Category: Asia
Pay workers their due
HONG KONG (SE): The Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Labour Affairs urged the government to…
Winning a battle but not the war against open-pit mining
Joseph Peter Calleja Catholic bishops in the Philippines have long fought against open-pit mining—a surface…
Nuns in Shanxi province forced out of convent
HONG KONG (UCAN): Eight Catholic nuns were forced to abandon their convent in Shanxi province…
Precious Blood sister called to eternal rest
HONG KONG (SE): Precious Blood Sister Bernadette Yeung May-yung, who served as the principal of…
Protests in Pakistan over abduction of Catholic teen
KARACHI (UCAN): Christians across Pakistan have demonstrated against the abduction and forced conversion of a…
Euthanasia in New Zealand crosses the Rubicon
WELLINGTON (CNS): “Many people will no doubt see the option of an assisted death as…
Indonesian priest takes on mining firms
JAKARTA (UCAN): One hot day in 2006, some mothers were busy collecting limestone and manganese…
