Asia

• 10 January 2008
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Joy and satisfaction in the local Catholic community for the abolition of the death penalty Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - The first good news of 2008, that Uzbekistan has abolished the death penalty, was received with special joy by the small Catholic community in the country as a step towards greater respect for ...
• 10 January 2008
  ASIA/LAOS - Small Laotian Catholic Church celebrates ordination of another local priest Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in Laos is rejoicing for the ordination of Fr. Benedict Bennakhone Ithirath, aged 35, a member of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate. The ordination which took p ...
• 9 January 2008
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Local Catholic Church request restitution of former Apostolic Delegation building where Hanoi Catholics gather for special prayers Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - “Dear brothers and sisters after many years the activities of the archdiocese are limited due to scarce material structures (…) the Archbishop and the Bishops' Conference have made several req ...
• 9 January 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Week for the Sanctification of the Family in every diocese concludes with celebrations and prayer meetings Seul (Agenzia Fides) - It was a week of special prayer of invocation and intercession for the family. A time in which the Church, looking at the Holy Family as a model, entrusted all the needs and problems of families in ...
• 7 January 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Coadjutor Bishop of Yinchuan ordained (Ningsia) Yinchuan (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 21 December 2007, Rev. Joseph Li Jing was ordained coadjutor Bishop of Yinchuan (Ningsia), principal city of the region of Ningxia, south west of Beijing. The Bishop was ordained with ...
• 21 December 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - The Catholic Church offers a Christmas message of peace for the new year New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - “ Christmas depicts the birth of Jesus Christ and all of us need to receive God in our lives. Each of us should become agents of peace, love and reconciliation. For the people of goodwill, C ...
• 21 December 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “A Light comes into the world ” Korean Bishops' messages for Christmas 2007 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Light which comes to illuminate the world and God's love for the poorest and humblest people were the themes of Christmas messages issued by the Catholic Bishops of Korea. Jesus Christ comes t ...
• 21 December 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - For Iraqi Christians Christmas of hope and precariousness with growing numbers of displaced persons in the north Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi government has declared the Christian feast of Christmas December 25 a national holiday. This year, Christmas comes only a days after the Muslim feast of the Sacrifice. Although Iraqi ...
• 20 December 2007
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - “Christmas of prayer and mission for Mongolia's 415 Catholics”, Bishop Wenceslao Padilla Prefect Apostolic, tells Fides Ulanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - Although December 25 is a working day in Mongolia, the small local Catholic community will celebrate Christmas with intense prayer and joy and missionary initiatives. Bishop Wenceslao Padill ...
• 19 December 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - State of emergency lifted civil society reorganises in view of elections Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in Pakistan has improved slightly. Tension has lessened since President Musharraf lifted the state of emergency on 16 December. Civil society is now reorganising in view of legis ...
• 18 December 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - Asian martyrs at the centre of a meeting between Japanese and Korean bishops Sapporo (Agenzia Fides) - The experience of the martyr is an element which unites the Church in Korea and the Church in Japan. This emerged at the 13th meeting for cultural and spiritual discussion between Japanese and K ...
• 18 December 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Christmas lights of hope brighten Luo Dong hospital Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “The birth of Jesus brings us hope and light which dispel darkness and evil, we are all illuminated by the light of Christ”. In preparation for the Nativity of Jesus the great light of Chri ...
• 18 December 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic Bishops say 'no' to trafficking of organs, immoral practice which exploits the human person Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic bishops of the Philippines have decried the widespread “immoral and grossly exploitative” practice of soliciting donations of vital human organs which offends the dignity of the ...
• 17 December 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - “A Church which walks with renewed faith and hope, taking up the challenge of internationalisation ” Interview with Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada, Archbishop of Tokyo and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Japan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Our hearts our filled with consolation. We the Bishops of Japan had an audience with the Holy Father, a most humble person of great kindness and a great listener. In his presence we felt ...
• 14 December 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Fraternal concern and charity for brother and sister North Koreans”: Message for 24th national Caritas Day, positive results of first year of bilateral cooperation Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Practice charity in the season of Advent and acts of solidarity with people in North Korea living in poverty and hunger: this exhortation was part of a message for the 24 national Caritas Day Sund ...