Asia

• 28 April 2008
  ASIA/LEBANON - Franciscans in Lebanon bringing messages of peace and hope Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans of the Order of Conventional Friars Minor are in Lebanon to spread peace and hope, in a land afflicted by conflict and marked by poverty. They have been there fulfilling their mis ...
• 28 April 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A year under the sign of openness to God’s will Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “Openness to the light and will of God”: this is the theme for 2008 for “Sisilah,” a movement that promotes dialogue, and the prayer communities of the “Harmony Chain,” an interdenomi ...
• 25 April 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Biblical foundations for the consecrated life: the new Coadjutor Bishop of Ning Xia explains Sacred Scripture to the Diocese’s religious sisters Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The reading, explanation, and reflection on Sacred Scripture formed the central themes of the spiritual formation course offered to the Diocese’s religious sisters and led by Bishop Li Jing, t ...
• 25 April 2008
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Holy Land Catholic Communications Centre: a new information service of the Church in Jerusalem begins Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The new Holy Land Catholic Communications Centre, an information service from the Church in Jerusalem that hopes to provide information in five languages - English, Italian, French, Arabic, an ...
• 25 April 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “A New World, A New Humanity”: Bishops’ Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “A New World, A New Humanity” is the title of the Message from the Korean Bishops’ Commission for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, issued on the occasion of the World Day of M ...
• 24 April 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics prepare for the Universal Day of Prayer for the Church in China, on May 24 Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Chinese Catholics are getting ready to celebrate the Universal Day of Prayer for the Church in China, called for Pope Benedict XVI in his letter to Chinese Catholics, signed May 27, 2007. Aware ...
• 24 April 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Word of God Seminar in preparation for the upcoming Synod of Bishops, children’s camp in September Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - In October, the Bishops of the world will meet with the Holy Father at the Vatican, in order to reflect on the Word of God and its importance in the life of every Christian and in the mission ...
• 24 April 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Steps being taken towards respect of human rights Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Both the Church and civil society members of Pakistan have rejoiced at the Pakistani government’s ratification of several Treatises and Conventions of the United Nations: the Convention agai ...
• 23 April 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Internet: instrument for educating the youth and not for “self-destruction” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Nowadays, words like “internet,” “blog,” “facebook”… are household terms for the youth, even in Hong Kong. This reality presents the need to offer clear instructions to the youth ...
• 23 April 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Missionary Congress in Gujarat, October 31-November 1, 2008 Gandhinagar (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian state of Gujarat (northwest India) is the homeland of Mahatma Gandhi and can once more become an exemplary place of dialogue, pluralism, and tolerance: with this purpose, the Bish ...
• 23 April 2008
  ASIA - Rice crisis: deterring the “silent tsunami,” without commercial barriers Manila (Agenzia Fides) - There is a need to deter the “silent tsunami” that is being provoked by the rise in rice costs and that threatens the lives of 100 million people. This is the call that has been issued by the ...
• 22 April 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese of Hong Kong’s delegation for WYD raises funds for youth in third-world nations with hopes of going to Sydney Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Some 320 youth in Hong Kong participated in the Walk organized to raise funds for youth living in third-world countries, so that they may have the possibility of participating in World Youth D ...
• 22 April 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Church in Sri Lanka mourns the death of Catholic priest, victim of conflict Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Sri Lanka’s civil conflict has claimed yet another victim. His name is Father M. X. Karunaratnam, a human rights activist and advocate of dialogue and reconciliation. He was killed April 20 in ...
• 21 April 2008
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Church in Kazakhstan officially enters the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Astana (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Kazakhstan has been officially admitted to form part of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), closing a chapter in their institutionalizatio ...
• 21 April 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - “Catholics are victims of attacks that try to destabilize the Church’s presence in India”: statement from Cardinal Oswald Gracias Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - According to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, widespread organized attacks in an attempt to upset the Church’s presence in India could form part of an ulterior plan of some Hindu ...