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Singapore urged to halt executions, abolish death penalty
By Admin Webmaster 5/27/2024 10:05:13 AMCity state which punishes 33 offenses with hanging is also urged to stop targeting anti-death penalty activists
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We cannot be silent
By Admin Webmaster 4/1/2024 10:00:28 AMAlmost six months of war in Gaza, and the guns have not fallen silent. We, the members of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), like so many other Catholics, Christians, men and women of all faiths and non-believers, refuse to be silent.
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US: Movie about Sister Cabrini makes a splash
By Admin Webmaster 3/28/2024 11:11:35 PMA powerful and inspiring film about the life of Sister Frances Saverio Cabrini has been a great success in the U.S, including among atheists and those of other faiths.
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The tide is turning in Myanmar
By Admin Webmaster 3/27/2024 8:44:46 AMFor a quarter of a century, my spiritual journey — with its inspiring moments and its heartaches — has been intertwined with Myanmar’s.
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Tribal body in India's Manipur condemns attack on office
By Admin Webmaster 3/28/2024 10:28:23 AMA tribal Christian forum in the strife-torn northeast Indian state of Manipur has condemned the attacks on its office and its spokesperson in two separate incidents.
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Indian priest, 10 others get bail after one month in jail
By Admin Webmaster 3/13/2024 10:45:29 AMEleven Christians, including a Catholic priest, have secured bail after they were remanded under the stringent anti-conversion law in a northern Indian state more than a month ago.
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Sri Lanka risks water crisis
By Admin Webmaster 3/13/2024 9:12:07 AMClimatologists do not expect significant rainfall until May, and already last month the weather was very dry due to the impact of El Niño in the Asia-Pacific region in late 2023. Officials have urged the population to use water sparingly.
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World churches group leader visits Holy Land to strengthen call for just peace
By Admin Webmaster 2/21/2024 10:19:45 AMThe head of the World Council of Churches is visiting the Holy Land and will meet the president of Israel and the Palestinian president as well as Christian leaders.
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International day commemorating victims of Holocaust of profound importance, says UN human rights chief
By Admin Webmaster 1/29/2024 8:59:09 AMThe day commemorating the Holocaust is one of "profound importance."
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Christians mourn Myanmar air strike victims
By Admin Webmaster 1/10/2024 9:19:32 AMSeventeen villagers including six children were killed and at least 30 wounded in the deadly bombings in Sagaing region
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2024 elections: Religious leaders call for social peace to be maintained
By Admin Webmaster 12/11/2023 9:16:27 AMConvened by Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, the Peaceful Indonesia Forum issued a statement calling for free and fair voting, following a clash between opposing political factions that left one person dead last month.
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Adel Misk: Israel’s war in Gaza and now the West Bank will not destroy Hamas
By Admin Webmaster 11/29/2023 9:04:13 AMIsrael’s "war machine” wants to "cleanse" Gaza. Only the intervention of the international community can stop this tragedy.
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Islamic Prayer for Guidance
By Admin Webmaster 11/22/2023 9:57:23 AMAnytime a Muslim is making a decision, he or she should seek Allah's guidance and wisdom
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More than 4,300 killed in Turkey, Syria earthquakes
By Admin Webmaster 2/8/2023 9:53:49 AMRescuers in Turkey and Syria dug with their bare hands through the freezing night Tuesday hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a series of violent earthquakes.
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Indian govt against transfer of petitions on anti-conversion laws
By Admin Webmaster 2/1/2023 10:02:46 AMThe laws are enacted by states, no need to transfer petitions challenging them to Supreme Court, attorney general argues
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Thérèse of Lisieux in Asia
By Admin Webmaster 1/30/2023 9:46:18 AMOn the 150th anniversary of the birth of the patron saint of missions, an exhibition in Paris tells the story of a “woman intellectual, seeker of meaning” with a section dedicated to her relations with the missionaries of the MÉP and the spread of her spirituality in Asia.
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Asia, events in 2023
By Admin Webmaster 1/9/2023 10:05:31 AMMany political elections and many anniversaries but few international events currently on the agenda of the Asian nations for 2023
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Poland: Supporting women refugees
By Admin Webmaster 1/6/2023 10:13:21 AMWomen fleeing the war in Ukraine are at risk of gender-based violence
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Asian Catholics praying for Pope Benedict
By Admin Webmaster 12/30/2022 8:53:45 AMMany Catholic communities all over Asia have accepted the invitation Pope Francis made yesterday to recite a “special prayer” for Benedict XVI.
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Mongolia, Christmas with Our Lady found in landfill
By Admin Webmaster 12/28/2022 8:52:38 AMConsecrating Mongolia to Our Lady, in front of the statue of the Immaculate found among the garbage
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Hong Kong will re-open China border as COVID surges
By Admin Webmaster 12/26/2022 9:17:06 AMChina, grappling with a new wave of COVID-19 infections, took another step towards loosening its pandemic-related restrictions on Saturday
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The role of Indonesian women in deradicalisation initiatives
By Admin Webmaster 12/12/2022 9:22:26 AMThe growing role of women in attacks and bombings has emerged
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Pope in Bahrain: religious freedom, education and concrete action against violence
By Admin Webmaster 11/9/2022 10:58:29 AMThe Forum for dialogue with other religious leaders
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Ho Chi Minh City has a new auxiliary bishop
By Admin Webmaster 11/9/2022 10:50:59 AMMgr Joseph Bui Cong Trac, rector of St Joseph's Major Seminary, has been appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City by Pope Francis.
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Women protest for third day, this time over lack of job opportunities
By Admin Webmaster 11/2/2022 9:52:37 AMA group of women held a small but important gathering in downtown Kabul on Monday to protest against the alarming absence of employment opportunities for women across the country under Taliban rule.
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New Mekong dam to force 10,000 residents out of 26 villages
By Admin Webmaster 11/2/2022 9:45:51 AMScores of hydroelectric dams have turned the Mekong into a completely artificial waterway.
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International aid workers meet in Milan to face climate crisis issues
By Admin Webmaster 10/31/2022 11:02:40 AMOver 100 aid workers from 26 countries have gathered in the northern Italian city of Milan to offer personal experiences, innovative approaches, and new perspectives on the most pressing issues related to the climate crisis.
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Hindu nationalists stop bus carrying Christian children in Madhya Pradesh
By Admin Webmaster 10/5/2022 8:56:44 AMIn Khandwa, Hindu extremists prevented a meeting promoted by the diocese claiming that tribal children were being taken “for religious conversion.
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Brother Andrew, a life for persecuted Christians, has died
By Admin Webmaster 10/3/2022 9:03:11 AMThe founder of Open Doors passed away at the age of 94
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Ukraine war: the bloody mobilisation of Buryatia
By Admin Webmaster 9/28/2022 8:32:23 AMPutin's order to recruit 300,000 new soldiers for deployment in the conflict is being carried out in a chaotic manner at the local level.
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New Zealand: 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care
By Admin Webmaster 7/27/2024 8:09:52 AMThe Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care releases a report showcasing systemic and pervasive abuse in religious and state care institutions between 1950 and 2019, and demands apologies and compensation from government and Churches.
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Athletica Vaticana reminds Olympic athletes of their great responsibility
By Admin Webmaster 7/26/2024 9:30:56 AMAhead of the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, Athletica Vaticana encourages the athletes in fraternal friendship and reiterates Pope Francis' appeal for an Olympic Truce.
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Some 400 children die of rising heat across Europe and Central Asia
By Admin Webmaster 7/25/2024 8:48:51 AMA new report issued by the UN's Children's Fund, UNICEF, reveals that nearly 400 children were killed in 2021, alone, across Europe and Central Asia, as drastically-increasing temperatures threaten the lives of the youngest and most vulnerable.
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Maronite Bishop in Lebanon says people praying for peace, offering help
By Admin Webmaster 7/25/2024 8:33:40 AMMaronite Bishop Munir Khairallah of the Diocese of Batroun, Lebanon, describes the situation there as tensions grow between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militiamen in the south, while the local church prays for peace and helps some 100,000 refugees who have fled the area.
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African faith leaders join pleas for Jubilee debt forgiveness
By Admin Webmaster 7/25/2024 8:26:39 AMChristian and Muslim African religious leaders address a joint statement to the G20, G7, United Nations, IMF and World Bank calling for debt relief for Africa in view of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope.
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Cardinal Parolin meets Ukrainian President, reaffirms commitment for peace
By Admin Webmaster 7/24/2024 9:21:57 AMThe Vatican Secretary of State is received in Kyiv by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to whom he conveys the Pope's solidarity and the Holy See's commitment to help find "a just and lasting peace".
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Holy See expresses 'deep concern’ over growth in nuclear rhetoric
By Admin Webmaster 7/24/2024 9:17:19 AMSpeaking at a meeting at the UN’s Geneva headquarters, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero warns of the “existential threat” posed by nuclear weapons.
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Safeguarding the future: JRS protecting refugee children in Ethiopia
By Admin Webmaster 7/21/2024 9:55:04 AMRefugee children, including unaccompanied minors and children who have been separated from their families, constitute a considerable proportion of the 78,531 refugees in Addis Ababa. Amidst persistent challenges, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Ethiopia is pivotal in providing essential support and integration initiatives for these vulnerable children.
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Cardinal Pizzaballa asks Christians in the Holy Land to unite in prayer
By Admin Webmaster 7/20/2024 8:56:34 AMThe Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls on Holy Land Christians to step back, at this moment of continued bloodshed and sorrow, from political discussions and pray together.
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The Sahara Desert: A deadly frontier for migrants
By Admin Webmaster 7/20/2024 8:47:59 AMThe journey migrants and refugees undertake across the Sahara Desert is more lethal than crossing the Mediterranean, Vincent Cochetel of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) explains to Vatican News.
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How microplastic pollution is menacing Antarctica
By Admin Webmaster 7/20/2024 8:40:04 AMOne of the world’s most pristine and remote environments must deal with the impacts of microbe-colonised microplastics that are threatening its ecological stability.
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Archbishop Najeeb: In ISIS-scarred Northern Iraq, a 'return to humanity'
By Admin Webmaster 7/19/2024 8:52:09 AMTen years after the devastation caused by ISIS in the historic region of Upper Mesopotamia, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul speaks to Vatican News about a cautious rebuilding of trust among the inhabitants of the region.
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Holy See: "Recalibrate” efforts toward sustainable development
By Admin Webmaster 7/19/2024 8:39:34 AMThe Holy See’s Permanent Observer addresses the UN on the “Summit of the Future” to be held in September: "A pivotal moment to reaffirm the fundamental principles of the international community."
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Rimini Meeting 2024 to promote peace and combat hatred
By Admin Webmaster 7/17/2024 8:20:16 AMThe new edition of the annual Rimini Meeting, 20 - 25 August in the Italian town on the Adriatic Sea, will be attended by religious personalities from the world of politics and culture, and will be opened by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
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Indian bishops meet PM Modi to discuss attacks on Christians
By Admin Webmaster 7/16/2024 8:45:26 AMA Church delegation led by Archbishop Andrews Thazhath meets the newly re-elected nationalist Hindu Prime minister to voice the bishops’ concern over increasing anti-Christian violence in the country.
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Skill acquisition for Africa’s youth – a necessary path to peace, poverty eradication and development
By Admin Webmaster 7/16/2024 8:18:11 AM15 July is World Youth Skills Day as declared by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). The theme for this year is ‘Youth Skills for Peace and Development.’ 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of this event held annually since 2014.
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Scottish Catholic agency, SCIAF, says the drought-induced food crisis in Zambia is ‘different from before’
By Admin Webmaster 7/15/2024 8:40:07 AMSCIAF, the international relief agency for the Scottish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, whose staff members have regularly visited the country, say, “There is evidence indicating that a nutrition crisis is likely to unfold in provinces where hunger and nutrient gaps are high.”
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Holy See pledges to continue its financial support to UNRWA
By Admin Webmaster 7/13/2024 10:40:51 PMThe Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, confirms that the Holy See will continue contributing to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees and stresses UNRWA’s “crucial role” in the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Nigeria: Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Forum of Nigeria express reservations with the Samoa Agreement
By Admin Webmaster 7/13/2024 5:43:23 PMNigeria’s Catholic Bishops and the Islamic Forum of Nigeria are opposed the Samoa Agreement in its current state. The Catholic Bishops have described it as “a threat to Nigeria’s sovereignty and values.”
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Bishops in Pakistan hail approval of revised Marriage Act
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 10:01:29 PMThe Catholic Bishops' Conference of Pakistan joins other Christians in welcoming the final approval of a new law that raises to 18 the age for marriage to protect Christian minors from forced marriages.
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Cheering on the bravest: the 2024 Refugee Paralympic Team
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 9:55:55 PMThe International Paralympic Committee announces the Refugee Team for the Paris Paralympics, featuring eight athletes and one guide runner from various countries who will compete in six sports.
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Holy See: Supporting developing countries is a 'moral imperative'
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 9:45:01 PMThe Vatican's Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, addresses the 2024 High-Level Political Forum in New York, urging the international community to help developing nations achieve sustainable development.
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Holy See: Wealthier nations can assist island nations through debt relief
By Admin Webmaster 7/12/2024 8:33:16 AMArchbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations, urges the international community to help Small Island Developing States through concrete efforts, which can include debt relief and debt cancellation.
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Holy See welcomes ‘significant’ new treaty on intellectual property
By Admin Webmaster 7/11/2024 9:08:49 AMThe Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN in Geneva says that a new international treaty represents a major step towards a “dynamic, forward-looking” IP system.
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Report records 1,045 cases of violence against minorities in Bangladesh
By Admin Webmaster 7/11/2024 8:58:37 AMThe Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) presents its annual report on violence against religious and ethnic minorities recording over 1,000 cases of human rights violations in a year and resulting in the death of 45 people.
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World Religions to commit to Rome Call on AI in Hiroshima
By Admin Webmaster 7/10/2024 10:12:14 AMReligious leaders from across the world meet in Hiroshima, Japan, to sign the “Rome Call for AI Ethics”, emphasizing the vital importance of guiding the development of artificial intelligence with ethical principles that promote peace.
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Pope distressed by increasing violence in Ukraine and Gaza
By Admin Webmaster 7/10/2024 9:59:20 AMPope Francis has learnt with great sorrow about the attacks on medical centres in Kyiv and on a school in Gaza, and hopes and prays for concrete solutions to end the wars. According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office, he is praying for concrete solution to end the wars.
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Patriarchate of Jerusalem decries raid on Catholic school in Gaza
By Admin Webmaster 7/9/2024 9:03:33 AMThe Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem denounces the targeting of civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas after an Israeli raid on the Holy Family school in Gaza City.
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European media put to test by Artificial Intelligence
By Admin Webmaster 7/6/2024 8:55:18 AMThe two-day general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union, hosted in Limassol, Cyprus, and also attended by Vatican Radio discusses the role of public service media in the context of strong polarization, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the world of communication.
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Church in Pakistan pleads for Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy
By Admin Webmaster 7/6/2024 8:51:36 AMChristian leaders in Pakistan strongly condemn death verdict against young Christian in Punjab for alleged blasphemy, amid worsening persecution against religious minorities in in the Muslim-majority nation,
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Well-known Asian evangelizer buried in India
By Admin Webmaster 5/22/2024 12:26:38 PMMetropolitan Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan, dubbed Asia’s richest evangelizer, died in the US in a road mishap a fortnight ago
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Japan opens its doors wider to foreign workers, refugees
By Admin Webmaster 4/3/2024 9:23:48 AMReal challenge lies in integration of vastly different worldviews, lifestyles into a society that has been relatively insular.
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Myanmar's Cardinal Bo: In wounded world, let us kneel in solidarity
By Admin Webmaster 3/28/2024 10:19:19 AMThis Holy Week, the President of the Myanmar Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, urges the faithful to join together in praying for peace to 'stop the turmoil of war,' and encourages people of good will to welcome Pope Francis' calls for dialogue and reconciliation.
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Myanmar’s democracy protesters turn armed rebels to fight junta
By Admin Webmaster 1/31/2024 10:21:14 AMAt least 4,400 people have been killed in the military's crackdown on dissent since the coup, according to local monitoring group
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Stop the systematic targeting of Christians in Myanmar
By Admin Webmaster 12/6/2023 9:31:49 AMMuslims have already faced a genocide that the world failed to stop, so let’s act now
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Asian Church holds ‘Bishops Meet’ to renew communication mission
By Admin Webmaster 11/28/2023 8:16:43 AMAsian Catholic media professionals descend on Thailand for the 28th annual Bishop’s Meet to share their desire to help the Church communicate the mercy and joy of the Gospel.
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Hong Kong Bishop visits Beijing in the name of unity
By Admin Webmaster 4/21/2023 11:18:52 PMBishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan concluded a five-day visit to Beijing at the invitation of Archbishop Li Shan. He was thus able to meet the Catholic community of the Chinese capital. The purpose of the visit was to promote communion between the two dioceses.
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Church of Asia: ‘Taking off our shoes’ expresses synodal journey
By Admin Webmaster 3/28/2023 8:02:45 AMThe Churches in Asia find their voice and publish their response to the Continental Stage of the Synod, which is characterized through an ancient traditional Asian custom.
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FABC Bangkok document ushers in kairos moment for Church in Asia
By Admin Webmaster 3/16/2023 7:34:56 PMThe Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) held a 50th anniversary General Conference from 12-30 October 2022. On Wednesday, the document Conference delegates drafted was launched during an online event.
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Digital Synod brings Catholic Church ‘closer to digital natives’
By Admin Webmaster 2/27/2023 8:28:46 PMThe “Digital Synod” reached an estimated 20 million people and gleaned tens of thousands of responses from non-Catholics and non-believers, according to Fr Jeffrey Segovia, who points out that real people lie behind all the clicks and likes that fill social media.
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Cardinal Hollerich: 'Church of Asia has a lot to give the world'
By Admin Webmaster 2/27/2023 9:40:43 AMThe third and final day of the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality opened with an orientation by Cardinal Hollerich, who focused his remarks on synod as symphony and the need for conversion.
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Laymen contribute their Asian voices in the synodal process
By Admin Webmaster 2/27/2023 9:24:42 AMLaymen participating in the Asian Continental Assembly see the synod as a vehicle for bringing change, new ways of thinking, and new directions, and are happy to have contributed their Asian voices to the process.
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Sr Nathalie Becquart: ‘Synodality – the process that ecclesializes'
By Admin Webmaster 2/25/2023 11:23:19 PMDay two of the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality began with an orientation provided by Sr Nathalie Becquart, who praised the delegates for their ability to talk about tensions without tension.
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Lay women speaking out on behalf of others in Asian synodal assembly
By Admin Webmaster 2/25/2023 6:58:30 PMWomen speak on the sidelines of the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality, assuring their peers that, ‘In the synodal process, we are with you and our voices should be heard.’
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Cardinal Grech: ‘tracing the Catholic path to synodality’
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2023 8:45:05 PMCardinal Grech brings the Pope’s ‘fatherly blessing’ to the delegates to the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality, expresses his gratitude, and provides orientation.
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Mass of the Holy Spirit opens Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality
By Admin Webmaster 2/24/2023 4:37:32 PM80 delegates from all over Asia entered into communal discernment on Friday, seeking the aid of the Holy Spirit in the opening Mass of the Holy Spirit.
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Participants gather for the Asia Continental Assembly on Synodality
By Admin Webmaster 2/23/2023 7:29:11 PMThe fifth of seven Continental Assemblies for the Synod will get underway on Friday with 80 participants and delegates representing 29 Asian countries.
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Day against human trafficking: 150,000 people trafficked every year in South Asia
By Admin Webmaster 2/13/2023 8:44:11 AMPope Francis released a video message for the 9th World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.
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Indonesian parliament approves legislation to outlaw extra-marital sex
By Admin Webmaster 12/7/2022 9:35:42 AMIndonesia's parliament approved a new criminal code on Tuesday (Dec 6) that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail.
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FABC closing message: Asian Bishops “challenged” by voices of marginalized
By Admin Webmaster 11/1/2022 8:52:55 AMThe Bishops of Asia say they have been “challenged” by the voices of the poor, the earth, women, young people, and struggling families.
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Cardinal Gracias: FABC will make a difference on pastoral work
By Admin Webmaster 10/30/2022 6:35:11 PMAs the Bishops of Asia wrap up their General Conference in Bangkok, Indian-born Cardinal Oswald Gracias says FABC delegates have been “eagerly trying to listen to every whisper of the Holy Spirit”.
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Cardinal Tagle to FABC: 'We are called to evangelize social media'
By Admin Webmaster 10/30/2022 9:56:12 AMIn his address to the Asian Bishops' General Conference on Saturday, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle focuses on the importance of reading in an age of social media to develop critical thinking and empathy.
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The voice of laywomen at FABC Conference
By Admin Webmaster 10/28/2022 5:06:37 PMLaywomen are also participating as invited guests at the General Conference of Asian Bishops, and they have much to say about the important role they are playing at the Conference.
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Cardinal Bo: Asian Bishops pursuing path of ‘triple dialogue/harmony’
By Admin Webmaster 10/28/2022 5:02:28 PMAs the Bishops of Asia draw near the end of their first General Conference, Cardinal Charles Bo expresses his hopes that the Church in Asia might embrace harmony with the poor, other religions, and the surrounding culture.
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FABC delegates explore Thailand's Catholic history on pilgrimage
By Admin Webmaster 10/28/2022 9:03:08 AMThe Cardinal and Bishop delegates, along with priests, religious and lay people attending the General Conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, went on pilgrimage on Thursday to explore Thailand’s Catholic and social history.
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The voice of laymen at FABC General Conference
By Admin Webmaster 10/27/2022 9:43:03 AMAmong those participating in the FABC General Conference in Bangkok are laymen who have been invited as guests. They too come from all over Asia. Their presence makes the People of God “complete”.
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Susan Pescoe to FABC: Synod document is genuine voice of People of God
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2022 4:54:32 PMSusan Pescoe, a member of the team who drafted the Synod Continental Document shares with delegates at the FABC General Conference how Pope Francis was involved in the process.
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The voice of women religious at FABC General Conference
By Admin Webmaster 10/26/2022 8:18:55 AMSix women religious attending the Asian Bishop's General Conference in Bangkok explain that their presence is important, since they represent the poor, minorities, the vulnerable, and local people across the region.
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Asian Bishops seek to respond to emerging challenges with compassion
By Admin Webmaster 10/25/2022 8:58:25 AMThree Asian Cardinals attending the General Conference of the FABC taking place in Bangkok meet with members of the press on Monday, each sharing how the Holy Spirit is guiding the process undertaken.
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Asian Bishops' General Conference: 'Working for a better Asia'
By Admin Webmaster 10/19/2022 5:56:00 AMThe first week of the General Conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) meeting in Bangkok wraps up with a challenge to reflect on how participants can bring hope in our contemporary world.
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Pope Francis mourns former President of Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 7/24/2024 9:08:47 AMPope Francis sends a message of condolences and prayers for the death of the former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the General Secretary of the Communist Party.
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Holy See: The Vietnamese Church’s freedom is for the good of society
By Admin Webmaster 5/17/2024 7:23:55 PMA statement on the meeting of the Viet Nam-Holy See Joint Working Group reaffirms good bilateral relations between the parties and highlights how the Catholic community in the South East Asian country continues to be inspired by the Magisterium of the Church.
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Archbishop Gallagher meets Vietnam’s Prime Minister in Hanoi
By Admin Webmaster 4/11/2024 8:13:44 PMThe Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations is in Vietnam until 14 April. During the visit he has held cordial talks with the Prime Minister and other government officials. Meetings with the Vietnamese Catholic community are scheduled in Hanoi, Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City.
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Archbishop Gallagher makes 6-day visit to Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 4/9/2024 7:58:01 PMArchbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States, embarks on a diplomatic visit to Vietnam, which will include meetings with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister and encounters with the local Church.
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Archbishop Gallagher discusses Pope's meeting with Vietnamese delegation
By Admin Webmaster 1/19/2024 8:27:14 AMArchbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States, comments on Pope Francis' audience with a delegation of Vietnamese political representatives, and says the Pope would like to visit the Asian nation.
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Vietnam has officially invited Pope Francis
By Admin Webmaster 1/3/2024 9:46:56 AMVietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng wrote to the pontiff inviting him to visit the country.
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Archbishop Zalewski appointed resident papal representative in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 12/23/2023 7:52:52 PMArchbishop Zalewski, 60 years old, from Poland, also nuncio to Singapore, is apointed resident papal representative in Vietnam. Last July, during the visit of President Vo Van Thuong of Vietnam to the Vatican, an agreement on the status of the resident papal representative was reached.
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Cardinal Parolin: Holy See-Vietnam agreement represents new beginning
By Admin Webmaster 7/28/2023 9:31:36 PMCardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin comments on the institution of a Pontifical Resident Representative in Vietnam, affirming both parties' intention to continue to work together "under the sign of mutual respect and mutual trust."
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Holy See and Viet Nam advance bilateral relations
By Admin Webmaster 7/28/2023 8:35:18 AMA communiqué released by the Holy See Press Office announces that the Holy See and Viet Nam have reached a definitive agreement for the Vatican to have a Resident Papal Representative in Hanoi.
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Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group meets at the Vatican
By Admin Webmaster 4/2/2023 6:36:29 AMDelegations from the Holy See and Viet Nam had a “broad and deep exchange of view on Viet Nam – Holy See relations, including issues related to the Catholic Church in Viet Nam,” according to a press release on the 10th Meeting of the Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group, which took place on Friday.
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Vietnam diocese buries 700 aborted fetuses
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2023 11:03:57 AMBurials in Xuan Loc diocese were to 'apologize to unborn babies for the pain and suffering they endured'
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Taiwan and Vietnam row over disputed island in South China Sea
By Admin Webmaster 12/5/2022 10:25:27 AMPart of the Spratlys, Taiping Island is claimed by both countries, as well as mainland China and the Philippines. Vietnam is irked by Taiwan’s live-fire drill in waters around the island. Vietnam usually clashes with mainland China over sovereign rights in the South China Sea.
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Holy See and Vietnam consolidate good and fruitful relations
By Admin Webmaster 4/22/2022 7:56:59 PMIn a meeting in Hanoi this week the Vietnam – Holy See Joint Working Group consolidated the relations between the two States and agreed to continue to strengthen fruitful dialogue and mutual trust.
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Jesuit Social Apostolate Office’s Emergency Food Program Helps the Poor in Saigon
By Admin Webmaster 8/9/2021 8:23:57 AMHochiminh City, one of Vietnam’s biggest cities, was hit by a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in the late April. The city recorded 166 local transmitted cases, the highest daily total since on Monday 21 June 2021, the highest daily total since the start of the outbreak.
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Vietnamese diocese blessed with 34 new priests
By Admin Webmaster 7/28/2021 9:26:46 AMAs Vietnam battles its worst surge in the Covid-19 pandemic, Vinh Diocese has been blessed with an abundance of priestly vocations, many of whom will be serving in other territories of the nation.
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Card. Bo: “Killing must stop at once” in Myanmar
By Admin Webmaster 3/17/2021 11:01:06 AMCardinal Charles Bo of Yangon on Sunday raised his voice once more against brutal force and killing by Myanmar's security forces as the country saw its bloodiest day to date with 38 dead.
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Vietnamese sisters assisting people with Hansen’s disease
By Admin Webmaster 3/17/2021 10:52:11 AMReligious sisters in Vietnam refuse to give up their mission of helping people afflicted by Hansen's disease (also known as leprosy), despite the closure of a leprosarium in 2012 to make way for a seaside resort.
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Caritas Vietnam assisting storm and flood victims
By Admin Webmaster 11/18/2020 9:23:28 AMIn a little over a month, Vietnam's central region has been battered by 7 tropical storms and typhoons, causing widespread floods and landslides that killed more than 200 people.
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Hmong Catholics keep faith in Vietnam despite hardship
By Admin Webmaster 8/23/2018 9:27:10 PMEthnic group passes down religious beliefs to younger generations amid restrictions and absence of priests
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Visitors from 40 countries can now apply for e-visas for Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/4/2017 5:30:30 PMA two-year pilot program effective from February 1 allows visitors from 40 countries to apply and receive Vietnamese visas via the Internet.
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Tens of thousands attend charity event to support children with cancer in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA series of activities were also featured at the event, including music performances, paper sunflower making, handmade sunflower sales, exhibitions of paintings drawn by child cancer patients, fundraising flea markets, and many more. -
Homélie a la Messe Chrismale 2015
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAux prêtres, religieux et religieuses, aux séminaristes et à tous les laïcs et laïques, 1. Très chers frères et sœurs, aujourd'hui, nous sommes réunis assez nombreux à la cathédrale de l'archidiocèse pour célébrer la messe chrismale, nous rappelant les uns aux autres la poursuite de la mission rédemptrice ... -
Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Tet at home
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMore than 300 expat Vietnamese joined a cozy Tet (Lunar New Year) gathering in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, which serves as an annual reminder of their home country’s long-standing traditions. -
Candied fruit for a sweet and happy new year
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMứt Tết (Tet candied fruit) is an indispensable treat during the Lunar New Year Festival. Tet is a time when everyone prepares a box of colorful candied fruits at home to give visitors, gift to friends and family, ... -
Traditional festival to welcome in Tet
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA recreated ethnic minority market from the northern province of Lao Cai features unique specialities such as green tea, rice wine, thang co (horse or beef meat, bones and tripe cooked together), men men (steamed ground maize) and... -
Photos of birds in mating season on display in HCMC
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe beauty and unique moments captured by photos of birds in Vietnam’s tropical forests will be on display at an exhibition at Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Cultural House from January 24 to 28. -
Cardinal Filoni in Vietnam: Evangelii Gaudium the programmatic text of the Church today
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, is this week making a pastoral visit to Vietnam. On Tuesday, he held meetings in Hà Nội with the members of the Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam, and a group of priests. -
Pope Francis meets with Prime Minister of Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPope Francis on Saturday received in audience the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyễn Tân Dũng. It was the Prime Minister’s second visit to the Vatican. Following the meeting, the Holy See released ... -
Vietnam debates prostitution: 'social evil' or legitimate job?
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFor Vietnamese sex workers like Do Thi Oanh, being caught touting for business used to carry a long stint in forced "rehabilitation", but as fines replace detention, many detect a shifting attitude towards the world's oldest profession. -
Japanese, VN artists usher in summer
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA group of Japanese and Vietnamese artists in HCM City is showcasing works in oil and lacquer, watercolours and mixed media, as a greeting to summer. The exhibition, Summer Meeting, displays 30 abstract paintings featuring the beauty of ...
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