Asia

• 27 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - May 24, Chinese Catholics pray for unity and evangelization of China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Together with the Universal Church, following the instructions of the Pope, the Chinese Catholic world celebrated the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China by praying for unity and evang ...
• 27 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Agricultural reform, the litmus test for new President Aquino Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “It will be the long-awaited and much-anticipated land reform that will serve as the litmus test for the new President Benigno Aquino. It will be a chance for voters to see the real intentions ...
• 24 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics celebrate Pentecost in communion with Universal Church, on eve of World Day of Prayer for the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Fides, the Chinese Catholic world celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost in communion with the Universal Church, marking the World Day of Prayer for the Chu ...
• 24 May 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Persecution of Christians in Pakistan Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Father Mario Angelo Rodrigues, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Pakistan, normally lives in Karachi (Pakistan) but was recently in Rome for the PMS General Assembly. ...
• 24 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Aquino Administration source of new hope for Mindanao? Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) - “Benigno Aquino, in the recent presidential elections, won many of the areas of Mindanao, including the Autonomous Islamic Region. In spite of several difficulties, elections in Mindanao ...
• 20 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Church in Thailand makes appeal amidst crisis: Respect life and human dignity Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "We Catholics, as a part of Thai society, cannot remain indifferent in this delicate situation of conflict. All men are children of God. We need to respect the value of life and human dignity. T ...
• 19 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Priest from Bangkok: “It's like a painful birth that the nation is experiencing.” Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The nation is shocked by the violent ending that has stifled the protest of the "red shirts." After the force action from the army, which broke the barricades erected in the heart of Bangkok a ...
• 19 May 2010
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - New Jesuit community, Home of New Light, formation center for all faiths Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - A new Jesuit community, Nobojoyti Niketon (Home of New Light) has been established north of Dhaka as an answer to the call from the Catholic Bishops and particularly from the archdiocese to contri ...
• 18 May 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Put Out Into the Deep, Start Evangelizing”: theme of seminar held by National Council of the Lay Apostolate Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Analyze and study together the three key points presented in the 2010 Pastoral Letter of the Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan (on extending the spirit of the celebration of the 150th ann ...
• 18 May 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi evangelizing East Asia Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) – The models that can inspire us are Fra Giovanni da Montecorvino, Fr. Antonio Caballero, and the other thousands of missionaries who have borne fruit with the announcement of the Gospe ...
• 17 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Shanghai opens Year of Matteo Ricci, invoking his intercession for the unity of the Church in China and with hopes for his beatification Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us invoke the intercession of Fr. Matto Ricci and Xu Guang Qi for the unity of the Church in China, we hope and pray for their beatification as soon as possible. I confirm once again that ...
• 15 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Religious vows and retreats taking place in several female religious communities on mainland Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Fides, several congregations of women religious on the mainland are intensely living the Marian month of May, in communion with the Chinese faithful, who h ...
• 15 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - President of Bishops' Conference proposes uniting religious leaders for mediation effort Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – At this tragic point, while the sides have lost mutual trust and launch serious accusations at each other, while violence overtakes the streets of Bangkok, with deaths and injuries, "an interv ...
• 15 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Priest from Bangkok: “Government should be more patient to avoid bloodshed” Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Amidst growing tension and violence in Bangkok, emerges the death toll of urban warfare taking place between "Red Shirts" demonstrators (20 dead and 100 wounded in the past 24 hours), and ther ...
• 14 May 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic church damaged in attack by Hindu fundamentalists in Karnataka Karwar (Agenzia Fides) - In the Catholic community of Karwar in Karnataka, there is anger, fear, but also the firm conviction that "the answer is that of forgiveness and prayer." This is what Fides has been told by Monsi ...