Asia

• 30 October 2006
  ASIA/HONGKONG - Salesian Father Peter Newbery receives state award for his work in the field of education Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) -Kong Ko Bao bulletin of the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong reports that Salesian Father Peter Newbery has been proclaimed the best teacher of the year and offered a Honorary Doctorate by the Hon ...
• 30 October 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop Wang blesses new Church dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) - Seven years ago a Catholic church in Cao Tun in the diocese of Tai Chung was among the many building destroyed in a severe earthquake which affected central Taiwan. Considering the geological ...
• 30 October 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Caritas Korea will continue to provide aid for North Korea: principles for cooperation projects Seoul (Agenzia Fides) -In its latest report sent to Fides Caritas Korea says in view of aid programme 2007 for N. Korea, it formed a team and held Senior Working-level meetings with N. Korean counterparts, explaining tha ...
• 30 October 2006
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Tension and instability, violence in the streets for the formation of interim government in view of elections in 2007 Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - Difficult months led ahead as Bangladesh waits for general elections early in 2007. Recently violence exploded in the streets of Dacca between supporters of the main political coalitions Awami Le ...
• 28 October 2006
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Ecumenical visit where the Catholic faith first arrived 450 years ago Kompong Cham (Agenzia Fides) - Many in Cambodia including the public authorities, regard Christianity as a foreign religion imported by the French when the country was a French Protectorate from 1863 to 1953, or the Unit ...
• 28 October 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Amidst rising hopes although violence continues government and Tamil separatist rebels resume talks Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Hopes rise in Sri Lanka as the government and the Tamil separatists start a new two day session of talks 28 and 29 October in Geneva with the mediation of a delegation from Norway. The first ai ...
• 27 October 2006
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish edition of the summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in view of Pope Benedict’s visit next month Roma (Agenzia Fides) - "I Believe" is the title of a Turkish edition of the summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church prepared by the aid agency of Pontifical right, Aid to the Church in Need, on the occasion of th ...
• 27 October 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Schools in Andra Pradesh form Harmony Clubs for inter-religious dialogue and prayer Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - To build harmony among young Indians of different religious and to promote peace and encourage dialogue and mutual respect, the Commission for Ecumenism and Dialogue of the Catholic Bishops’ ...
• 27 October 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - Missionary vitality of the Church in Japan: 361 Japanese Catholic missionaries ad gentes all over the world Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Japanese Missionaries Association the Church in Japan has 361 missionaries ad gentes, priests, religious and lay persons who are helping to spread the Good News in many parts of t ...
• 26 October 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - One hundred images of Our Lady from all over the Philippines on show in Manila exhibition organised by Radio Veritas Manila (Agenzia Fides) - One hundred images of the Blessed Virgin Mary from all over the Philippines on show in Manila, are a sign of the deep devotion for Mary among the people of this country. The images are part of a ...
• 25 October 2006
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - 3rd Overseas Chinese Catholic Communities Congress on Evangelisation and Pastoral Care 17 - 21 November Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The 3rd Overseas Chinese Catholic Community Congress on Evangelisation and Pastoral Care will take place 17 - 21 November in Singapore to reflect on the theme “The descendents of Emperors Yan an ...
• 24 October 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Two killed and four injured in clashes outside church in Dili. Priests and religious work to restore social harmony Dili (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 22 October, while East Timor’s prime minister Ramos-Horta was on his way to Europe, for a visit during which he will also meet Pope Benedict XVI, two people were killed outside a church ...
• 24 October 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - New parish at Joso, Saitama diocese for community of Catholic immigrants from Brazil, and Shimoigusa Salesian parish marks 50th anniversary Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The large community of Catholics, mainly immigrants from Brazil, living in Joso, in the diocese of Saitama in the prefecture of Ibaraki has a new parish centre. The chapel was blessed by Bishop Da ...
• 23 October 2006
  ASIA/THAILAND - Asian Mission Congress - New Hope for Asia Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - The spacious hall filled with people and colours was the splendid setting for the final act of the Asian Mission Congress. The participation of many Tribals in their costumes at the closing M ...
• 23 October 2006
  ASIA/THAILAND - Asian Mission Congress conclusions: Now it is up to us to write new pages in the Story of Jesus in Asia Chiang Mai (Fides Service) - The 1st Asian Congress came to a close in an atmosphere of general satisfaction. The final day, Sunday 22 October, Mission Sunday, focused on the last testimonials and the closing Mass presid ...