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Relief work like a pilgrimage for Pakistani staff at Catholic agency
Anto Akkara | Catholic News Service BANGALORE, India — Many Pakistani aid workers had one of the "most meaningful Ramadan fasts" in their lives this year, said a senior relief coordinator for Catholic...
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Papal message | Pope appeals for prayers for Catholics in China
Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI asked people to pray for Catholics in China, who "are living through particularly difficult times."With a group of Catholics from...
View ArticleDespite illness, Vietnamese priest planning hunger strike in prison
Catholic News Service BANGKOK — A jailed priest in Vietnam undergoing medical treatment at a Church-run home said he will begin a hunger strike to protest his sentence when authorities return him to a...
View ArticleAfter shelling, Masses resume
Catholic News Service SEOUL, South Korea — Masses have resumed on Yeonpyeong, the South Korean island shelled by North Korean artillery in November.About 50 Catholics attended a Mass recently,...
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Humanitarian aid efforts begin in Japan
Catholic News Service ROME — Church officials in Japan are setting up an emergency center to coordinate humanitarian aid operations in Sendai, the area most devastated by the March 11 earthquake and...
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Bishop sees long days ahead in Japanese rebuilding
By Alan Holdren | CNA/EWTN News NIIGATA, Japan -- The people of Japan face great challenges rebuilding their lives in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Japan's top Catholic charities...
View ArticleVatican official says imprisoning clergy damages China's international image
By Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican's highest-ranking Chinese official called on Beijing to release nine arrested Catholic bishops and priests, saying their...
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Nature of Chen's dissent stems from opposition to forced abortion
Michael Swan | Catholic News Service TORONTO -- As Chinese and U.S. diplomats sought a resolution to the diplomatic crisis surrounding Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, many Chinese-Americans turned...
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Raising awareness of poor labor, trafficking practices at interfaith meeting...
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org The recent collapse of Rana Plaza, an eight-story commercial building that housed garment factory workers in Savar, Bangladesh, has become a prime example of...
View ArticlePapal visit to South Korea: Legacy of martyrs, lay leadership lives on
Francis X. Rocca | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY -- When Pope Francis visits South Korea Aug. 14-18, he will find a Catholic Church that exemplifies much of what he hopes for the Church around...
View ArticlePope moves 124 Korean martyrs closer to sainthood
By Simone Orendain | Catholic News Service SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis placed 124 Korean martyrs on the last step toward sainthood in a beatification Mass Aug. 16 that brought elation to the...
View ArticleAsian youth inspired after pope spends extra time with them
By Simone Orendain | Catholic News Service DANGJIN, South Korea — About 6,000 young people from 30 Asian countries had Pope Francis all to themselves for several hours Aug. 15.The youths said they...
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Catholicism in Mongolia being built from scratch
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 In 1992, Father Wenceslao (Wens) Padilla and two other missionary priests from the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary arrived in...
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In Philippines, lessons from Haiyan helped lessen Hagupit's impact
Simone Orendain | Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines -- Initial assessments by Catholic emergency responders showed significant damage to coastal areas of an island province in the east-central...
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Weather, logistical issues delay aid for Nepal quake victims
Anto Akkara | Catholic News Service KATHMANDU, Nepal — Inclement weather and logistical pressures were delaying aid to hundreds of thousands of Nepalese earthquake victims."The logistical problems are...
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