Asia

• 7 October 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - “The Indian Missionary Congress: the hope that a new missionary era may open in the country,” India's Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies tells Agenzia Fides. Bombay (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of India have been busy in recent months with the preparation of the Indian Missionary Congress, which will take place in Bombay, October 14-18. Fr. Igna ...
• 6 October 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong on Education Day: “The family, the parish, and the Catholic school take on the same importance in vocational education.” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Forming Genius for the Church – The Priestly Vocation and Formation” was the theme of the Day of Education promoted by the Diocese of Hong Kong. According to a report from the Kong Ko B ...
• 6 October 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian communities working on the front line in the fight against religious discrimination; National Conference on October 24 Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Preparations are underway in the various Christian communities in Pakistan, for the National Conference on October 24, which will bring Christians together in a pacific demonstration against ...
• 5 October 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catechists prepare to accompany non-Christian participants in the closing celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan. Cardinal Tomko, Special Envoy of the Holy Father Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – It was recently officially announced that the Holy Father Benedict XVI will send Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as his Special En ...
• 5 October 2009
  ASIA/NEPAL - Caritas Nepal celebrates 20th anniversary Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – Twenty years after its foundation in 1989, Caritas Nepal has extended its work for the poor and marginalized. As local Church sources tell Fides, in celebrating its 20th anniversary, Caritas ...
• 5 October 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A Camillian tells Fides his testimony: “We thank God that we are still alive, but we are in urgent need of everything.” Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “We thank God that we are still alive, but we are in urgent need of everything: food, medicine, cooking utensils, eating utensils, mattresses, blankets, and construction materials to rebuild ho ...
• 2 October 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic workers of the Catholic Social Services Center of Shanghai on pilgrimage to Shrine of “Rosary Village” in the Diocese of Fu Zhou Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - “The pilgrimage has given us a spiritual boost that helps us to live our faith as all Christians, but also to better carry out our mission in social services and Catholic ministry.” This is ...
• 30 September 2009
  ASIA/JAPAN - Bishop Joseph Fukahori: a life spent for the Gospel in Japan Takamatsu (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Antonello Iapicca, of the clergy of the Diocese of Takamatsu, sent the following memories of Bishop Joseph Fukahori, Emeritus Bishop of the Diocese, to Agenzia Fides. “He left this wo ...
• 29 September 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - New Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity visits Hong Kong, affirming the desire to carry out service “to the poorest of the poor” on the mainland as well, according to the desires of Mother Teresa Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – During her recent pastoral trip to Hong Kong, which took place September 16-21, Sister Mary Prema, new Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Blessed Mother Teresa of Cal ...
• 28 September 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Church working on the frontline to help refugees following Typhoon Ondoy Manila (Agenzia Fides) – While the number of victims and homeless continues to rise (over 100 dead and 340,000 homeless), the Church in the Philippines has been working to provide rescue and assistance to the thousands ...
• 28 September 2009
  ASIA/JAPAN - Prayer and mission in the Year for Priests in Tokyo on First Sundays Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the Year for Priests, the Diocese of Tokyo is dedicating the First Sunday of every month to pray a special prayer for priests and their parish mission. The initiative, Fides was told ...
• 28 September 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - A mission experience concludes with a spiritual retreat of 73 religious from the Congregation of Our Lady's Presentation; 4 sisters sent to work with lepers Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - “A good weekend: enrich our spiritual life in order to always have a heart interested in the nation, the Church, and the mission of evangelization,” was the theme for the spiritual retreat ...
• 25 September 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The power of Christ's forgiveness Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Recently we celebrated the feast of Saint Matthew the evangelist. In the light of God's infinite mercy, Matthew himself narrates the unforgettable event of his calling to follow Jesus: “A ...
• 25 September 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Shi Jingxian of Diocese of Kweiteh: a person of profound spiritual life, with a steadfast faith and outstanding intelligence Kweiteh (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, September 16, Bishop Nicholas Shi Jingxian, OAR of the Diocese of Kweiteh (Shangqiu), in the Province of Henan (mainland China), passed away. His physical conditions had worsened ...
• 24 September 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A special ministry of evangelization, in the Year for Priests, for two new priests of the Diocese of Banmaw Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) – They have just begun their ministry in the Year for Priests and they could not be happier for this gift of Divine Providence. We are talking about the two new priests from the Diocese of Banmaw ...