Asia

• 18 June 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - “Compassion is the common religion in Post-Nargis Myanmar,” the Archbishop of Yangon tells Agenzia Fides Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – After Cyclone Nargis, during the time of emergency aid rescue work and as people began returning to normal life, “the common religion that united Buddhists, Christians, and faithful of other ...
• 17 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Archbishop of Beijing calls for an archdiocesan effort in offering improved pastoral and spiritual reception to Chinese and foreign visitors to the upcoming Olympics Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – His Excellency Joseph Li Shan, Archbishop of Beijing, held a meeting on June 12 for the Archdiocesan preparations for the Olympics, which will begin this August 8, in Beijing. Archbishop Li as ...
• 17 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “What has most inspired us all is the response and comments of the Holy Father regarding our performance”: Conductor Yu Long, Director of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, says in an interview on the Concert at the Vatican Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Over a month after the performance in the Audience Hall, given by the Chinese musicians, in honor of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, the emotions and impressions of that historic day continue to ...
• 17 June 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Christian faith is alive in the desert of Baluchistan: Agenzia Fides interviews the Apostolic Prefect of Quetta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Baluchistan is a harsh, rugged territory, mainly set on a high plain, with varying altitudes of 100-1200 meters in height, among the mountains of Toba Kakar, on the Afghan border, and the ...
• 17 June 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Korean Catholic Journalists’ Forum on poverty Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The relationship between information and poverty, communication and social emergencies: these were the topics of discussion for the 8th Catholic Journalists’ Form that recently took place in S ...
• 16 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Flooding claims the life of religious Sister Xue Ling, who worked with lepers; aid continues arriving from the Catholic community to the earthquake disaster areas Hui Yang (Agenzia Fides) – A religious named Sister Xue Ling, of the Diocesan Congregation of the Holy Family of Lan Zhou, in the Province of Gan Su, died, caught up in the floods on June 13, while she was assisting vi ...
• 16 June 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese of Hong Kong prepares for the solemn inauguration of the Pauline Year Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Personal spirituality, life of the Church, and the mission ad gentes: these were the three main themes indicated by the Diocese of Hong Kong in celebrating the Pauline Year. According to a r ...
• 16 June 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “The difficulties and pressures do not discourage us,” Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, tells Fides Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The Church’s mission continues making progress, amidst difficulties of all kinds: financial, political, etc, and amidst pressures from extremist factions. However, we do our best and ...
• 16 June 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Mission, formation, and defense of human rights, a commitment for the Church Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – In Pakistan (meaning “Land of the pure”), with a population of 167 million people, 97% are Muslims, the majority being Sunni and 20% being Shiites. The Christians make up 2.5% of the pop ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - National Conference of Basic Ecclesial Communities: “Testifying the love of God every day.” Dajeon (Agenzia Fides) – The Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) are now a reality that is deeply rooted in the Korean Catholic Church and are now present in 15 dioceses. They are instruments that work in the evangelizat ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - 181 baptized on the Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, at the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tian Jin Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – On May 31 of this year, Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, 181 catechumens from the Cathedral parish in the Diocese of Tian Jin received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Theotokos, Mother of God”: a CD for the 150th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Lourdes - recorded by Cardinal Shan and Fr. Chang, both suffering severe illnesses Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop emeritus of Kaohsiung, who has been suffering for some time from a lung tumor, and Fr. Petrus Chang, CDD (Congregatio Discipulorum Domini), who suffers from an irrev ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Bishops make an appeal to institutions and rebels: “Peace is the urgent need of the hour” to protect the innocent Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Sri Lanka have sent out yet another appeal to end the violent conflict that is afflicting the country. Once again, the Church, concerned for the fate of its people, especially t ...
• 12 June 2008
  ASIA - “Eucharist as Communication”: Meeting of Asian Bishops in preparation for the Plenary Assembly 2009 Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – “Eucharist as Communication”: this is the title of a meeting of Bishops, secretaries, and experts of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) that was recently held in Bangkok, ...
• 12 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Testimonies of faith and solidarity of Catholics in the earthquake zone: “where difficulties abound, that is where Catholics are most needed, to manifest the love of God.” Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – “I am 61 years old and I have already been through three earthquakes that registered over 7 degrees on the Richter scale. Here in our district, we are nearly 1,000 faithful. In additi ...