Sunday morning news

Good morning everyone.
I had a really good time this weekend at Destination:Campus - a conference for the youth and youth workers. There is so much heart and encouragement to be found amongst the teenagers of this and other countries around the world.

I was doing my daily morning scan through BBC news and there are lot of interesting news stories today. Here are a couple that caught my attention...

Burma march 'largest in 20 years' - Burma's largest anti-government protest in nearly two decades has taken place in the former capital Rangoon, led by Buddhist monks and nuns.
Up to 20,000 people took to the streets on the seventh day of protests calling for an end to the "evil dictatorship".

Unlike a day earlier, police barred a group of monks from entering the road that leads to the home of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The rallies began last month when the government doubled fuel prices.

BBC South Asia correspondent Jonathan Head says every day the protests are growing in size - the campaign the monks began just six days ago is now openly challenging the military, urging all citizens to join in.


China Catholics throng to church - Beijing's Southern Cathedral has the kind of congregation many Catholic churches in Europe can only dream of attracting.

At Sunday morning Mass, the church is overflowing with worshippers. Those that cannot squeeze in sit on benches outside.

Here is a cool quote from that story:

I know there are problems between underground and official churches but, as far as I'm concerned, I just believe in God
Zhao Xudong
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