Asia

• 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 ...
• 21 April 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Care for the Environment”: central theme for the Annual Assembly of the Union of Superior Generals of Religious Institutes in Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Care for the Environment” was the central theme for the 44th Annual Assembly of the Union of Superior Generals of Religious Institutes that took place March 31 to April 3. According to a re ...
• 21 April 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - New Institute begun for psychological and spiritual growth Incheon (Agenzia Fides) - In the area of pastoral ministry, the Korean Church has seen a growth in the number of psychological problems, including people with whom it is very difficult to relate, people that suffer stres ...
• 18 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “I urge you to continue to be a leaven of evangelical hope in American society, striving to bring the light and truth of the Gospel to the task of building an ever more just and free world for generations yet to come.” Washington (Agenzia Fides) - On April 17, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Mass in Nationals Stadium in Washington, DC, at 10:00am local time. In his homily, the Pope recalled the 200th anniversary of the establ ...
• 18 April 2008
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Small Catholic community builds a new site for catechesis and Christian formation in the Diocese of My Tho My Tho (Agenzia Fides) - In the Diocese of My Tho, in South Vietnam, the parishes are fairly poor, located in rural or mountainous areas. Many Catholics live far from a church and must walk several kilometers in order to ...
• 18 April 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Large gathering of Catholics to celebrate the close of the Pastoral Year Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - In the spirit of the Asian Missionary Congress of 2006, “Telling Jesus’ story with our lives” was the theme of the celebrations for the close of the Pastoral Year that recently took pla ...
• 18 April 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Rice crisis: St. Vincent de Paul Society distributes 1,600 kg of rice to poor families of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Hong Kong is distributing 1,600 kg of rice to poor families, through its local parish associations. According to Kong Ko Bao (the Chinese version of the di ...
• 17 April 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - The various events being held for the 400th anniversary of the evangelization of the Diocese of Shang Hai focus on the evangelization of the family. Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - In honor of the 400th anniversary of the evangelization of the Diocese of Shang Hai, the main theme has focused on a reflection on its history, on the most important figures in its past, in or ...
• 17 April 2008
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Food crisis on the horizon in North Korea Pyongyang (Agenzia Fides) - North Korea is on the verge of a humanitarian crisis: in the country that is already suffering chronic problems of hunger, poverty, underdevelopment, and an especially small harvest in 2008, d ...
• 17 April 2008
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Experience of youth and vocation pastoral in the diocese of Kuchin Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - Young people who love the Lord Jesus and do not hesitate to answer his call to follow Him in the priestly or religious life or as active lay Catholics: over 400 young people from different paris ...
• 16 April 2008
  ASIA/NEPAL - Former Maoist rebels prepare to govern the country Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - From rebels to rulers: the April 10 general elections in Nepal have rewarded the Maoist movement that has spent years working against the nation’s monarchy. The Maoist now have the absolute ...
• 16 April 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese of Hong Kong celebrates 120th anniversary of the Cathedral: inauguration with a commemorative display Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Commemorate history and encourage Evangelization: this is the reason behind a commemorative display on exhibit for the 120th anniversary of the founding of the Cathedral of the Diocese of Hong ...
• 16 April 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church: “Urgent and long-term measures should be taken to overcome the food crisis” Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in the Philippines is at the forefront of the battle and offering all its resources in the food crisis, above all linked to the cost of rice that has fallen hard on the country. Cathol ...