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02/22/2012 TIBET - CHINA
Lhasa "has become a hell for Tibetans. Here's how they live "
A rare eyewitness account of the life of the Tibetan capital, anonymous for security reasons, which tells the truth about Tibet: "The Tibetans are disappearing, the monasteries are barracks and the private apartments of the Dalai Lama have been sold to a Chinese businessman . Soldiers are everywhere and they do what they want. The monks are ready to fast unto death against this violence. "
Lhasa (AsiaNews) - In Tibet "Tibetans are disappearing: they live in areas bounded by walls and barbed wire, forced to listen to and sing communist anthems, watched over by Chinese military. More than 7 thousand people have been beaten in the reeducation...

02/22/2012 VATICAN
'To dust you shall return' but we are not to despair, says pope on Ash Wednesday
Benedict XVI celebrates the 'penitential station' in St Sabina. The ashes are an "invitation to penance, humility, and an awareness of our mortal state," but they also "welcome in this mortal state of ours the unthinkable nearness of God".
02/22/2012 VIETNAM
Vietnamese Catholics' duty to pray and protect life this Lent
by J.B. Vu
The future of mission in Vietnam is the protection of the human being from conception. And an invitation to promote initiatives for the weaker sections of the population, including teh poor and children. Cardinal of Ho Chi Minh City: preparation for Easter "propitious time to renew our faith."

02/22/2012 INDIA - ITALY
Kerala: fishing community under shock and scared by the incident with the marines
Fr Stephen G. Kulakkayathil, secretary general of the Kerala Region Latin Catholic Council and a priest in the Diocese of Quilon, confirms the absence of hostility towards Italians. However, the fishermen need help and security. The Indian Church slams the political use of the incident.
02/22/2012 SYRIA
Threatened by violence, Christians flee Syria, says Aleppo archbishop
Mgr Audo urges Catholics to pray for peace and the reconciliation of the Syrian people. Caritas gives food and basic necessities to 500 Christian and Muslim families in Homs, the city most affected by the civil war. Two Western journalists are killed in Homs' Baba Amr district.
02/22/2012 VATICAN
Pope: Lent " journey in the desert " to overcome temptations of power, towards God
General audience, Benedict XVI speaks of "a time of change, conversion", a time that pushes "to assume their responsibilities, time for mature decisions". The Church also knows the temptation of the devil who proposed to Christ a path away from God, "through success, power, dominion." But even if " the sky above us is obscured by the clouds of egoism, misunderstanding and deception," the period in the desert "can become a period of grace, because can bring forth the living water that refreshes and restores even from the hardest rock God ".
02/22/2012 INDONESIA
Overcrowding and embezzlement set off riot in Bali prison
by Mathias Hariyadi
Brawl among inmates broke out at dawn, followed by arson. Police and soldiers move in to restore calm. Some prisoners are wounded by gunshots; a section of the facility is damaged. Built for 300 people, it currently holds more than a thousand prisoners.
02/22/2012 CHINA
Euro zone crisis reduces Chinese exports
Preliminary survey results show export decline because of Europe's economic and financial crisis. Analysts warn Beijing that a real domestic market is needed to maintain usual level.
02/22/2012 SRI LANKA
Bishops of Sri Lanka: Lent, a time of deep reflection for every Christian
by Melani Manel Perera
The message of the Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka for Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. This year's theme is "Unity through reconciliation". Invitation to the faithful not to limit themselves to ceremonies, but to build a relationship with God, to share an authentic Easter.
02/22/2012 AFGHANISTAN
Bagram: riots and protests over the burning of the Korans in the U.S. base. Calm in Kabul
AsiaNews sources in Afghanistan define the episode as yet another act of violence against the Afghan people. The events are concentrated in areas outside the capital. In Bagram thousands of people storm the NATO base. U.S. embassy in Kabul closed.
02/22/2012 IRAN - UN
IAEA: failed negotiations on Iran's nuclear program
Tehran denies UN technical agency authorization, called to inspect a site south of the capital. The Director General expresses "disappointment" and precludes more talks soon. Iranian envoy speaks of "intense" meetings which will continue in the future. Little progress achieved so far.

Altri articoli
02/21/2012 NEPAL
Dirty water, scabies and sewage spoil Lord Shiva's feast day by Kalpit Parajuli
02/21/2012 INDIA
For Card Alencherry, India's Church unites peoples and cultures by Nirmala Carvalho
02/21/2012 SYRIA
As bombs fall on Homs, experts say only a political solution is viable for Syria
02/21/2012 PHILIPPINES
Mindanao: military arrests alleged Abu Sayyaf leader
02/21/2012 INDIA - ITALY
Indian fishermen not hostile to Italian marines
02/21/2012 PAKISTAN
Police in Rawalpindi clears Abid Malik of charges in the Bhatti murder case by Jibran Khan
02/21/2012 KOREA - CHINA
Seoul marches to save the 33 North Koreans who fled to China by Joseph Yun Li-sun
02/21/2012 MYANMAR
Government removes restrictions on Aung San Suu Kyi election campaign
02/21/2012 INDONESIA
East Kalimantan joins protest against radical Islamic FPI by Mathias Hariyadi
02/21/2012 YEMEN
Elections in Sanaa: the end (maybe) of Saleh’s power
02/21/2012 RUSSIA
Intellectuals, actors, musicians divided on support for Putin as president by Nina Achmatova
02/20/2012 SRI LANKA
Catholic fisherman's killing by police a "beastly deed" by Melani Manel Perera
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VATICAN - CHINA-HONG KONG
Bishop John Tong, a new cardinal for Hong Kong and China
by Bernardo CervelleraThe bishop of Hong Kong underlines the importance of the Church of Hong Kong in helping the Church in China. "Working together with Card. Zen (Hong Kong) and Card. Shan (Taiwan). The importance of the Vatican Commission in implementing the guidelines of the Pope's Letter to Chinese Catholics (including the rejection of the Patriotic Association, "incompatible with Catholic doctrine"). Sorrow for bishops and priests who have disappeared in police custody or in labour camps.
CHINA-VATICAN
What is the true good of the Church in China
by Card. Joseph Zen Ze-kiunOn the eve of an important meeting in Rome on "Jesus our contemporary," Card. Zen asks all Catholics to help the Church in China (and especially its legitimate bishops) to emerge from ambiguity, to follow Benedict XVI and "rid" themselves of those organisms that are enemies of the faith (see PA, Bureau of Religious Affairs, etc. .), and that control and stifle the faithful. The Chinese Church is on the verge of a schism caused by "bargaining" between the Catholic faith and political power. The subtitle of this article (wanted by the author) is: "In dialogue with the Community of Saint Egidio and Gianni Valente of 30Days".
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02/17/2012 VATICAN - CHINA-HONG KONG
Bishop John Tong, a new cardinal for Hong Kong and China
by Bernardo Cervellera
02/18/2012 ASIA
ASEAN, Laos and Vietnam: no to human rights and religious freedom because they create "chaos
02/17/2012 PAKISTAN
Lahore Court rejects application under blasphemy law in Catholic institute demolition case
by Jibran Khan
02/17/2012 INDIA - ITALY
Kerala: the fishermen killed by Italian marines were Catholic
02/18/2012 VATICAN
Pope to new cardinals: Mission according to the logic of Christ, not that of the world
02/19/2012 VATICAN
Pope: Everything in the Church rests on faith: the sacraments, liturgy, evangelization, charity
by Benedetto XVI
02/18/2012 IRAN - UNITED STATES - EU
Iran’s nuclear program: U.S. and EU cautiously optimistic in resumption of dialogue
02/17/2012 CHINA - TIBET
Hundreds of people arrested after returning from prayer meeting with the Dalai Lama
02/17/2012 CHINA
"Glue" shrimps latest food scandal in China
02/16/2012 MYANMAR
Yangon, company grants wage increase to striking workers

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