Rome: August 2, 2007. At least 11 priests from the underground church are being held in arrest in various regions throughout China. AsiaNews sources confirm that since last May their conditions have worsened due to Letter of Pope to faithful.
In Hebei, Zhejiang and central Mongolia all of the acti

South Korea is desperate to end the ordeal of the mainly female aid workers abducted in southern Ghazni province, most of whom are said to be ill, with the rebels threatening to kill again if their demands are not met.
But the embassy in Kabul did not confirm that it would go ahead with such a meet

PARIS: July 28, 2007. (AFP) A former Pakistani government minister who resigned after Islamists issued a fatwa against her for posing in an "obscene manner" with French paraglider pilots, vowed Saturday to fight religious extremism.
"My mission in life now is to face and fight extremism of any kin

No immediate progress was reported by either side, but Afghan officials appeared hopeful that the inclusion of more elders would increase the pressure on the Taliban to release the hostages.
"My message to the South Koreans, in particular to the families of these men and women being held by the Tal

Such threatening letters were dropped in Charsadda and Shanti Nagar in homes of Christians in months of May-June but letter to Bishop Nasir is first to any high profile Christian religious leader in Pakistan.
The threat to Bishop Nasir have created very serious concern among his followers around w

"The reference of the president dated March 9, 2007 is set aside," presiding judge Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday told the court, announcing a 10-3 verdict.
"As a further consequence the petitioner, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, shall be deemed to be holding the said office and shall always be deemed to

He has been accused of assaulting 5 policemen, of having damaged their car and of having led "illegal gatherings under the guise of religious activity without concrete authority and without state registration", of "attracting young people to services and playing loud music at services, disturbing th

Washington: July 15, 2007. The younger brother of Son Jong-nam, ex officer of the Pyongyang army converted to Christianity, is due to be executed in public, has appealed to the US and UN to help save him.
A group made up of US senators, democrats and republican, have written to the United Nations

Yet more tensions between the Turkish Authorities and the Ecumenical Patriarchate: today permission was revoked for the concert of the famous Greek singer song writer Dallara, also well known in Turkey, which was to have closet the II Conference of Orthodox Youth organised by the Patriarchate in Ist

Protestant leaders said this was offensive and would hurt inter-denominational dialogue.
A 16-page document by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which Pope Benedict once headed, described Christian Orthodox churches as true churches, but suffering from a "wound" since they do not reco

The decision, a victory for traditional, conservative Roman Catholics, came over the objections of liberal-minded Catholics and angered Jews because the Tridentine Mass contains a prayer for their conversion.
Benedict, who stressed that he was not negating Vatican II, issued a document authorizing

The attackers, who were from an anti-Christian group called Bajrang Dal, beat him savagely and struck him with blows.
The incident took place as Fr. Pereira was in a hospital along with a Hindu covert to Christianity and three others who had brought him there medical treatment. Then the gang shout

Peshawar: June 28, 2007. All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) held a huge public gathering at Peshawar and an oath-taking ceremony of the APMA Provincial Executive Council was also organized which was attended by over 2,500 Christian, Sikh, Hindu, Balmiks, Kalash and Bihai minorities, including w

In a press statement issued here on comments of Pastor John Barkat that Shahbaz Bhatti has done tremendous work for community, Mr. Iqbal deplored Bishop Lobo and Shahbaz Bhatti working and termed it against interests of deserving Christians.
Catholic Association was established in 1937, by His Holi

Washington, DC; June 27, 2007.For what is believed to be the first time in its history, the U.S. Senate will on July 12 be opened with a Hindu prayer, the Senate Chaplain`s Office confirmed Monday.
For more than 200 years, the Senate has opened each workday with a prayer usually delivered by the Se