Asia

• 14 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic Seminary in inner Mongolia offers first ever religious formation course for lay people Hu He Hao Te (Agenzia Fides) - The Inner Mongolia regional Catholic seminary has opened its doors to lay men and women. Some 45 lay men and women active in the life of Basic Church Communities in the 5 dioceses of the pr ...
• 13 November 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “The experience of building a community on the Word of God” theme of 8th Bible Seminar in Macao Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “The experience of building a community on the Word of God ” was the theme of the 8th Bible Seminar in the Chinese language held in Macao in the first week of November. According to Hong K ...
• 12 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious minorities join civil society protests against state of emergency and for democracy and human rights Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Religious minorities in Pakistan, Christians and Hindus, have joined civil society protests against the state of emergency and for respect for human rights and individual freedoms. Christian h ...
• 12 November 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Tomko leads Hong Kong diocese annual spiritual retreat on the theme “Spirituality of the priesthood and the priest ” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jozef Tomko, former prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples led the annual retreat organised by the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong 5-11 November on the theme "Spi ...
• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Two Catholic Convents attacked in the state of Bihar Patna (Agenzia Fides) -Catholics in the state of Bihar in north east India are under shock following attacks on two convents of Catholic Sisters women in which the nuns were threatened and beaten. Vicar general of Patna ...
• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - As President Musharraf represses civil society, concerning religious extremism takes over Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The state authorities of Pakistan have lost all control of Swat district in North West Frontier Province now in the hands of Taliban Islamic extremists. Taking advantage of the disorder follow ...
• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics commemorate the dead with profound participation: Jing Xian diocese recalls deceased missionaries Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Respect for the dead and veneration of forefathers is part of Chinese culture and therefore Chinese Catholics in communion with the Universal Church celebrate the annual recurrence of All Souls Day ...
• 8 November 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Christians pray the border crisis with Turkey will not lead to war in the north of the country where the already extremely poor people stand to suffer even more Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Kurdish Iraq are praying the present crisis between Turkey and Kurd separatists will not lead to war in this area where the people already live in unspeakable poverty and hardship. ...
• 8 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic Justice and Peace commission calls for restoration of democracy, freedom and respect for human rights in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in Pakistan is unbearable. The declaration of the state of emergency contradicted General Musharraf's declared “illuminated moderation” approach to governing the country. In a r ...
• 6 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Following proclamation of state of emergency, civil society and Catholic justice and peace commissions mobilise for human rights Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Civil society in Pakistan has called on President Pervez Musharraf to guarantee respect for basic human rights and freedoms, after he proclaimed a state of emergency, and reaffirmed military powe ...
• 6 November 2007
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Salesian Mission Day: Vietnamese Salesians report on ad gentes mission Dalat (Agenzia Fides) - To recall the first Salesian missionaries and re-launch mission today in Vietnam and all over the world: this is the spirit of the annual Salesian Mission Day celebrated in November establish to m ...
• 6 November 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Prayer and Vocations: theme for 50th anniversary celebrations in Cheng Kung parish, diocese of Hua Lien Hwalien (Agenzia Fides) - Prayer and vocation formation were the central themes of celebrations on 25 October to mark the 50th anniversary of Our Lady of the Church in China at Cheng Kung, diocese of Hua Lien. Accordin ...
• 5 November 2007
  ASIA/TURKEY - As the winds of war blow stronger in the Middle East, Christians in Antioch gather in prayer Antioch (Agenzia Fides) - Conflict between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdish region would be a disaster for the peoples of the whole region of the Middle East, especially people in southern Turkey, Syria and northern Iraq. Wi ...
• 5 November 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Tamil political leader killed: rebels prepare to raise the level of conflict Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Three days of mourning, arms silent; then a violent reaction could raise the level of civil conflict in Sri Lanka. This was how Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam responded to the death of politica ...
• 5 November 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic University of Korea opens Asia's first Highly Specialised School of Bio-ethics Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The first Highly Specialised School of Bio-ethics in Asia has been opened in Seoul, South Korea, at the Catholic University of Korea. The recently inaugurated Institute, named after Cardinal Nicho ...