Asia
17 April 2007
ASIA/INDIA - New ways for evangelisation: Catholics in Karnataka prepare for Mission Congress later in the year
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - What are the most effective ways and means to evangelise today? How can the needs and expectations of Karnataka be best met? What are the best ways and means for adequate Christian witness? Th ...
17 April 2007
ASIA/IRAQ - International Conference on grave humanitarian situation of displaced Iraqis
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - A meeting to discuss the dramatic humanitarian situation of displaced Iraqis opens today in Geneva organised by the UN High Commission for Refugees UNHCR.
The opening address by High Commission ...
13 April 2007
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Fire seriously damages Asia’s largest Benedictine monastery at Waegwan
Waegwan (Agenzia Fides) - On Holy Thursday 5 April a fire broke out during the night in the largest Benedictine Monastery in Asia situated Waegwan in South Korea. The building was seriously damaged. The disaster was repo ...
13 April 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Evangelisation in the light of Deus Caritas Est encyclical: Bishop of Shang Hai issues Easter message
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The teaching of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical Deus Caritas Est, the diocesan and social situation, urgency and responsibility in the fields of evangelisation and pastoral care, combat ...
12 April 2007
ASIA/IRAQ - At Easter Chaldean Catholic Sacred Heart parish youth group in Erbil prays for peace and looks forward to World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for Easter some 80 young Catholics of the Chaldean Catholic Sacred Heart parish in Erbil took part in a spiritual retreat at a Marian Shrine in the same town. Besides special prayer ...
11 April 2007
ASIA/THAILAND - Easter at Rayong Camillian Centre: eight children are baptised, tireless pastoral care and therapy for children with HIV/AIDS
Rayong (Fides Service) - Fr. Giovanni Contarin in charge of Rayong Camillian Centre which for the past ten years has provided treatment and pastoral care for children with AIDS, (see Fides 8/1/2007), sent the following E ...
11 April 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in Beijing celebrated Easter with joy and deep emotion. A priest in Beijing says "I like the other priests lost my voice, hearing confessions, preparing and celebrating Mass, but the fruits of evangelisation thanks to the Risen Lord are a great reward".
Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholics in Beijing celebrated Easter with joy and deep emotion. "Joy because after so much suffering in his passion Christ is risen and this reflects on our own faith life and gives us new ho ...
4 April 2007
VATICAN - AVE MARIA - The Christian Holy Week
by Rev. Luciano Alimandi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 2nd April, the second anniversary of the death of John Paul II, the Gospel of Holy Monday took us to Bethany, a place Jesus loved, the home of his friends Lazarus, Martha and Mary who ac ...
3 April 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - Appeal for generous Good Friday collection in aid of Christians in the Holy Land
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Land Office in Taiwan has appealed to Catholics to give generously to Good Friday collections which will help Christians in the Holy Land. Tai Pei diocesan bulletin Christian Life Weekl ...
2 April 2007
ASIA/JAPAN - Blogs for evangelisation reaching out to young people ever more popular
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - In Japan the blog is rapidly becoming an ever more popular channel for evangelising, especially among young people. Bishops, priests, religious and lay bloggers are drawing growing interest contac ...
31 March 2007
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Relations between Catholic communities in central Asia and the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences must be intensified
Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - Relations between Catholic communities in central Asia and the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences must be intensified. This emerged at a meeting of Catholic Bishops of Asia held in Tashkn ...
30 March 2007
ASIA/HONG KONG - “Form the faithful to love and live God’s will, evangelising families with God’s love”: diocesan Laity Council goals for local Year of the Family
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Form the faithful to love and live God’s will, evangelising families with God’s love” is the goal adopted by Hong Kong diocesan Council for the Laity in the local year for the Family. ...
28 March 2007
ASIA/HONG KONG - Daily 13 hours of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Saints Peter and Paul Catholic parish in Yuan Lang responds to Pope Benedict XVI’s exhortation
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the consecration of a new chapel dedicated to Saint Pio da Pietrelcina, the Catholic parish of Saints Peter and Paul in Yuan Lang, diocese of Hong Kong, inaugurated daily A ...
27 March 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - Encyclical Deus Caritas Est theme of Summer Catechism for Children: “Teaching children to love at an early age”
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Encyclical written by Pope Benedict XVI Deus Caritas Est will be the main theme for Summer Catechism courses this Summer organised by Son of Man Religious Formation Group in Taiwan. Accord ...
27 March 2007
ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Archbishop of Delhi calls Sonia Ghandi to cleanse her party of elements of fundamentalism
New Delhi (Fides Service) - Congress Party with its centuries old democratic, secular tradition, tolerant, respectful of individual freedom and human rights should cleanse itself of poisonous elements of fundamentalism ...
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