Asia
1 August 2011
ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Church responds to the Pope's appeal with the major seminarians’ Summer Formation Camp
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "The meeting made us feel that we are no longer alone, the exchange has opened our eyes, sharing has made us able to thank the Lord who has chosen us. The courses have rekindled hope in ...
30 July 2011
ASIA/CHINA-After 30 years the first diaconal ordination in the diocese of Tian Shui was celebrated
Tian Shui (Agenzia Fides) - On 24 July the first diaconal ordination in the last 30 years was celebrated in the Diocese of Tian Shui (originally Qin Zhou), in the Gan Su Province, in north-west China. According to a repo ...
30 July 2011
ASIA/INDIA - The permission to stay for good has been confirmed for a Montfortian missionary who has been committed to looking after, for over thirty years, as Mother Teresa, leprosy patients and sufferers
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Jacqueline Jean McEwan, known as "Sister Jean", is an English missionary Montfortian Catholic nun who has been committed to looking after leprosy patients and people suffering from Ban ...
29 July 2011
ASIA/CHINA -The laying of the foundation stone of the church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the diocese of Ji Nan
Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) - On July 27 a solemn ceremony was celebrated on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the new church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the diocese of Ji Nan, in the Shan Do ...
29 July 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - After one year of devastating rains, the situation remains alarming and dramatic
Islamabad (Fides Service) - One year after the floods that devastated the country between July and August 2010, the proportions of the disaster still require a lot of work. The involvement of children in child labor has ...
28 July 2011
ASIA/MACAO - 97-year old Father Luis Ruiz Suarez passed away, the founder of Caritas Macao, who devoted his life to the people in need
Macao (Fides Service) - "Citizen par excellence who devoted his life to social service for the poor and the weak, giving them warmth and hope": this is how Fernando Chui Sai, Special Administrator of the special Region ...
28 July 2011
ASIA/LAOS - Commitment on behalf of the Catholic Relief Services to keep children away from unexploded devices still present in the country
Xaibouathong (CNA) - During the war in Vietnam, Laos, which is situated on the border, had become the most bombed country in the world. Not all the bombs exploded on impact and it is estimated that millions of small bomb ...
27 July 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG - "Evangelization and witness of faith": celebrations for the parish of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Thanksgiving, service and witness": these are the words that Mgr. John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, addressed to the parishioners of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady on the occas ...
27 July 2011
ASIA/BANGLADESH - 20 000 people displaced due to the floods that have hit the southeastern part of the country
Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - The heavy rains that have hit the southeastern part of Bangladesh have forced more than 20 000 people to flee from their homes in the districts of Cox's Bazar and Teknaf, where another 84 ...
26 July 2011
ASIA/CHINA - Faith celebrates twenty years since its Foundation and awards 20 "examples of evangelization today"
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The 20 "Models of evangelization today" elected by mainland Chinese Catholics through Faith in He Bei, were awarded on July 13 at the Major Seminary in He Bei. The initiative is part of ...
26 July 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Even a truck can become a classroom
Manila (Fides Service)- A truck has been turned into a classroom so that it can accommodate up to 25 students at once and will offer lessons from Monday to Friday for four hours a day for children and street children lef ...
26 July 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Medical facilities in the northwestern areas of conflict are on the brink of collapse
Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - In the last three years, doctors and nurses at the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, have been particularly busy. The hospital, one of the largest in the country, moni ...
25 July 2011
ASIA/CHINA-The Catholics of Wen Zhou give aid to the wounded and pray for the railway accident victims
Wen Zhou (Fides Service) - Chinese Catholics were among the first volunteers to help the injured and yesterday during the mass prayed for the railway accident victims. Those who are helping are from the Diocese of Wen Zh ...
25 July 2011
ASIA/INDIA-The Christian outcasts are organizing protests and hunger strike for equal rights
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) Thousands of Dalits, Christians and Muslims, known as the "untouchables" of India, gathered in the streets of New Delhi to protest in favor of equal rights within society. In India, the Dalits ...
23 July 2011
ASIA/YEMEN-Due to the armed conflict in the country the number of child soldiers is increasing
Sana'a (Agenzia Fides) - In Yemen, the three main military groups which are currently active (pro-government Republican Guards and the Central Security, and the First Armoured Division of opposition), have among their ra ...
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