Asia

• 5 November 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Peace appeal and economic themes in the European tour of the interreligious delegation of Sri Lanka Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – The religious leaders of Sri Lanka are working for reconciliation and development in the country, taking a public stance and witnessing to unity in the name of the common good of the country. ...
• 4 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Students and teachers from the Fu Jen Catholic University offer service to the needy of Calcutta Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. David Yen, SJ, Director of the Fu Jen Catholic University Service-Learning Center says that this year a group of students and teachers from the Fu Jen Catholic University have had a servic ...
• 4 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Asian Youth Day just around the corner; Church in Philippines Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Everything is set in the Philippines, where they are ready to receive the over 2,000 young people from 22 countries that, as delegates from various Asian nations, will participate in the 5th As ...
• 3 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Jing Xian receives 3 new priests in this Year for Priests Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) – Over 1,500 faithful of the Diocese of Jing Xian (today, Heng Shui), on mainland China, welcomed 3 new priests, in the celebration of this Year for Priests and at the close of the month for t ...
• 3 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “We are now directly negotiating for the release of the missionary in captivity. But the Church will not pay any ransom.” Regional Superior of the Missionaries of Saint Columban appeals. Pagadian (Agenzia Fides) - “After seeing the video that shows that Fr. Sinnot is alive, although visibly weakened and fatigued, it is time to begin direct negotiations with the kidnappers. We ask them to maintain stabl ...
• 31 October 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Photo of Fr. Sinnott discovered. “We hope he is alive; please have mercy on him,” Superior of Columban Missionaries says Pagadian (Agenzia Fides) – A photo of Fr. Michael Sinnott, Missionary of Saint Columban kidnapped on October 11 in Pagadian, has been shown on the news in the Philippines. “We hope it is real. If so, it would confirm ...
• 31 October 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - New Center for Health Pastoral Care run by Camillians in Bangalore Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – The Camillian Order in India has recently opened a Center for Health Pastoral Care in Bangalore. The event was celebrated along with the close of the Jubilee Year for the 25th anniversary of ...
• 30 October 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - The “great venture” of Fr. Matteo Ricci: display opened at the Vatican, to be presented at Shanghai Expo 2010 Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Matteo Ricci, the missionary par excellence, will be presented at the Shanghai Expo 2010. This is what Bishop Claudio Giuliodori of Macerata said in a press conference for the presentation of ...
• 30 October 2009
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Controversy over the name “Allah”: 15,000 Bibles confiscated Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Over 15,000 Bibles have been confiscated by the Malaysian police and will not reach churches nor homes of the faithful. This is what Fides has learned from Church sources in Malaysia, whe ...
• 29 October 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Day of Fasting and Prayer for missionaries throughout the world, for the liberation of Fr. Sinnott Pagadian (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionaries of Saint Columban, the community of Fr. Michael Sinnot (kidnapped October 11 in Pagadian, South Philippines), yesterday held a Day of Fasting and Prayer to ask God to protect ...
• 29 October 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics preparing for Feast of All Souls, with special remembrance of missionaries buried in China Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As they do every year, Chinese Catholics are preparing to celebrate the November 2nd Feast of All Souls, in communion with the Universal Church. In these days, various Catholic communities are pr ...
• 28 October 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Preparations underway for the close of the 150th anniversary of evangelization; a special invitation to the youth to “pass on the flame of evangelization” Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the solemn closing of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the evangelization of Taiwan, scheduled to take place on November 21 (Vigil of Christ the King), the Catholic communi ...
• 28 October 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Little progress being made on Fr. Sinnott kidnapping case; mediation with MILF begun, several missionaries under escort Pagadian (Agenzia Fides) - There has been “little progress” made on the kidnapping case of Fr. Michael Sinnott, the Missionary of Saint Columban kidnapped on October 11 in Pagadian. Fr. Gilbert Hingone, Vicar General ...
• 28 October 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Corruption and politics behind the kidnapping business”: Interview with Fr. Eliseo Mercado, OMI Missionary in Mindanao Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) - “Kidnapping is a despicable crime against humanity. But in the South Philippines, it continues to take place without the government being able to stop it. It is estimated that since 1996, ove ...
• 27 October 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Salesian Sister Monica Liu is new President of the Association of Major Women Superiors in Hong Kong; Bishop John Tong invites religious to participate in Year for Priestly Vocations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Sr. Monica Liu, of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, Provincial Superior of the Salesian Sisters, has been elected the new President of the Association of Major Women Superiors in H ...