Asia

• 1 September 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Celebrating the Year for Priests in Gujarat Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) – The Year for Priests as an occasion for renewal of the Christian identity and witness for the entire world: this was the theme of a special day celebrated by the priests of the Diocese of Ah ...
• 1 September 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - On the feast of Saint Augustine, in this Year for Priests, Catholics in Fu Feng celebrate the ordination anniversary of 9 priests Fu Feng (Agenzia Fides) - “As we are living this Year for Priests, we pray for Pope Benedict XVI and for all the priests of the world, that they may imitate Saint Paul: not only looking after the Christians but also af ...
• 31 August 2009
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - 10 years after the vote for independence, progress remains mere illusion Dili (Agenzia Fides) – Justice, reconciliation, economic and social development are still a distant reality for East Timor, which this past August 29 celebrated its 10th anniversary of independence from Indonesia. Acco ...
• 31 August 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Dioceses of mainland China respond to the Pope's appeal for aid for the people of Taiwan struck by Typhoon Morakot Tang Shan (Agenzia Fides) - “My thoughts turn to the numerous peoples who have been hit by a violent typhoon in the past few days in the Philippines, in Taiwan, in certain south-Eastern Provinces of the People's Republ ...
• 31 July 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Church in India mourns priest slaying Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) – The assassination of Fr. James Mukalel, a 39-year-old priest found dead near Mangalore (Karnataka, southern India), is still a mystery without any suspects in custody. His lifeless body was ...
• 30 July 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Madhu being prepared,with special prayers for peace Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – With special prayers for peace in all the dioceses, the Church in Sri Lanka is preparing the customary annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu (Diocese of Mannar), which will be h ...
• 30 July 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - A new Lay Center inaugurated New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - “The 'Santwana' (Consolation) Lay Movement is a great gift to the Church in India.” These were the words of Archbishop Vincent Concessao of Delhi, in inaugurating the new Lay Center, recen ...
• 29 July 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Suicide terrorism using children: over 200 minors taken hostage by the Taliban Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The war operations of the Pakistani Army in the Swat Valley, in the North-West Frontier Province, are bearing fruit. In recent days, the soldiers have come upon a terrible phenomenon of ghas ...
• 29 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Zhang: a true testimony of faith lived in complete obedience to the Pope and the Catholic Church Kirin (Agenzia Fides) – On July 19, Bishop Damaso Zhang Hanmin of Kirin (Jilin), Administrator of the Diocese of Yenk (Yanji) in the Province of Jilin (mainland China), passed away at the age of 88. The Prelate was bor ...
• 29 July 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Dialogue begins in God and leads back to God: Sisilah is a movement of spirituality that knows how to meet the concrete challenges of history,” Fr. Sebastiano D'Ambra, PIME Missionary, tells Fides Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – 25 years after its beginning, the “Sisilah” Movement for Dialogue (term from Islamic mysticism meaning “chain/link”) is now a solid reference point not only for the local Church, but ...
• 28 July 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Awaiting the sentence for leader San Suu Kyi, as ASEAN considers human rights Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – In just a few days (probably July 31), Myanmar's High Court will decide on the sentence in the case of Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition party in the country and a Nobel Peace Prize wi ...
• 28 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Last call for youth to participate in Taiwan Youth Day, August 19-22 Taichung (Agenzia Fides) – Almost everything is ready and the Diocese of Taichung, which will host the Taiwan Youth Day 2009, is making another appeal to all the youth of Taiwan to come together on August 19-22 to part ...
• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong blesses the Catholic section at International Book Fair Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong presided the inauguration of the “Catholic area” of the annual Hong Kong Book Fair on July 22, the opening day of the Fair. He also blessed and presented a ...
• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Diocese of Kao Hsiung working to offer Catholic religious services to athletes participating in the 8th World Games 2009 Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Kaohsiung has opened a “Vatican Pavilion” at the site of the sports tournament which will be attended by 32 countries from across the world: the 8th World Games, which is ...
• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Presidential elections in dispute: risk for social disorder Biskek (Agenzia Fides) – High social tension and high risk for disorders have marked the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan, a central Asian nation that gained its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet e ...