Asia

• 12 July 2007
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Fifty years since the return of the Society, the Jesuit region of Vietnam becomes a Province of the Society of Jesus Saigon (Agenzia Fides) - From 6 to 15 July the Preposito General of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach is visiting Vietnam carrying with him a decree which will transform the Independent Region of Vietnam i ...
• 12 July 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Statement from Inter-Faith Council of Leaders (IFCL) in Zamboanga: “ We invoke the teachings of our Holy books, the Qur’an and the Bible, and ask those who hold Fr. Bossi to keep him safe and release him immediately” Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - The members of the Inter-Faith Council of Leaders (IFCL) in Zamboanga, a reality promoted by the movement for dialogue Silsilah, issued the following statement with regard to the abduction of ...
• 12 July 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer school holidays "re-charge" spiritual energies with formation in the faith and experience of service to others Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A group of sixty university students in the diocese of Chang Sha, in the south Chinese province of Hu spent a week taking part in prayers, pilgrimages, Mass and sharing under the guidance of thr ...
• 11 July 2007
  ASIA/KOREA - Religious Leaders Make a Joint Pilgrimage to Religious Sites Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - From July 2 to 3, 2007, religious leaders in Korea made a joint pilgrimage to historical sites of each religion in Gyeongsangbuk-do area to promote interreligious harmony. It was the first kind of ...
• 10 July 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - At the service of boys and girls from poor rural areas, Don Bosco College for Technical and Agricultural Training in Legazpi expands Legazpi (Agenzia Fides) - Don Bosco College for Technical and Agricultural Training in Legazpi, peninsula of Luzon (Philippines), marked its 6th anniversary with the opening of two new classrooms. The new school year whi ...
• 10 July 2007
  ASIA/ TAIWAN - Archbishop Joseph Ti Kang, emeritus archbishop of Tai Pei donates 80th birthday gifts to build a new Yu Jen Vocational Training Centre for Mentally Retarded Youth Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Joseph Ti Kang, emeritus Archbishop of Tai Pei, recently donated his 80th birthday gifts to support the Yu Jen Vocational Training Center for Mentally Retarded Youth. According to the ...
• 9 July 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - New resources for evangelisation: 84 seminarians conclude 7 years of theory and practical formation at China's 12 major seminaries Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - According to recent figures issued by a “Faith” Catholic news bulletin published in He Bei, this year no less than 84 seminarians completed 7 years of formation at China's 12 major seminari ...
• 9 July 2007
  ASIA/NEPAL - Salesian school in Lubhu granted formal state recognition: pupils can now complete secondary education Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The Education Council of Nepal has granted to the Salesian School at Lubhu (near Kathmandu) formal recognition which will allow the pupils to complete their secondary education. According to t ...
• 6 July 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - New “region” for Loreto Sisters involved in promotion and formation of women who suffer from social and cultural discrimination Darjeeling (Agenzia Fides) -Loreto Sisters in the diocese of Darjeeling are rejoicing for a new 'region' of their apostolate with a Loreto House in the Darjeeling district in west Bengal, Sikkim and Nepal. The announceme ...
• 6 July 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Conference promoted by Caritas Jerusalem to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Old City Counseling Center (OCCC), a project of Caritas Jerusalem combating drug abuse in the Holy Land, celebrated the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Dru ...
• 5 July 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - PIME Superior General calls all communities to a day of prayer July 10 for release of Italian missionary Fr Bossi taken hostage a month ago Roma (Agenzia Fides)- “I know that from the beginning you have all prayed to the Lord but I would ask every PIME community, in missions or houses, to unite in a special day of prayer for Fr Bossi on July 10: may the Lo ...
• 5 July 2007
  ASIA/KOREA - The Church in Korea relies on Basic Ecclesial Communities for authentic evangelisation Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - Two meetings on Basic Ecclesial Communities were organised by the Catholic National Conference for Basic Ecclesial Communities BECs 22 and 27 June at S. J. Hasang Formation Centre in the diocese ...
• 2 July 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Sixty years ago it opened as a book shop, today ATC is an important publishing house which promotes Christian literature in India Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - From book shop specialised in selling prayer books, missals and Christian literature for seminaries and institutes of formation sixty years ago, the ATC (Asian Trading Corporation) today is an ...
• 2 July 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Dominican Province of the Philippines is set to open a Catholic university in Colombo which will depend on the University of Santo Tomas in Manila Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - According to provincial, Father Edmund C. Nantes, O.P., the Dominican Province of the Philippines in cooperation with the archdiocese of Colombo and its Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis is ...
• 2 July 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Faith Magazine editor tells Fides: “The Papal Letter is an historic event for the Church in China and for relations between China and the Holy See. The Letter will promote unity among Catholics in China” Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “The Papal Letter is an historic event for the Church in China and for relations between China and the Holy See. It will also affect the future of the Church in China and promote unity among a ...