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02/08/2012 INDONESIA
Catholics raise funds, collect food for East Sumba villages at risk for famine
by Mathias Hariyadi
An outreach programme called “A bowl of rice” is launched to help people who suffered crop failure. Members of the KBKK, Indonesia’s most active group of lay Catholics, take the lead. Pangkal Pinang bishop says it is time to show “universal solidarity”. Response to campaign is very positive.
Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Indonesian Catholics have organised an outreach programme to prevent famine on East Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara province, where crops failed in September threatening food supplies. With the lives of hundreds of local...

02/07/2012 INDONESIA
West Borneo: festivities for Year of Dragon amid Islamic threats
by Mathias Hariyadi
Up to a million people took to the streets of Singkawan, to attend celebrations for the Cap Go Meh. In recent days, extremist leaders have shouted slogans against the party, branded as "anti-Islamic". Authorities and police have monitored security, no major accident or collision.
02/04/2012 ITALY
Responding today to Jesus' question: "Who do you say I am?"
An International Symposium on "Jesus our contemporary," to be held in Rome from 9 to 11 February, organized by the Italian Churches’ Committee for Cultural projects. Cardinal. Ruini: "a strong message to society and a cultural world that are oppressed by so many other concerns and many other needs."

02/04/2012 INDONESIA
Central Java, Catholic Church celebrates a boom in vocations
by Mathias Hariyadi
After three years of decline, a sharp increase in requests for admission to the seminaries. The St. Peter Canisius in Mertoyudan, run by Jesuits, is celebrating the 100 year with a record number of students. Most come from the archdiocese of Semarang.Bishop of Purwokerto: "huge number".
02/03/2012 ASIA
1.24 million deaths from malaria: twice those estimated by the WHO
A Seattle University study has estimated that in 2010 the victims of the disease numbered about 47% more than shown by the data published by the World Health Organization. Funded by Bill Gates, the new study is based on statistical models that also takes into account deaths that previously were not attributed to malaria.
02/03/2012 INDONESIA
Papuan Church preparing the ground for talks between Jakarta and independence movement
by Mathias Hariyadi
President Yudhoyono met a delegation of Catholic and Protestant religious leaders. Christian leaders appreciate the government’s moves, hoping for talks between the two sides. They have not however expressed any views about separatist demands in the resource-rich territory.
02/02/2012 ASIA
Baltic Dry Index falls to record low
by Maurizio d'Orlando
Index hits 662 points. The previous low was in 2008, during the Lehman Brothers crisis. The drop reflects the steep decline in demand for raw materials, consequence of a worldwide economic slowdown. Expert tells AsiaNews that ship overcapacity is the main reason for the fall. Loans to big ship-owners now start to look shaky.
02/02/2012 INDONESIA
Atheist on Facebook, Indonesian risks imprisonment and unleashes an Islamist revolt
by Mathias Hariyadi
Aan Alexander, 30, government employee, said he does not believe in God on the popular social networks. Discovered by his colleagues, he has sparked protests by fundamentalists and risks a sentence of five years. Atheism, in the archipelago, is equated with communism and thus outlawed. "Repentant" he will return to Islam.
02/01/2012 INDONESIA
Study shows how young radical Indonesian Muslims become terrorists
by Mathyas Hariyadi
A field research study in Central Java by the Setara Institute found that young radical Muslims are an army of potential recruits for Jihadist groups. Recent arrests of young terrorism confirm the study’s findings.
01/31/2012 INDONESIA
First elephant hospital for critically endangered pachyderms in Sumatra
The new facility should be completed in the next two years and cover a 5-hectare area at the cost of 10 billion rupees. The WWF and the IUCN sound the alarm, raising the species’ status from “endangered” to “critically endangered”. The authorities call on locals to work with conservation authorities to protect nature and habitats.
01/30/2012 INDONESIA
Yasmin Church celebrates Sunday Mass in front of presidential palace in Jakarta
Hundreds of members of a congregation denied the right to build its own church in Bogor demonstrated in the capital yesterday, calling on the president to do something to uphold the law. They complain about repeated acts of intimidation by radical Muslims, backed by Bogor mayor Diani Budiarto.

Altri articoli
01/28/2012 HOLY LAND
International Day of Prayer for Peace in Holy Land
01/28/2012 INDONESIA
Religions meet in Jakarta for the Week of harmony
01/27/2012 INDONESIA
Indonesia celebrates the Year of the Dragon with dances, parties and Masses by Mathias Hariyadi
01/25/2012 INDONESIA
Muslim students attack Catholic schools in Yogyakarta over a Facebook post by Mathias Hariyadi
01/22/2012 VATICAN
Pope: Christian unity comes from God, but requires our daily commitment
01/20/2012 ASIA
Year of the Dragon: many newborns and political changes by Wang Zhicheng
01/20/2012 INDONESIA – VIETNAM – CAMBODIA
Bird flu kills again, a 5-year-old toddler dies in Jakarta
01/19/2012 INDONESIA
East Java: a growing tension between Sunni and Shiite, fears of a conflict by Mathias Hariyadi
01/18/2012 ASIA
Baltic Dry Index plunge signals a major drop in economic activity by Maurizio d'Orlando
01/18/2012 ASIA
World Bank: global growth heading for a crisis from which "no one will be saved"
01/17/2012 INDONESIA
Yasmin church: radical Islamists attack two members of parliament during Sunday celebration
01/17/2012 CHINA - VATICAN
Msgr. Savio Hon: Freedom for arrested bishops and priests, is also good for China by Bernardo Cervellera
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CHINA - VATICAN
Msgr. Savio Hon: Freedom for arrested bishops and priests, is also good for China
by Bernardo CervelleraEven if the government does not give answers or to the Holy See, or diplomats, or to friends of the Vatican and China, it is important that "no one forgets about them." The Chinese government's official response when asked is always: "We do not know." "We need to pray first," "but we must also appeal to those who are holding them."
CHINA - VATICAN
Appeal: Bishops and priests disappeared or in prison, home for the Chinese New Year
by Bernardo CervelleraDuring the Year of the Dragon, AsiaNews asks President Hu Jintao and ambassador Ding Wei for the release of three bishops and six Chinese priests who have disappeared in police custody or are in forced labour camps.
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02/03/2012 INDIA
Nun may be arrested for "desecrating" Hindu objects
by Nirmala Carvalho
02/04/2012 INDONESIA
Central Java, Catholic Church celebrates a boom in vocations
by Mathias Hariyadi
02/09/2012 EGYPT
Alexandria: forced eviction of 62 Coptic families by the Salafis
02/04/2012 PHILIPPINES
Mindanao, Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders killed in a raid
02/08/2012 PHILIPPINES
Death toll from Negros and Cebu earthquake rises to 48 dead and 92 missing
02/08/2012 CHINA-VATICAN
What is the true good of the Church in China
by Card. Joseph Zen Ze-kiun
02/05/2012 VATICAN
Against disease, which is evil’s doing, we must have faith in God’s love, pope says
02/04/2012 CHINA - SUDAN
China "ready for anything" to free workers abducted in South Sudan
02/03/2012 ASIA
1.24 million deaths from malaria: twice those estimated by the WHO
02/04/2012 CHINA - GERMANY
Beijing vetoes Merkel, a sign of China’s weakness and fear

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