Asia

• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA): offering an authentic and generous support of Catholics in the Middle East Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Over $20,000,000 every year is spent on programs for priestly formation, social and healthcare services, building churches and religious structures, youth education, assistance for orphans and im ...
• 3 December 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Congress held by the Hong Kong Catholic Lay Missionary Association celebrates 20 years of lay missionary activity and training Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “From the Book of Jonah to the Mystery of Evangelization” was thhe theme addressed by Fr. Giovanni Giampietro, PIME, in the formation course for evangelization held during the Hong Kong Ca ...
• 3 December 2008
  ASIA/QATAR - In the wake of the Doha Conference: no shift towards support of poorer nations, however a new meeting is planned for 2009. The Holy See raises the question of “sustainable development” in order to conserve resources for the future. Doha (Agenzia Fides) – The Conference on development financing sponsored by the United Nations in Doha, Qatar has ended without that overall shift in politics towards favoring the poor countries, which was so desired b ...
• 3 December 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - Change in the political crisis: Constitutional Court oust the Premier Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The political crisis that has been affecting Thailand for six months now, has undergone a change: in a unanimous decision the judges of the Constitutional Court, in judging on the legitimacy o ...
• 2 December 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese parishes now using the Advent Wreath; faithful make preparations for the feast of Saint Francis Xavier Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Chinese Catholics on the mainland celebrated the beginning of the liturgical year, with the First Sunday of Advent, in union with the Holy Father and the Universal Church, preparing for the Lo ...
• 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 ...