Asia

• 22 December 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas 2009: Gospel proclaimed via satellite Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – The great day has come: for Christmas 2009, the Archdiocese of Karachi has launched its "Good News TV" Satellite, owned and managed entirely by the Catholic Church. The path to reaching sate ...
• 21 December 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas among tribal peoples, for children of Holy Childhood Association Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A different Christmas, removed from the city lights, to go out and meet the poor children of the tribal villages...this is that the children of the Holy Childhood of Karachi in southern Pakistan ...
• 19 December 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong writes first Christmas Letter: “In the eight months that I have been the Bishop of Hong Kong, many shining stars have appeared in my pastoral ministry.” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The community of the diocesan seminary, the priests, the spiritual director of the retreat for the Year for Priests, the three vicars, his predecessors, the pastoral staff, all people of goo ...
• 19 December 2009
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - “Come celebrate Christmas in Gaza!”: appeal from Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - “Come celebrate Christmas in Gaza!” This is the appeal being made by Archbishop Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who tomorrow, December 20, will travel to the Gaza Strip to celebr ...
• 18 December 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Second “Forum on Catholic Studies for Young Chinese Scholars” on Fr. Matteo Ricci, to promote and uphold the study of Catholicism in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Father Matteo Ricci, his personality, his missionary contribution, the inculturation of evangelization, the timeliness of his spirit and his work ... These were the main themes of the second " ...
• 17 December 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Collegiality of Bishops, evangelization, promoting vocations: central themes of Fall Assembly of the Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The affective and effective communion of bishops, evangelization, promotion of vocations: these were the central themes of the Fall Assembly of the Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan, held D ...
• 17 December 2009
  ASIA/IRAQ - Approaching Christmas amidst denied rights, violence, suffering, and fear. Fides Interviews Bishop Shlemon Warduni, Chaldean Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "In a climate of insecurity and lawlessness in Iraq, the Christian community is suffering. To all Christians around the world we say: Do not abandon us." This is the heartfelt appeal made t ...
• 17 December 2009
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Decision on controversy between Church and government regarding use of “Allah” scheduled for year's end Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community is hopeful as it awaits the conclusion of the controversial story of the use of the word "Allah" in Christian publications. The Supreme Court of Malaysia has in fac ...
• 16 December 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - 2009 Statistics for the Catholic Church in mainland China Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The latest statistics from the Catholic Church in mainland China written by the Faith Institute for Cultural Studies (FICS), dated December 8, 2009 report that the number of Catholics in ...
• 16 December 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Peace and reconciliation in India, invoking the power of the Holy Spirit Vasai (Agenzia Fides) – This Christmas will be a Christmas of prayer, to invoke the power of the Holy Spirit upon the nation. In Vasai (in the state of Maharashtra), the local Catholic community is preparing to host th ...
• 15 December 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Matthew Luo Duxi of Leshan dies at age 91, after a great contribution to religious life, reconstruction of churches, and priestly formation Leshan (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Mattew Luo Duxi of the Diocese of Kiating (Leshan) Sichuan (mainland China) died on December 4th at the age of 91, as a result of a heart attack and respiratory failure. The Prelate was ...
• 15 December 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Formation of laity in parishes, in response to Year for Priestly Vocations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The formation of the laity in parishes, to respond to the Year of Priestly Vocations" has been proposed by Msgr. Dominic Chang, Vicar of the Diocese of Hong Kong, to parishes. According to re ...
• 15 December 2009
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas brings hope back to Gaza Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In the Gaza Strip, a territory marked by poverty, marginalization, and neglect, Caritas Jerusalem is offering assistance, a source of new hope for the people. In January 2009, when the Israe ...
• 15 December 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Evangelizing the mountain peoples: a new challenge for the Bishop of Hpa-An Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – The biggest challenge for the people of God in the new Diocese of Hpa-An, created in January 2009 from the territory of the Archdiocese of Yangon, is to "bring closeness, pastoral care, and spe ...
• 14 December 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Union of Superior Generals of Female Congregations of He Bei highlights commitment to formation, evangelization, testimony, spirituality, and service Shi Jia Zhuan (Agenzia Fides) – Formation, evangelization, witness, spirituality, and service will be the key commitments of the next three years for the Union of Superiors General of Female Congregations in He Bei. Th ...