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IRAQ - Authors of 2010 massacre of Christians in Baghdad set to die

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 04:03
Death sentence is upheld by Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council. Three of the 15 terrorists involved in the attack against Our Lady of Salvation on 31 October 2010 are set to die. The massacre left 57 people dead and more than 70 wounded.

CHINA - GERMANY - Beijing vetoes Merkel, a sign of China’s weakness and fear

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:41
The Chancellor concluded her visit to the country, marked by prohibitions and news blackout: meeting with a dissident prevented, visit to a non-government newspaper cancelled, the presence of the media blocked at visit the Catholic bishop of Guangzhou.

PHILIPPINES - Mindanao, Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders killed in a raid

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:29
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.

ITALY - Responding today to Jesus' question: "Who do you say I am?"

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:18
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."

INDONESIA - Central Java, Catholic Church celebrates a boom in vocations

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 10:02
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".

INDIA - Protestant leader: Hindu attacks against schools and teachers Christians "indecents"

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 09:47
The President of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) recalls the cases of Nirmala Convent School (Chhattisgarh) and St Joseph's PU College (Karnataka), where ultra-nationalists created turmoil at the end of January. For Sajan George, the attacks show "the protection guaranteed the extremists" -

CHINA - SUDAN - China "ready for anything" to free workers abducted in South Sudan

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 09:32
The Beijing government "will exert every possible pressure" on the southern Sudan to secure the release of the 29 workers of Sinohydro Corporation taken away by force on 29 January. But the image of China in Africa is full of holes blacks.

ASIA - 1.24 million deaths from malaria: twice those estimated by the WHO

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:52
A Seattle University study has estimated that in 2010 the victims of the disease numbered about 47% more than shown by the data published by the World Health Organization. Funded by Bill Gates, the new study is based on statistical models that also takes into account deaths that previously were not attributed to malaria.

KUWAIT - Islamist parties win the elections in Kuwait

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:44
Islamist candidates take 34 seats out of 50. Their victory comes amid protests against the outgoing government, accused of corruption. No woman is elected.

KOREA - Pyongyang inching its way towards nuclear disarmament talks, S Korea official says

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:58
According to South Korea’s chief negotiator, the transition in North Korea is “going pretty smoothly.” Now, its leaders can learn “the cost of having nuclear weapons and the benefit of giving up nuclear weapons.”

INDIA - Card. Turkson: India's economic growth also needs spiritual values

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:54
The President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace spoke to the General Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of India (1-8 February). He affirmed that economic growth alone "is not sufficient"; it is necessary "to adopt the Christian vision and place the human being at the center."

INDONESIA - Papuan Church preparing the ground for talks between Jakarta and independence movement

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:16
President Yudhoyono met a delegation of Catholic and Protestant religious leaders. Christian leaders appreciate the government’s moves, hoping for talks between the two sides. They have not however expressed any views about separatist demands in the resource-rich territory.

JAPAN - Buddhist nun Koshu Hirao helping the homeless

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:07
After she had to leave her convent because of her opposition to nuclear power, she devoted herself to the sick, old, homeless, refugees and society’s rejects. Hers is a story of real compassion in post-tsunami Japan.

INDIA - Nun may be arrested for "desecrating" Hindu objects

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:48
Sr. Ajaya Mary, dean of the Nirmala Covent School institute, did not allow a student to perform a ritual dedicated to the goddess Saraswati. Hindu activists accuse the nun of "having wounded the religious sentiments of the community." The nun speaks of a "false and malicious campaign" against a school that "for 42 years has served society."

PAKISTAN - Pakistani Church in court to challenge the demolition of Catholic institute

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:57
The director of the National Commission for Justice and Peace goes before the High Court with “full confidence in our legal system.” Provincial lawmaker says he will raise the issue in the Punjab Assembly. For some Catholics, it is not only a matter of demolition but also blasphemy and the destruction of sacred objects.

EGYPT - Egypt, two dead and 400 wounded in clashes between police and protesters after the massacre at Port Said

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 09:53
The violence occurred last night in Suez. The police opened fire to disperse the crowd that had stormed the local police station. Thousands in Cairo descended into the streets to demand the resignation of the High Council of the Army

CHINA-GERMANY - Wen Jiabao: China "could" help rescue Europe

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 09:40
Means promised by Wen Jiabao to Angela Merkel to support the European Stability Fund. Europe is the largest market for China's exports. The meeting with Hu Jintao. Also under discussion are Iran and rare soils. Differing views on human rights. A visit to the bishop of Guangzhou, Msgr. Gan, who in July attended an illicit episcopal ordination.

CAMBODIA - Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Appeals court gives life term to Comrade Duch

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 08:28
At first instance the Director of the S-21 prison, where tens of thousands of Cambodians died, had been sentenced to 30 years. For judges crimes committed "worst in human history." He is the only one who has admitted his guilt. Hundreds of survivors of the regime have heard the reading of the verdict.

VATICAN - Pope: Year of the faith, special opportunity for religious in testimony and evangelization

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 19:39
Benedict XVI celebrates the Day for Consecrated Life. "Today the prayers of the entire Community, is dedicated to every consecrated person, giving thanks to God the Father, the giver of all good, for the gift of this vocation, and invokes it again with faith." During the Year of Faith, those who have accepted the call to follow Christ more closely through the profession of the evangelical counsels, are invited to further deepen their relationship with God

EGYPT - Massacre at Port Said between fans. The military: factions that want destabilization

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:39
Last night, 74 people were killed at Port Said stadium in an attack carried out against the supporters of Cairo’s al-Ahly club. Security forces unable to contain the violence. Witnesses speak of infiltrators.