Church in Asia

Taiwan’s ambassador to Vatican blasts mainland China, aligns with Francis agenda
- Church in Asia
- Oct 4, 2019
Taiwanese Ambassador to the Holy See Matthew S.M. Lee has blasted mainland China over what he said is a lack of respect for basic freedoms and human rights, and aligned his embassy with key papal priorities, such as care for migrants and the environment.
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Myanmar cardinal says West’s conflicts with Islam punish Christians in Asia, Africa
- Church in Asia
- May 31, 2019
Innocent Christians are sacrificed because of five decades of geo-strategic conflicts between the Islamic countries and the West, according to the president of Asia’s main Catholic bishops’ organization.
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Annual Marian pilgrimage keeps in mind tragedy in Sri Lanka
- Catholic News Service, Church in Asia
- May 7, 2019
The Vatican envoy to the U.S. recalled the persecution of Asian Catholics, making special mention of victims of the recent bombings Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, during the annual pilgrimage of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics to the country’s largest Marian shrine on May 4.
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Korea exhibit at Vatican shares history, peace through art
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- Sep 20, 2017
An exhibit at the Vatican, called “Come in cielo cosi in terra” (“On earth as it is in heaven”), is the first-ever collaboration between the Vatican Museums and the Seoul archdiocese. It is also sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the South Korean embassy to the Holy See. The exhibit outlines, chronologically, the history of Catholicism in Korea from its start through the present time. It includes religious books and objects, as well as Korean religious art.
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‘Hong Kong is sinking,’ Zen warns after sentencing of protestors
- Global Church
- Aug 22, 2017
Religious and world leaders spoke up against the arrest of three former student leaders of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, an association born from the civil rights protests of 2014, calling it “an outrageous miscarriage of justice.”
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Asian Youth Day kicks off in Indonesia with days in diocese
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- Aug 1, 2017
Thousands of young people hailing from many Asian countries gathered to celebrate Asian Youth Day on July 30. The meeting, modeled on World Youth Day, is an opportunity for participants to stay with local Catholic families and to overcome differences as well as cultural barriers.
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