Asia

• 3 December 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bible Week closes: suggested reflections for Advent 2007 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The purpose of Bible Week held in Korea was to offer the faithful suggestions for living a fruitful Advent. The theme discussed by experts and the faithful was “Seed and Lamps for the World”, ...
• 30 November 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Civil society, international organisations and religious communities discuss climate change effects Bali (Agenzia Fides) - Bali will be the world capital of ecology for a few days when experts from all over the world meet to discuss climate and global warming from 3 to 14 December. The meeting is sponsored by the Unite ...
• 30 November 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Sanctification of the Family” Advent 2007 theme chosen by local Catholic Church Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The family is the first place for the handing on of the faith and education to spiritual life; a place where the child learns to pray and to live a relationship of love with other people; a place ...
• 29 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Retreat at Beijing seminary marks 10th year of lay formation courses in response to Vatican II's Ad Gentes decree Beijing (Agenzia Fides) -To promote faith formation and particular missionary formation for the laity in the Church of the third millennium and forming missionaries for the diocese of Beijing and to mark the 10th year of ...
• 29 November 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Two bishops and a priest safe and sound after attempted kidnapping at a Manila hotel Manila (Agenzia Fides) - At attempted kidnapping at a hotel at financial heart of Manila staged by a group of soldiers calling for the resignation of President Gloria Arroyo, ended without bloodshed. The kidnapping was t ...
• 29 November 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Professional training schools: boom of applications Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Schools and training schools are channels of charity through which the Catholic community Cambodia promotes socio-cultural of the young people, and therefore the nation, helping to build a so ...
• 29 November 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Reconciliation with North Korea ever nearer: this is the hope of the Catholic Church Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - In South Korea there are growing hopes for national reconciliation and reunification with North Korea. The Catholic community does its part to assist the poverty stricken brothers and sisters in t ...
• 28 November 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Indonesia, a country where interreligious dialogue works and bears fruit ” Interview with Jesuit Fr. Ignazio Ismartono SJ, coordinator Indonesian Bishops' Crisis and Reconciliation Service Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, interreligious dialogue works and bears fruit. Good relations between religious leaders have been consolidated and Christians are esteemed an ...
• 28 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Musharraf resigns as army chief, country looks towards elections, religious minorities hope for a change in electoral laws Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The political and institutional situation in Pakistan continues to evolve. Today 28 November General Pervez Musharraf handed over his position as Army Chief to Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, until now vic ...
• 27 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic Bishops call for end of emergency and release of detainees Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Almost a month since President Musharraf declared a state of emergency on 3 November the Catholic Bishops have called the government to restore respect for citizens' constitutional rights and fre ...
• 27 November 2007
  ASIA - ASEAN countries Association of South East Asia Nations sign charter of principles Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The economic and political Association of South East Asia Nations ASEAN made progress, approving the first Charter of Principles to inspire future ASEAN activity . The ASEAN nations, Brunei, C ...
• 26 November 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Official launching of TV Maria in the Philippines, with its own cable channel Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The date of baptism will be 8 December 2007, feast of the Immaculate Conception: with the inauguration by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, the Church in the Philippines will offi ...
• 26 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Special care for the elderly in Da Zhai parish in the diocese of Han Dan: spiritual and physical care for the elderly open to non Catholics Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - More than one hundred elderly people - including about 20 non Catholics - took part in a course for the elderly organised by the parish of Da Zhai, Cheng An district in the diocese of Han Dan fr ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - First Korean born Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate priest Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The mission in Korea of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI is making progress. In February this year Anselmo Ryu Hi Gu, first Korean born OMI, made his perpetual vows. Now, after compl ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Race against time to bring humanitarian aid to 5 million homeless victims of cyclone Sidr, which leaves the country poorer than ever Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “Time is running out. This is a race to reach survivors of the typhoon disaster with the necessary humanitarian aid before it is too late, a race against epidemics, and before the Winter makes t ...