Asia

• 14 March 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - Pain and grieving for the death of the Archbishop of Mossul; funeral services today to be attended by Christians from all over the country Mossul (Agenzia Fides) - This is a day of pain and grief for the Chaldean Church of Mossul and of all Iraq. Yesterday, the death of the Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul was confirmed. The Archbishop had b ...
• 14 March 2008
  ASIA/IRAK - History, panorama, and traditions of the Iraqi Christians, in Agenzia Fides articles Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - History, traditions, statistics, and religious lay-out of the Christian communities of the land of Iraq have been the topics for various articles and dossiers published by Agenzia Fides, th ...
• 14 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Parishes use Internet to promote Holy Week activities Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in China is preparing for the intense celebration of Holy Week that will culminate with the feast of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. According to sources in communicat ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - “The body of Archbishop Faraj Rahho has been found,” Nuncio tells Fides, emphasizing the need to guarantee security for Iraqi Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - “I regretfully confirm the fact that Archbishop Faraj Rahho has been found dead,” the Apostolic Nuncio in Iraq, Bishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, told Agenzia Fides. “The body of Archbisho ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Formation course for youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) - “A leader as sign and servant of Love”: this was the theme chosen by the Formation Committee in the Diocese of Chia Yi (Taiwan), for their youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities. Accord ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Fresh impetus in communications and renewed effort in mass media for the Church in Korea, a look towards the web Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Church is renewing its efforts in the area of communications and mass media, placing particular attention on communications via Internet, in hopes of giving a fresh impulse towards reco ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - New India-Bangladesh Railway offers fresh hope for economic progress; country still immersed in poverty following the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - The announcement of the re-opening of the railway between India and Bangladesh, scheduled to take place next April, has renewed hopes for progress, business, and cultural and economic exchange. Th ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese pilgrimage to Saint Joseph Shrine on Mount Pin Yin begins Ping Tin Shan (Agenzia Fides) - During the month of March, a month dedicated to Saint Joseph according to Catholic tradition, the Chinese shrine to this saint on Mount Pin Yin, in the province of Shan Dong, is receiving ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attacks in Lahore have also left some Catholic structures severely damaged Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The double suicide-bombing on March 11, in Lahore (Punjab province), has left 26 people dead, over 100 injured, and severe damages to structures and buildings. The two terrorist attacks, occurrin ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Afghan civil society’s commitment to peace Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - It is an initiative of Afghan authorities, uniting over 300 non-government organizations who are present and working throughout the territory, in an attempt to once again try to reestablish peace ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino immigrants working for dialogue, peace, and reconciliation Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - There are over 9 million of them scattered all over the world: in Europe, the Middle East, America. They are Overseas Filipino Worker - expatriates who have left their country in search of emp ...
• 11 March 2008
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Franciscans strengthen their commitment to the evangelize central Asia Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - Central Asia is, for various reasons, a territory yet to be explored, where word of the Good News has not yet arrived. That is why the Franciscan Family is strengthening its commitment to evangel ...
• 11 March 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Number of Korean Catholics of the diaspora increases, a true evangelizing force Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Catholic community of the diaspora continues to grow in number, according to statistics from the Office for Pastoral Care for immigrants and sojourners, led by Bishop Vicent Ri Pyung-ho ...
• 10 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Meeting and walking together with the Lord: Youth Encounter on marriage, organized by the Diocese of Fen Yang Fen Yang (Agenzia Fides) - “Keeping the faith, knowing truth, meeting the Lord, walking together in Love, establishing the true value of marriage” is the theme for the Youth Encounter in the Diocese of Fen Yang, in t ...
• 10 March 2008
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Election results show the rise of the opposition; government is called to work for dialogue, equality, and respect among the diverse ethnic communities Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - General elections in Malaysia have sealed the victory for the National Front coalition, led by Adullah Balawi. The coalition, which until now, has held a strong two-thirds majority in Parli ...