Church in India Remembers Its Modern Martyrs
Zenit News Agency
11/18/2009
The Church in India is proposing to institute a national day of remembrance for the modern martyrs of the nation. BHUBANESWAR, India (Zenit.org) - The Church in India is proposing to institute a national day of remembrance for the modern martyrs of the nation, scheduling it for the last Sunday in ...
Priest Kidnapped in Philippines Released
Asia News
11/13/2009, by Santosh Digal
'They treated me well ... I was given lectures on their ideology, but for the rest, I was treated well'. MANILA (AsiaNews) - The Irish priest kidnapped a month ago in Pagadian (Mindanao) was released Thursday morning before dawn at 4:25 in the coastal village of Sangalo. The Philippines and Ireland ...
Captive Irish Priest Released in Philippines
Zenit News Agency
11/13/2009
Columban Father Michael Sinnott, who was abducted Oct. 11 from his home in the Philippines, was released early Thursday. MANILA, Philippines (Zenit.org) - Columban Father Michael Sinnott, who was abducted Oct. 11 from his home in the Philippines, was released early Thursday by the intervention of ...
China: Obama Urged to Press 'Human Rights'
Asia News
11/12/2009
Chinese Human Rights Defenders write open letter to the US president criticising Washington’s failure to stand up to Beijing on human rights. BEIJING (AsiaNews) – The organisation Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) has written an open letter to US President Barack Obama, calling on him to tell ...
Filipino bishops and Catholics Oppose Pro-abortion Bill
Asia News
11/12/2009, by Sanotsh Digal
UN pressures induce Filipino lawmakers to resume discussion over the existing Reproductive Health Bill. MANILA (AsiaNews) – “The Church rejects abortion and contraceptives as the solution to the rising birth rate,” members of the Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said in reaction to the ...
Prof. Noel Sheth SJ as Convener of a Section at World Sanskrit Conference
Catholic Online
10/24/2009, by Father Santhosh Sebastian
The priest's selection as chief convener is 'a great honor to the Catholic Church in India,' remarked Bishop Thomas Dabre of Poona (Pune), an expert on Indian religions.
GORAKHPUR, India (Catholic Online) - The 14th World Sanskrit Conference, held from 1 to 5 September, and hosted this time by ...
Muslims Appeal for irish Priest's Release in the Philippines
Zenit News Agency
10/22/2009
Columban Father Michael Sinnott, who came from Ireland to serve in the Philippines 40 years ago, was abducted Oct. 11 from his home in Pagadian City. PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines (Zenit.org) - Muslim leaders in the Philippines are condemning the kidnapping of a Catholic priest, affirming that this ...
Orissa: Anti-Christian Hindu Leader, Madhu Baba, Arrested
Asia News
10/22/2009, by Ajaya Kumar Singh
He was the right hand man of Swami Laxamananda Saraswati, whose murder sparked the violence against Christians in Orissa. BHUBANESHWAR (AsiaNews) - Police in Orissa have arrested Madhu Baba, the Hindu leader of Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the right hand man of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati whose ...
Story of Orissa martyrs told at Indian Mission Congress
Asia News
10/16/2009, by Nirmala Carvalho
'Christians have always endured persecution throughout the history of the Church'. MUMBAI (AsiaNews) – “Christians have always endured persecution throughout the history of the Church and the one we have experienced in Orissa is our way to participate in the history of the Church,” said Mgr John ...
Pope Calls All to Bring the Light of Christ to the World
Asia News
10/16/2009, by Bernardo Cervellera
The search for God is witnessing a rebirth in countries formerly under the influence of atheism. Persecution, Martyrdom can never stop evangelization. ROME (AsiaNews) - "The nations will walk in its light": this phrase from the Apocalypse of St. John is the theme of the 2009 World Mission Day which ...
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