Asia

• 27 November 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - After tsunami and war: local communities once again in bloom, working on development and education Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - A phase of revival is now occurring among various local communities of villages and provinces of Sri Lanka, following the disasters of the tsunami and the war, thanks to the awakening of civil s ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Xin Hua, official Chinese state-run agency, devotes long piece to Fr. Matteo Ricci, calling him the "model of incorporation of European and Chinese civilizations" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – May 11, 2010 marks four hundred years since the death of Fr. Matteo Ricci, the great Italian Jesuit missionary (1552-1610) who with his extraordinary zeal for the mission combined with his tal ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Following Khmer Rouge trials, a hopeful future for the nation Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - “It is an unhealed wound in the country: the nation has not fully recovered after the terrible genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. Memory is important for justice and ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against religious minorities: the truth emerges New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – A publication on the Liberhan Commission Report regarding the events in Ayodhya, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is causing an uproar throughout India. After a long investigation, the ...
• 25 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic radio reporter among victims of Maguindanao massacre Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic journalist, a volunteer of a diocesan radio, was among the 12 journalists killed in the massacre of Maguindanao, which according to the latest information from the local police has exc ...
• 25 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The local police are accomplices in the massacre,” and behind it all is an “imprudent decision” made by the Electoral Commission Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) – The Maguinano massacre was "an announced massacre.” For days, the "people on the street" knew of threats and impending clashes between rival clans, which had "their own armed paramilitary b ...
• 25 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - The importance of the religious life of the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, November 21, which is so dear to Chinese Catholics, religious sisters of various congregations in mainland China na ...
• 24 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Every people, every generation can and should boast about its martyrs. Martyrs are not simply heroic examples of fidelity, courage and perseverance in a pagan world, they are living channels of the salvation brought by Christ.” Cardinal Tomko in Taichung Taichung (Agenzia Fides) - “Christ washes away the sin of the world, taking it upon himself, offering his life, forgiving those who kill Him. The sin of every generation is taken away, conquered by Christ who lives in ...
• 24 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Illegal proliferation of light weapons is a plague on Mindanao,” Fr. Elisha Mecado, OMI says, following Maguindanao massacre Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) – Among society in Cotabato and neighboring provinces, there is great fear and indignation at what in Mindanao they call “war road”: violence between paramilitary groups and the prolif ...
• 24 November 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A lively and dynamic community for the Holy Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community of Vietnam is entering into its Jubilee Year today with great dynamism and enthusiasm. The local Church remembers the 350 years since the establishment of the first ...
• 23 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Tomko in Kaohsiung: “What the Church today should fear is not persecution, but becoming tasteless...To give taste to the world, means showing people the paths of the Lord's salvation.” Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “Christ is the light. Christ entrusted to his disciples the mission to be light. In our society today many young people, many adults, men and women of culture, seek the way to salvation and the ...
• 23 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Missionaries for the world “Made in Taiwan” Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - "The official closing of the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the evangelization of Taiwan just ended. You could taste the joy of a wonderful experience of prayer and fellowship," Agenzia ...
• 23 November 2009
  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Swine flu shows alarming reports from Eastern Mediterranean Dubai (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest World Health Organization estimates, influenza H1N1 has so far more victims in Iran than in the other 22 countries of the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region. With 33 deaths ...
• 23 November 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Jubilee Year of the Church in Vietnam recalls faith and martyrdom in story of two Apostolic Vicariates of Tonkin and Cochinchina Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Church celebrates tomorrow, 24 November, the Solemnity of the 117 Vietnamese martyrs canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988, beatified in four groups: 64 in 1900 by Leo XIII, 8 in 190 ...
• 21 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Church of Taiwan, arise and walk! A new stage in your history is about to begin! The stage of the new evangelization!”: exhortation of Cardinal Tomko at closing celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “Closing the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the evnaglization of Taiwan on the Feast of Christ the King has a special significance for you. It is a new call to continue and rekindle t ...