Asia

• 10 February 2010
  ASIA - “Living the Eucharist in Asia is a spiritual and pastoral challenge, for the faith, reconciliation, and dialogue,” Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, Secretary General of the FABC, tells Fides Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The Final Document of the 9th Plenary Assembly of the FABC (Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences), held in August 2009 on the theme “Living the Eucharist in Asia” has just recently bee ...
• 10 February 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Conclusion of Pilgrimage of Trust sponsored by Taize Community in Asia Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Over 3,500 young people, for the most part from Asia, were in Manila between 3 and 7 February to take part in the Pilgrimage of Trust sponsored by the Taize Community in Asia. Although most were ...
• 9 February 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Day for Consecrated Life offers renewed encouragement in promoting vocations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Those who chose the consecrated life should be a bridge of communion “with intelligence, wisdom, and discretion,” and everyone should work to promote vocations, “not only to the priest ...
• 9 February 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Popular consultation and dialogue in Mindanao: an effective contribution to building peace Davao (Agenzia Fides) - “Peace in Mindanao starts from the ground up: we need to communicate with the people, inform them, make them participate in the content of the peace accord,” Agenzia Fides was told by Jesuit F ...
• 9 February 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Post-tsunami Aceh offers hope to Haiti Medan (Agenzia Fides) – God can turn an evil into good. From a tragedy can come hope and new life. This is the message that the Province of Banda Aceh (North Sumatra Island), destroyed by the tsunami in 2004, offers to ...
• 8 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics appreciated and recognized by society and the media Beiijing (Agenzia Fides) – A Catholic has been chosen by major Chinese national media and by the votes cast on-line, to be among the list of “Top 10 People of 2009,” and a Catholic university student, who died savi ...
• 8 February 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Home for disabled children run by Camillians organizes yearly Day for Children Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Every second Saturday in January, Thailand celebrates the "Day for Children". This year, the day was January 9, and the St. Camillus Foundation of Thailand and the Lat Krabang Home for Disable ...
• 8 February 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Evangelical Church in Borneo presents case for using “Allah” in the Bible Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The saga over the use of the name “Allah” for Christians in Malaysia is still holding court in Malaysian society, note sources of Fides from the local Church. The Evangelical Church ...
• 8 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Shazia and violence against Christian women in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The sad story of Shazia - a Christian girl who was raped, tortured, and killed by her employer, a wealthy Muslim lawyer in Lahore (see Fides 25/01/2010) – is "a reminder to the public and the ...
• 6 February 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Legion of Mary celebrates 60 years in Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - On February 21, 1950, in a small room in the parish of Hua Sha, the first community of the Legion of Mary was begun in Taiwan. Sixty years later, its over 2,300 members, present in 206 communiti ...
• 6 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - “White Book” on violence, to bring reconciliation and justice to Orissa: appeal from Archbishop of Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The government should establish a "White Book" on the state of Orissa, to address and resolve "neutrality and transparency" issues of displaced people, land restitution, and the right to a ...
• 5 February 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop of Medan tells Fides there is interreligious dialogue and friendship in Sumatra Medan (Agenzia Fides) – There have been no interreligious tensions in northern Sumatra following the recent violence against two Protestant houses of worship. "These are rare events, occurring in specific circumstances ...
• 5 February 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop Paciano Aniceto, President of Bishops' Commission on Family and Life, responds to press accusations: “Presidential candidates should be clear on respect for life.” Manila (Agenzia Fides) – "Presidential candidates should be clear on the issues that concern the respect for life and family. If they call themselves Catholics, there can be no dichotomy between the faith and the publi ...
• 5 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic community of He Bei promotes family and Christian marriage in preparation for Chinese New Year, a family celebration Shai Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – In anticipation of Chinese New Year, which is a very important traditional celebration marked by family unity and given the many challenges that today's society poses to the family and ...
• 4 February 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Trappists in Hong Kong celebrate long-awaited perpetual vows of two monks Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The monastery of Trappist monks in Hong Kong dedicated to "Our Lady of Joy", usually marked by its silence and prayer, on January 30 held a great celebration for the perpetual vows of two mo ...