Category: Asia
Hong Kong-born Salesian ordained to priesthood in Taipei
HONG KONG (SE/Agencies): Anthony Leung Po-tak, from Hong Kong, was ordained to the priesthood on…
Protection against maritime pollution in the Philippines inadequate
MANILA (RVA News): A group of environmental advocates, fisherfolk, and civil society groups raised concern…
Tianjin bishop formally installed at the age of 95
HONG KONG (SE/Agencies): Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen was officially installed as the new bishop of…
Rights groups slam Philippine police over violent dispersal of students protest
TACLOBAN (UCAN): Rights groups have expressed concern over the violent dispersal of an August 16…
Indonesia’s Catholics to see pope in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea
VANIMO (UCAN): Hundreds of Catholics from Indonesia who would otherwise miss out on an audience…
Child witnesses protected by bishop and senator
Were it not for the courageous few Philippine bishops, priests and human rights defenders, among…
Philippine child rights group tells vice president to use funds on basic social services
MANILA (UCAN): “While many Filipino children cannot go to school because education is no longer…
