Asia

• 14 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Photo documentation from Jinde Charities, coordinating aid efforts on behalf of Chinese Catholics Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Agenzia Fides was sent a photographic documentation on the aid efforts being made following the disastrous earthquake on May 12 in Si Chuan, on continental China. The images show the tragic consequ ...
• 14 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Solidarity of the Catholic Church in the entire world with the victims of the earthquake: over 2,000 European youth will join in praying for China and the victims tonight in Taize Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, sent a message through Fr. Eamonn O’Brien, offering his solidarity with Catholics in China and the entire populatio ...
• 13 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics working on the front lines in the earthquake zone, expressing solidarity and spiritual support on behalf of all Catholics and invoking the Madonna of She Shan Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic world has expressed its support and prayer to the Chinese suffering the aftermath of an earthquake. Chinese Catholics are praying and working on the front lines in the earthquake zone, ...
• 13 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Planes arrive with aid, yet the situation is still chaotic; dangers of malaria and dengue among children Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Since May 12, planes have begun to arrive with more frequency, bringing aid to the people suffering the aftermath effects of Cyclone Nargis for 10 days. Myanmar authorities decided to maintain th ...
• 12 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar visited Yangon and the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis, bringing the Holy Father’s message of solidarity and presiding a Holy Mass for the victims Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar visited Yangon and the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis on May 8 and offered the Holy Mass at 11:00 a.m. for the victims at St. Mary ...
• 9 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “Visiting Jesus present in the sick, testifying to the faith” is the motto for a group dedicated to pastoral health care service in the Diocese of Wen Zhou Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - “Visiting Jesus present in the sick, testifying to the faith” is the motto chosen by the “Group of Love,” that performs pastoral health care services in the Diocese of WenZhou. It began ...
• 9 May 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Day for the newly baptized: “The Church is my family” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Day for Newly Baptized has been organized with the intention of making the new faithful realize a fundamental truth: “the Church is my family,” said the Vice-President of the Associati ...
• 9 May 2008
  ASIA/KOREA - In the month of May, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the family, significant signs of dialogue between Catholics and Buddhists Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholics and Buddhists of Korea are living the month of May with great intensity. It is the month of the Feast of Vesakh for the Buddhists and the month of Mary for the Catholics. Thus, it is ...
• 9 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Caritas is currently unable to offer an exact number of victims; all 14 Catholic dioceses in the country are working to open parishes to refugees, as aid distribution continues Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - “We can confirm the negative signs in light of the general situation of Myanmar in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. There is a great concern, however it is still impossible to offer exact numbe ...
• 8 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Three-day formation course at the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, to help faithful to understand Sacred Scripture and the importance of the Sacraments in Christian life Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - Over 80 faithful participated in the faith formation course given by the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, in the province of Shang Xi, during the vacation days at the beginning of May. The ...
• 8 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - International community takes action to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis. Calculation of the exact number of victims has been impossible. Yangoon (Agenzia Fides) - International aid has begun to reach the victims of Cyclone Nargis. Caritas Internationalis, the United Nations through the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Red Cross, and several humanitaria ...
• 7 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic paramedics from the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tai Yuan offer health services following Sunday Mass Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - “Thanks to the Catholic paramedics, we have had the chance of a free medical visit with such great care and respect.” This was the commentary made by the elderly and other citizens of the D ...
• 7 May 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Diocese of Kao Siung publishes the program of the opening of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan Kao Siung (Agenzia Fides) - There will be two days of celebrations following the inauguration of the festivities for the 150th anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan, under the sign of communion with the theme of Ho ...
• 7 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Support from the Catholic Community and the entire world for the victims of Cyclone Nargis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - While the tragic toll of victims and damages from Cyclone Nargism, that hit Myanmar on May 3, continues to rise (in the wake of the aftermath, some analysts say it has claimed the lives of ...
• 7 May 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Vocations to the priesthood today and tomorrow: a study from the Archdiocese of Seoul Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “The Present and Future of Vocational Development” is the title of the report published by the Archdiocese of Seoul, which is a compilation of the results of a study made over the course of a ...