Bishop Jia Zhiguo

(UCAN) -- The Vatican has denounced the March 30 arrest of a Catholic bishop in mainland China, and lack of religious freedom among clergy, as "obstacles" to dialogue between the Holy See and Beijing.Pope Benedict XVI approved a statement containing the denunciation, released to international media on April 2, the day after a three-day plenary meeting of the Commission for the Catholic Church in China ended. The statement in Italian says the commission, a consultative body, "learned with...Read Full Story

Easter for China's Catholics has a familiar ring this year as priests and activists say 60 years of government repression of those loyal to the Pope shows no sign of easing."The situation is going from bad to worse," said Joseph Kung of the Cardinal Kung Foundation, a US-based Catholic activist group.Followers of the underground Church continue to be detained, he said.China has millions of Catholics who either attend mass at official churches overseen by the communist government, or who are...Read Full Story

The Vatican on Thursday regretted the latest arrest of Zhengding Bishop Giulio Jia Zhiguo by Chinese authorities, after holding a meeting on the state of the Roman Catholic Church in China.Calling Jia's arrest "an obstacle to dialogue", a Vatican statement said that other clergymen were also being held or under pressure because of their religious activities.A Vatican committee of Church officials and representatives of Chinese bishops which discussed Church life in communist China March 30...Read Full Story

via news.bbc.co.uk Vincent Nichols The archbishop's statement insisted that there can be "no excuses" Catholic bishops in England and Wales have offered a full apology and said there were "no excuses" for child abuse scandals that have hit the Church. A statement by the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales offered a "heartfelt apology and deep sorrow to those who have suffered abuse". Posted via web from Alwyns posterousRead Full Story

Just southwest of Pueblo, CO one man has built his own castle. Jane and I went there to check it out. It is 40 years work of only one man and his wish to build something for everyone to enjoy. Here I am on the rickety cat walk up to his metal globe. Jane and I are nearly 50 feet up enjoying the scenery and swaying metal structure. Jane at the base of the giant home made castle. Jane and I some where up high in the castle. Some of the stained glass windows from inside. The interior was left...Read Full Story

Go on vacation anytime soon? Tired of climbing with the masses? Planning a trip climbing in the southern hemisphere, perhaps? You really can not do an article on an abseiling because nine times out of ten is a good climb in the same area (obviously not true), so here are some interesting places in the South to do both. .. South Africa You are pampered in South Africa. There is a wealth of majestic mountains ideal for climbing adventures. How to rank up in South Africa? They use a simple...Read Full Story

ZEIST -the bishops and the Religious Konferentie Dutch (KNR) say Friday shocked about the final conclusions of the Committee of inquiry-Deetman. "We express our regret for the abuse." From the final report of the Committee of inquiry reveals, inter alia, that there are between 10,000 and 20,000 minors are victims of sexual abuse within Catholic [...]Business News BlogRead Full Story

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