Asia - Pacific News
Church clears priest accused of assaulting Anglican bishop
An Australian Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting Anglican Archbishop John Hepworth several decades ago has been cleared of any... Read more
Police blame Maoists, villagers for Indian sister's murder
Police claim that villagers and Maoist activists killed Sister Valsha John, an Indian religious sister whose death has been linked... Read more
Priest sees hopeful future for Vietnam’s Christians
An official with the Vietnamese bishops’ conference foresees a confident future for the Christian community in Vietnam. He cites the... Read more
British monarch can now marry a Catholic but cannot be one
The centuries-old law barring the British monarch from marrying a Catholic has been scrapped but not the rule forbidding them... Read more
Baby found alive two days after earthquake in Turkey
A 14-day-old baby was found alive amid the rubble of her home 46 hours after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck... Read more
X Factor star gives credit for success to Catholic mom
Even though he is only 17 years old, Emmanuel Kelly has taken Australia by storm this fall with his X... Read more
Growing Islamist violence threatens Church in Indonesia
The President of the Bishops Conference of Indonesia says the rise of radical Islam is resulting in increasing problems for... Read more
Indian bishop tells Catholics to remain peaceful despite church attack
Masked vandals attacked and desecrated a Catholic church in the Indian state of Kerala on September 4, according to a... Read more
Divine Mercy congress inspires quake-stricken New Zealand
Catholics in Christchurch, New Zealand drew inspiration from a recent Divine Mercy Congress as they work to rebuild from a... Read more
Kerala parishes create incentives for larger families
Catholic parishes in Kerala have created incentives for Catholics to have larger families because of concerns that the Catholic population... Read more
Franciscans translate Bible into colloquial Japanese
After 55 years of work, the people of Japan will soon have a translation of the Bible in colloquial Japanese... Read more
Indian archbishop urges peace on anniversary of anti-Christian violence
On the third anniversary of the outbreak of massive anti-Christian violence in Orissa state, a local Catholic archbishop has appealed... Read more
Dialogue on Philippines reproductive health bill fades, protests renew
Catholics are again planning protests and rallies against the proposed reproductive health bill. Catholic Church leaders say there are only... Read more
Release Fr. Ly immediately, US religious freedom commission urges Vietnam
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has condemned the Vietnamese government’s latest arrest of religious freedom advocate Fr.... Read more
Bangalore's own 'Mother Teresa' can remain after visa extension
A British Catholic religious sister, compared to Mother Teresa for her three decades of work with leprosy victims, says she'll... Read more
Pro-democracy Vietnamese priest jailed again
Authorities re-arrested Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, one of Vietnam's most outspoken dissidents, at a home for retired priests on... Read more
Author laments Chinese response to recent excommunications
An expert on Chinese Christianity says the country's religious authorities are threatening the Catholic Church's basic identity by defying a... Read more
Chinese government will ordain more bishops, leader says
China’s state-backed Patriotic Catholic Association will ordain more bishops without papal approval when “conditions are right,” a top leader in... Read more
Catholics keeping kids away from bombs in Laos
“Let’s go find some bombs to play with” is really not what you want to hear from little kids. Read more
India's Christian outcasts plan massive hunger strike for equal rights
Thousands of Dalit Christians and Muslims known as the “untouchables” or “slumdogs” of India will gather in the streets of... Read more
