Asia

• 7 June 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - A hundred years after the arrival of the Gospel, Raigarh celebrates for a new bishop and a new diocese in Jashpur Raigarh (Agenzia Fides) - A hundred years since the arrival of the Christian message in the area of Raigarh (Chhattisgarh State) the local Catholic community is celebrating the arrival of a new Bishop Mgr. Paul Toppo, ag ...
• 7 June 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - Japanese Catholics pray for Beatification of 188 martyrs Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Beatification of Peter Kassui Kibe and 187 other 17th century martyrs will be an important event for the Catholics of Japan. Fr Fuyuki Hirabaschi, secretary of the Japanese Bishops’ Conferen ...
• 7 June 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Irish missionary Marist Brother dies at 94 having spent 70 years on mission in the Far East Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Students and Marist brother teachers gathered for Mass on 2 June at St Francis parish in Hong Kong in memory of Irish born Fr. Kenny, who died at the age of 94 having spent 70 years on missi ...
• 6 June 2006
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Christians all over the world will observe June 25 special day of prayer for North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday June 25 Christians of different confessions in various parts of the world will observe a special day of prayer for North Korea with prayer vigils and special services and prayers. The ...
• 6 June 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - After the earthquake in Java, volunteers in Semarang diocese work tirelessly Yoyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - A week after the earthquake in Java which affected mainly the city of Yoyakarta, aid is funded more by private than government contributions. In the days following the quake in which 6,000 wer ...
• 6 June 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Carrying God’s love to all”: vocation evening and exhibition encourage young people to discover that a vocation is an expression of Love Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Help participants, above all young people, understand that a vocation is an expression of Love and that Christians have a duty to carry God’s love to all people: these motivations inspired a ...
• 5 June 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - 19 Sisters of diocesan Congregation of the Missionaries of Mary Mediatrix of Souls in Purgatory of Cang Zhou tale perpetual vows on the feast of the Visitation Cang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - “You are taking your vows on the feast of the Visitation which means you must take Our Lady as your model for life and mission, imitating her goodness, humility and obedience. At the Crucifi ...
• 5 June 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Energy resources are for everyone: Message from Bishops' Justice and Peace Commission for World Environment Day Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Energy is a resource which belongs to everyone and it must be used sparingly because it is not eternal. Sources of sustainable energy which respect nature and man must be found. This was affirmed ...
• 5 June 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced conversion to Islam: Christians and other religious minorities protest Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan a wave of forced conversion to Islam is causing concern and protest among Christians and other religious minorities. Recently a forum of religious leaders issued a statement “Force ...
• 3 June 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Caritas Australia in the field to assist the homeless: 1 million dollars worth humanitarian aid Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Australia has begun humanitarian operations in Dili capital of East Timor Est a place of “terror and anarchy, sacking, shooting, killing and people in flight”, said Salesian deeply conc ...
• 3 June 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Pope Benedict XVI’s first Encyclical Deus Caritas Est now in Korean Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To offer all Koreans the opportunity to read the message of God’s love explained at length and in depth in Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical ‘God is Love’, the Korean Catholic Bishops� ...
• 3 June 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The experience of Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of fifteen Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in Pakistan OMI Pakistan proceeds with joy and enthusiasm according to the Congregation’s bulletin OMIworld. The mission in Pakista ...
• 3 June 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - “The medical profession is no longer dedicated to protecting life while a culture of death is spreading the idea that killing human lives is a solution to certain problems”: warns Catholic Archbishop of Bangalore Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Life faces new threats today. Crimes like abortion and euthanasia are protected by law and defended as new rights,” denounced Archbishop Bernard Moras president of the Indian Bishops’ Commis ...
• 2 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 ...
• 31 May 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Anthony Li Du’an dies at the age of 81 active to the very end in pastoral work and formation of priests and religious Xi’an (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Anthony Li Du’an of the archdiocese of Xi’an, province of Shaanxi, died on 25 May, Ascension Thursday, at the age of 80. Born on 13 June 1927 and ordained a priest on 11 April 195 ...