Asia

• 6 September 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The local Catholic Church in Cambodia strives to live and implement the spirit of Vatican II in order to contribute to the country's moral growth. Interview with Bishop Emile Destombes, Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, Cambodia and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Laos and Cambodia CELAC Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In this ad limina visit we have celebrated Mass at the tomb of Saint Peter. We have experienced the close bond which exists with the Church of Rome and we have lived and shared fraternal ...
• 6 September 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The local Catholic Church issues a book on subject of defending human life Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A new handbook which illustrates and Catholic position with regard to defence of human life and issues of bio-ethics was recently presented by the local Church in Seoul, always attentive to this s ...
• 5 September 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Celebrations to commemorate Mother Teresa di Calcutta on the 10th anniversary of her death Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - “Everyone remembers her with affection. Mother Teresa è is still an important figure for the Catholic Church in India, the memory of her example is still vivid she was a person of great sign ...
• 5 September 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Salesians in Bethlehem and the Wall: the peoples desire peace and brotherhood Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The wall of separation in the Holy Land continues to cause suffering to the local people and to the religious communities. Following a decision by Israel to build a Wall of Separation in the P ...
• 4 September 2007
  ASIA/NEPAL - International Union of Catholic Press UCIP will hold a Conference in Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - A courageous decision has been taken by the International Union of the Catholic Press UCIP, based in Geneva, to organise a Conference in Nepal, a country which even recently experienced seriou ...
• 4 September 2007
  ASIA/TURKEY - New graphics and contents for official web site of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Antioch, to encourage pilgrimages Antioch (Agenzia Fides) - The faithful, the curious, simple Internet surfers can go to http://www.anadolukatolikkilisesi.org/antakya the new official web site of Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Antioch which offe ...
• 4 September 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Political crisis more acute : former Premier Khaleda Zia arrested on charges of corruption Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - Ever more serious the political crisis in Bangladesh: Mrs Khaleda Zia, former head of government has been arrested by the police in a vast anti-corruption campaign launched by the government led b ...
• 3 September 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Bishop Filippo Pietro Zhao Zhendong of Xuanhua, tenacious builder of Church unity: just before he died he was studying the recent Papal Letter addressed by Pope Benedict XVI to the Church in China Xuanhua (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 July after suffering for many years from a serious heart condition and diabetes, Bishop Filippo Pietro Zhao Zhendong of Xuanhua diocese in Hebei Province, mainland China, died the day be ...
• 3 September 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "That all may be one" (Jn 17,21) theme of 1st Korean Youth Day Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Enthusiasm among young Catholics in Korea. White young Italians celebrate the Youth Agorà in Loreto, young Catholics in Korea took part in the first ever Korean Youth Day in Jeju, diocese of Chej ...
• 3 September 2007
  ASIA/ SRI LANKA - NGOs warn: new security measures slow down distribution of humanitarian aid to civilians with serious consequences for children Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Stricter security measures undertaken by Colombo and fresh outbursts of fighting between the Tamil rebels and the government troops are causing delays in the distribution of humanitarian aid. Th ...
• 27 July 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic school in north India sacked and devastated: local Church calls for justice and protection New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic school run by the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Graces in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand (or Uttaranchal), was devastated by a gang of radical Hindu militants, member ...
• 27 July 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake leaves more homeless, but greatest fear is fresh interreligious violence Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - the recent earthquake in Sulawesi (east Indonesia) is not the greatest concern, although more than 100 people are reported dead or missing and the island was already devastated by recent landsl ...
• 27 July 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Pontifical Salesian University reaches academic agreements with three universities in China An interesting development in Catholic Church relations with the Peoples Republic of China was reported by the Salesian news agency ANS. During a seven day visit to China, 2-9 July, a delegation of the Pontifical Salesia ...
• 26 July 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Catholic Community in Japan takes small steps forward: Bishops’ Conference statistics Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Land of the Rising Sun continues her journey of day to day living in pastoral work and initiatives for evangelisation slowly growing in numbers and in faith. This emerge ...
• 26 July 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops criticise new anti-terrorism law Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To protect innocent persons, safeguard the human rights and freedoms of every citizen, prevent abuse by police: in this spirit the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines have criticised a new anti-t ...