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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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Court grants Hindu demands in Gyanvapi mosque
By Admin Webmaster 9/14/2022 10:17:20 AMIn Uttar Pradesh, a judge rejected a petition by a committee representing Muslims demanding exclusive use of the place of worship.
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Missionaries of Charity welcome 50 transgender people on Mother Teresa's feast day
By Admin Webmaster 9/7/2022 9:20:19 AMDhaka (AsiaNews) – The Missionaries of Charity welcomed 50 transgender people at their Home of Compassion in Dhaka’s Tejgaon district, to mark together the 25th anniversary of the death of Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata. Transgender people are among the most marginalised in Bangladesh.
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Sikhs against Christian conversions in Punjab, a prelude to more extremism?
By Admin Webmaster 9/5/2022 9:36:16 AMSikh religious leaders will hold an assembly to demand anti-conversion laws in a state not ruled by Hindu nationalists.
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Pope denounces madness of war that orphans Ukrainian and Russian children
By Admin Webmaster 8/26/2022 9:07:01 AMA new heartfelt appeal by Francis at the general audience on the day that marks six months since the beginning of the conflict.
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Protests in Columbus: 20 students arrested
By Admin Webmaster 8/22/2022 8:57:29 AMSome were later released on bail but the organization's leader and two well-known Buddhist monks will be questioned.
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Bangladesh: 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Fr Angelo Maggioni
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 9:47:23 AMThe Catholic community in Raishahi has not forgotten the PIME missionary who was shot to death by bandits on 14 August 1972 at a time when he was helping war refugees returning from India. His legacy includes the St Joseph’s School and College he had founded in Bonpara together with Fr Verdelli, which today has more than 2,000 students.
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Bangladesh: 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Fr Angelo Maggioni
By Admin Webmaster 8/15/2022 9:45:39 AMThe Catholic community in Raishahi has not forgotten the PIME missionary who was shot to death by bandits on 14 August 1972 at a time when he was helping war refugees returning from India. His legacy includes the St Joseph’s School and College he had founded in Bonpara together with Fr Verdelli, which today has more than 2,000 students.
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Myanmar junta troops torch 10 villages in Sagaing region
By Admin Webmaster 8/10/2022 9:01:15 AMIn the first week of August, junta troops torched 500 homes in 10 villages in the Sagaing region, the scene of major clashes between the military and groups opposed to the February 2021 coup.
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Pope Francis' Eurasia: Journey to Kazakhstan
By Admin Webmaster 8/8/2022 9:12:35 AMFollowing in the footsteps of John Paul II, Francis is set visit the former Soviet republic from 13 to 15 September to take part in the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.
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Turkmen Islam against proselytising by other religions
By Admin Webmaster 8/8/2022 9:00:18 AMConcerned about the growth of certain religious groups, like the Jehovah's Witnesses, government and Muslim clerical leaders are working together to stop the trend. Officially, there is no persecution.
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Bangladeshi nationals easy targets of human trafficking gangs
By Admin Webmaster 8/3/2022 10:05:03 AMDHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A young Bangladeshi woman, Jaeda Akhter, was trapped by an international human trafficking gang and taken to India in late 2020.
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Nigeria: Over 60 Christians killed in Benue in two months
By Admin Webmaster 7/22/2022 9:53:52 AMAid to the Church in Need (ACN) highlights the challenge of insecurity in the world’s most populous black nation, amid persistent attacks and killings of Christians in Benue state.
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Droupadi Murmu, India's first tribal woman president
By Admin Webmaster 7/22/2022 9:10:02 AMThe 64-year-old, who hails from Odisha, was elected by a wide margin with the support of the BJP. Archbishop Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar told AsiaNews that he hopes she “will raise her voice for tribals and uphold constitutional values.”
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Pope, Brazil’s president hold phone call about peace in Ukraine, fight against poverty
By Admin Webmaster 6/1/2023 9:23:47 AMPope Francis speaks by phone with Brazilian President Lula da Silva to discuss their hopes for peace in Ukraine and efforts to combat poverty, with the President inviting the Pope to make a second visit to Brazil.
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City in Brazil's Amazon rain forest to host 2025 climate summit
By Admin Webmaster 5/28/2023 6:57:58 AMBrazil's government announced on Friday that the United Nations has confirmed the Amazonian city of Belem as the host of the COP30 climate change summit scheduled for November 2025.
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Pope: Peace will come when Russia and Ukraine are able to speak to each other
By Admin Webmaster 5/27/2023 6:48:59 PMIn an interview with Telemundo, Pope Francis addresses the issues of migration, abortion and celibacy, and explains that he always asks people to pray for him because when the faithful pray for their pastor "it is as if he wears a suit of armour".
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South Korea: Church to hold novena on 70th anniversary of Korean War
By Admin Webmaster 5/27/2023 6:39:23 PMSouth Korean Catholics will unite in a prayer novena to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
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UNICEF: Climate crisis disproportionately affects children in East Asia-Pacific
By Admin Webmaster 5/25/2023 7:55:21 PMChildren in East Asia and the Pacific are facing more environmentally-related hazards as extreme weather events in the region significantly increased over the past five decades, a UNICEF report reveals.
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Ecuador: the friar saving the forest
By Admin Webmaster 5/24/2023 8:12:45 AMIf a part of the Amazon is still intact with trees and its inherent biodiversity, credit is due to Giovanni Onore who 26 years ago created the Otonga Foundation with the aim of preserving the world's green “lung” and all the creatures it contains, including the children of indigenous people to whom scholarships are awarded through educational projects.
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Pope to G7: Forsake nuclear arms, lay foundations for peace
By Admin Webmaster 5/20/2023 8:15:27 PMIn a letter to the Bishop of Hiroshima where the G7 Summit is underway, Pope Francis appeals for an integral vision of global security and the pursuit of peace based on equality and solidarity.
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African Bishops urge G7 to cancel "unpayable" debt
By Admin Webmaster 5/19/2023 8:53:11 PMAs the G7 meets in Hiroshima, Japan, the bishops representing Caritas organizations of 23 African nations appeal the governments of the seven of the seven key industrial countries, to deliberate concrete measures to help Africa address food and climate crisis and ever-growing poverty.
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Cardinal Parolin: Europe cannot accept continued war of aggression in Ukraine
By Admin Webmaster 5/18/2023 8:48:18 AMCardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin calls for the Council of Europe to take action and establish “a definitive and just peace in Ukraine”.
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Church leaders in Holy Land reiterate appeal for just peace
By Admin Webmaster 5/17/2023 8:13:13 AMIn a statement commemorating the Palestinian al-Nakba, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem reiterate their call to strive for a permanent and just peace in the Holy Land based on international legitimacy, and for the respect of holy sites.
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European governments defend Iraq’s Patriarch Sako
By Admin Webmaster 5/16/2023 8:02:36 AMRepresentatives from eleven European countries affirm their support for Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, the head of Iraq’s Chaldean Church, amid a social media campaign against him.
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King Charles III formally crowned in London's Westminster Abbey
By Admin Webmaster 5/7/2023 6:53:48 AMBritain’s new monarch King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are crowned on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in a religious ceremony rich with ancient traditions and pageantry. Aged 74, Charles is the oldest British monarch ever to be crowned having ascended to the throne upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II in September last year.
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UK Ambassador to Holy See foresees excellent relations under King Charles III
By Admin Webmaster 5/5/2023 5:02:54 PMChristopher Trott, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Holy See, highlights several new elements of the Coronation, and expresses confidence for a continued fruitful and warm relationship between the British government and the Vatican under the new King.
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Cardinal Parolin to represent Pope Francis at Coronation
By Admin Webmaster 5/4/2023 8:30:59 PMThe Vatican Secretary of State will represent Pope Francis at the Coronation of King Charles III on 6 May 2023.
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Cardinal Parolin: Kyiv and Moscow informed of Holy See's peace mission
By Admin Webmaster 5/4/2023 8:25:16 PMOn the sidelines of a book presentation, the Cardinal Secretary of State expresses “surprise” at the words of Russian and Ukrainian officials who said they were unaware of the Vatican peace initiative the Pope mentioned during his flight back from Budapest.
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Archbishop Gallagher: Wars end only through diplomacy and reconciliation
By Admin Webmaster 4/26/2023 7:49:52 AMAt a conference on Vatican diplomacy in Liechtenstein, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations points to the current crisis of the multilateral system, and calls on the international community to recover the 'Spirit of Helsinki' and uphold the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Sandinista crackdown on Catholic Church continues
By Admin Webmaster 4/25/2023 8:20:25 AMAs anti-Catholic persecution goes on in Nicaragua, U.S. bishops reaffirm their solidarity with the Nicaraguan Church and call on the international community to continue to work for the restoration of peace in the Latin American country.
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Earth Day: Reaching every corner of the globe for a brighter future
By Admin Webmaster 4/22/2023 5:35:39 PMThe President of the Earth Day Network speaks of the importance of the Day, for all members of society, and about how a true education on the matter could help to bring people out of poverty and into a green economy.
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Nicaragua: Two Costa Rican nuns expelled
By Admin Webmaster 4/14/2023 9:25:47 PMTwo nuns of the Dominican Congregation of the Annunciation are the latest of a long list of Catholic religious to be expelled from Nicaragua.
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Israel seeks to limit Orthodox Easter celebrations in Jerusalem
By Admin Webmaster 4/14/2023 7:47:51 AMChurch leaders in Jerusalem express anger at a decision by Israeli police to limit the number of worshippers in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Orthodox Easter ceremonies on Saturday.
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Holy See: Development policies must put the human person at the centre
By Admin Webmaster 4/13/2023 7:49:38 PMArchbishop Gabriele Caccia addresses the 56th Session of the UN Commission for Population and Development in New York and reiterates that fertility reduction strategies dictated by the principle of profit don’t contribute to integral human development but to a “throwaway culture.”
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UN rights expert hails Vatican's rejection of 'Doctrine of Discovery'
By Admin Webmaster 4/12/2023 8:46:47 AMThe UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Calí Tzay, praises the Vatican's rejection of the 'Doctrine of Discovery' and expresses hope that other governments follow Holy See's lead.
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US President in Belfast to support consolidation of Good Friday Agreement
By Admin Webmaster 4/12/2023 8:39:49 AMThe US President joins other leaders in Belfast to underscore his country’s commitment to preserving peace in Northern Ireland. Biden’s visit comes one day after the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace agreement that largely brought an end to decades of sectarian violence in the province.
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Patriarch of Jerusalem: Respond to division with unity and faith
By Admin Webmaster 4/3/2023 8:35:58 PMOn Palm Sunday, Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, calls for unity, after witnessing in recent weeks many episodes of violence in the city, including against churches and Christian symbols.
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UNICEF launches appeal to save the children in the Central Sahel
By Admin Webmaster 3/30/2023 8:03:38 AMA recently released UNICEF report reveals that ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, and that spiralling conflict is causing hostilities to spill over into neighbouring nations triggering a widening crisis with far-reaching consequences.
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States and global companies commit to sustainable development at UN water conference
By Admin Webmaster 3/24/2023 8:15:48 PMOver the first day of the meeting, more than 50 leading firms worldwide joined forces to help solve the global water crisis, while ten new States have expressed their intention to join the UN Water Convention.
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UN Water Conference raises awareness of global water crisis
By Admin Webmaster 3/23/2023 9:42:39 AMAs “billions of people worldwide still live without safely managed drinking water and sanitation,” the United Nations General Assembly will gather in New York from 22 to 24 March to “achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets”.
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Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem decries attack on Church of Gethsemane
By Admin Webmaster 3/20/2023 9:19:46 PMFollowing an attack on Sunday by two Israeli radicals in the church where the Tomb of the Virgin Mary lies, Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem urges for a better protection of Christians in the Holy Land and their holy places.
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Holy See Permanent Observer decries increasing violence against women
By Admin Webmaster 3/9/2023 8:04:23 AMThe Holy See's Permanent Observer to the UN in New York addresses the Security Council debating what has been achieved ahead of the 25th anniversary of Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security. He underscores how the representation of women in peace processes has gone down, while violence against women has increased.
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JRS decries UK’s Illegal Migration Bill and calls for solidarity with migrants
By Admin Webmaster 3/9/2023 7:59:12 AMJRS UK says the UK’s new “Stop the Boats” bill punishes people forced to flee dramatic realities and may open the door to further policies of discrimination and closure.
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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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Cardinal Bo to Asian Bishops: Church can learn from Asian spirituality
By Admin Webmaster 10/14/2022 8:39:29 AMThe head of the Asian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Bo, told a gathering of bishops from across the continent that Asian spirituality’s emphasis on actions over words is a gift to the modern Church.
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Pope to Asian Bishops: What is the Holy Spirit saying to you?
By Admin Webmaster 10/13/2022 9:20:45 AMPope Francis encourages members of the Federation of Asian Bishops gathered in Thailand this month to discern what the Holy Spirit is saying to them, while maintaining fraternity and embracing the poor, young people, and dialogue.
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Cardinal Bo: FABC 50 years a 'journey of grace and gratefulness'
By Admin Webmaster 8/25/2022 8:23:27 AMThe President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) highlights the important achievements of the Churches in Asia over the past five decades, and calls for 'comprehensive change and robust renewal' to address the new pressing challenges of our times.
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Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences celebrates 50 years
By Admin Webmaster 8/23/2022 8:46:44 AMCelebrations are underway as the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) marks fifty years of its existence, beginning on Monday with an inauguration at the shrine of Thai martyred priest, Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung. The events are taking place in the context of its first ever General Conference.
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Asian Bishops to inaugurate General Conference
By Admin Webmaster 8/18/2022 8:01:15 PMThe Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences requests prayers from the faithful as it prepares to inaugurate the FABC 50 General Conference in August, with the aim of charting their direction for the coming years.
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Sri Lankan Buddhist monks call for all-party government
By Admin Webmaster 4/6/2022 9:04:16 AMProtesters say they don't need support from chief prelates and would like to see President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in jail
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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
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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
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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 ... -
Delta faces major water crisis
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMore efforts must be made to efficiently manage and use scarce water resources of the Mekong River as climate change and rapid development to produce electricity have threatened its sustainability. -
Table ronde autour de l’ouvrage « Le phénomène humain » de Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDans ce livre, l’auteur développe une vision originale de l'univers, dans laquelle l'évolution s'applique au domaine de l'esprit, dans une tentative de réconciliation de la science moderne et de la spiritualité. -
Ho Chi Minh City's cool homegrown Ikea
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA carefully-curated collection of hand-crafted South-East Asian items is now on display at the sleek new Sadec District in Ho Chi Minh City. A new store opened at the top of HCMC’s District 1 in April, providing the city with a sleek place to shop for cool local products ... -
Traditional music festival gathers expat Vietnamese players
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA “dan tranh” (16-chord zither) festival, which kicked off on Monday, is attended by several expat Vietnamese ensembles the world over who have been dedicated to their home country’s traditional musical instrument. -
Paris exhibition features photos of changing VN
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPortraits of Vietnamese ethnic groups taken by photographers Sebastien Laval from France and Le Vuong of Viet Nam will be on show in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris from today until July 6. -
Light pollution causes traffic accidents, health issues in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThis is because excessive light can cause myriad problems such as disease, sleep deprivation, traffic accidents, and other issues harmful to human health. Damage caused by electric light has not been dealt with seriously, despite the fact that it has been identified by ... -
At least 13 Vietnamese killed in Thai road accident
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAt least 13 Vietnamese passengers were killed early on Monday when their van collided with a truck as they travelled to northeastern Thailand, police said. -
South China Sea: After violence, Beijing evacuates thousands of workers from Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAn emergency flight has repatriated 16 seriously injured workers. 4 thousand others ready to leave in next few days; 3 thousand workers left the country over weekend. Tensions remain high. Vietnamese Bishop: Hanoi has been "too accommodating " with ... -
Museum puts evolution on show
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Viet Nam National Museum of Nature, designed to be the leading museum of its kind in Viet Nam, opened a new exhibition hall on the evolution of living things on Thursday...
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