Asia

• 8 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Cang Zhou diocese gives joyful welcome 4 new priests and 6 deacons and overtakes the one hundred mark of diocesan priests Cang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Xian Xian (today Cang Zhou) gave a joyful welcome to 4 new priests and 6 deacons ordained in September. According to “Faith” magazine published in He Bei, with these ordinat ...
• 8 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - In life and in death Bishop Giovanni Han Dingxiang suffered for the cause of the Gospel Yongnian (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Giovanni Han Dingxiang, of the diocese of Yongnian (Yungnien/Handan) in the mainland China province of Hebei died on September 9 at the age of 68. He was born on 17 May 1939. Ordained a ...
• 8 October 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - World Mission Sunday 2007: local Pontifical Mission Societies initiatives focus on Fidei donum missionaries Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - For World Mission Sunday 2007 the Catholic Bishops of India will focus attention on the theme of Fidei donum priests and the formation of missionaries to send to other countries. The national ...
• 8 October 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in India and other Asian countries hold vigils of prayer for peace in Myanmar New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday 7 October Catholics all over India marked a national day of prayer for peace and reconciliation in Myanmar, during which they expressed solidarity with the Burmese people. The day, o ...
• 5 October 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - October 6, Day of prayer and action for peace in Myanmar London (Agenzia Fides) -Prayers, Meetings and Demonstrations will be held on 6 October "Day of global action” for peace in Myanmar, organised by the association Christian Solidarity Worldwide which defends the rights o ...
• 5 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Fidelity to the Pope, simplicity of life and 22 years in prison: Bishop Benedetto Cai Xiufeng of the diocese of Wuzhou, dies at the age of almost ninety Wuzhou (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 August 2007 Bishop Benedict Cai Xiufeng, of Wuzhou (Wuchow) in the autonomous region of Guangxi of mainland China, died at almost 90 years of age after years of suffering from a heart condi ...
• 5 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Loving and helping the poor a priority for Han Dan diocese Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - For many years Han Dan diocese in China has given priority to helping the weaker members of society, the poor, the marginalised. According to the diocesan web site, the Diocesan Centre for Catho ...
• 5 October 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, visits expatriate Catholics celebrating 15th anniversary of the official establishment of the Philippine immigrant Catholic community in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Philippines Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, joined Philippines expatriates for celebrations to mark the 15th anniversary of the official founding of the Philippine immigrant Cat ...
• 4 October 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Kow Loog deanery ready for World Mission Sunday “Family missionary relay race” on 21 October Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - A “Family missionary relay race” will be one of the main initiatives organised for Mission Sunday on 21 October by the Kow Loog deanery in Hong Kong. According to Kong Ko Bao diocesan bull ...
• 4 October 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Bishops' Assembly next February 2008 will focus on ethics and civil society to fight corruption and promote honesty and transparency New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Corruption in Society" will be the theme of the next general Assembly of the Indian Catholic Bishops' Conference in February 2008, during which the Bishops will discuss ethic-social questions ...
• 3 October 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Helping young Christians grow in the faith and answer the Lord's call, towards Sydney: aims of Taiwan Catholic Youth Day Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - To grow in faith and respond willingly to the Lord's call were the aims of a Catholic Youth Day held in Taiwan, 22 - 26 August: “Love one another as I have loved you" was the theme. The 400 yo ...
• 3 October 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Human rights, religious freedom, education, role of the civil society: Catholic Justice and Peace Commission Seminar on “Challenges and Responsibility” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) -Religious extremism and possible responses from the local Catholic Church; general election in 2008 and prospects for religious minorities in a democratic system; the role, functions and potential ...
• 3 October 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Silsilah Movement for Dialogue plans new Centre of Harmony and Peace in southern Philippines and support for Filipinos abroad, messengers of dialogue and peace Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - Silsilah Movement for Dialogue started 23 years ago in Zamboanga, Mindanao by an Italian PIME missionary Fr Sebastiano D’Ambra plans to intensify efforts for dialogue and peace in the countr ...
• 2 October 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Archbishop Elias Chacour urges Christians of the world :“Visit the living stones of the Holy Land, the Christians who live there” Londra (Agenzia Fides) - A call for peace and brotherhood was launched by Greek Melkite Catholic Archbishop recently in Westminster Cathedral in London. Celebrating a Mass for the 60th anniversary of the Catholic aid ass ...
• 2 October 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - New academic year at Babel Catholic College of Theology in Ankawa, Iraq: hope for seminarians, catechists and lay faithful Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - With a special Liturgy the new academic year was opened at Babel Catholic College of Theology in Ankawa , the only Catholic college for theology in Iraq run by the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate ...