Asia
16 May 2008
ASIA/CAMBODIA - A day for encounter and fellowship for Cambodia’s 17 seminarians
Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - After 20 years of war and the opening of the country in 1989, the Church in Cambodia has wished to insist especially on the formation of local clergy. All the Cambodian Bishops and priests we ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - Sundays May 18 and 25, special collection for earthquake victims
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Hong Kong has announced that Sunday, May 18 and Sunday, May 25, will be “special days” for collecting funds for the earthquake victims in Si Chuan. According to the Kong Ko ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - 1.3 billion “thank-yous” to the Holy Father from Chinese Catholics, on behalf of the entire Chinese population: “The Pope has given us an energy boost on all levels.”
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) “Thank you, Holy Father! 1.3 billion thank-yous! Allow us as Catholics to thank you on behalf of the entire Chinese population!,” a priest from Beijing told Agenzia Fides after having heard th ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - Victim toll on the rise as the days pass; Yangon is without electricity, gas, and water
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - With the passing of each day, the number of victims from Cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar May 2 and 3, continues to mount. Although there are various statistics, from those offered by the author ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/INDIA - Mass media and democratic participation: National Conference of the Indian Catholic Press Association
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - “The Right to Know is inherent to the freedom of expression” Archbishop Bernard Moras told participants at the 14th National Journalists Conference of the Indian Catholic Press Association ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/JAPAN - Shintoism and Christianity, dialoguing for the common good
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Shintoism is the oldest traditional religion in Japan, begun by the pre-historic peoples living in central Asia, and has been left as it is today after a long co-existence shared with Buddhism. In ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Caritas of France and Germany meet with the representatives from Chinese Catholic charity to coordinate aid efforts; Beijing parishes, all the poor boxes read “Aid for Earthquake Victims.”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Dr. Reinhard Würkner, Head of the Asian Department of the Deutscher Caritasverband, and his colleague Aloysius John of Caritas France confirm that the first aid efforts are being carried out to of ...
14 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Photo documentation from Jinde Charities, coordinating aid efforts on behalf of Chinese Catholics
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Agenzia Fides was sent a photographic documentation on the aid efforts being made following the disastrous earthquake on May 12 in Si Chuan, on continental China. The images show the tragic consequ ...
14 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Solidarity of the Catholic Church in the entire world with the victims of the earthquake: over 2,000 European youth will join in praying for China and the victims tonight in Taize
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, sent a message through Fr. Eamonn O’Brien, offering his solidarity with Catholics in China and the entire populatio ...
13 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics working on the front lines in the earthquake zone, expressing solidarity and spiritual support on behalf of all Catholics and invoking the Madonna of She Shan
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic world has expressed its support and prayer to the Chinese suffering the aftermath of an earthquake. Chinese Catholics are praying and working on the front lines in the earthquake zone, ...
13 May 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - Planes arrive with aid, yet the situation is still chaotic; dangers of malaria and dengue among children
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Since May 12, planes have begun to arrive with more frequency, bringing aid to the people suffering the aftermath effects of Cyclone Nargis for 10 days. Myanmar authorities decided to maintain th ...
12 May 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar visited Yangon and the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis, bringing the Holy Father’s message of solidarity and presiding a Holy Mass for the victims
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar visited Yangon and the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis on May 8 and offered the Holy Mass at 11:00 a.m. for the victims at St. Mary ...
9 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - “Visiting Jesus present in the sick, testifying to the faith” is the motto for a group dedicated to pastoral health care service in the Diocese of Wen Zhou
Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - “Visiting Jesus present in the sick, testifying to the faith” is the motto chosen by the “Group of Love,” that performs pastoral health care services in the Diocese of WenZhou. It began ...
9 May 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - Day for the newly baptized: “The Church is my family”
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Day for Newly Baptized has been organized with the intention of making the new faithful realize a fundamental truth: “the Church is my family,” said the Vice-President of the Associati ...
9 May 2008
ASIA/KOREA - In the month of May, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the family, significant signs of dialogue between Catholics and Buddhists
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholics and Buddhists of Korea are living the month of May with great intensity. It is the month of the Feast of Vesakh for the Buddhists and the month of Mary for the Catholics. Thus, it is ...
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