Asia

• 8 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 5th World Meeting of Families - " One of the main challenges in recent times is an attempt by the secularised society to change laws which for centuries and even millennia recognised God’s plan for marriage and the family as it is presented in the order of Creation and which is the common heritage of humanity governed by natural law” Valencia (Agenzia Fides) -On Friday 7 July the work of the Theological-Pastoral Congress opened on the theme "Family and Ecumenism", in the presence of representatives of the Orthodox Churches and Lutheran Churches. In h ...
• 7 July 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - French Sisters of St Joseph of Lyons marking 100 years of presence in India are lauded by local Hindu religious leader Madurai (Agenzia Fides) - A hundred years of mission among the poor and the outcast. A hundred years dedicated to witness and evangelisation. The Sisters of the Joseph of Lyons, a religious congregation founded in France ...
• 5 July 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - 75 years of tireless service: Pontifical Mission Societies anniversary celebrations Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the Philippines is marking 75 years of service to foster evangelisation, support and encourage missionaries, priests, men and wom ...
• 5 July 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuits consolidate work of social animation in Delhi New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Jesuit Fathers in Delhi are deeply committed to providing social assistance. Formerly a region of Patna province, Delhi was elevated in December 2005 to Province status. In an effort to consol ...
• 4 July 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Asia's Families most effective agents of evangelisation: Bishop Agnelo Gracias represents Church in India and Asia at 5th World Meeting of Families in Spain Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Agnelo Gracias, auxiliary Bishop of Bombay and head of the Indian Bishops’ Commission for the Family is representing the Church in India and Asia at the 5th World Meeting of Families ...
• 4 July 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics from He Bei move to Shang Dong and make their new home a cradle of priestly and religious vocations Zhou Cun (Agenzia Fides) - Moving home can be an opportunity for evangelisation. This is seen from the experience of a now flourishing Catholic community in Shang Dong. Three hundred years ago a handful of Catholic famil ...
• 3 July 2006
  ASIA/TURKEY - Local Muslims are ready to donate blood for Fr Pierre if necessary Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - “It was the act of a mad man which does no good to the image of Turkey. It was an isolated episode: there is no tension or violence and Christian/Muslim relations are good as usual”: Fr Geo ...
• 3 July 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - From sowing to reaping abundantly: Chinese Catholic community in Brazil celebrates 50th anniversary of the arrival of first Chinese priest to care for immigrants Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - 50 years ago Fr Chen Qi Ming, of the diocese of Zheng Ding, He Bei province, after taking part in the 36th International Eucharistic Congress, in 1995 landed in Brazil sent by the Holy See. So ...
• 3 July 2006
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Efforts to reduce world’s highest percentage of minors with serious nutrition deficiency Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Bangladesh has the highest rate of malnourished children under 5 : 48%, according to a recent UNICEF report. It is also the most densely populated country in southern Asia with maximum concentrati ...
• 30 June 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Zhou Cun diocese starts Summer Pastoral care for children: a holiday of faith, pilgrimage and charity Zhou Cun (Agenzia Fides) - School holidays start in mid June in China and all over the country Catholic communities are resuming the usual Summer Pastoral activities for young people for various age groups. Zhou Cun dioc ...
• 26 June 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - “Family and marriage pastoral care is our eternal task” says a Beijing priest active in this sensitive field Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “Family and marriage pastoral care is our eternal task because it concerns the future of the Christian community and promotes inculturation” said a priest in Beijing active in the field of p ...
• 23 June 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Education and healthcare for children in Tamil Nadu Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Madrid based Fontilles Association to Fight Leprosy, Spain has offered 116 boys and 114 girls in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu the chance to go to school and receive an education which will a ...
• 23 June 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic Festival in public park is an opportunity to evangelise among non Christians Liao Ning (Agenzia Fides) - “It is good to be here with you! We have experienced your joy which comes from profound interior peace”. This was said by passers by and ordinary people according to the organisers of par ...
• 22 June 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic community welcomes two new deacons who share their vocation experience on the eve of ordination Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Once we answer the Lord’s call with perseverance we will reach our goal, because the Lord has prepared a banquet for those who love Him” said seminarian Ye Bao Lin one of two deacons t ...
• 22 June 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Franciscan Youth Mission in August planned by young people for young people Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A mission “young people to young people” is the fruit of an intuition born during the experience of World Youth Day in 2000 when Pope John Paul II asked the young Catholics present to “set th ...