Asia

• 2 December 2008
  ASIA - “Seminarians, testimonies of dialogue and peace in Muslim society,”: the experience of Indonesia and Bangladesh at the Course for Spiritual Directors organized by CIAM Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Formation and spiritual direction for seminarians, in a nation and environment of Muslim majority, as is Indonesia, is a delicate task. However, we try to live in harmony with the societ ...
• 2 December 2008
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Prayer is considered “disorder in public area”: Thai Ha Catholics on trial Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) – Agenzia Fides has received a desperate plea from Fr. Vincent Pham Trung Thanh, Provincial Superior of the Redemptorists in Vietnam, explaining that this December 8, 8 parishioners of the parish ...
• 1 December 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - The Church in China, led by Jinde Charities, has been working in the frontline in the battle against AIDS Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – For years now, the Catholic Church in China, led by the AIDS Prevention and Control Office of Jinde Charities (the Catholic charitable association), has been working on the frontline in ...
• 1 December 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Followers of all the different religions unite in the fight against terrorism Lucknow (Agenzia Fides) – A large group of religious leaders came together in Lucknow, the capital of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh (northern India), the day after the attacks in Bombay, to give a clear sign against t ...
• 1 December 2008
  ASIA - “There is a need to prepare formators and clergy in the smaller Churches”: testimony of participants in the Course for Spiritual Directors, organized by CIAM Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In Asia and in other continents, there is a great need to give formation to future priests. Spiritual direction is an essential part of their preparation: this allows for better priests ...
• 28 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church in Bombay is working on the front line to offer aid and prayers for the victims of the attacks New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Bombay is still recovering from the aftershocks of yesterday's terrorist attacks that left over 100 people dead and 300 wounded. The local Church continues its prayers and servic ...
• 28 November 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Pastoral Letters from various Korean Bishops on the time of Advent: family, Pauline Year, apostolate Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The time of Advent is a time of grace, a favorable time for conversion, for placing one's life in God's hands, spending time in prayer, looking over one's life, performing works of charity...the ...
• 28 November 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in Inner Mongolia celebrate the 90th birthday of Bishop Ma Zhong Mu, the only Bishop of Mongolian ethnic background Ning Xia (Agenzia Fides) – The faithful of the parish of Cheng Chuan, in Inner Mongolia (China mainland), held a grand celebration for the 90th birthday of Bishop Joseph Ma Zhong Mu, in addition to his 60th anniversary ...
• 27 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops condemn attacks on Bombay, as local Catholics organize prayer and aid for the victims: Bishops’ Conference spokesman tells Agenzia Fides New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “Terrorism is an evil; it is the utmost form of disrespect for human life: we firmly condemn the devastating attacks in Bombay, calling on all the law-enforcement forces in India to make e ...
• 27 November 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The evangelization of the indigenous peoples according to justice and peace: 5th Congress for Indigenous Pastoral Activity Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The Church's evangelization effort in the indigenous areas, according to the criteria of justice and peace, was the theme for the 5th Congress for Indigenous Pastoral Activity, organized by th ...
• 27 November 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - First Missionary Congress in Pakistan's history Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – It is an historic event for the Church in Pakistan: the First Missionary Congress has begun in Karachi, the first in the entire history of the nation. As the event's organizer and Pontifical M ...
• 26 November 2008
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem makes an appeal for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Jerusalem has recently issued an appeal in response to the recent block on the Gaza Strip declared by the Israeli government. They say that there is an urgent need to end the siege o ...
• 25 November 2008
  ASIA/KUWAIT - “We are a small, young, and dynamic community, and we live on peaceful terms with the Muslim majority,” the Apostolic Vicar of Kuwait tells Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “We have freedom of worship and maintain healthy relations with the other religions and with the Muslim majority,” Bishop Camillo Ballin, Apostolic Vicar of Kuwait, told Agenzia Fides. “The ...
• 25 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - World prayer campaign ends with 481,525 Rosaries offered for the victims of anti-Christian violence Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – It has been a giant change enveloping the whole world, entrusting the victims of the anti-Christian persecution in India to the Blessed Virgin Mother...and now the prayer initiative, that su ...
• 25 November 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Church strengthens her commitment to reconciliation and evangelization in North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Reconciliation, continuing with humanitarian aids, bringing the Gospel to the brethren of North Korea...these are all pastoral priorities of the Church in South Korea, as the Reconciliation Comm ...