Asia

• 21 January 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - To learn to imitate his missionary zeal and exemplary virtues Taiwan Catholics make pilgrimage to Island of Shang Chuan the place where Spanish missionary St Francis Xavier died Taipei (Fides Service) - To thank God for the exemplary life of the Spanish Jesuit missionary St Francis Xavier and to learn to imitate his missionary zeal and virtues a group of Catholics from Taipei made a pilgrimage t ...
• 21 January 2006
  OCEANIA/WESTERN SAMOA - The Church’s first Polynesian Bishop Cardinal Pius Taofinu’u returns to the House of the Father Apia (Fides Service) - “He was a man of inculturation, a charismatic leader who led the local Churches of Oceania to maturity” said Fr. Jan Hulshof, Prepositer General of the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers), recall ...
• 20 January 2006
  EUROPE/FRANCE - 30 ans ça suffit! 30 years of legalised abortion is enough! Pro-life demonstration in Paris solidarity from Spain Paris (Fides Service) - A pro-life demonstration on Sunday 22 January to demand protection for life from the moment of conception and the abrogation of anti-life laws has been organised by forum 30 ans ça suffit! - whic ...
• 20 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic school curriculum will soon include education to critical use of the media Bangalore (Fides Service) - Catholic education institutes are getting ready to include Education to Critical Media Use as a regular subject in the school curriculum. For some time religious and secular bodies involved in ...
• 20 January 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Xian Xian diocese marks 150th anniversary “Now it is our turn to write a new page in the history of the Church in a new century” Beijing (Fides Service) - In 2006 Xian Xian (today Cang Zhou)in Hebei Province cradle of the Catholic community in China will celebrate its 150th anniversary. For the occasion the Bishop Li Lian Hui addressed a pastoral ...
• 19 January 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - A communion of communities diocese of Yokohama largest in Japan exemplary welcome for immigrants Yokohama (Fides Service) - The diocese of Yokohama, the largest by area of Japan’s 16 Catholic diocese, has a population of 172,000 Catholics, but 70% are non Japanese, they are immigrants come from various different c ...
• 19 January 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Jesuit Provinces in China launch celebrations for St Francis Xavier Jubilee Taipei (Fides Service) - In this Jesuit Jubilee year - to mark the 5th centenary of the birth of St Francis Xavier and Blessed Pedro Fabro (1506), and 450 years since the death of 450 St Ignatius of Loyola (1556) - the ...
• 19 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic SAR News concerned that February Hindu rally in Gujarat may turn into an anti-Christian campaign New Delhi (Fides Service) - The news site of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India SAR News has expressed concern that an imminent gathering of Hindu militants in the western state of Gujarat may turn into an anti- ...
• 18 January 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Family and young people, main topics of Korean Bishops first Pastoral Letters and Messages for 2006 Seoul (Fides Service) - For the new year the Catholic Bishops of Korea issued pastoral letters addressed to their respective dioceses to tell the people the themes which will be given special attention in pastoral activi ...
• 18 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Diocese of Mangalore new Care Centre for cancer patients aims to help every suffering person experience the love of God Mangalore (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church in India has always been known for its service of the poorest of the poor and caring for the sick. One more example of this commitment is a new Palliative Care Centre for n ...
• 18 January 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - In view of Lunar New Year priests urge Catholics to thank God for gifts received and to live the festive season in a spirit of Christian solidarity Beijing (Fides Service) - In view of the most important annual celebrations in China Lunar new year - January 29 of the Solar year - Catholic priests in mainland China have urged the faithful to live the festivities in ...
• 18 January 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Mission among the indigenous mountain peoples in Mindanao Manila (Fides Service) - The vast island of Mindanao where besides Christians, there are many Muslims and indigenous Lumads, is a land of mission where a few courageous priests, religious and lay people work to spread th ...
• 17 January 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Message for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: ecumenism is essential mission for the Church and for every individual Christian in daily life Seoul (Fides Service) - “When two or three are gathered in my name I am there among them“ (Mt 18.20) the Gospel passage chosen for this year’s annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 18 - 25 January is the title ...
• 17 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - “Forming Franciscans for mission and intercultural relations”: Friars Minor International Mission Congress Cochin (Fides Service) - From 12 to 22 January, 61 representatives of the Order of Friars Minor from various parts of the world are gathered in Kerala for an International Mission Congress. Among those present Minister G ...
• 17 January 2006
  ASIA/THAILAND - The local Church lives the Year of Evangelisation: mission in local situations Bangkok (Fides Service) - For Catholics in Thailand 2006 is the Year of Evangelisation. The country’s Catholic Bishops hope with this initiative to “increase mission awareness and foster a spirit of evangelisation” ...