Asia
18 July 2007
ASIA/INDIA - In Tamil Nadu Caritas hands new homes to 300 Christian families whose homes were swept away by the 2004 tsunami tragedy
Nagercoil (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300 Christian families in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, affected by the tragic tsunami on 26 December 2004, are starting a new life thanks to help from the local Catholic ...
17 July 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - Archbishop Joseph Cheng of Tai Pei, indicates key to reading Pope Benedict XVI's Letter
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The key to reading Pope Benedict XVI 's recent Letter addressed to the bishops, priests consecrated persons and lay Catholics of the Catholic Church in the Peoples Republic of China ” is pure ...
17 July 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Enthusiasm for the Papal Letter continues: “now there is no excuse, the password is Unity”
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The recent Papal Letter addressed by Pope Benedict XVI to the bishops, priests consecrated persons and lay Catholics of the Catholic Church in the Peoples Republic of China continues to be recei ...
17 July 2007
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archdiocese of Seoul ordains 39 new priests including the first deaf-mute priest in Asia
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 July thousands of Catholics in the archdiocese of Seoul gathered for the ordination of 39 new priests held in Jamsil Sports Stadium. One of the new priests, Benedict Park Min-seo, is the firs ...
17 July 2007
ASIA/IRAQ - Humanitarian agencies say growing numbers and needs of Iraqi refugees necessitate more aid
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The number and needs of Iraqi refugees increase and humanitarian agencies present in Iraq, such as Caritas, United Nations High Commission for Refugees, World Food Programme and others have call ...
17 July 2007
ASIA/INDIA - National Regeneration Movement promotes dialogue to counter religious extremism
Jammu (Agenzia Fides) - To counter religious extremism, ethnic discrimination and corruption in Indian society religious leaders led by the Catholic Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, Bishop Peter Celestine Elampassery, have form ...
16 July 2007
ASIA/CHINA - She Shan Marian Shrine in a Shanghai welcomes Catholics from many different regions: “May Our Lady Help of Christians protect mission in China, the path to unity" Chinese Catholics rally to Holy Father's call
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - She Shan Marian Shrine in a Shanghai, “ dedicated to the liturgical memorial of Our Lady, Help of Christians, who is venerated with great devotion at the Marian Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai. ...
16 July 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Hopes and prayers in Mindanao for release of Italian PIME missionary Fr p. Giancarlo Bossi - search continues on the island of Basilan
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the Philippines prayer and searching continues for Fr. Giancarlo Bossi, PIME abducted in Zamboanga on 10 June by unidentified kidnappers. The local police and the army continue the search in t ...
13 July 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Christian, Muslim pupils learn each other’s religious values to foster communal harmony
Malaybalay (Fides Service) -- Malaybalay City Central Elementary School is the biggest primary school in the capital of Bukidnon. Of its 2,900 students, 120 belong to Muslim families and the rest are Christians. “It is ...
12 July 2007
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Don Bosco Technical Institute: a seed of hope for school drop-outs
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Don Bosco Technical Institute for Boys in Lahore recently passed government school inspection with flying colours. The government inspectors' report said it is in favour of renewal and comple ...
12 July 2007
ASIA/VIETNAM - Fifty years since the return of the Society, the Jesuit region of Vietnam becomes a Province of the Society of Jesus
Saigon (Agenzia Fides) - From 6 to 15 July the Preposito General of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach is visiting Vietnam carrying with him a decree which will transform the Independent Region of Vietnam i ...
12 July 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Statement from Inter-Faith Council of Leaders (IFCL) in Zamboanga: “ We invoke the teachings of our Holy books, the Qur’an and the Bible, and ask those who hold Fr. Bossi to keep him safe and release him immediately”
Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - The members of the Inter-Faith Council of Leaders (IFCL) in Zamboanga, a reality promoted by the movement for dialogue Silsilah, issued the following statement with regard to the abduction of ...
12 July 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Summer school holidays "re-charge" spiritual energies with formation in the faith and experience of service to others
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A group of sixty university students in the diocese of Chang Sha, in the south Chinese province of Hu spent a week taking part in prayers, pilgrimages, Mass and sharing under the guidance of thr ...
11 July 2007
ASIA/KOREA - Religious Leaders Make a Joint Pilgrimage to Religious Sites
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - From July 2 to 3, 2007, religious leaders in Korea made a joint pilgrimage to historical sites of each religion in Gyeongsangbuk-do area to promote interreligious harmony. It was the first kind of ...
10 July 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - At the service of boys and girls from poor rural areas, Don Bosco College for Technical and Agricultural Training in Legazpi expands
Legazpi (Agenzia Fides) - Don Bosco College for Technical and Agricultural Training in Legazpi, peninsula of Luzon (Philippines), marked its 6th anniversary with the opening of two new classrooms. The new school year whi ...
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