UCAN

BANGKOK, Thailand, April 16, 2010--Senior Buddhist, Christian and Muslim leaders have jointly expressed their concern over the political crisis gripping Thailand and called for prayers by both individuals and religious organizations.

NAGA CITY, Philippines (UCAN) - 8 April - The Archdiocese of Caceres is preparing to send three native priests to mission areas in May.

SINGAPORE, October 22, 2009--Catholic moral theologians have raised concerns after news broke that scientists here have become the first to "semi-clone" an animal by fertilizing an egg with an embryonic stem cell that mimics sperm.

The breakthrough by scientists at the National University of Singapore's Department of Biological Sciences could help treat infertility, according to an Oct. 17 press release on the university's website.

According to this and other local media reports, the scientists have successfully "semi-cloned" a Medaka fish, which they have named "Holly."

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines, June 22 (UCAN) -- Relatives and friends of a former Church employee killed with his wife last year hope the two will not become just additional names on a long list of unsolved killings.

Father Peter Geremia told UCA News the National Bureau of Investigation sent him and the family of George and Maricel Vigo a report last year, saying a "very influential person" was behind the couple's death.

Rome (AsiaNews) – The underground bishop of Zhengding (Hebei), Msgr. Giulio Jia Zhiguo, was arrested by police last June 5th. This is the ninth time that the prelate has been arrested since 2004. The episode was reported by the American Kung Foundation, as association which fights for religious freedom in China.