Ozawa Christian ‘insularity’ remarks draw fire

Japan’s Christian Liaison Committee has hit back at ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa’s recent remarks that “Christianity is cliquish and dogmatic”, describing his views as “one-sided”.
The Christian Liaison Committee also raised doubts about Ozawa’s common sense, the Mainichi Daily News reports.
Nobuhisa Yamakita, chairman of the Christian Liaison Committee, said that he saw [...]

Korean bishop slams govt over pro-rich policies

Korean government-backed development projects serve the rich and powerful at the expense of the poor, Bishop Boniface Choi Ki-san of Incheon says.
“Because of indiscreet development projects, poor people have continuously been forced out of their homes,” he charged in a statement released ahead of Human Rights Sunday which falls on Dec. 6, UCA News reports.
The [...]

Environment is religious business: Sri Lanka leaders

A multi-faith gathering in Colombo that included environmentalists, students and diplomats has outlined the personal and religious responsibilities that people all have to protect the natural world.
The four-day workshop on the theme “Saving Planet Earth,” held on the outskirts of Colombo, covered the main issues to be raised at the world leaders’ Climate Change Conference [...]

Pope’s Jubilee message to Vietnam bishops

Pope Benedict has sent a Jubilee Year message to Vietnam Episcopal Conference chairman, Bishop Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon, to commemorate 350 years since the foundation of the apostolic vicariates of Tonkin and Cochinchina, and fifty years since the creation of the Catholic hierarchy in the country.
In the text, dated 17 November, Pope Benedict notes that [...]

Dublin church ‘obsessively’ hid child abuse

Three Archbishops of Dublin covered up widespread child sex abuse by priests until the mid-1990s, according to a report commissioned by the Irish government.
One priest admitted abusing more than 100 children. Another said he had abused every two weeks for over 25 years, Reuters reports.
All archbishops in charge over the 1975-2004 period covered by the [...]

Don’t sell churches for nightclubs, Vatican warns

Pontifical Council for Culture head, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, has warned Italy’s bishops against letting deserted churches be transformed into nightclubs if the churches are sold.
Archbishop Ravasi urged “the greatest caution” after announcing that Roman Catholic churches with few worshippers could be sold off, the Herald-Sun reports.
He gave the example of a church in Hungary which [...]

Christians can be Pakistanis too

One of the biggest challenges for Pakistani Christians is to be seen as Pakistanis and not as an offshoot of Western culture, Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad, director of Caritas in the country, believes. (Father John Murray, UCA News)
Christianity, along with democracy, tends to be seen as a purely Western force, with all the colonial [...]

Helping migrant workers cope in Korea

A worker from the Philippines, Dongcolos Neysa needed some help regarding a dispute with her employer. She had fractured her finger and was unable to work, but communication with her boss was difficult due to a language barrier. (Lee Mi-hyang and Shannon Heit, The Korea Herald)
A Seoul Global Center team was able to help her [...]

Christian Chirp

Christian Chirp looks like a new website, which describes itself as “the Christian Alternative to Twitter”.
On its site, it states the aim of being “a Christian social network providing a safe place for Christians to network & fellowship online”.
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Christian Chirp

Saint Alphonsa

A feature on India’s first saint, Sister Alphonsa who hailed from Kerala.
It gives a brief account of her life, deeds and canonization.
This video by the Catholic News Agency was uploaded to YouTube by the news organization.
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Blessed Alphonsa (YouTube)

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