Asia

• 27 April 2007
  ASIA/LAOS - Don Bosco Centre flame of hope for young Laotians: education, sport and Gospel Vientiane (Fides Service) - Lay people, former Salesian school pupils keep the charisma of Don Bosco alive in Laos with the activities of youth pastoral at Don Bosco Centre run by former Don Bosco school pupil Mr Sanya. ...
• 27 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “Ever Present”, Catholic weekly in Tamil Nadu, point of reference for local culture and literature Pondicherry (Fides Service) - An operation of cultural and spiritual importance is led by the Sarva Vyabi (Ever Present) Catholic weekly circulated in the south east Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The weekly, produced by ...
• 26 April 2007
  ASIA/ EAST TIMOR - The country needs peace and harmony in the context of important elections: Catholic Church launches programme of education to reconciliation for young people Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The urgency is reconciliation at home in East Timor and abroad in relations with West Timor still a province of Indonesia. With this awareness the local Church in East Timor has launched a new prog ...
• 26 April 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Caritas Delegation visits North Korea: co-operation for development agreement spells well for future of peace Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Relations north-south in the sector of humanitarian aid and co-operation for development continue along a track of reciprocal collaboration which spells well for national reconciliation among the ...
• 25 April 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Baptised at the venerable age of 114: great rejoicing in Hsing Chu diocese Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - When Bishop Luke Liu Hsien-Tang Bishop emeritus of the diocese of Hsing Chu, poured the blessed water on the head of Miss Xu Song Re Ai who is 114 years old the people present burst into warm ap ...
• 24 April 2007
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - “My most important project is to help the faith grow that Christ may be ever more widely known and live in the ever greater number of souls": interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, appointed auxiliary of Karaganda last year Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Athanasius Schneider was appointed auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan only one year ago. He is from Kirguistan Central Asia, his parents were Germans deported as prisoners for forced ...
• 23 April 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Kindle Hope of Life” theme of spiritual week promoted by Fu Ren Catholic University Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Everyone, Christians and non Christians, is invited to meet Jesus. He will bring powerful emotion to your lives”. This is the invitation of an exhibition “When Life Encounters Jesus”, o ...
• 23 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Project for the weekly edition of the Osservatore Romano in Malayalam still being assessed Cochin (Agenzia Fides) - Work continues on the recently announced project for a Malayalam version of the weekly edition of the Osservatore Romano. Fr. Mathew Thundathil, director of the Carmel International Publishing Ho ...
• 21 April 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Bishop Fu Tie Shan (Michele) Official Bishop of Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Fu Tie Shan (Michele), Official Bishop of Beijing died on 20 April at 8pm at Bei Jing Hospital, after a long illness. The news was given by Xin Hua news agency. Masses for the repose of h ...
• 21 April 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Prime Minister's recent meeting in Rome with the Pope sparks hope for rapid reopening of dialogue and negotiations Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The April 20th meeting in the Vatican between Pope Benedict XVI and Sri Lanka's prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has sparked new hope in the Island's civil society for a rapid reopening of dial ...
• 21 April 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In view of elections in May Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales addresses Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Manila archdiocese Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “The elections are a process in which we choose leaders committed to working with the people to achieve the common good” wrote Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales Archbishop of Manila in a Pastoral Le ...
• 18 April 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Church in Japan prays and awaits decree for the Beatification of 188 Japanese Christian martyrs Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholics of Japan are awaiting joyful news: Holy See approval for the beatification of 188 Japanese martyrs. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome has completed its work of invest ...
• 17 April 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - A ticket for the Olympic Games 2008 part of birthday wishes and prayers for Pope Benedict XVI from Chinese Catholics Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “Holy Father we will book you a ticket for the 2008 Olympic Games so we can prepare to welcome you among us”. The special birthday greeting came from Chinese Catholics on the occasion of Pop ...
• 17 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - New ways for evangelisation: Catholics in Karnataka prepare for Mission Congress later in the year Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - What are the most effective ways and means to evangelise today? How can the needs and expectations of Karnataka be best met? What are the best ways and means for adequate Christian witness? Th ...
• 17 April 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - International Conference on grave humanitarian situation of displaced Iraqis Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - A meeting to discuss the dramatic humanitarian situation of displaced Iraqis opens today in Geneva organised by the UN High Commission for Refugees UNHCR. The opening address by High Commission ...