China lead poisoning cases raise fears

Catholics in China’s Shaanxi province say they hope recent cases of lead poisoning among children will lead to increased environmental protection and better-managed development.
Following media reports on cases in Fengxiang county, the local government has confirmed that excessive amounts of lead had been detected in 851 children, UCA News says. It said 174 children, whose [...]

Declare August 25 ‘martyrs’ day’: Indian Christian groups

Members of an ecumenical forum donated blood in Bhopal and held prayer sessions in other parts of Madhya Pradesh state on Aug. 25 to pay tribute to those who have died in anti-Christian violence.
The blood donation “is our simple gesture to remember the great sacrifices” Christians have made, “especially in Orissa,” said Archbishop Leo Cornelio [...]

Justice in Timor is key to development: Progressio

Long term development in East Timor will be “seriously hindered” if justice for past crimes remains undelivered, international development agency Progressio has warned.
Despite the upcoming 10th year anniversary of its vote for independence on August 30, East Timor is still the poorest country in the region and one of the least developed nations in the [...]

Philippines Nuncio warns of fake solicitations

Philippines Nuncio Archbishop Edward Joseph Adams has issued a warning against fake solicitations using the name of Vatican City-based church officials.
Archbishop Adams issued the warning in his August 14 letter to Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President and Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, Manila Bulletin reports.
Adams said the Secretariat of State of His Holiness [...]

Catholic counselling for Rihanna ex-boyfriend Brown

R&B artist Chris Brown will undergo 52 hours of domestic violence counselling with Commonwealth Catholic Charities in Richmond, Virginia, part of his punishment for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
“Commonwealth Catholic Charities has been working with Brown’s attorney to ensure that the service being provided by the agency meet court and probation officer approval,” the group’s executive director, [...]

German and Polish bishops remember World War II

In a joint communiqué to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II, German and Polish bishops have called on “the new generations to acquire and preserve a just evaluation” of the war.
The message, signed by the presidents of the German and Polish bishops’ conferences, respectively, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch and Archbishop Jozef [...]

Orissa violence reminiscent of plight of early Christians

The attacks against and murder of poor Christians in Orissa last year provided a “catacomb experience” for the Indian Church, says Anto Akkara, who produced the first book on the anti-Christian violence in the eastern Indian state.
The Catholic journalist and author recently launched an updated version of his book “Kandhamal: A blot on Indian secularism,” [...]

Faith lessons from Kim Dae-jung’s diary

[The late former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung's] faith in God sprang from a tragedy when his first wife died suddenly leaving him behind with two young sons. His faith was again tested and affirmed when he was kidnapped from a hotel in Tokyo, bound and bundled in a boat to be drowned at sea by the [...]

The Apostleship of the Sea

The Apostleship of the Sea is an agency of the Catholic Church that ministers to the needs of  ”People of the Sea” across the globe, those who live from seafaring and fishing, their dependents and communities.
The lives of all People of the Sea, whether the are seafarers who live and work on the high seas or coastal [...]

Slideshow of a Javanese Carmelite monastery

YouTube user damabening posted this video of the Carmelite Novices Monastery in Batu, Indonesia, “which was once my home”. It captures the sights around the monastery and its facilities.
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Java Bicycle Tour #4: Carmelite Monastery in Batu (YouTube)

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