ASIA/CHINA – Xi Ning celebrates first baptisms with 5 Tibetan catechumens
ASIA/CHINA – Xi Ning celebrates first baptisms with 5 Tibetan catechumens Xi Ning (Agenzia Fides) – Over 700 faithful of the Catholic community of the Diocese of Xi Ning, in the Province of Qing Hai attended the first baptism to take place in their community. The five Tibetan catechumens were baptized after the opening of [...]
TIBET – CHINA – 30 Tibetans arrested for protesting against mining
TIBET – CHINA – 30 Tibetans arrested for protesting against mining The civilians from a sub district of Namling threw stones against ten police vehicles. Their reaction provoked by a Chinese company that is polluting the waterways, thereby jeopardizing drinking water. asianews.it Share and Enjoy: Related posts UNITED STATES – TIBET – CHINA – Dalai [...]
A Catholic church in Tibet
A Catholic church in Tibet Every daybreak on the southeast edge of the Tibetan Plateau, Lucy walks into the only Catholic Church in Tibet, dips her fingers into the holy water and makes the sign of the cross before praying. (Xinhua) Rain, hail or shine, the 62-year-old has attended masses and sermons since she was [...]
Catholic in Kashmir
Catholic in Kashmir Recently I was privileged to visit the Diocese of Jammu and Srinagar in Kashmir, Northern India with a delegation from Aid to the Church in Need. (Paul Stenhouse, Aid to the Church in Need) We spent some days in the Ladakh region of the Indian Himalayas. A Christian presence in this northenmost [...]
TIBET – CHINA – Photocopy ban, “new gag order against Tibetans”
TIBET – CHINA – Photocopy ban, “new gag order against Tibetans” Controversy surrounds new regulations that ban printing or photocopying Tibetan language documents. This is the last stage of a process to silence the Tibetan people for good. asianews.it Share and Enjoy: Related posts TIBET – CHINA – Tibetans non-violent protests go on. Monks and [...]
Tibetan pilgrims overjoyed to see bishops
Tibetan pilgrims overjoyed to see bishops TAIYUAN, China (UCAN) — A Catholic group from the Church’s only parish in Tibet says they were delighted and honored to see two bishops for the first time during a pilgrimage to two northern provinces. Twenty-eight Catholics and three Buddhists from Yanjing in remote southwest Tibet were led by [...]
CHINA – Earthquake on the Tibetan plateau: At least 300 dead
CHINA – Earthquake on the Tibetan plateau: At least 300 dead The area is the border between Qinghai and Tibet. Victims among the Tibetans. Rescue operations difficult because the area is remote. asianews.it Share and Enjoy: Related posts CHINA – TIBET – Qinghai: number of victims rises as Dalai Lama asks to visit the area [...]
TIBET – CHINA – Tibetan monk convicted in secret trial, without due process
TIBET – CHINA – Tibetan monk convicted in secret trial, without due process Ngagchung gets seven years in prison, but no one knows the charges. Arrested in July 2008, he has been in isolation ever since. None of his relatives has been able to see him. His monastery has always been under the watchful eye [...]
TIBET – CHINA – Tibetans non-violent protests go on. Monks and students Arrested
TIBET – CHINA – Tibetans non-violent protests go on. Monks and students Arrested In Qinghai pro-Dalai Lama leaflets are distributed, the police occupy the nearby monastery and arrest three monks at random. Secondary school students in Gansu praise the Dalai Lama, the police arrest at least 20 young people. asianews.it Share and Enjoy: Related posts [...]
TIBET – CHINA – Tibetan junior high students protest. The police arrests them
TIBET – CHINA – Tibetan junior high students protest. The police arrests them Tibet virtually under siege ahead of the March anniversary. Police and army deployed by their thousands, shops closed in Lhasa and elsewhere as a sign of mourning. But protests erupt in junior high school: backed by the people, arrested by police. asianews.it [...]
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