Pope Francis appointed Bishop Antony Pappusamy of Dindigal, located in India's Tamil Nadu state, as Archbishop of Madurai on July... Read more
Pope names new bishop for Vietnam's My Tho diocese
Pope Francis named Bishop Pierre Nguyen Van Kham, an auxiliary bishop of the Ho Chi Minh City archdiocese, to become... Read more
Thai bishops' seminar focuses on evangelization
At a recent conference held in Bangkok, Thai bishops gathered with the faithful to share and reflect on ways to... Read more
Pakistani Catholics, Muslims cooperate to extinguish fire at friary
When a fire broke out last week at a Capuchin friary in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, both local Christians and... Read more
Australians mourn those killed in Malaysia Airlines crash
In the wake of the crash of flight MH17 over Ukraine, Australians have been mourning the loss of the 298... Read more
Jesuits working to free abducted priest in Afghanistan
More than a month after the kidnapping of Fr. Alexis Prem Kumar, S.J. near the Afghan city of Herat, his... Read more
Official song released for papal visit to South Korea
The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has revealed the official song for Pope Francis’ visit to the country, scheduled... Read more
Papuans in Australia celebrate feast of Bl. Peter To Rot
The Papua New Guinean community in Sydney celebrated recently the feast day of Bl. Peter To Rot, himself a Papuan... Read more
Indian cardinal appeals for peace after crucifix vandalized
After a statue of a crucifix in Mumbai was vandalized in the early hours of Monday morning, the city's archbishop... Read more
Women religious attacked in Bangladesh
Last week dozens of armed men broke into a convent in northern Bangladesh, beating a group of nuns at a... Read more
Thai bishop sows seeds of evangelization in mission diocese
The bishop of Thailand's northernmost diocese, which is largely rural and dominated by hill tribes, has begun himself working in... Read more
Cana film fest lays red carpet for Catholic social teaching
A recent film festival held in Singapore gathered filmmakers and faithful to consider and to share Catholic social doctrine through... Read more
