Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi will undergo brain surgery Monday for cancer.
Shan was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006, and it was recently announced that cancerous cells have spread to his brain and lymph nodes.The 89-year-old cardinal will be treated with

Pastoral letter to be sent in September to appeal for respect for life

Program helps provide lamps for schoolchildren in tiny continental ally

Church-owned land taken for development
Catholic retiree Albert Chen departed to Hong Kong yesterday to begin a solo cycling pilgrimage around the world.
The 62-year-old retired teacher will spend 68 days in Hong Kong, Macau and 14 provinces and regions in mainland China.
Before his departure

Titles conferred by theology faculty will be recognized locally

Thousands on three marches mark first anniversary of quake disaster in Japan

Taiwan's aboriginal Tao people have evidence that nuclear waste has been carelessly dumped on their picturesque island, causing fatal contamination.

Intrepid traveller hopes to visit churches in at least 54 countries
Two of three statues commissioned from an Italian artist were unveiled on the weekend by Italian Bishop Claudio Giuliodori of Macareta and Bishop Bosco Lin of Tainan at the Assumption Church in Tainan.
Sculptures of missionary Father Matteo Ricci and Xu

Jesuit pioneer helped forge ongoing east-west links, Macerata prelate says

Doctor Vincent Chiang Han-sun says he wants to make FJU more international