Hue archbishop slams city government

Hue Archbishop Etienne Nguyen Nhu The has slammed the response of city authorities to Catholics who were trying to prevent the construction of a wall around a former Church-run school building.
On Sept. 22, Archbishop  Nguyen and four priests met four officials from Thua Thien-Hue province’s bureau for religious affairs at their headquarters in Hue, UCA [...]

Indian Supreme Court bans illegal worship sites

India’s Supreme Court slapped a ban on Tuesday on the construction of illegal places of worship on public sites such as streets and parks, reports said.
Most Indian cities and towns are dotted with illegal worship sites built on roads, parks, railway stations and even schools. Attempts to demolish them often lead to sectarian violence.
The two-judge [...]

Thai nuns battle discrimination against HIV/AIDS kids

Thai Camillian sisters are giving abandoned children with HIV the chance of an education and a normal life while fighting discrimination against them.
“Many people are afraid of the disease and do not want HIV-positive children to be in their society and schools,” Sr Rungphet Phanvongsa told UCA News.
The nun is head of Lorenzo Home, an [...]

Blast near Orissa relief camp kills one, injures four

At least one person was killed and four injured on Sept. 27 when a bomb exploded near a camp that houses Christian victims of last year’s riots in Orissa state.
Church people in the state capital, Bhubaneswar, said they suspected Hindu extremists were behind the blast and that it was designed to destabilize the Christian community [...]

Pope John Paul II a Doctor of the Church: Irish bishop

Bishop Michael Smith of Meath in Ireland thinks that Pope John Paul II is likely to be made a Doctor of the Church, a  status much rarer in the Church than sainthood.
Bishop Smith, who was centrally involved in organising John Paul’s visit to Ireland 30 years ago, said his opinion was such because of the [...]

Promote ‘community of co-responsibility’: Cardinal calls priests

Warning that the trend to close parishes could lead to a view of a priest merely as a “sacramental provider”, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has described the priestly role as that of a “traditioning agent” leading a “community of co-responsibility”.
Priests must guard against becoming limited to sacramental ministry and must help lay Catholics take [...]

Argument against releasing Sri Lanka’s internally displaced

For those so concerned about (Sri Lanka’s internally displaced peoples) it would have been welcome to hear the same outbursts during the times the people were held forcefully by the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) including the representatives of the Catholic Church. (Shenali Waduge, Asian Tribune)
The fanfare over this “returning home” may be more of a nightmare [...]

Churches’ history in Korea

You may call yourself a Protestant, a Catholic, a Buddhist or none of the above. But regardless of what you believe in, often when we enter a religious building - a church, a temple or a mosque - we are showered with the inexplicable aura of holiness and spirituality. (Kim Hyung-eun, JoongAng Daily)
The sound of [...]

Marist Brothers, East Asia Province

The official website of the Marist Brothers of the East Asia Province provides information for the Brothers, lay partners, parents, alumni, students, benefactors and friends on the different activities, events, programs, projects and so on in the region.
“I hope we can use the net more judiciously to bring about new life to the communities and ministries,” [...]

Fidesco Globe Reporters: Agricultural Training Center Indonesia

This video about Fidesco, a Catholic organization for international development, features the group’s work and involvement in an agricultural training center close to Manado in Indonesia.
Fidescos mission is the full development of all human beings without taking into account religious, ethnic, or cultural differences. At the moment 130 volunteers are on mission in 31 countries for [...]

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