Asia

• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Anniversary of anti-Christian violence in Orissa: faithful preparing a “peace and harmony” campaign says Archbishop Cheenath Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The anti-Christian violence that broke out in Orissa a year ago will be remembered this coming August 23, as it was the first day of the campaign of attacks. There will be demonstrations o ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians worried about possible changes in laws on religious conversions Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian Churches in Malaysia have expressed their concern for the announcement of possible changes to be made by the government regarding the laws that regulate relations between ci ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA - Upcoming FABC Assembly 2009 on the Eucharist; Instrumentum laboris draft published Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Bishops and theologians of various Asian countries have been busily working on the text of the Instrumentum Laboris, in preparation for the upcoming 9th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of A ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Vocational Group of Taipei asks cloistered monasteries to pray for priestly vocations Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – Knowing the situation of the priests and looking after priestly vocations are the tasks of the Vocational Group of the Archdiocese of Taipei. Today, on the island, unfortunately there are an ev ...
• 22 July 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Educating in “ecological evangelization” in Korean dioceses Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Ecological evangelization” is the term coined by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Korean Bishops' Conference, for spreading awareness among the faithful regarding the problems and resp ...
• 22 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - First Evangelization Congress of the Diocese of Ji Lin dedicated to social service as an instrument of evangelization and reflection on Vatican II Ji Lin (Agenzia Fides) – Social service as an instrument in evangelization; the role of every member of the Church; reflection on the 4 Constitutions of the II Vatican Council, were the main themes of the first Evangel ...
• 22 July 2009
  ASIA/THAILAND - Don Bosco Home for evangelizing youth of ethnic minorities Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Don Bosco Home, located in the Diocese of Chiang Mai, is finally a reality. The Salesians of Thailand have officially opened the multi-purpose pastoral center for youth from ethnic minority gr ...
• 21 July 2009
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Refugees return, but the operations are not enough Dili (Agenzia Fides) – The drama of those who have been forced to leave their homes, lands, and all they own, because of the violence and conflict, is all too familiar to the people of East Timor. The nation, from its ...
• 21 July 2009
  ASIA/LAOS - Small Church in Laos remembers Bishop Vorachak, Apostolic Vicar of Savannakhet Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) – A community in mourning, united in their sorrow but with a steadfast faith in the eternal embrace of the Father, has remembered the figure of Bishop Jean Sommeng Vorachak, Apostolic Vicar ...
• 21 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - At the opening of the Year for Priests, prayer with photo of all the priests of the Archdiocese of Beijing distributed, to encourage daily prayer for priests Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The text of the prayer for priests for the Year for Priests, with photos and a brief biography of each of the diocese's 50 priests was distributed to all the faithful at the solemn celebration ...
• 20 July 2009
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Jemaah Islamiyah behind attacks in Jakarta Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The Indonesian police have announced that the Jemaah Islamiyah is behind the kamikaze attacks that took place in Jakarta during the night this past July 16-17, causing 8 deaths and over 60 wou ...
• 20 July 2009
  ASIA - The Church in Asia and paths of dialogue: FABC seminar Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Dialogue, in all its forms, is for the Church in Asia a fruitful road to evangelization. This is the principle at the heart of reflection and discussion for the seminar being organized by the ...
• 20 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Catholic Church offers “guardian angels” to young mothers: the work of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 4 centers, two telephone help lines and a website Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – According to statistics from the Internal Affairs Ministry of the government in Taiwan, 8,195 children were born to single mothers in 2008, equal to 4% of all births. The number of mothers und ...
• 17 July 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Laity's participation in the life of the Church and society: new Pastoral Letter from Filipino Bishops, on presidential elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic laity should actively participate in the pastoral life of the Church and social renewal, with an “evangelically fruitful presence” in institutions, politics, the structures of ...
• 17 July 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The youth of Hong Kong prepare for the Asian Youth Day scheduled for November in the Philippines Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The 5th Asian Youth Day will take place on Tagaytay City (Philippines), on November 23 to 27, however various initiatives are being planned to prolong the celebration November 20-30. The mai ...