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East Asia Eucharist

In Taiwan, Eucharistic adoration begins with a simple invitation

Eucharistic adoration is gaining traction in Taiwan through its National Eucharistic Congress, amid geopolitical tensions. Source: National Catholic Register.

East Asia

Jimmy Lai’s family responds to 20-year prison sentence

Jimmy Lai’s family is calling on world leaders to help free the Catholic pro-democracy activist after he received a 20-year prison sentence from a Hong Kong high court. Source: EWTN News.

East Asia

Jimmy Lai facing life in prison after conviction in security trial

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court yesterday, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life. Source: Crux.

East Asia

Hong Kong diocese mourns victims of apartment complex fire

Hong Kong is calling for prayer and mourning after a devastating fire at an apartment complex left at least 146 people dead and about 100 still missing. Source: UCA News.

East Asia Pope Leo XIV

Pope prays for victims of devastating Hong Kong fire

In a telegram addressed to the Bishop of Hong Kong, Pope Leo XIV said he is praying for victims of a devastating fire at an apartment complex in the city’s Tai Po district. Source: Vatican News.

East Asia

Another delay in Hong Kong trial of Catholic media tycoon 

The trial of a Catholic democracy activist in Hong Kong on charges of collusion with foreigners and seditious activity was delayed – again – on Friday, due to concerns over the defendant’s health. Source: Crux. 

East Asia

Church in Korea unveils remains of four 19th-century martyrs

Church officials in South Korea have unveiled the remains of four martyrs who sacrificed their lives during one of the worst periods of Christian persecution in the 19th century. Source: UCA News.

East Asia

Church keeps up quest for reconciliation between North and South Korea

Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea is keeping alive the hope for reconciliation between the two countries. Source: CNA.

East Asia Youth

South Korean youth urged to become ‘witnesses of hope’

A South Korean archbishop has urged attendees of a Catholic youth festival in the national capital, Seoul, to respond with courage and faith to God’s call to religious life. Source: UCA News.