Fall-out from Facebook

Things in Pakistan seemed to be settling down peacefully after the Facebook saga. (Kamran Chaudhry, ucanews.com)

Sri Lankans demand release of Suu Kyi

Catholic priests, nuns and Buddhist monks have joined a rally against the deterioration of democracy in Myanmar and have urged the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners.

Video - Govt rejoices over Hanoi Archbishop resignation

The Vatican accepted the resignation Archbishop of Hanoi, Joseph Kiêt, who was known as a key opponent against the Vietnamese government.

Phil pro-life groups burn condoms in HIV-AIDS protest

Turning the tables on convention wisdom, pro-life groups burnt condoms in front of a Department of Health office in Cebu province in warning that continued government distribution of the contraceptives will lead to a rise in HIV-AIDS cases.

Korea: Ecology or Economy?

Both of our Catholic newspapers this week carried the story of 1,104 priests and 5 bishops who signed a statement in opposition to the government’s 4-River Project, and agreed to continue the protest until the project is stopped. (Maryknoll priests, Catholic American Eyes in Korea)

Clergy join hands to halt Korean rivers project

More than 1,000 clergy have joined the campaign against the government’s construction project on four major rivers in South Korea.

Vietnam bishops challenge govt over land

Northern Vietnamese bishops have called for better ways to solve land disputes following a clash between Catholics and security forces over the destruction of a cross last week.

Protest sparked by murder of Filipino Fr. Lucero

Rights groups The Promotion of Church People’s Response and Karapatan protested and lit candles recently to condemn the state-sponsored murder of Fr. Cecilio Lucero in Samar, Philippines.
VIDEO
Human Rights Advocate Fr. Lucero Murdered (YouTube)
BACKGROUND
Shot Philippines priest had received threats: Bishop
Philippines ‘extrajudicial killings’ rising

Malaysian Opposition: Anti-Hindu sacrilege insulted everyone

All patriotic Malaysians of goodwill and reason must condemn in the strongest possible terms the cowhead sacrilege in [the central Malaysian city of ] Shah Alam [on Friday] where a group [claiming to be residents of  the area]  protested the construction of a Hindu temple and threatened bloodshed and committed the ultimate act of religious [...]

More massive protests at Vinh

Amid a widely circulated threat of an imminent crackdown, the entire diocese of Vinh is reported to have held massive protests again on Saturday, demanding the immediate release of three Catholics who have been detained since the incident at Tam Toa.
On Saturday night Aug. 08, 2009, all 178 parishes of the diocese of Vinh held [...]

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