02/09/2012VIETNAM Vietnamese Buddhist dissident nominated for 2012 Nobel Peace Prize The Venerable Thich Quảng Độ, patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (Cubv), is among the leaders of the struggle for human rights and religious freedom in the communist country. Still lives under house arrest in the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery. In recent months, he has challenged the government, inviting it to rid itself of "the Chinese vice".
Ho Chi Minh City (AsiaNews) - The venerable Thich Quảng Độ, patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (Cubv), is among those nominated for the 2012Nobel Peace Prize, with cross-party support of U.S. and European parliamentarians. The Vietnam Committee for Human Rights...
02/09/2012MALAYSIA-SAUDI ARABIA "Blasphemous" Saudi Poet arrested in Malaysia and deported to Jeddah. Risks death Kashgari Hamza, 23, the day before the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed published a comment on Twitter: " I do not like the halos of divinity around you. I shall not pray for you ". Forced to flee; he was arrested in Malaysia, and will be tried at home for blasphemy. He risks the death penalty.
02/08/2012INDONESIA 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.
02/08/2012PHILIPPINES Death toll from Negros and Cebu earthquake rises to 48 dead and 92 missing In the island’s east coast city hundreds of people digging with their bare hands in search of hundreds still buried under rubble. Caritas Philippines warns that food supplies are running low. Landslides and mudslides block roads and make it impossible for the arrival of humanitarian aid. The local Catholic Church opens churches, chapels and schools to provide shelter to hundreds of displaced families.
02/07/2012VIETNAM In Hải Phòng, Caritas helping AIDS children by J.B. Vu Diocesan Caritas last year opened the ‘Thanh Xuân Warm Shelter’, now home to 20 children who contracted HIV/AIDS from their parents. The facility also helps people in remote, poor and mostly non-Catholic communities.
02/07/2012INDONESIA 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.
02/06/2012PHILIPPINES Quake hits the Philippines, at least 13 dead, dozens missing A 6.8 quake strikes in Negros Oriental province at a depth of 20 kilometres. A local tsunami warning is issued with the possibility of one-metre waves. Villages are isolated and houses are buried by landslides. College and elementary school students are among the victims.
02/06/2012THAILAND Bangkok: flood prevention to prevent business and capital flight by Weena Kowitwanij Thailand is a strategic economic hub in Southeast Asia, but last year’s floods could have chased away foreign investors. Intervention plans will now focus on rebuilding trust and promoting sustainable development. Water resources must be managed better than 40 years ago.
02/04/2012PHILIPPINES Mindanao, Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders killed in a raid The air raid struck an Islamic extremists camp located near the town of Parang (Jolo), killing 15 terrorists. Among the dead Zulfifli bin Hir, head of Jemaah Islamiah, Gumbahali Jumdail, leader of Abu Sayyaf and Mumanda Ali, one of the authors of the Bali bombing. In the coming days DNA tests to confirm the identity of the slain.
02/04/2012ITALY 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."
02/04/2012INDONESIA 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".
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Augusto Colombo. Apostolo dei paria di Piero Gheddo
pp. 320
Matteo Ricci: missione e ragione. Una biografia intellettuale di Gianni Criveller
pp. 132
Bioetica religioni missioni di Buono Giuseppe, Pelosi Patrizia pp. 432
Matteo Ricci e Giulio Aleni, due vite incrociate di Giulio Aleni / (a cura di) Gianni Criveller
pp. 176
Missione Bengala 155 anni del Pime in India e Bangladesh EMI
di Piero Gheddo
pp. 480
La Cina di Mao processa la Chiesa di Angelo S.Lazzarotto pp. 528
Il rovescio delle medaglie di Bernardo Cervellera pp. 240
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