Asia

• 20 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Church in Thailand makes appeal amidst crisis: Respect life and human dignity Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "We Catholics, as a part of Thai society, cannot remain indifferent in this delicate situation of conflict. All men are children of God. We need to respect the value of life and human dignity. T ...
• 19 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Priest from Bangkok: “It's like a painful birth that the nation is experiencing.” Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The nation is shocked by the violent ending that has stifled the protest of the "red shirts." After the force action from the army, which broke the barricades erected in the heart of Bangkok a ...
• 19 May 2010
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - New Jesuit community, Home of New Light, formation center for all faiths Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - A new Jesuit community, Nobojoyti Niketon (Home of New Light) has been established north of Dhaka as an answer to the call from the Catholic Bishops and particularly from the archdiocese to contri ...
• 18 May 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Put Out Into the Deep, Start Evangelizing”: theme of seminar held by National Council of the Lay Apostolate Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Analyze and study together the three key points presented in the 2010 Pastoral Letter of the Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan (on extending the spirit of the celebration of the 150th ann ...
• 18 May 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi evangelizing East Asia Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) – The models that can inspire us are Fra Giovanni da Montecorvino, Fr. Antonio Caballero, and the other thousands of missionaries who have borne fruit with the announcement of the Gospe ...
• 17 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Shanghai opens Year of Matteo Ricci, invoking his intercession for the unity of the Church in China and with hopes for his beatification Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us invoke the intercession of Fr. Matto Ricci and Xu Guang Qi for the unity of the Church in China, we hope and pray for their beatification as soon as possible. I confirm once again that ...
• 15 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Religious vows and retreats taking place in several female religious communities on mainland Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Fides, several congregations of women religious on the mainland are intensely living the Marian month of May, in communion with the Chinese faithful, who h ...
• 15 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - President of Bishops' Conference proposes uniting religious leaders for mediation effort Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – At this tragic point, while the sides have lost mutual trust and launch serious accusations at each other, while violence overtakes the streets of Bangkok, with deaths and injuries, "an interv ...
• 15 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Priest from Bangkok: “Government should be more patient to avoid bloodshed” Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Amidst growing tension and violence in Bangkok, emerges the death toll of urban warfare taking place between "Red Shirts" demonstrators (20 dead and 100 wounded in the past 24 hours), and ther ...
• 14 May 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic church damaged in attack by Hindu fundamentalists in Karnataka Karwar (Agenzia Fides) - In the Catholic community of Karwar in Karnataka, there is anger, fear, but also the firm conviction that "the answer is that of forgiveness and prayer." This is what Fides has been told by Monsi ...
• 14 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocesan Bishop of Xiamen in China ordained Xiamen (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, May 8, the Feast of Our Lady of China in the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Xiamen hosted the episcopal ordination of Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui of the diocesan clergy, 44 year ...
• 12 May 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Archbishop Casmoussa calls for a UN investigation on anti-Christian violence Munich (Agenzia Fides) – "An international inquiry should be done by the United Nations, to investigate and understand who is behind the continuing violence and attacks on the Christian community in Iraq.” This is wh ...
• 12 May 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Canossians celebrate 150th anniversary of mission in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A solemn Mass at the Cathedral of Hong Kong Immaculate Conception opened the May 11 celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the mission of the Canossian Sisters in Hong Kong. According to ...
• 12 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Benigno Aquino and his men are “fresh air” for the country Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The test of the first automated elections in Philippine history has been passed, despite some minor difficulties. This is a very positive, giving the possibility of obtaining significant partial ...
• 11 May 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Ordination of a priest of the Society of the Divine Word of Paiwan ethnicity, a great joy for Taiwan's indigenous Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Over 2,500 faithful attended the ordination of a missionary priest of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), Fr. John LIN Ruo Wang, of Paiwan ethnicity (an indigenous people of Taiwan), with gr ...