Vatican

The Church’s “small engine” in Asia can generate huge changes

Aug 21, 2014

The Church’s “small engine” in Asia — where Catholics are only 2 per cent of the population, “should not restrict or discourage the faithful.
Evangelisation is not about bringing the other person to me!

Aug 21, 2014

The Asian Church is called to be “versatile and creative”, aware of its own Christian identity.
Pope Francis asks prayers for relatives killed in car accident

Aug 20, 2014

The Holy See announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has asked that the faithful join him in praying for the repose of the souls of three members of his family who have been killed in a car accident.
Pope's envoy, Chaldean Patriarch beg international help for Iraqi Christians

Aug 19, 2014

Cardinal Fernando Filoni, the Pope’s personal envoy to Iraq, has joined with Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako in an appeal for international intervention to stop the persecution of Christians and Yezidis.
Pope approves military action in Iraq, but not unilateral US bombing

Aug 19, 2014

Pope Francis said that military intervention to stop the slaughter of Christians in Iraq is warranted, but cautioned against unilateral action by the US, in a press conference as he returned from a 5-day trip to South Korea.
Pope Francis backs intervention in Iraq to stop 'aggressor'

Aug 19, 2014

Pope Francis supports international intervention in Iraq and is willing to go to there personally if it will help end the violence against Christians and other religious minorities.
Pope Francis calls for ‘fraternal dialogue’ with China, North Korea

Aug 18, 2014

Pope Francis on Sunday called on Catholic bishops in Asia to promote a “fraternal dialogue” among the peoples of Asia, stressing the need to “walk together” — comments widely seen as an outreach to China and other Asian nations with whom the Vatican has no diplomatic ties.
Pope Francis closes Korea trip with olive branch for Pyongyang

Aug 18, 2014

Pope Francis’ closing act in South Korea on Monday was a Mass “for peace and reconciliation.” Though defined as a prayer for all Asia, it was primarily a reference to the division of the pope’s host nation following a 1953 armistice that suspended, but didn’t officially end, the Korean War.
Pope Francis preaches forgiveness, reconciliation at South Korea mass

Aug 18, 2014

Pope Francis wrapped up his first trip to Asia on Monday by challenging Koreans --from the North and the South -- to reject the "mindset of suspicion and confrontation" that cloud their relations and instead find new ways to forge peace on the war-divided peninsula.
Pope Francis reaches out to China, seeking dialogue

Aug 18, 2014

Pope Francis made his strongest gesture yet to reach out to China on Sunday, saying he wants to improve relations and insisting that the Catholic Church isn't coming in as a "conqueror" but is rather a partner in dialogue.