Asia

• 16 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - More intense spiritual life, continual formation, and priestly ordinations mark the beginning of the Year for Priests in the “Pauline Spirit” Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to reports sent to Agenzia Fides, various Catholic communities on mainland China are celebrating the beginning of the Year for Priests, in communion with the Holy Father and the Univ ...
• 16 July 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Mass Media and Mission”: forum of the Bishops' Commission for Social Communications Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Mass Media and Mission: The image of the Catholic Church in the eyes of the media” was the theme of a recent forum promoted in Seoul by the Bishops' Commission for Social Communications, pres ...
• 16 July 2009
  ASIA/NEPAL - “We will not leave Nepal because of the threats we receive. The mission continues,” Pro-Vicar Apostolic tells Fides Katmandu (Agenzia Fides) - “We are concerned and fear more attacks like that of Assumption Cathedral (see Fides 25/5/2009). But, as Christians, we will not let ourselves be intimidated and we will not leave the country ...
• 15 July 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Salesians' rehabilitation effort with former child soldiers, after the tragic years of war Mannar (Agenzia Fides) – The civil war in Sri Lanka has left behind deep marks and wounds in the lives of the children there, especially as a result of the sad reality of child soldiers who were often kidnapped and use ...
• 15 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer pastoral activities underway in various Catholic communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – As is the case every year, the various Catholic communities on mainland China are now carrying out their Summer pastoral activities for Catholic and non-Catholic youth, offering Christian, hum ...
• 15 July 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - The Gospel makes its way among the Garo peoples, thanks to the charisma of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Garo indigenous peoples of northeast India are evermore receptive to the message of the Gospel and are converting to Christianity. This is, at least in part, thanks to the charisma o ...
• 14 July 2009
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - “Old and new” missionaries for evangelizing the country and the ad gentes mission Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – The missionaries have given and continue to give a determining contribution to the evangelization of the country, for human promotion and for the social development of the Bengal people. On the ...
• 14 July 2009
  ASIA/TURKEY - Positive prospects on the horizon for ecumenical and interreligious dialogue in Turkey after the Year of St. Paul Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – After the Year of St. Paul, which has been “a year of grace,” new, encouraging prospects seem to appear on the horizon, in terms of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue in Turkey. This ...
• 14 July 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Year for Priestly Vocations: Bishop Tong presides a Mass for vocations in which 5 priests give their testimony of 30 years of priesthood Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Hong Kong is intensely living the diocesan celebration of the Year for Priestly Vocations, which was opened by Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong this past July 1, in harmony with ...
• 13 July 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Red Cross volunteer Eugenio Vagni set free, South Philippines rejoices Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – The civil community of South Philippines, the world of the NGOs, the Catholic Church, and all those working for peace in the area rejoiced at the news of the freeing of Eugenio Vagni, the Re ...
• 13 July 2009
  ASIA/IRAQ - Bombing of Christian Churches: terror for Christians in Baghdad, curfew in Mosul Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – Fear has returned among the Christians of Baghdad. After a time in which hopes had risen for normalization of the social life of the nation, another series of attacks has taken place on nine c ...
• 13 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fr. Alberto Papa bids farewell to indigenous faithful of the Diocese of Hsin Chu after 46 years of service; presented as the “model priest and missionary” Tao Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – A display on the missionary life of the “Treasure of the Country of Fu Xing,” the thanksgiving celebration, and the farewell ceremony in the presence of the Bishop of the Diocese of Hsin ...
• 10 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Feast of Saint Maria Goretti in the parish dedicated to her in the diocese of Zhou Zhi offers an opportunity to encourage parents to provide moral education for their children Zhou Zhi (Agenzia Fides) – More than 300 Catholics of Fu Feng parish in the diocese of Zhou Zhi, in Shaan Xi province, mainland China, celebrated the feast day of their patron saint Maria Goretti, on 6 July. Reports se ...
• 10 July 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Another Taliban intimidation campaign against Christian communities and institutions Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Although the Pakistan army continues its offensive against Taleban militants in the Swat Valley, to restore state control of the territory and stop the imposition of fundamentalist Islamic prac ...
• 9 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Missionary mandate to 86 teachers of catechism of the diocese of Shang Hai at the end of the 12th Formation Course, lay participants increasing Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) – “We are people who unite, we are Christians, we are evangelisers, we are light, we are salt”: this was the theme of the 12th Formation Course for teachers of catechism in the diocese of ...