Asia

• 10 May 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Year for Priests coming to a close in Lahore: hopes of the local Church Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Gratitude to missionaries who planted the Gospel in Punjab; looking towards a hopeful future for Pakistani priests, called to be witnesses in the midst of the challenges of terrorism, fundament ...
• 10 May 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Missionaries of Kerala working in Peru present image of Saint Martin de Porres to Cathedral of New Delhi New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Last week, an image of St. Martin de Porres was presented to the community and placed at the main entrance of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in the Indian city of New Delhi, on the occasion of 4 ...
• 8 May 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan highlights invaluable contribution of his brother Jesuit, Fr. Matteo Ricci, to communion and dialogue between Chinese and Western culture Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – "Matteo Ricci and the communion and dialogue between Chinese and Western culture" was the theme of the talk given by Cardinal Paul Shan, Emeritus of the Diocese of Kao Hiung, during the Intern ...
• 7 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - On the eve of elections, support of religious leaders is tempting Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Support from the leaders of religious movements and sects in the Philippines may be determinant in elections on 10 May: Fides Agency learns from local sources that candidates are doing their be ...
• 7 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The tensions and complex challenge of the vote in Mindanao Cotabato city (Agenzia Fides) – Tension and great expectation on the eve of the vote on the island of Mindanao, in southern Philippines, the home of ancestral disputes and old conflicts with Muslim movements: local Fi ...
• 7 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - A special pilgrimage: Catholics from Yi Bin accompanied by the Bishop visit neighbouring diocese of Nan Chong, rocked by an earthquake 2 years ago Nan Chong (Agenzia Fides) – Catholics from the diocese of Yi Bin in the Chinese province of Si Chuan recently made a "special" pilgrimage. A group of the faithful accompanied by the 95 year old Bishop Mgr Chen Shi Zhon ...
• 6 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - “ Social injustice and corruption at the root of the crisis”: President of Thai Bishops' Conference tells Fides Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Social injustice felt by a greater part of the people and corruption are the principal factors to explain the present political and social crisis in Thailand: Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santis ...
• 6 May 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Missionary impulse with new priests, two years since cyclone Nargis Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – A great source of hope for the Catholics and indeed all the people of Myanmar: the recent ordination of four priests in the archdiocese of Yangon, two of whom will be missionaries ad gentes, lo ...
• 6 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Bishop of Ba Meng ordains two new priests and urges the people to show concrete solidarity with earthquake victims Ba Meng (Agenzia Fides) – More than 1,500 people attended a solemn Mass with the ordination of two new priests, presided by Bishop Mattia Du Jiang, only recently installed as Bishop of the diocese of Ba Meng in Inner M ...
• 5 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Follow your conscience, the Constitution and Christ: Bishops call in view of elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) – “Pray and work for peace and for social transformation” in view of the imminent general elections on 10 May: this appeal is part of a statement with the title “Transforming the elections ...
• 5 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Month of May opens with pilgrimages to Marian Shrines Hai Ning (Agenzia Fides) – At the beginning of this month of May, China's Catholics are manifesting deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary with pilgrimages to the various Marian Shrines in the country and also in pre ...
• 4 May 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad appeals for 'prayer and pardon' following Mossul murder Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – Grief and mourning, but also hope and forgiveness are expressed in a heartfelt appeal entrusted to Fides Agency by the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Baghdad, His Eminence Cardinal Emmanuel De ...
• 4 May 2010
  ASIA/NEPAL - As strikes paralyse the country: Christians pull out 'special weapon', the Holy Rosary Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – In a country paralysed by three days of general strikes, Christians pull out their "special weapon": the Rosary beads. “We pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede that peace may preva ...
• 4 May 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Pastoral care and vocations, the media and society, the main topics discussed by the Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan Spring Assembly Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) – Pastoral care and vocations, the media and society, were the main topics discussed by the spring meeting of the Regional Bishops Conference of Taiwan, held in April in the diocese of Hsinchu. ...
• 3 May 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians feel fear, shock and indignation after bomb attack on three buses carrying Christian students to college Mossul (Agenzia Fides) – One passenger dead and at least 120 injured, including three in serious conditions (one girl student is in coma): Fides sources in Mossul report on the tragic outcome of a bomb blast yesterday, ...