Asia

• 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 ...
• 7 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Ning Xia holds a Solemn Mass for the newly-baptized of 2007, accompanied by the community on their journey in the faith Ning Xia (Agenzia Fides) - “Our Christian family does not forget their brothers and sisters who have been baptized during 2007. We unite in asking the Lord to bless them.” These were the words of Bishop Li Jing, rece ...
• 7 March 2008
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - “Vote for the Common Good”: exhortation from the Church to all citizens, for upcoming elections Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - In a document issued by the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, published in the diocesan monthly Catholic Asian News, March Edition, the Church makes an appeal to voters on the eve of general ele ...
• 6 March 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Vocational testimony from a lay consecrated woman: “Don’t wait! Don’t be afraid! Put out into the deep!” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “The Lord attracted me toward Him in prayer, a prayer that placed a desire in me to be always with the Lord! Don’t wait! Don’t be afraid! Put out into the deep! When you are at peace, yo ...
• 6 March 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Concern for the increase in violence and refugees in the country Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Experts on international affairs and non-governmental organizations have issued a notice on the deterioration of the social situation in Sri Lanka, where the civil conflict is having a negative ...
• 6 March 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - Missionaries recognized for years of commitment to the poor Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - They are Italian religious who have been living for decades in Thailand, dedicating their lives to evangelizing this land: Sr. Esterina Prando and Sr. Nadia Ferro, Salesian Sisters; Fr. Giovanni ...
• 6 March 2008
  ASIA/QATAR - First Catholic church in Qatar will be consecrated by Cardinal Ivan Dias, a joy both for the faithful and the Philippine priest who leads the community Doha (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Tomasito Veneracion, a Philippine priest that has been caring for the Catholic community in Qatar for years now, will have the joy of celebrating Mass in the new church of Our Lady of the Rosar ...
• 6 March 2008
  TODAY ON THE INTERNET/SPAIN - No government has approved a series of laws similar to those in Spain, that have so altered family ecology ...
• 5 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - 180 catechists have completed their course on the occasion of the 400-year anniversary of the Diocese of Shanghai Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - 180 catechists have earned their Diploma, after participating in a formation course that was among the initiatives in commemoration of the 400-year anniversary of evangelization in the Diocese ...
• 5 March 2008
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Following recent fighting, UN sends more “Blue Helmets” to South Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - At least 22 people were killed last week in Luozi, in the southeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in fighting that broke out between the military and members of a religious-polit ...
• 4 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - New edition of the Roman Missal in Chinese with simplified characters, to better meet current pastoral demands Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The editor Faith Press has published a new edition of the Roman Missal in simplified Chinese, with horizontal arrangement, in order to better meet the current needs of priests and faithfu ...
• 4 March 2008
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The Church working on dialogue with rebel groups: national reconciliation on the horizon Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue, repentance, reconciliation, and national peace are the objectives for the Catholic Church in East Timor, as it lives through this difficult situation of political and social tension. Over ...
• 3 March 2008
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem renews the call on behalf of the suffering people of Gaza Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - As word spreads of the recent retreat of the Israeli Army from the Gaza Strip, Caritas Jerusalem renews its call for help and assistance for the suffering Palestinian people of the area. “T ...