Asia

• 19 June 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church in India making a film on the life of Saint Thomas the Apostle Madras (Agenzia Fides) – Saint Thomas the Apostle, the one who first brought the seeds of the Gospel to the Indian subcontinent, will be the main character in an upcoming film being put out by the Catholic Church in In ...
• 19 June 2008
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - A chapel and monument dedicated to John Paul II are erected in commemoration of his visit to Timor Dili (Agenzia Fides) – On the site where Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass with crowds of young people of East Timor, on October 12, 1989, bringing them a message of joy and hope, today there now stand a chapel and sta ...
• 18 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Second Course for Catechists, sponsored by the Seminary in central Mongolia Hu He Hao Te (Agenzia Fides) – 45 catechists from 5 dioceses of the province of central Mongolia will take part in the second Course for Catechists, promoted and organized by the central Mongolian Seminary, which began ...
• 18 June 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Diocese of Kao Hsiung prepares for the Pauline Year Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) – The inauguration of the Pauline Year will be characterized by indigenous elements in paying homage to the Apostle of the Gentiles, the great missionary: Saint Paul. According to a report fr ...
• 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 ...