Asia

• 13 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Year marks renewed missionary commitment in many mainland communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Agenzia Fides, the first days of the New Year 2010 and the solemn celebration of Epiphany, were marked in many Chinese Catholic communities by a renewed mi ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 2,000 faithful attend reopening of Parish in Qi Bao, Diocese of Shang Hai, celebrated with the baptism of 12 children Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) – Twelve children were baptized during the solemn celebration of the reopening of the Parish of Qi Bao dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, in the Diocese of Shang Hai, after the restoration w ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians and Muslims of Malaysia say no to the political use of religion Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The dispute over the name "Allah" contains political undertones, not theological ones. It is the attempt by the ruling party, the UMNO (United Malays National Organization), to regain the ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on the Dispute Over the Name “Allah” Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) -The legal controversy over the use of the name "Allah" in Christian publications began three years ago and reached its climax in early 2010. Fides sources in Malaysia say it will probably la ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on Church Attacks Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Nine churches were attacked in Malaysia between January 8-11, 2010. This is what the local Church has confirmed with Agenzia Fides: 1. Metro Tabernacle Church, a Pentecostal Church of ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - From a health center to a catechetical center, the Missionaries of the Immaculate are serving the people of Kalidindi Kalidindi (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Roberta Azhakathel of the Missionaries of the Immaculate (MI) works at St. Joseph's Evangelization and Catechetical Training Center in the Diocese of Kalidindi in India. The MI Communit ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Yao was truly a good shepherd who gave his life for his sheep Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On December 30, 2009, Bishop Leo Yao Liang, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Siwantze (Chongli-Xiwanzi), Hebei Province (Mainland China), died at the age of 86. The prelate was born on April 1 ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Priestly ordinations of an Indian of the Society of the Divine Word and a Chinese Salesian: the missionary vocation is a “great gift” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Dedicated to the work of Christ with renewed commitment, following in the footsteps of the Master and the Good Shepherd, fully exercising the priestly ministry, especially the sacramental mi ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bishops' Conference calls for the need to “defuse the conflict that fundamentalist groups are trying to ignite in the nation” Johor (Agenzia Fides) – The Malaysian Church is "concerned and did not expect that the question of the use of the word 'Allah,' would be followed by a reaction of this kind, with attacks against churches and Christian ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Nearly 1,050 children die from armed conflict in 2009 Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Armed conflict killed hundreds of children and adversely affected many others in 2009 - the deadliest year for Afghan children since 2001. This is what the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM), a Kabu ...
• 9 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - “Christians are praying and not responding to the provocations,” Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur tells Fides, following attacks on churches Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Church hopes to be in Malaysia "a presence of dialogue and peace" and the legal case over the use of the word "Allah" is part of the “normal right that all citizens have to clarify a ...
• 9 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Seminarians and catechists respond to non-Christians' questions about the faith during Christmas season Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - The 5 seminarians of the Seminary of St. John of Montecorvino in Tai Yuan, along with catechists and volunteers from the Catholic Cathedral of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, accompanied university s ...
• 8 January 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The role of the priest for a more efficient evangelization: formation encounter for diocesan priests Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Reflecting together on the priesthood in terms of theological, spiritual and psychological viewpoints, to promote a more reasoned and in key pastoral evangelization: this was the main reason f ...
• 8 January 2010
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Solidarity and hope for the Holy Land: European and American Bishops' visit Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From January 10 - 14, a delegation of twenty people including bishops and representatives of bishops' conferences and ecclesial bodies in Europe and North America, will visit the Christian people a ...
• 7 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Heavy snows hasn't kept Catholics from flocking to churches for Epiphany Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Despite its being a working day in China and even with the obstacles created by heavy snowfall in recent days, it was with great devotion that Chinese Catholics celebrated the Solemnity of the ...