Asia - Pacific News
U.S. bishops concelebrate Mass on Tet during Vietnamese visit
A joint group of U.S. and Vietnamese clergy concelebrated Mass for Tet, the first day of the Lunar New Year... Read more
Japanese corporations cut workday to boost birth rate
Japanese electronics giant Canon and other, seeking to boost Japan’s flagging birth rate, now allows employees to leave early twice... Read more
Korean cardinal expresses joy at Christian unity in Korea
Thousands of Catholics and Christians of other confessions gathered in Seoul this week for an ecumenical gathering to mark the... Read more
Vietnamese state media awarded for faked reports
Vietnamese Catholics have reacted critically to the bestowal of journalism awards upon two media outlets for reporting that vilifies Catholics... Read more
Archbishop disappointed with Indian court decision about presecuted Christians
Following an examination of anti-Christian atrocities in Orissa, a recent Indian Supreme Court ruling has scaled back police protection and... Read more
Malaysian government allows Catholic newspaper to print, with restrictions
The Malaysian government has announced it will allow a Catholic newspaper’s Malay edition to be published, but will not allow... Read more
Vietnamese government confiscates convent in ‘cheap trick’
A group of religious sisters who responded to an invitation to meet with the local Vietnamese government last month were... Read more
Sri Lankan government declines Catholic-Anglican call for Christmas ceasefire
Despite appeals from Catholic and Anglican bishops, the Sri Lankan government on Thursday said it will not declare a ceasefire... Read more
‘Prepare for more persecutions,’ Vietnamese priest warns Church
Vietnam’s Redemptorist provincial superior is resisting calls from a Hanoi government official who is pushing for the Hanoi members of... Read more
Ordinations end Shanghai Diocese's celebration of 400 years of evangelization
Shanghai diocese capped its nine-month celebration of the 400th anniversary of Catholicism's arrival with the ordination of two priests. During... Read more
Vietnamese officials reaffirm plans to demolish Catholic monastery
Repeating a government tactic used in disputes with Vietnamese Catholics seeking the return of confiscated property, the People's Committee of... Read more
Indian archbishop warns of continuing lack of security in Orissa
Archbishop Rafael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar said this week, “The persecution of Christians in Orissa,” a state of India where hundreds... Read more
India bishop, fearing extremist violence, cancels Christmas festivities
Citing concerns about Hindu extremists, Bishop Gerald Mathias of Lucknow, India has canceled many of the Christmas festivities in his... Read more
Catholics on trial in Vietnam receive suspended jail time
This morning in Vietnam eight Catholics charged with destroying property and disturbing the public order were found guilty but received... Read more
Thousands of Catholics protest government violations of justice
In one of the largest protests to be held in Vietnam in decades, more than 5,000 people gathered in a... Read more
Bishops encourage help and reconciliation among two Koreas
Fides news agency reported this week that during a recent meeting in Suji, South Korea the Church in South Korea... Read more
Malaysian Catholic weekly in ‘Allah’ controversy still waiting on license renewal
A Catholic weekly in Malaysia involved in a controversy with the government over its use of the word "Allah" has... Read more
Rosary campaign for Indian victims of anti-Christian violence concludes
Following a campaign in which nearly 500,000 Rosaries were prayed, a prayer initiative held for the victims of anti-Christian persecution... Read more
Bishops of India strongly condemn terrorist attacks
The Bishops’ Conference of India has “unequivocally” condemned the terrorist attacks that have taken place in the city of Mumbai,... Read more
Report: Vietnamese government’s effort to establish rival ‘Patriotic Church’ has failed
The Vietnamese government’s attempt to create a “Patriotic Church” to rival the Catholic Church in the country is now considered... Read more
