The Peaceful Revolution of Vietnam's Catholics
Like the Buddhist monks in Burma, in Hanoi and other cities of Vietnam bishops, priests, sisters, and faithful are taking to the streets. They want buildings and land confiscated by the state to be given back. Their weapons are crosses and rosaries. The apprehensions of the Vatican
From Asia News: Vietnam section
05/20/2008 VIETNAM
Land seized from nuns to build a 4-star hotel
by Nguyen Hung
“We cannot accept this solution imposed by those who hold power in their hands. We cannot remain silent because silence at this point in time means complicity and accepting an injustice,” says the bishop of Vinh Long.
Plus:
05/27/2008 JAPAN
Tokyo against excessive cell phone use by minorsThe majority of kids over 14 years old have them, spending hours surfing the internet or sending e-mails, without parental control. Now the government is asking for more parental supervision, and calling upon manufacturers to make more telephones that permit calling only.
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