Asia

• 18 June 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Pastoral Letter for the Year for Priests from 87-year-old Bishop Li Jing Feng of Feng Xiang, one of the invitees of Pope Benedict XVI for the 2005 Synod Feng Xiang (Agenzia Fides) - “Always keep this in mind: The Church is not a secular organization; priests are not mere lay functionaries!” These words are found in the Pastoral Letter for the Year for Priests, signed ...
• 17 June 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Year of the Priest: Testimony of Fr. Jin Feng Zhi, who now walks with a cane after 20 years of tireless work visiting the nearly 200 towns of his parish jurisdiction Xian Xian (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Year of the Priest, Agenzia Fides would like to offer several impressive testimonies of humble Chinese priests who have dedicated and continue dedicating their life to ...
• 16 June 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Church reinforces dialogue with Hindus, to isolate radical groups Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) – Reinforce ties with the most influential Hindu leaders, with the goal of renouncing and isolating the Hindu radicalist groups responsible for the violence against Christians: with this spirit, ...
• 16 June 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - In preparation for the inauguration of the Year of the Priest: spiritual retreat for priests in the Province of Shan Dong; a section on the Faith website dedicated to stories and testimonies Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) – Preparations for the Year of the Priest for the Catholic Church on the Chinese mainland have been intensifying with the approaching date of its inauguration (June 19), in communion with the Hol ...
• 15 June 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pontifical Mission Societies assist displaced persons in Swat Valley Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies Office in Pakistan has launched and awareness building and aid campaign to assist displaced families in the region of Swat Valley. The PMS are collecting funds ...
• 12 June 2009
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Presidential elections in Indonesia: religious minorities call for guarantees and rights Yakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Religious minority groups in Indonesia are calling for guarantee of security, respect for basic rights, and civil liberties during the electoral campaign leading up to elections scheduled for ...
• 12 June 2009
  ASIA/NEPAL - A Christian testimony of forgiveness in the aftermath of the Cathedral bombing Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – Balan Joseph Palamootil, Catholic layman of Indian background who was wounded in the attack on the Assumption Cathedral in Kathmandu on May 23 of this year (see Fides 25/5/2009), forgave in ...
• 12 June 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics celebrate Corpus Christi with a public Solemn Eucharistic Procession: an evangelizing testimony to non-believers Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, also known as the feast of Corpus Christi, is very widely celebrated among Chinese Catholics. According to information released to Agenzia Fides, the ma ...
• 10 June 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian commitment to helping Swat refugees continues to grow Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Christians have been placing their resources, experience, and capacities at the services of the suffering refugees from the Swat Valley, in the North-West Frontier Province. Over two million ...
• 10 June 2009
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Archdiocese prepares for the Year of the Priest, following the example of Saint Jean Marie Vianney, pilgrim visitor to the parishes Singapore (Agenzia Fides) – The local Church in Thailand is fervently preparing for the celebration of the Year of the Priest, declared by Benedict XVI, which opens June 19 on the 150th anniversary of the death of Sain ...
• 10 June 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Keep the flame of evangelization burning after the close of the Year of St. Paul: Congress of the Tai Yuan Cathedral Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – Continue on the path of the Year of St. Paul, testifying to the Gospel with courage, keep the flame of evangelization burning: these are the main motives for the Congress on the Gospel held t ...
• 9 June 2009
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The mission among the tribal areas continues: a new church for the Diocese of Dinajpur Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) – This will be another sign of hope and a light that will shine in the Diocese of Dinajpur: the new church recently consecrated in the city of Jamtuli. The church will be a center for spreading ...
• 9 June 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - At the Cathedral of Tian Jin: 208 baptisms on the vigil of the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China: in recent years, newly baptized shown to be younger and more learned Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) – On the vigil of the Solemnity of the Ascension and the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China (May 24), declared by the Holy Father Benedict XVI in his Letter to Catholics in China in 20 ...
• 8 June 2009
  ASIA/NEPAL - “Christians are worried and on guard, as a result of the NDA threats, however they do not lose hope and continue trusting in Nepal's society to overcome fundamentalism,” Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Nepal tells Fides Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – They are attentive and on guard, but not paralyzed by fear. The Christians of Nepal “do not hide their concern for the recent threats and attacks suffered, however they trust in the will a ...
• 8 June 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Church movements confront various forms of service for ecclesial communion and call for collaborators in parishes and Diocese Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – How can the lay faithful serve the Church? This is the question that led 6 large movements in the Church, working in the Diocese of Hong Kong, to come together and enter into discussion. Acc ...