Asia

• 29 April 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - In the Diocese of Hwalien, some 2,600 faithful attend the ordination of 3 deacons, presided by Bishop Philip Huang who celebrates 25 years of priesthood Hua Lien (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Hua Lien (Hwalien) joyfully celebrated the ordination of three new deacons on World Vocations Day, during which their Bishop Philip Huang Zhao Ming celebrated his 25th anniversar ...
• 29 April 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Laying of the cornerstone for the Saint Francis Institute for University Studies Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to an agreement signed between the Royal Agricultural University and the Catholic Church in Cambodia, a new Institute for University Studies named after Saint Francis of Assisi has beg ...
• 29 April 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The mission among the tribes in northeastern India, the Church offers the valuable service of education. Testimony from two Bishops to Agenzia Fides. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - They are small communities, that with very little resources, spread the Gospel with simplicity in remote and hard to reach areas. With silent dedication, priests, religious, missionaries, a ...
• 28 April 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Moving testimony of the life and faith of Cardinal Paul Shan in “A Timeless Dialogue - farewell parting from life (on the earth)” Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “I am like the Lord’s kangaroo, that hops to wherever he is needed,” “the tumor is my second guardian angel that reminds me to cherish every moment I have left in ‘my race,’ as Saint ...
• 28 April 2008
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Youth preparing for WYD Singapore City (Agenzia Fides) - There is a group of about 100 young pilgrims from among Singapore’s Catholic community that will attend World Youth Day in Sydney this year. As they are in need of material and spiritua ...
• 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 ...