Asia

• 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 ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Celebrations in Tian Jin diocese: 8 new priests ordained and 100 lay people Confirmed Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - Proud Catholics in Tian Jin diocese rejoiced as eight young men ordained priests at the hands of Bishop Jin Pei Xian of the diocese of Liao Ning and 100 lay people received Confirmation. The s ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: testimonial by Carmelite Prioress in Bangkok Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations declared 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a resolution passed on 17 December 1999. The origins of November 25th go back ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Intensifying communion and faith sharing”: young Taiwanese Catholics from Tai Pei and Hsin Chu dioceses meet young Korean Catholics Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Korean Youth Day” was held recently on the Island of Che Ju, in South Korea to intensify communion and faith sharing among young Koreans and young people from Taiwan dioceses of Tai Pei an ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Supreme Court legitimates Musharraf, opposition protests Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The political situation in Pakistan evolves as the state of emergency proclaimed by Heneral Pervez Musharraf, on 3 November continues. The Supreme Court has rejected another appeal against the ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Evangelising young people over the radio, for World Youth Day Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - To teach and help young people to share the Good News with others and announce the love of God and the values of the Gospel, the local Catholic Church in Cambodia has launched a new radio pro ...
• 21 November 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Caritas Bangladesh point of reference for Cathholic humanitarian assistance, with the support of Caritas Internationalis: Fides speaks with a missionary in Dacca Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - The machine of humanitarian aid is moving despite a thousand difficulties to help three million displaced persons who survived the fury of cyclone Sidr, which struck southern Bangladesh on 15 Nove ...
• 21 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Religious women show they are happy and balanced: Sisters of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Liao Ning diocese take part in Sports and Games Liao Ning (Agenzia Fides) - In China of today dominated by consumerism but where there is also a powerful reawakening of religious sentiments and spiritual searching, Catholic Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Fu S ...
• 20 November 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “An excellent historical work” the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI said referring to the “Dictionnaire Ricci de caractères chinois” presented to him by Fr. Vermander Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "This is an excellent historical work” the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI said referring to the “Dictionnaire Ricci de caractères chinois” presented to him by Fr. Vermander SJ. Editor of ...
• 20 November 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Urgent need for missionary formation for religious and lay people: Salesians promote mission via SMS and a handbook for young people Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The people of God in the Philippines in every parish, community and association need ongoing missionary formation, not only in view of the missionary month of October and Mission Sunday. Missiona ...
• 20 November 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Italian Catholics and NGOs help meet humanitarian emergency in Bangladesh with two million Euro Rome (Agenzia Fides) -To help provide basic necessities for flood victims in Bangladesh the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Italy has assigned two million Euro drawn from the 8 per 1,000 tax rebate offered by Italians to ...
• 19 November 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Preparing Advent and Christmas: Tai Pei archdiocese holds Day of Formation for those responsible for organising catechesis and catechists Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Celebrating Advent and Christmas” was the theme chosen for the 2nd Formation Day for catechists and for those responsible organising catechism held 17 November at the Catechism Centre of t ...
• 19 November 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Ecumenical solidarity in Bangladesh assists Sidr cyclone victims Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - In the disaster caused by cyclone Sidr - forecasted as it approached the Bangladesh coast - Christians of different denominations worked together to prepare a machine of solidarity. An ecumenical ...
• 16 November 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Local community of Oblate Missionaries of Immaculate Mary assists cyclone victims Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - The local community of Oblate Missionaries of Immaculate Mary in Bangladesh has mobilised to provide assistance to victims of recent devastating cyclones which destroyed homes and crops in July an ...