Asia - Pacific News
Pro-life doctors challenge proposed New Zealand abortion guidelines
Pro-life doctors have gone to court to challenge new medical guidelines that require doctors to advise patients who have doubts... Read more
Chinese underground Bishop Wang remembered for legacy of faith
On February 2, at the age of 88, Bishop Raymond Wang Chonglin died after 60 years of priesthood. He leaves... Read more
Charges of Church involvement in Orissa violence ‘baseless,’ Indian archbishop says
Churchmen and other leaders in India’s Orissa state have rejected a Hindu radical group’s claim that the Church perpetrated violence... Read more
Australian Anglo-Catholic group votes to explore conversion to Catholicism
By a unanimous vote, the Anglo-Catholic group Forward in Faith Australia has established a working party guided by a Catholic... Read more
China’s Catholics celebrate Chinese New Year with gratitude for papal greeting
Chinese Catholics joined in the celebration of Chinese New Year on Sunday with Masses of Thanksgiving, prayer, works of charity... Read more
Catholic family suffers arson attack in Pakistan, police join harassment
A Catholic family in a Pakistani village has suffered from threats by Muslim neighbors, culminating in their house being burned... Read more
Catholic and Anglican bishops say Sri Lankan elections broke laws
The recent presidential elections in Sri Lanka violated democratic boundaries through “willful violations” of election laws and did not address... Read more
Catholic nominated for China's Top 10 People of 2009 awards
Media and government acknowledgment of two lay Catholics in China suggest an increasing social recognition of Catholics in the officially... Read more
U.S. lawmakers nominate Chinese human rights defenders for Nobel Prize
Three Chinese human rights advocates have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers.... Read more
Vietnamese Catholics call for end to government crack down
A Vietnamese priest has condemned the recent government attacks on Dong Chiem parishioners in the Archdiocese of Hanoi and has... Read more
High turnout at Philippines clergy congress with papal preacher
The Philippines’ five-day Second National Congress of the Clergy (NCC II) ended on Friday after unexpectedly drawing more than 5,500... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI erects new diocese in East Timor
The Vatican officially erected a third diocese in East Timor on Saturday. Fr. Norberto Do Amaral will be the new... Read more
Malaysian ‘Allah dispute' under control despite vandalism
Extremist groups in Malaysia may be exploiting the controversy over a Catholic newspaper’s use of the word “Allah” for God... Read more
Thousands attend funeral of murdered Catholic girl in Pakistan
On Jan. 25, thousands of people in Pakistan attended the funeral of a 12-year-old Catholic girl who was allegedly raped... Read more
Catholics in Guam fight same-sex union bill
The Catholic Church in Guam has submitted a petition to oppose the controversial Bill 185 that would legalize same-sex unions... Read more
Redemptorist Superior General urges prayer for persecuted Vietnamese Catholics
Following continued government persecution of Catholics in Vietnam, the Redemptorist Superior General has appealed for prayers for the Redemptorists and... Read more
Archdiocese of Hanoi condemns savage beating of Redemptorist brother
The Archdiocese of Hanoi has condemned local government attacks against Catholics at Dong Chiem parish, including the “savage” and “brutal”... Read more
Vietnamese government denies 'blowing up' crucifix, blocks Catholic news sites
Following reports that it destroyed a crucifix and brutalized parishioners, the Vietnamese government has blocked various Catholic news sites from... Read more
Malaysian bishops praise moderates and urge peace in ‘Allah’ conflict
Saying they had not expected a violent reaction to the Malaysian High Court’s ruling that a Christian newspaper may use... Read more
Woman cured of cancer by Bl. Mary MacKillop’s intervention breaks silence
A 66-year-old grandmother whose inexplicable recovery from advanced cancer became the second miracle attributed to Bl. Mary MacKillop has broken... Read more
