Asia

• 29 July 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Suicide terrorism using children: over 200 minors taken hostage by the Taliban Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The war operations of the Pakistani Army in the Swat Valley, in the North-West Frontier Province, are bearing fruit. In recent days, the soldiers have come upon a terrible phenomenon of ghas ...
• 29 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Zhang: a true testimony of faith lived in complete obedience to the Pope and the Catholic Church Kirin (Agenzia Fides) – On July 19, Bishop Damaso Zhang Hanmin of Kirin (Jilin), Administrator of the Diocese of Yenk (Yanji) in the Province of Jilin (mainland China), passed away at the age of 88. The Prelate was bor ...
• 29 July 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Dialogue begins in God and leads back to God: Sisilah is a movement of spirituality that knows how to meet the concrete challenges of history,” Fr. Sebastiano D'Ambra, PIME Missionary, tells Fides Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – 25 years after its beginning, the “Sisilah” Movement for Dialogue (term from Islamic mysticism meaning “chain/link”) is now a solid reference point not only for the local Church, but ...
• 28 July 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Awaiting the sentence for leader San Suu Kyi, as ASEAN considers human rights Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – In just a few days (probably July 31), Myanmar's High Court will decide on the sentence in the case of Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposition party in the country and a Nobel Peace Prize wi ...
• 28 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Last call for youth to participate in Taiwan Youth Day, August 19-22 Taichung (Agenzia Fides) – Almost everything is ready and the Diocese of Taichung, which will host the Taiwan Youth Day 2009, is making another appeal to all the youth of Taiwan to come together on August 19-22 to part ...
• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong blesses the Catholic section at International Book Fair Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong presided the inauguration of the “Catholic area” of the annual Hong Kong Book Fair on July 22, the opening day of the Fair. He also blessed and presented a ...
• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Diocese of Kao Hsiung working to offer Catholic religious services to athletes participating in the 8th World Games 2009 Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Kaohsiung has opened a “Vatican Pavilion” at the site of the sports tournament which will be attended by 32 countries from across the world: the 8th World Games, which is ...
• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Presidential elections in dispute: risk for social disorder Biskek (Agenzia Fides) – High social tension and high risk for disorders have marked the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan, a central Asian nation that gained its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet e ...
• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Anniversary of anti-Christian violence in Orissa: faithful preparing a “peace and harmony” campaign says Archbishop Cheenath Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The anti-Christian violence that broke out in Orissa a year ago will be remembered this coming August 23, as it was the first day of the campaign of attacks. There will be demonstrations o ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians worried about possible changes in laws on religious conversions Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian Churches in Malaysia have expressed their concern for the announcement of possible changes to be made by the government regarding the laws that regulate relations between ci ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA - Upcoming FABC Assembly 2009 on the Eucharist; Instrumentum laboris draft published Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Bishops and theologians of various Asian countries have been busily working on the text of the Instrumentum Laboris, in preparation for the upcoming 9th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of A ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Vocational Group of Taipei asks cloistered monasteries to pray for priestly vocations Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – Knowing the situation of the priests and looking after priestly vocations are the tasks of the Vocational Group of the Archdiocese of Taipei. Today, on the island, unfortunately there are an ev ...
• 22 July 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Educating in “ecological evangelization” in Korean dioceses Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Ecological evangelization” is the term coined by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Korean Bishops' Conference, for spreading awareness among the faithful regarding the problems and resp ...
• 22 July 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - First Evangelization Congress of the Diocese of Ji Lin dedicated to social service as an instrument of evangelization and reflection on Vatican II Ji Lin (Agenzia Fides) – Social service as an instrument in evangelization; the role of every member of the Church; reflection on the 4 Constitutions of the II Vatican Council, were the main themes of the first Evangel ...
• 22 July 2009
  ASIA/THAILAND - Don Bosco Home for evangelizing youth of ethnic minorities Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Don Bosco Home, located in the Diocese of Chiang Mai, is finally a reality. The Salesians of Thailand have officially opened the multi-purpose pastoral center for youth from ethnic minority gr ...