Asia

• 15 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “Politics, the highest form of charity”: Catholics in Mumbai work to increase awareness and commitment in view of municipal elections Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Educate Catholics to take a more active part in politics as an area of witness to which men and women can bring Christian values is the goal of an awareness building campaign launched by the Sabh ...
• 15 January 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops issue message for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 18-25 January: passion for proclaiming the Gospel and responsibility in solidarity Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A message issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea CBCK in view of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity encourages Catholics to have a ‘passion for proclaiming the Gospel ...
• 15 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Respect for the sacredness of human life and the family must come first: Catholic Bishops host International Conference on Bio-Ethics Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To intensify efforts to promote a culture of life in this new year 2007 the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines hosted an International Conference on Bio-Ethics in Manila with the participation o ...
• 11 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “A Bridge between Europe and Asia: Saint Francis Xavier 5th centenary”: Goa hosts international Conference on the patron Saint of the Missions promoted by Navarra University in Spain Goa (Agenzia Fides) - “A Bridge between Europe and Asia: Saint Francis Xavier 5th centenary” is the title of an International Conference on Saint Francis Xavier organised 22-25 January in the Indian city of Goa by th ...
• 11 January 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic parishes participate with enthusiasm in diocesan Year of the Family Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The diocesan Year of the Family in Hong Kong, solemnly opened on Sunday 22 October, World Mission Sunday, is putting family and marriage pastoral at the centre of local Church life. According ...
• 10 January 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Through prayer and service Legion of Mary consolidates the faith: 85th anniversary Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of celebrations for the 85th anniversary of the foundation of the Legion of Mary, the spiritual director of the local Praesidium Fr Ferdinand Lok Hung Cheong, told Hong Kong’ ...
• 9 January 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Pastoral letter 2007 “Social Concern and Evangelisation”: Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference in Taiwan reflect and act on Encyclical “Deus Caritas est” Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference in Taiwan issued a pastoral letter for the year 2007, dated Dec. 25, 2006, in which they suggest practical ways for Catholics to perform charitable work. ...
• 8 January 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Kompong Cham diocese gives priority to human formation for children, adolescents and adults Kompong Cham (Fides Service) - For the Catholic diocese of Kompong Cham in Cambodia Human Formation for children young people and adults is a priority. Since 2002 the diocese has undertaken education to conscious and hap ...
• 8 January 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics celebrate Christmas with deep devotion and a spirit of mission and charity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Chinese Catholics everywhere in the world celebrated Christmas with deep devotion in a spirit of mission and charity. According to Fides sources Catholics in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Ta ...
• 21 December 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - A community gathered in faith and prayer following murder of Catholic lay man Chennai (India) - “The Catholic community is united in prayer and faith and sympathy. The faithful were shocked by the murder of layman Jacob Fernandez but reaction has not been violent, only a call to the authorities ...
• 21 December 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops of Korea choose Evangelisation as pastoral priority for 2007 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The priority will be common: evangelisation. This was announced by the Catholic Bishops of Korea in respective pastoral letters issued towards the end of this year to inform the faithful of the th ...
• 21 December 2006
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Don’t forget the children of Bethlehem say Italian Franciscan Sisters of Saint Elizabeth at Caritas Baby Hospital Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - People in Bethlehem prepare to celebrate Christmas despite difficult economic and social conditions, restricted freedom and little hope for the future, according to the local community of Ital ...
• 20 December 2006
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem in Christmas Message thanks friends and partners for support and solidarity in 39 years of serving and helping the needy Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - “Thank you for helping us to keep hope and our faith for a better tomorrow for the Holy Land” Caritas Jerusalem says in a message addressed to “Dear Friends” at the end of the 39th yea ...
• 20 December 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Speaking out the Truth, working against evil and injustice and replacing the sin in the world with love, justice and social equality is what Christmas is about”, says missionary Fr Shay Cullen involved in social assistance Manila (Fides Service) - “The Kingdom of God is where justice is done, the poor have an equal share and no one suffers discrimination. This is the path Jesus walked, the one we strive to follow and it began in a stable ...
• 19 December 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Christmas in Homes run by Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate: shelter, a hot meal, human warmth, affection and accompaniment in studies and professional formation for street youth Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of less fortunate youngsters in South Korea benefit all year round from programmes run by the local community of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate. However in view of the Feast o ...