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 ...
Indian Mission Congress: Incarnate the Message of Christ
Asia News
10/15/2009, by Nirmala Carvalho
Some 1,500 delegates representing the Indian Church have come together until Sunday around the theme ‘Let your light shine’. MUMBAI (AsiaNews) – The first Indian Mission Congress (PrabhuYesu Mahotsav in Hindi) opened today at Goregaon’s St Pius X College in Mumbai. After a year’s efforts, the ...
Phillipines: Fr. Sinnott Held by Muslim Terrorists
Asia News
10/15/2009, by Santosh Digal
Filipino bishops, priests and activists have launched appeals for the liberation of the Irish missionary. MANILA (AsiaNews) - Fr Michael Sinnott, 79 year old missionary of St. Columban, is in the hands of the separatist group MILF, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. But AsiaNews sources are ...
Manila: Search for Kidnapped Irish Priest Underway
Asia News
10/13/2009, by Santosh Digal
Fr Michael Sinnott who was abducted late Saturday as he recited Vespers. No terrorist group has claimed responsibility so far. MANILA (AsiaNews) – Filipino police and military have launched a search operation to rescue Fr Michael Sinnott, a 78-year-old Columban priest from Ireland, who was abducted ...
Catholic Relief Services Responds to Four Emergencies in One Week
Catholic Relief Services
10/1/2009
CRS Commits $1 Million for Emergency Relief in Southeast Asia. CRS is doing the Work of the Church, extending the love of the Lord! MANILA, Philippines (Catholic Relief Services) – Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is mobilizing in multiple countries in Southeast Asia, battered by a typhoon, a tsunami ...
Japanese Experts Expect Super-typhoons
Asia News
10/1/2009, by Pino Cazzaniga
Warmer sea surface will generate winds of more than 240 kilometres per hour. Catastrophes are predicted. TOKYO (AsiaNews) – Japanese weathermen predict that global warming will spawn ‘super-typhoons’ in the second half of this century that will hit coastal Japan, causing unprecedented damages. ...
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