Béatification des 17 martyrs du Laos: "un acte bénéfique tant pour l’Eglise que l’Etat laotien"
By Admin Webmaster 2/8/2017 10:46:23 PMDimanche 5 février 2017, Mgr Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun célèbrera en compagnie d’une vingtaine d’évêques et du cardinal André Vingt-Trois une messe d’action de grâce pour la béatification des 17 martyrs du Laos...
The changing face of Christmas
By Admin Webmaster 12/28/2016 4:37:13 PMJesus Christ, the human face of God's mercy and compassion has demonstrated to us the value of simplicity and humility necessary to restore innocence to our complicated and sophisticated humanity.
Tagle celebrates Christmas Mass with prisoners
By Admin Webmaster 12/28/2016 4:23:52 PMCardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila said illegal drugs "squander life" in the Philippines, but added that killing also does not offer hope to those who make mistakes.
Bishops urge All Souls' Day prayers for drug war victims
By Admin Webmaster 10/31/2016 10:26:39 PMMany Filipino families can't afford to retrieve bodies of slain loved ones from funeral homes
Indian Catholics respond to papal mandate on environment
By Admin Webmaster 4/29/2016 10:27:46 AMNearly a year after Pope Francis released his encyclical on the environment, dioceses and church agencies across India have launched several projects implementing the spirit of the papal document.
Mainland China has 112 bishops, 99 in active ministry
By Admin Webmaster 4/29/2016 10:23:45 AMThe latest statistics of the Catholic Church in China compiled by Hong Kong Diocese's Holy Spirit Study Centre shows the number of "open" bishops or those recognized by the government is more than double that of those from the unrecognized or "underground" community.
FABC OLF "Women and the Impact of Climate Change"
By Admin Webmaster 4/16/2016 8:19:20 AMThe increasing poverty caused by these events raises the risk of human trafficking, forced migrations and hunger. We know from data collected that women are the most trafficked, forced to migrate and face poorer health care, higher child mortality, hunger and water and fuel shortages.
East Timor: 500 years of Catholicism and the signing of a concordat
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDili –Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope’s secretary of state was given a festive welcome by joyful crowds when he arrived in Dili today at the start of a visit which coincides with the 500th anniversary of the evangelisation of East Timor or Timo-Leste .
Ordained with a papal mandate, Fr Joseph Zhang Yinlin becomes the new coadjutor bishop of Anyang (Henan)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe ceremony was quiet. All ordaining bishops are in communion with the pope and recognised by the government. At least 1,300 faithful took part in the service. PIME missionaries served the diocese until 1949...
Conclusion of the Council: 'New paths to give witness to Christ in Thailand'
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM"The Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Thilandia, just concluded in Bangkok, was an important moment to remember the past, our roots, and to look towards the future: the Catholics seek new paths to incarnate the Gospel in the country and live it in society, economy...
Forgiveness opens the door to repentance
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMI was a breech birth baby. That is, I came into the world the wrong way around: bottom first, head last. As my mother reminded me many times, that may have set me up to do things through much of my life the wrong way around, "bass ackwards." My mode of birth ...
Easter in China: rebirth in a Tibetan Catholic village
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Cizhong Catholic church is one of Yunnan's most important churches and has been listed as a national historic and cultural site since 2006. Out of their liturgical needs for wine during mass, missionaries brought grapes and taught local villagers to ...
Nuncio to India marks Pope’s 2nd anniversary of pontificate
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Holy See’s representative to India on Friday organized an event in New Delhi to mark the second anniversary of Pope Francis’s election. When Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected Pope on...
Pope tells Filipinos to 'reject' corruption
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis urged Filipinos on Friday to "reject every form of corruption which diverts resources from the poor". In a meeting with government leaders, the pontiff said what is essential to the attainment of national goals "is the moral imperative of ...
Pope prays for reconciliation at Shrine of Madhu in Tamil territory
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn a place that is venerated by Christians and non-Christians alike and that became a refugee camp during the civil war, Francis asked Our Lady of Madhu to help restore unity in the country. A huge crowd was there to greet the Bishop of Rome
Korea: Christmas among the poor at ‘Anna’s House’
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMissionary Vincenzo Bordo, a pioneer of the social charities of the Korean Church, welcomes the homeless and marginalised in Suwon. And he has ‘found life again’ thanks to Pope Francis.
Catholic nuns lead raids on brothels in India
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLeaving their habits behind and disguised along with police in regular clothes, a small group of three or four nuns raid brothels in Kolkata, India, at night, snatching young women and girls as young as 12 from the clutches of their captors.
First Catholic radio station in Pakistan
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Archdiocese of Karachi has launched the first Catholic radio station in Pakistan, where Christians face discrimination and persecution.
Catholic Church marks 500 years in Myanmar
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThousands of Catholics arrived in Yangon on Friday for the start of a three-day celebration of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Catholicism in Myanmar....
Four Asians in International Theological Commission
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFour Asians are among the thirty members of the ninth International Theological Commission . Pope Francis has nominated ,according to a Vatican press release issued on September 23.
Towards the synod: India's multiculturalism, a challenge and a resource for Christian families
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMJohn Dayal, a human rights activist, looks at the situation of couples and families today, including the threat of Hindu extremism (Hindutva), in the education of children, Catholic ones as well. He stresses the beauty of marriage between man and woman, and is open to communion for homosexuals.
First Sri Lankan to be canonized
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMBlessed Joseph Vaz will soon become Sri Lanka's first saint after Pope Francis advanced his cause for canonization by waiving the requirement for a second miracle.
Filipino Catholics flocking to social media dedicated to pope's visit
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLarge numbers of Catholics in the Philippines are frequenting the official social media site for the visit of Pope Francis in January, following the site's launch earlier this week by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.
Caritas Pakistan grapples with worst floods in 50 years
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn Pakistan flood waters are gradually receding, giving rescue teams a chance to reach tens of thousands of villagers stranded by the heaviest rainfall in fifty years.
Jakarta, hundreds of students participate in "Live for God, Life for Good"
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMWith this motto, young Catholicsjoined the initiative promoted by Persink activists. The movement born in the 80's aims to help students...
Pope to Asian Bishops: Dialogue and encounter
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis on Sunday stressed the importance of entering into dialogue with others, telling the Bishops of Asia it is a way of sharing our common experience and humanity.
Pope Visits Keottongnae for People with Disabilities
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFollowing the beatification mass on Saturday in Seoul, Pope Francis visited Keottongnae, or flower village, for people with disabilities. After arriving in the village located in Eumsung, North Chungcheong Province by helicopter, the pope was greeted by ...
Pope beatifies 124 Korean martyrs, praising their witness to Christ
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis invoked these saints, Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions, along with the newly beatified martyrs during his homily.
Pope tells bishops to be guardians of memory and hope
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSpeaking to his brother bishops on the first day of his apostolic journey to the Republic of Korea, Pope Francis recalled the seeds sown by Korean martyrs which, he said, "brought forth an abundant harvest of grace in this land", and called on them to guard the hope of...
6th Asian Youth Day (Aug. 13 - 17 , 2014)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe 6th Asian Youth Day program is composed of diverse activities: prayer, sharing, lectures, workshop and festivals.