Union of Catholic Asian News

Catholics Attend Mass Despite Warnings, Priests Taken To Guesthouses

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:57:35 +0000

Despite tight surveillance during the Beijing Olympics, more than 1,000 Catholics joined "underground" Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding, Hebei province, to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.

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Kerala's Bishops Demand Arrest Of Priest's Killers In Andhra Pradesh

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:55:42 +0000

Bishops of three rites in Kerala have jointly urged authorities to arrest the killers of a priest who was a native of their southern Indian state. (more...)

Fighting Spreads, Bishops Urge People To Resist Violence, Study Agreement

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:54:26 +0000

Southern Philippine bishops are battling fear and rumors by appealing for calm and sober study of a stalled agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

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Church Leaders Praise Musharraf, Recall His Support Of Minorities

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:11 +0000

Catholic leaders have praised Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's recently resigned president, for supporting religious minorities, but they say they still favor "more people-oriented governance."

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Tribals Oppose Plan To Clear Land For Oil Palm Plantations

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:08:02 +0000

Theresia Mejei, a Yeinan tribal in Papua province's Merauke districtm is anxious about what life would be like if the communal land on which she lives turns into oil palm plantations.

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Caritas Says Land Rights Remain A Problem For Indigenous People

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:09:13 +0000

Indigenous people in crowded Bangladesh are realizing that their claims of owning "ancestral" land, and even land deeds, stand for little in their struggle for land rights, according to Caritas Bangladesh.

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Catholic Center Provides 'Information, Reformation, Transformation'

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:38:17 +0000

Water turns into masala tea every afternoon at CANA-The Catholic Centre, named for the place where Jesus performed his first public miracle of turning water into wine.

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베트남; 성모성지 순례단 교황 메시지 환영

korean — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:11:30 +0000

베트남 중부의 성모성지를 순례한 많은 사람들이 성모에게 가까이 다가가고 하느님 사랑을 증거하라고 요청한 교황 메시지에 환호했다.

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타이완; 타이베이대교구 주간지 판형과 이름 바꿔

korean — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:09:46 +0000

타이베이대교구가 발행하는 중국어판 주간지가 현대 독자들의 흐름에 발맞추기 위해 판형을 대판에서 타블로이드판으로 바꿨다. (more...)

'Mirror Room' Helps People Discover Divinity Within Themselves

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:59:40 +0000

Sister C. Lissy could not help laughing when she first entered the meditation room of the Universal Solidarity Movement (USM). (more...)

Religious Leaders Sign Communiqué Calling For Harmony, Tolerance

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:47:47 +0000

A few days before Indonesia celebrated its Independence Day, six religious leaders in East Java province's Malang city signed a communiqué calling on the nation to promote tolerance and harmony.

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Correction for BA05577 of Aug. 18, 2008 (Dhaka University Declares ...)

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:51 +0000

In the fourth paragraph, the organizer of the orientation for Christian students was incorrectly identified as the Bangladesh Student Christian Movement (BSCM). The organizer was the Dhaka University Christian Students' Organization, which was founded in 1980.

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Church Extols Centenarian Jesuit's Contributions To Universal Church

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:25:06 +0000

Church people have celebrated the 100th birthday of a Jesuit theologian as an occasion for the whole Indian Church to rejoice. (more...)

Pilgrims Return Safely After Subdued Celebration At Marian Shrine

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:08:38 +0000

Pilgrims who traveled a "road of death" to attend Mass at Our Lady of Madhu Shrine say they feared for their safety going to and from the shrine and were filled with sorrow to see its damaged grounds.

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Pilgrims At National Marian Shrine Welcome Papal Message

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:06:07 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who gathered at the national Marian Shrine in central Vietnam have welcomed a papal message that urges them to come to the Blessed Mary and bear witness to God's love. (more...)

Diocesan Priests Want Ongoing Formation Programs To Continue

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:08:01 +0000

Diocesan priests of Indonesia who recently met at a national assembly have agreed to organize more ongoing formation programs, and to fund them in a new, more secure way.

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Nuns Adopt State Chief Minister As 'Brother' To Help Protect Christians

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:18:43 +0000

Some nuns of the community Blessed Mother Teresa started have tried to "reach out" to the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh state by tying ceremonial threads on his wrist on the festival of siblings. (more...)

인도; 사제 난자당해 살해돼 충격

korean — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:51:28 +0000

8월 17일 인도 남부 안드라프라데시주의 인적이 드문 도로에서 한 가톨릭사제가 난자당해 죽은 채 발견됐다.

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아시아; 아시아 교구사제 모임 제안

korean — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:49:46 +0000

최근 인도네시아 교구사제 총회에 참석차 여러 아시아 나라에서 온 교구사제 8명이 아시아 전역을 아우르는 비공식 교구사제 모임을 제안했다. (more...)

Taipei Archdiocese Changes Name And Format Of Its Weekly Newspaper

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:40:00 +0000

Taipei archdiocese has replaced its Chinese-language weekly from broadsheet to tabloid format so as to keep pace with modern readers. (more...)

Priest's Mutilated Body Discovered In Andhra Pradesh, Church Shocked

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:29:49 +0000

The mutilated body of a Catholic priest was found on Aug. 17 on a deserted road in southern India's Andhra Pradesh state. (more...)

Catholics In The South Urged To Help Flood Victims In The North

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:28:22 +0000

Catholics in Ho Chi Minh City have been asked to limit their daily expenses so as to donate money to thousands of people suffering from recent floods in northern Vietnam. (more...)

Dhaka University Declares Easter Sunday Holiday For Its Students

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:27:35 +0000

Christians hope a small step taken by Dhaka University to make Easter Sunday a holiday for all its students will lead to Easter and Christmas becoming national holidays for the whole country.

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Asian Diocesan Priests Propose Continent-wide Informal Gathering

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:58:48 +0000

Eight diocesan priests who recently came from Asian countries to attend an assembly of Indonesian diocesan priests have proposed an informal meeting of diocesan priests across Asia.

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'Chinese-Filipinos Have A Lot To Offer'

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:44:23 +0000

Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian of Bangued hopes the apostolate he was recently assigned to lead can help local ethnic Chinese better fit into Philippine society.

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VIỆT NAM Các tu sĩ học hỏi về HIV và tính dục học để phòng chống đại dịch HIV/AIDS

vietnam — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:05:51 +0000

Giáo hội ở Việt Nam đang cố gắng nâng cao nhận thức cho tu sĩ của mình về HIV/AIDS để họ có thể hỗ trợ bệnh nhân và giúp cộng đồng chống đại dịch hữu hiệu hơn.

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INDIA - Jenazah Imam yang Dimutilasi Ditemukan di Andhra Pradesh, Gereja Terkejut

indo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:35:36 +0000

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필리핀; 주교들과 이슬람 반군대표단, 평화와 휴전 호소

korean — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:31:24 +0000

필리핀 남부지방 주교 24명 가운데 8명이 참가한 이슬람반군과의 대화 모임이 휴전 협정을 지키기 위한 자제를 요청하며 끝났다.

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ASIA – Imam-Imam Diosesan Asia Usulkan Pertemuan Informal Tingkat Benua

indo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:28:21 +0000

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VIỆT NAM Người Công giáo ở miền Nam được thúc giục trợ giúp nạn nhân lũ lụt ở miền Bắc

vietnam — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:59:17 +0000

Người Công giáo ở thành phố Hồ Chí Minh được kêu gọi tiết kiệm chi tiêu hàng ngày để góp tiền ủng hộ hàng ngàn người bị ảnh hưởng các trận lũ gần đây ở miền Bắc.

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아시아; 가톨릭 대학생들 음식 통해 생태계 소중함 배워

korean — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:38:09 +0000

동아시아 가톨릭 대학생들이 유기농법을 통한 “건강한” 음식이 하느님과 전체 생태계와 올바른 관계를 수립하는 데 중요하다는 것을 깨달았다고 말한다.

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Religious Learn About HIV And Sexuality To Fight HIV And AIDS Epidemic

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:00:07 +0000

The Church in Vietnam is trying to enhance the awareness of local Religious about HIV and AIDS so that they can more appropriately support patients and help communities fight the epidemic. (more...)

Church Tries To Protect Traditional Hymns, End Loud Singing

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:51:44 +0000

Bangladeshi Catholic hymns are "out of control," sometimes sung too loudly or performed by pop-style bands, so much so that some claim the deep spirituality the music is meant to inspire gets lost.

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Bishops Meet With MILF Panel, Issue Plea For Dialogue, Ceasefire

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:35:50 +0000

Eight of the 24 Catholic bishops in the southern Philippines ended talks with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) representatives here with an appeal for sobriety and calm in tackling questions on a peace agreement on ancestral domain.

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Local Church Urgently Needs To Declericalize

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:34:41 +0000

"Declericalization" is a challenge facing Church leaders in much of the world, including the Catholic Church in Timor Leste.

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World Youth Day Delegates Return Invigorated, But One Still Missing

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:32:19 +0000

Pakistani Catholic delegates say they have been moved by their World Youth Day (WYD) experiences in Australia and hope to inspire other young Catholics.

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East Timor Rising|Hipolito Aparicio

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:30:55 +0000

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Catholic Students Learn Importance Of Properly Grown Food In Ecosystem

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:02:17 +0000

Catholic university students from East Asia say they recognize that "healthy" food from organic farming is important to establish proper relationships with God and the whole ecosystem.

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WYD Delegates Continue To Spread Environmental Messages At Home

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:39:12 +0000

Young people returning from the World Youth Day (WYD) celebration are continuing to spread environmental messages in their own localities, just as they did during the WYD program in Australia.

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INDONESIA - Delegasi WYD Terus Menyebarkan Pesan Lingkungan Hidup di Tempat Asal Mereka

indo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:17:19 +0000

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Catholic Women Keep Helping The Poor, One Handful Of Rice At A Time

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:06:16 +0000

Whenever Marie Nilar Myint cooks for her family, she grabs an handful of rice and drops the uncooked grains into a special container.

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INDONESIA - Delegasi WYD Terus Menyebarkan Pesan Lingkungan Hidup di Tempat Asal Mereka

indo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:04:44 +0000

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Church Welcomes Bihar State Plan To Fund Schools Based On Performance

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:50:47 +0000

The Bihar state government in eastern India has devised a method to fund schools based on the performance of students, and Church officials say the initiative will help their schools.

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TIMOR LESTE - Kolom UCAN - Gereja Lokal Perlu Deklerikalisasi

indo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:36:42 +0000

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TIMOR LESTE Chuyên mục - Giáo hội địa phương cần nhanh chóng bỏ lập trường phò giáo sĩ

vietnam — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:32:15 +0000

“Bỏ lập trường phò giáo sĩ” đang là thách thức đối với các lãnh đạo Giáo hội ở phần lớn thế giới, trong đó có Giáo hội Công giáo ở Timor Leste.

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Forum Wants Transparency, Wider Consultation On MILF Agreement

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:14:33 +0000

Local religious leaders have urged government officials to be transparent and consult people before signing an agreement on ancestral domain with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). (more...)

Bush's Visit Expected To Boost Local Awareness Of Underprivileged

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:58:18 +0000

The recent visit of U.S. President George W. Bush to Catholic-run Mercy Center in a Bangkok slum is expected to create more awareness of poor and underprivileged children among local people.

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Catholic Commission Highlights Human Rights Abuses In China

admin — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:47:54 +0000

The Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of Hong Kong diocese has used the occasion of the Beijing Olympics to highlight China's human rights record. (more...)

Bishops See Marian Spirit In South Korea's Roots

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:52:49 +0000

In separate messages for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, several Korean bishops have reminded Catholics that their country is filled with the spirit of Saint Mary, who humbly obeyed her God of the poor.

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Foreign Catholics At Olympics Amazed At Catholic Church Presence In China

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:51:08 +0000

Some foreign Catholics attending the Beijing Olympics say they were surprised to discover that the Catholic Church actually operates in mainland China and the liturgy there is the same as back home. (more...)

WYD Should Not Be Used As An Opportunity To Run Away

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:50:36 +0000

I was disappointed to hear about our missing five.

Of the 33 young Catholics who went from Myanmar to the World Youth Day (WYD) in Sydney, those five have failed to come back.

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Church Moves To Revive National Catholic Youth Movement

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:43:48 +0000

Priests engaged in the Nepali Church's youth apostolate are hoping to bring all young Catholics together under a single umbrella because they view the many existing Church youth groups as ineffective.

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Teachers, Police Urged To Help Break Chain Of Human Trafficking

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:24:53 +0000

The Church on Flores Island is using workshops to create awareness among teachers and police as well as parishioners about the local trafficking of women and children.

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INDONESIA: Holy Cross Convent In Papua Burns Down

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:08:37 +0000

The Holy Cross congregation's house in Agats, Papua, Indonesia's easternmost province, burned down on Aug. 13 morning, possibly due to a short circuit. No casualties were reported. "The fire started in a priest's room about 7 a.m. while all residents were having breakfast in the dining room," Franciscan Bishop Aloysius Murwito of Agats told UCA News by mobile phone. He said that the area has no fire engines, so the residence, made of ironwood and worth more than one billion rupiah (about US$109,100), was totally burned. Eight priests and seven seminarians were staying in the building, which also served as a formation house for seminarians and a transit house for Holy Cross priests working in the hinterland. All residents are temporarily staying in the bishop's house. (UCA News)

PHILIPPINES Timor Leste President Visits Cardinal Sin's Tomb

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:06:43 +0000

During a state visit to the Philippines Aug. 10-13, President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor Leste paid tribute to the late Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila. While visiting the cardinal's tomb, below the altar of the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila, on Aug. 12, Ramos-Horta told reporters, "I'm here to pay tribute to such a great man and a great priest. He was a man I have always admired over many years." The president noted that he does not visit the Philippines without "paying respects" and praying for the late archbishop of Manila "to seek his blessing." He said he had met Cardinal Sin several times and the prelate had been "a great supporter of Timor Leste in 1999 during the worst violence caused by militia gangs." The violence erupted that year just after a referendum showed overwhelming sentiment for independence from Indonesia, which had occupied the former Portuguese territory in 1975. Under United Nations mediation, Indonesia relinquished control of East Timor in 1999 and the territory became a sovereign state in 2002. (CBCP News/UCA News)

NEPAL - Gereja Tergerak Menghidupkan Kembali Gerakan Kaum Muda Katolik Nasional

indo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:14:30 +0000

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일본; (칼럼) 사제 부족에 관한 생각

korean — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:13:38 +0000

일본어판 <주간 요미우리>는 7월 20일 호에서 일본의 사제 수가 1970년에서 2005년 사이에 약 82퍼센트나 줄어들었다고 보도했다.

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INDONESIA - Para Guru dan Polisi Didesak untuk Memutus Mata Rantai Perdagangan Manusia

indo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:12:25 +0000

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인도; 사제들, 주교의 독단적 교구운영 항의

korean — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:11:04 +0000

인도 남부의 사제 16명이 교구장 주교가 독단적으로 교구를 운영한다며 공개적으로 항의하고 나섰다. 이에 일부 교회 관리들은 교회 이미지에 큰 타격을 입었다며 걱정했다. (more...)

CINA - Umat Katolik Asing di Olimpiade Kagum Tentang Kehadiran Gereja Katolik di Cina

indo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:08:23 +0000

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Mainline Churches Must Address Christian Fundamentalism, Says Scholar

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:27:38 +0000

A communication expert has urged mainline Churches in India to counter growing fundamentalism in Christianity.

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Young Parishioners Spend Their Summer Camp 'For Others'

admin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:48:31 +0000

For some young Catholics, collecting cow dung and searching through rubbish go hand in hand with reciting the rosary and keeping their heads cool in summer.

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TRUNG QUỐC Người Công giáo hải ngoại tham dự Olympic ngạc nhiên về sự hiện diện của Giáo hội Công giáo ở Trung Quốc

vietnam — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:41:08 +0000

Một số người Công giáo hải ngoại tham dự Olympic Bắc Kinh nói họ ngạc nhiên khi biết Giáo hội Công giáo thực sự hoạt động ở Trung Quốc đại lục và phụng vụ ở đó giống như ở quê nhà.

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MYANMAR UCAN Journal – không nên lợi dụng WYD như là cơ hội để bỏ trốn

vietnam — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:20:10 +0000

Tôi thất vọng khi biết tin năm người của chúng ta mất tích.

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Diocese, State Government Call For Probes Into Nun's Suicide

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:46:19 +0000

A Kerala diocese and the Kerala state government have ordered separate probes into a nun's suicide after her father accused convent authorities of harassing his daughter.

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Mainland Chinese Catholics In Manila Hail Opening Ceremony Of Olympics

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:45:10 +0000

Church people from mainland China now studying in Manila say the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics they saw on television showcased Chinese culture to the world and highlighted China's development.

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Thoughts On A Priest Shortage

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:44:47 +0000

The Japanese magazine Yomiuri Weekly reported on July 20 the number of priests in Japan dropped about 82 percent from 1970 to 2005.

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Catholic Educators To Promote Christian Values In Mindanao

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:23:52 +0000

Regional directors at a summit of Catholic educators here are to establish a mechanism of consultation and collaboration to respond to educational issues in Mindanao, the southern Philippines.

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Update for SR05530 of Aug. 12, 2008 (Visit To Madhu Shrine ...)

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:48:26 +0000

The Sri Lankan military is now allowing as many as 200 devotees a day to visit the Madhu shrine, but they must return the same day on government buses.

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Lay Dominicans Celebrate First Feast Of Saint Dominic Together

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:45:41 +0000

As the rest of the world viewed the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on television on Aug. 8, four friars and four postulants of the Dominican community joined 50 friends to cherish a different moment.

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Parish Wants All Catholics To Have And Use Bible In Pauline Year

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:29:03 +0000

A Catholic parish in Bangladesh is offering copies of the Bible at reduced prices to make sure every Catholic family can read and meditate on it during the Pauline Year.

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JEPANG - Kolom UCAN – Pandangan Tentang Kekurangan Imam

indo — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:16:35 +0000

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BANGLADESH - Paroki Ingin Semua Umat Katolik Memiliki Dan Menggunakan Alkitab Dalam Tahun Paulus

indo — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:02:14 +0000

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인도; 젊은 수녀 자살, 케랄라교회 충격

korean — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:39:16 +0000

8월 11일 인도 남부 케랄라주에서 일어난 한 젊은 수녀의 자살사건으로 케랄라교회가 충격에 휩싸였다.

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아시아; 보편 생명윤리, 아시아 가치 통합해야

korean — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:36:36 +0000

아시아의 생명윤리 전문가들이 최근 열린 국제포럼에서 아시아문화 가치를 생명윤리에 관한 보편원리에 통합시켜야 한다고 선언했다.

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Vatican Official Connects Cultural Dialogue With Church's Mission

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:15:09 +0000

The mission of the Catholic Church is evangelization of cultures and the inculturation of the faith through inter-cultural dialogue, a Vatican official recently stated at a seminar in India.

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