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07/29/2010 VATICAN - CHINA
Card. Zen: not true that “Beijing really wants Bishops appointed by the Pope”
by Card. Joseph Zen Zekiun, sdb
There is still a long way to go in relations between Beijing and the Holy See on the appointment of bishops, which is not the result of an "agreement" but a "tug of war." The test of communion with the pope lies in the boycott of the Assembly of Representatives of Chinese Catholics. The tenacious cardinal of Hong Kong responds to an article by Gianni Valente of "30 Days".
Hong Kong (AsiaNews) - Gianni Valente, (once?) my friend, writes again on 30 Days (2010 No. 5) about the Church in China. I admire his interest for this Church so dear to us and his zeal in bringing it to the attention of his readers. I am sorry to say, however, that I cannot agree with the way he...

07/29/2010 INDIA
Orissa: Christians and Hindus, Dalits and tribals of Kandhamal march for peace
by Santosh Digal
Over one thousand people march through the streets of Bhubaneswar to ask local authorities to ensure justice and peace after the anti-Christian pogrom of 2008. Dalits and tribal peoples complain of continuing discrimination by the Hindus.
07/29/2010 CHINA
Xiwanzi underground priest arrested again after three years in prison
Fr Peter Wang, an underground priest of the Diocese of Xiwanzi, was only able to take a few steps as a free man. The police arrested him again immediately after his release. He had been originally arrested for celebrating mass (with the permission of the government). Local Catholics: "The police want to force him to join the Patriotic Association."

07/29/2010 VATICAN - CHINA
Vatican: Bishops and priests in China, be united with the pope and each other, even in persecution
A letter from Cardinal Dias at the end of the Year for Priests, reiterates that loyalty to the pope is a "guarantee of freedom." At the same time he asks bishops and priests to rebuild unity in the Church in China, abandoning the desire for wealth or advancement in society and politics.
07/29/2010 INDONESIA
Christians in Bekasi forced to celebrate in the open air under police protection
by Mathias Hariyadi
Islamic extremists have targeted the HKBP community for years. Christians have been denied the right to build their own places of worship, have seen facilities used for services shut down, and have had to endure insults and threats during open-air celebrations. “I will never give up seeking justice,” Rev Luspida Simanjutak says. “Law enforcement performance has been very poor. Security officials have been hopeless and silent on this crucial matter, “NGO laments.
07/29/2010 PAKISTAN
National day of mourning for air crash in Islamabad
Rescue operations made difficult by bad weather and the mountainous area. Bodies or parts of them scattered over disaster zone. DNA tests needed for identification.
07/28/2010 INDIA – MYANMAR
Burmese leader in India kneels before the Buddha as troops shell Christian village
by Tint Swe
Senior General Than Shwe has been in India since Sunday to sign economic agreements. On the first day of his visit, he travelled to Bodh Gaya and Sarnath, two important pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha. Two days earlier, the Burmese military wiped out a Christian village in Karen State, eastern Myanmar.
07/28/2010 THAILAND – CAMBODIA
Bangkok and Phnom Penh again at loggerheads over Preah Vihear
by Weena Kowitwanij
Cambodia plans to use the 34th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee to present its management plan for the Preah Vihear Temple, an area Thailand considers its own. Yesterday, a thousand Thais protested against the UNESCO in front of its offices in Bangkok. Thailand’s prime minister complains that the “world-heritage inscription often turns tourist zones into areas of conflict”.
07/28/2010 INDIA
Sr. Meena, the raped nun, "a witness of Light and Truth for the Church in India"
On the eve of the trial against the rapists of Sister Meena, the religious sister attacked during anti-Christian pogrom in Orissa, her uncle Mgr. Barwa speaks: "She is the symbol of our struggle. She feels no anger, but want justice for us all. "
07/28/2010 CHINA
In one year environmental accidents double in China
Contrast between industry's needs and those for environmental protection increases. People take to the streets in greater numbers against polluting activities. Experts: serious pollution destabilizing society.
07/28/2010 SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s ‘Black July’ not over yet, Christian leaders say
by Melani Manel Perera
In July 1983, up to 3,000 Tamil civilians died in Sinhalese-initiated riots that set off the country’s civil war. Today, there are 81,000 widows in Sri Lanka and the military occupies two thirds of the country, CSM member says. Christians are in favour of a multi-ethnic state.

Altri articoli
07/28/2010 NORTH KOREA
Pyongyang: football team publicly humiliated for their losses at World Cup by Joseph Yun Li-sun
07/28/2010 ISLAM – EUROPE
Al-Zawahiri attacks French law banning face veils
07/28/2010 NEPAL – IRAQ
Kathmandu lifts ban on working in Iraq to fight unemployment by Kalpit Parajuli
07/28/2010 INDONESIA
Jakarta, wave of fatwas against transsexuals, temporary marriages, gossip and sperm bank by Mathias Hariyadi
07/28/2010 INDIA - SRI LANKA
Tamil refugees from war: India's government sends expert to Sri Lanka by Nirmala Carvalho
07/28/2010 PAKISTAN
Plane with more than 150 passengers crashes in the hills of Islamabad
07/27/2010 PHILIPPINES
Filipino bishops give Aquino a passing grade
07/27/2010 RUSSIA - UKRAINE
Arrests and bans during Patriarch Kirill's visit to Ukraine by Nina Achmatova
07/27/2010 CHINA
Lead poisons the blood of 84 children in Yunnan
07/27/2010 PAKISTAN – AFGHANISTAN – US
Pakistan dismisses Wikileaks documents as “unsubstantiated information”
07/27/2010 VIETNAM-US
Trade, but also human rights, in Washington-Hanoi cooperation by J. B. Vu
07/27/2010 CHINA
Beijing to end shaming criminals in public
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VATICAN - CHINA
China-Holy See: the mirage and religious freedom for the official and underground church
by Bernardo CervelleraAfter a series of Episcopal ordinations, many speak of a new era in relations between Beijing and the Vatican. But China’s concessions are in reality forced decisions. For a true religious freedom the difference between legal (official) and illegal (underground) Church activities must disappear and the bishops and priests currently in prison set free. And perhaps even the Vatican should be more courageous ...
INDIA – PAKISTAN
Indian Muslim condemns the murder of Christian brothers accused of blasphemy
by Nirmala CarvalhoAsghar Ali Engineer, head of Mumbai’s Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, calls the murder a horrible crime that is also against Islam. He blames Muslim clerics for using the blasphemy laws to promote their own interests. “I am completely against the blasphemy laws; there is nothing in Qur‘an about it,” he said.
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07/23/2010 INDONESIA
Indonesian police tears down house church
07/28/2010 NORTH KOREA
Pyongyang: football team publicly humiliated for their losses at World Cup
by Joseph Yun Li-sun
07/22/2010 VATICAN - CHINA
China-Holy See: the mirage and religious freedom for the official and underground church
by Bernardo Cervellera
07/22/2010 INDONESIA - ISLAM
Indonesian Ulema allow civet coffee
by Mathias Hariyadi
07/23/2010 PAKISTAN
Woman freed after spending 14 years in prison without trial for “blasphemy”
07/23/2010 SRI LANKA
Remembering “Black July” to encourage Sri Lankan reconciliation
by Melani Manel Perera
07/22/2010 CHINA – TIBET
Dalai Lama interacts with Chinese netizens on Twitter
07/22/2010 INDIA – VATICAN
Indian Catholics involved in the Synod of the Middle East
by P. Anbu A.
07/22/2010 LEBANON – SYRIA – IRAN
Tensions rise in Lebanon over possible Hizbollah involvement in Hariri assassination
by Fady Noun
07/23/2010 INDIA
Jammu-Kashmir, government oblivious to deportation order for Fr. Jim Borst
by Nirmala Carvalho

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