Asia

• 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 ...
• 12 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 300 faithful attend the temporal vows of 6 novices from the Congregation of the Mother of God of Da Ming, who were among the first aid workers to arrive on the scene, in the earthquake aftermath Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) – 6 novices from the Diocesan Congregation of the Diocese of Da Ming (present day Han Dan), the Institute of the Mother of God of Da Ming, made their temporal vows accompanied by over 300 faithf ...
• 11 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Parishioners of Sha Gou, Diocese of Tai Yuan, make a consecration of their lives, the suffering of the earthquake victims and the entire world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – With the intentions of consecrating their own lives, families, parish, diocese, nation, and the entire world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, over 400 faithful from the parish of Sha Gou, in the ...
• 11 June 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Annual retreat and “sending” for Eucharistic Ministers of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – “Every time you distribute Communion, you should do so with the same respect and solemnity as if it were the first time because every time you distribute Communion, for the faithful, you are ...
• 11 June 2008
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - “Catechesis and Formation: pastoral priorities for the Church of Bangladesh, that must open itself to the new evangelization”: a missionary shares his reflections with Agenzia Fides Dhaka (Fides) – “The moment has come for making the catechetical teaching ( taken in a wide sense ) a real pastoral priority for the Catholic Church in Bangladesh. The Synod on the Word of God and the year dedicate ...
• 11 June 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - New ethical guidelines for Catholic doctors: “Scientific research does not go against Divine Providence” Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The medical profession, with the scientific progress and new experimentation, is presented with ever-new challenges in trying to reconcile all this with the Catholic faith. This has formed the p ...
• 10 June 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong and the Bishop of Macao will participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, upon the invitation of the central government Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – His Excellency John Tong Hon, Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong and His Excellency Jose Lai Hung Seng, Bishop of Macao, will participate in the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Beijing ...
• 10 June 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Take a moment to pause and refresh your soul”: formation meeting for school ministry workers, organized by the diocesan Youth Ministry Office Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Retracing every part of one’s own life in order to enter into a deeper relationship with the Lord, personalizing one’s own mission and pastoral direction: these have been the objectives ...
• 10 June 2008
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Christian announcement and basic formation in a country with Islamic majority Dacca (Fides) – The Christians of Bangladesh are a minority in the society of a majority Islamic nation. There are over 130 million Muslims, of a total national population of 150 million. Islam, which has been present ...
• 10 June 2008
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Church in Bangladesh at the service of the nation, with a missionary vision. Agenzia Fides’ interviews Archbishop Paulinus Costa of Dacca, President of the Bangladesh Bishops’ Conference. Vatican City (Fides) - “Thanks to the flowering of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, we hope to become a missionary Church, providing missionaries to the Churches in need.” These were the words of the A ...
• 9 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - In addition to camping tents, earthquake victims are receiving rice and cooking oil from the Catholic community; the volunteers work with generosity and constancy Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – “Big Uncle Franz”: that is what the children in the Jing An neighborhood in the District of An Xian, the site of the epicenter in the quake, call the leader of Caritas Germany who i ...
• 9 June 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Inauguration of celebrations for Taiwan’s 150th anniversary of evangelization, remembering the first Dominican missionary Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) – Father Ruben Martinez, Vicar Regional Superior of Saint Joseph in Taiwan, of the Santa Rosa Province of the Dominican Order, playing the role of Dominican Father Fernando Sainz, OP on an � ...