Asia

• 6 May 2009
  ASIA/LAOS - New Center for the Deaf in Luang Prabang Luang Prabang (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church continues to offer a significant contribution to the good of society in Laos, especially for the poor and marginalized. One example of this is the Luang Prabang Educa ...
• 6 May 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Faithful rejoice at the laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Michael's Parish in Cao Jia Du, Diocese of Shanghai Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Joseph Xing Wen Zhi, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai, blessed the first stone of the new church of St. Michael's Parish in Cao Jia Du, in the Diocese of Shanghai, on April ...
• 6 May 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian families from Karachi “locked in their own homes” for fear of the Taliban; death penalty for crime of “blasphemy” Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – There is a fear that Taliban violence will increase, as a result of weakness being shown on the part of the government, police, and civil institutions. The Christian families of the city of Ka ...
• 5 May 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Religious communities gather for the anniversary of Cyclone Nargis Pathein (Agenzia Fides) – The religious communities located in Myanmar have come together in solidarity and hope, to remember all that took place as a consequence of Cyclone Nargis one year ago when it swept across the ...
• 4 May 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Mexican missionaries working in Hong Kong join local faithful in praying for the people of Mexico affected by the Influenza A Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionaries of Guadalupe from Mexico, who are working in Hong Kong, have joined the local faithful in praying for the people of Mexico who are being affected by the Influenza A. Accordi ...
• 4 May 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Church in prayer for peace, stability, and the common good of the Korean nation Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church is trying to offer a significant contribution, on a spiritual and material level, for peace, stability, and the common good of the Korean nation. This was the affirmation mad ...
• 28 April 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church's solidarity with Christians under attack from the Taliban Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Emmanuel Yousaf Mani, Director of the National Justice and Peace Commission of the Pakistani Bishops' Conference, has expressed the Church's closeness, solidarity, and desire to offer conc ...
• 28 April 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Another “tsunami” for Tamil civilians suffering from the war Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - “The Tamil civilians affected by the violent conflict underway are experiencing a second tsunami”: this is the advisory being sent out by Fr. Ajith Perera, a priest from Trincolmalee who ha ...
• 27 April 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Strengthening the commitment of the Korean Mission Societies in the Year of St. Paul, for new vocations Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The Year of Saint Paul will leave important heirloom for the missionary spirit of the Church in Korea, in helping to encourage new missionary vocations: the Korean Mission Societies have recentl ...
• 27 April 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - No to “Hindu Talibanization” of India, Bishops of India say New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – A victory for the Hindu nationalist party “Bharatiya Janata Party” (BJP) in the elections taking place, could lead to a fundamentalist drift in India and the establishment of a kind of H ...
• 24 April 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”: Message from the Korean Bishops for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2009 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Mt 25:35): this is the title of the Message written by the Korean Bishops for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2009, which will be celebrated Apri ...
• 24 April 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic community preparing for the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The Chinese Catholic community is making preparations for the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary, which is widely celebrated in China. The month of May in all the parishes is celebrated with p ...
• 24 April 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Taliban make advances on Karachi: Christians under threat Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – The fears expressed by Christians and other religious minorities in the area are showing themselves to be well-founded: in having conceded control of the Swat Valley to the Taliban, legalizing ...
• 23 April 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “The Course of History”: an exhibition for 150th anniversary of evangelization in Taiwan Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – Liturgical vestments from before and after the Second Vatican Council, a monstrance with over 100 years' history, a manuscript by Cardinal Paul Shan, antique chalices, religious paintings, and ...
• 23 April 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Hope and expectation after army blitz in Jolo for the release Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The people of South Philippines continue to await in prayer and hope for the release of Eugenio Vagni, the Red Cross worker who is still in the hands of band of kidnappers linked to the fundame ...