Asia

• 17 November 2008
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - “The window to reconciliation between the North and South is being opened,” the General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor tells Agenzia Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “It is a cause for great joy for the Order of Friars Minor and for the entire Church, that a Franciscan friar is able to live and work in a Center in North Korea, at the service of the poor. It i ...
• 14 November 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - Babel College returns to the Chaldean Church: hope for suffering Iraqi Catholics Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – In the midst of so much suffering, pain, denied rights, and discrimination, the Catholic Church in Iraq has good news: on November 6, 2008, the Baghdad headquarters of Babel College, the only ...
• 14 November 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Testimony and evangelization in the family. The Church celebrates the “Day of the Laity” on November 16 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The laity are essential in the Church's mission and for this reason, the Church in Korea will celebrate the “Day of the Laity,” to be held in all the dioceses and parishes on November 16, wh ...
• 13 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Saint Paul awakening interests in Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri (Agenzia Fides) – The faithful of Tamil Nadu are taking active interest in the history, person, and spirituality of Saint Paul, says Fr. Adiruben Nolase, Director of the Diocesan Pastoral Center of the Dioce ...
• 13 November 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic Catechetical Institute, serving the faithful for 50 years Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Explain the Catholic doctrine to the faithful in terms of moral, social, liturgical, and pastoral formation; provide funding for catechetical activity in parishes, schools, movements, and associ ...
• 13 November 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Youth Pastoral Commission committed to the formation of the youth in launching the evangelization effort in universities Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Formation Training Camp organized October 25-26 in Hong Kong, for youth group leaders had two main goals: to respond to the Lord's call and to promote evangelization in the university wo ...
• 12 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - “Never grow tired of doing good,” says Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, echoing the words of Saint Paul New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Reconciliation and peace go hand in hand, never tiring of doing good. This is what Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati (in the state of Assam, northeastern India) said in his recentl ...
• 12 November 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - Hope for the return of Christian refugees to Mosul Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - A new, fragile hope is coming to thousands of Christian refugees who have fled their hometown in past months, due to attacks, threats, and violence carried out by Islamic fundamentalist groups. Th ...
• 12 November 2008
  ASIA/TURKEY - Antioch hosts the inauguration of the “St. Paul Cultural Center” in the Year of St. Paul Antioch (Agenzia Fides) – A library specializing in Saint Paul, with a study center for experts, religious, laity, and all wishing to deepen in their knowledge of the Apostle of the Gentiles...this is what is being off ...
• 11 November 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Archbishop Emeritus Pio Jin Peizian of Mukden passed away November 4: one of his main concerns was the formation of priests, religious, and lay faithful. Mukden (Agenzia Fides) – This past November 4, the Archbishop Emeritus of Mukden (Shenyang), province of Liaoning (mainland China) passed away. He was nearly 84 years of age and for some time his health had been frail ...
• 11 November 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The diocese prepares for three new priests to be ordained on November 15 Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholics of Hong Kong are joyfully preparing for the ordinations of three new priests. According to a report from the Kong Ko Bao (the Chinese version of the diocesan bulletin), three d ...
• 11 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - “We want to celebrate Christmas in peace; the state should see to the return of Christians and the reconstruction of Churches”: letter from the Bishops to the Prime Minister of Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Orissa have recently written a list of considerations they wish to bring to the attention of Prime Minister Shri Naveen Patnaij, who is currently governing the eastern India ...
• 11 November 2008
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Number of children dying from contaminated water is on the rise Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – The missionaries and humanitarian aid organizations stationed in Bangladesh have released an alert saying that over 110,000 children under the age of 5 die each year from diseases related to con ...
• 10 November 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - 97 year-old Bishop Joseph Sun Zhibin, the oldest Chinese bishop, passes away; he was a humble and kind pastor, firm in the faith amidst times of trial in the Catholic Church in China Yidu (Agenzia Fides) – This past October 22, His Excellency Joseph Sun Zhibin, Bishop of the Apostolic Prefecture of Iduhsien (Yiduxian), in the province of Shandong (mainland China), passed away in his hospital room. ...
• 10 November 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “I think, do, and evangelize”: IV Diocesan Missions Day in Hen Shui is a success Hen Shui (Agenzia Fides) - “I think, do, and evangelize” was the slogan and theme for the IV Diocesan Missions Day in the Diocese of Hen Shui, which was held yesterday, November 9, and turned out to be a great succes ...