Asia

• 10 July 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Tao Yuan Rehabilitation Hospital opens a Prayer Room for Catholics Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The Tao Yuan Rehabilitation Hospital that depends from the most important state hospital in Taiwan, the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, is opening a Prayer Room for Catholics. According to a rep ...
• 10 July 2008
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - New law on religious freedom underway in the country: the Catholic Church asks that the fundamental rights of all believers be respected and guaranteed Astana (Agenzia Fides) - The proposal for a new Religion law offers an opportunity for the government as well as for all believers. What is needed is that that the laws be inforced, with freedom of conscience and fundame ...
• 10 July 2008
  ASIA/JAPAN - G8 Summit concludes with a promise to help Africa and a commitment to fight the serious pandemics Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Aid for Africa, funding for the struggle against pandemics such as AIDS, commitment to solving the world food crisis...these are some of the objectives of the Summit that was held by the United Sta ...
• 9 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Catholic community in Italy, young and small, increasingly active in pastoral ministry and organized in its composition Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Catholic community of the diaspora living in Italy is showing itself to be increasingly active in pastoral activities and evangelization; better organised in its composition, thanks to ...
• 9 July 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s WYD delegation receives missionary sending from Bishop Tong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Receive the Holy Spirit as the guide of your soul, your interior teacher,” and “moved by the Holy Spirit, serve your neighbor, especially your peers, by bearing witness to your faith.� ...
• 9 July 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - More violence against Catholics in Orissa: church, orphanage, and Jesuit residence destroyed Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholics living in the Indian state of Orissa are once again object of attacks being carried out by Hindu extremist groups against the local Catholic community. The Indian Bishops’ ...
• 8 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Installation of the Bishop of Liao Ning on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul and the inauguration of the Year of St. Paul: “our diocese wants to begin a new Pauline era.” Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Paolo Pei Jun Min, who until now had served as Coadjutor Bishop for the Diocese of Liao Ning, continental China, appointed in 2006 with the Holy Father’s approval, has officially begu ...
• 8 July 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Year of St. Paul, special occasion for communion with the Holy Father and the Universal Church Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The Year of St. Paul will be intimately linked to the universal voice that comes forth from the Chair of Peter: with this spirit, the Catholic Church in Thailand is already living the Year of ...
• 7 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “If you simply have Our Lord in your heart, you will never be afraid of anything!”: the experience of Fr. Jiang - sole caretaker of the wreckage of the Church destroyed by the earthquake, surviving on what nature provided Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – “If you simply have Our Lord in your heart, you will never be afraid of anything!...I felt like my heart was bleeding as I looked upon the wreckage of my parish that has centuries of history ...
• 7 July 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Indications from the Regional Bishops’ Conference of Taiwan for the Year of St. Paul Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The Office for Sacred Scripture of the Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith, of the Regional Bishops’ Conference in Taiwan has given several indications as to how Catholics on the island ...
• 7 July 2008
  ASIA/JAPAN - Forming the backdrop for the G8 Summit: the world food crisis, the climate issue and financial speculations, along with the Pope’s appeal to focus on “the needs of the weakest and poorest peoples.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Today, July 7, marks the beginning of the G8 Summit which will run until July 9. The Summit is taking place on the island of Hokkaido (Japan) and is a meeting held among the leaders of the wealth ...
• 7 July 2008
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - “The Church is growing and making progress: even the Holy Father has congratulated us,” says Archbishop Nicholas Chia Singapore (Agenzia Fides) – “The progress of our small Church, from a pastoral spiritual, and formative perspective are evident: even the Holy Father has congratulated us and offered us encouragement,” Archbishop N ...
• 7 July 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians in Northeastern India celebrate the Year of St. Paul: two “Schools of Evangelization,” a new church, and a new mission for the poor Miao (Agenzia Fides) – In the small villages of Northeastern India, a mountainous area inhabited by tribes, the Year of St. Paul is being celebrated with great solemnity and activity. As the Bishop of Miao (in the Indi ...
• 4 July 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Missionary sending for the “Cursillo Movement” of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, during their 40th anniversary of missions in Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – According to a report from Christian Life Weekly, the weekly bulletin for the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, the Cathedral recently held a solemn celebration of the rite of missionary sending for the ...
• 4 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “Give us an empty sack without rice, because it has the Pope’s shield”: a petition from the earthquake victims of Si Chuan, moved by the Pontiff’s solidarity Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – “Could you please give us just the sack? Even though there is no rice inside, it has the Pope’s shield on it”: this is the unusual petition being made by earthquake victims, to th ...