Asia

• 12 September 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Third Annual Congress for Catholic social organizations Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “May service to those most in need, the poor and marginalized, become an opportunity to bear witness to the love of the living God.” These were the words of Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik, Pre ...
• 12 September 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Half of Catholics in the ecclesial circumscription of Xin Jie do not know the Church’s Social Doctrine Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A study done among Catholics prior to parliamentary elections in Hong Kong shows that half of the Catholics asked do not know what the Church’s Social Doctrine is. The same percentage of n ...
• 11 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - With the prayer to Our Lady of She Shan, Chinese Catholics accompany the Holy Father on his trip to Lourdes; handcrafted wooden statue of the Blessed Mother dedicated to the Pope Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Catholics in China do not cease to pray in spiritual communion with the Holy Father and accompany him in his intentions. During the next few days, Chinese Catholics hope to accompany the Holy ...
• 11 September 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Promoting Sacred Scripture in Asia: September 16-21 in Sri Lanka, a Congress organized by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – On September 16-21, the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo will host a “Asia Liturgy Convention,” organized by the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of Sacraments, will be hel ...
• 10 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - In preparation for the Missionary Congress of the Church in Gujarat, “Walking on Jesus’ Path” Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) – Like Orissa, Gujarat (a state in Northwestern India) is also home to Hindu extremist groups, also aggressive and violent, and oftentimes Christian institutions and people have suffered tragi ...
• 10 September 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - Supreme Court forces Prime Minister to resign Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The political crisis that has been troubling Thailand for months seems to have reached a solution: the Supreme Court has issued a verdict calling for the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Sam ...
• 10 September 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - International Catholic Conference on 150 years of the Dominican Mission in Taiwan, to draw strength from our forefathers for today Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Taiwan recently hosted the International Catholic Conference on 150 years of history of the Dominican Mission, as part of its celebration of the 150th anniversary of its evangelization. The Co ...
• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Liturgical Calendar 2009 will be dedicated to Marian devotions of the world Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The Chinese Catholic Liturgical Calendar for 2009 will be exclusively dedicated to the Marian devotions around the world. According to the Director of Faith, the largest Catholic public ...
• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s Lay Catholic Association’s missionary work in Africa Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “The work of the missionaries is incredible! They have helped me to find the value of life.” This was the commentary made by one of the members of Hong Kong’s Lay Catholic Association, ...
• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Updated report from Archbishop Raphael Cheenath on the recent anti-Christian violence in Orissa Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) – The second wave of anti-Christian attacks in Orissa, reported in late August 2008, has been much worse than that of December 2007. It has been much more violent and unfounded. This is all ...
• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church congratulates the country’s new President and calls for the protection and rights of religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Pakistan has congratulated the new President of the country, Asif Ali Zardari, elected on September 6 (see Fides 8/9/2008), and who officially took office today, swearing fidelity ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Fasting and prayer yesterday, in all the Christian communities of India, praying for peace in Orissa; no violence, but rather friendship and solidarity among believers of different religions. Indian Bishops’ Spokesman tells Agenzia Fides his testimony. New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “Throughout the entire country, Christians of all confessions have prayed and fasted for peace in Orissa. The Day for Fasting and Prayer organized by the Catholic Church to take place on S ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New President takes office in a country longing for stability Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – President Asif Ali Zardari, elected Saturday, September 6 by Parliament and four provincial assemblies, is scheduled to take office on September 9. Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto and ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “We know that the Catholic community is present and supporting us”: Jinde Charities and Catholics continue work at the earthquake zone, 4 months later Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Four months after the terrible earthquake that claimed the lives of over 70,000 people in the Provinces of Si Chuan (Continental China), the Catholic community continues to offer the gr ...
• 5 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The feast of Mother Teresa dedicated to peace in Orissa; Missionaries of Charity ask that “love may triumph over hate” Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) – At the tomb of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, peace is being called for in Orissa. It is the most important prayer being said on this day celebrated in memory of the Blessed woman who has left a ...