The Catholic Register

Pope Francis sends condolences following death of Hong Kong bishop

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:49:24 -0500

HONG KONG – Pope Francis has sent condolences and a blessing to the Hong Kong Diocese following the Jan. 3 death of Bishop Yeung Ming-cheung, 73, of liver failure.

Filipino bishop tells Catholics to ignore President Duterte's anti-church jabs

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:40:37 -0500

MANILA, Philippines – A former head of the Philippines' Catholic bishop's conference, has called on people to ignore President Rodrigo Duterte's repeated rants against the church.

Chinese authorities destroy two Marian shrines despite Vatican-China deal

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:18:07 -0400

BEIJING, China – As part of an ongoing crackdown on religious practice in the country, Chinese authorities demolished two Catholic Marian shrines this week. The move comes just one month after the Chinese government signed an agreement with the Vatican regarding the appointment of bishops.

Pope Francis signs working agreement with China on naming bishops

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:45:06 -0400

VILNIUS, Lithuania – For the first time in decades, all of the Catholic bishops in China are in full communion with the Pope, the Vatican announced.

Catholics in Korea spread devotion to martyrs amid nuclear negotiations with Kim Jong-un

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 06:15:07 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea – As nuclear negotiations with North Korea continue, Catholics in South Korea are encouraging devotion to their martyr saints and renewing prayers for peace on the peninsula.

Indian Catholic leaders protest demand to ban sacrament of reconciliation

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:59:44 -0400

NEW DELHI – India's Catholic Church has led a chorus of protest over a demand to ban the sacrament of reconciliation from the chairwoman of the National Commission for Women.

Philippine clergy, advocates say human rights dying under President Duterte

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:54:00 -0400

MANILIA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned the public during his third State of the Nation address July 23 that his two-year war on drugs would become even "more chilling" in the coming days.

'Bishop of the Wheelchair' seen as a good shepherd for ex-Khmer Rouge

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:14:10 -0400

BATTAMBANG, Cambodia – Within weeks of the collapse of the final remnants of the Khmer Rouge in late 1998, Jesuit Father Enrique Figaredo visited some of the movement's last-standing cadres after hearing they needed assistance.

Duterte seeks collaboration with Philippine bishops after calling God 'stupid'

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:28:38 -0400

MANILA, Philippines – After calling God “stupid,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he will seek to have a dialogue with the country��Ƶapp bishops’ conference in an effort to repair relationships.

Indonesian religious leaders, former first lady form anti-terrorism group

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 16 May 2018 16:21:30 -0400

JAKARTA, Indonesia – As another deadly attack by Islamic radicals rocked Indonesia May 16, dozens of religious leaders, backed by former first lady Sinta Nuriyah Wahid, launched a new anti-terrorism group.