Asia

• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Nearly 1,050 children die from armed conflict in 2009 Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Armed conflict killed hundreds of children and adversely affected many others in 2009 - the deadliest year for Afghan children since 2001. This is what the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM), a Kabu ...
• 9 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - “Christians are praying and not responding to the provocations,” Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur tells Fides, following attacks on churches Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Church hopes to be in Malaysia "a presence of dialogue and peace" and the legal case over the use of the word "Allah" is part of the “normal right that all citizens have to clarify a ...
• 9 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Seminarians and catechists respond to non-Christians' questions about the faith during Christmas season Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - The 5 seminarians of the Seminary of St. John of Montecorvino in Tai Yuan, along with catechists and volunteers from the Catholic Cathedral of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, accompanied university s ...
• 8 January 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The role of the priest for a more efficient evangelization: formation encounter for diocesan priests Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Reflecting together on the priesthood in terms of theological, spiritual and psychological viewpoints, to promote a more reasoned and in key pastoral evangelization: this was the main reason f ...
• 8 January 2010
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Solidarity and hope for the Holy Land: European and American Bishops' visit Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From January 10 - 14, a delegation of twenty people including bishops and representatives of bishops' conferences and ecclesial bodies in Europe and North America, will visit the Christian people a ...
• 7 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Heavy snows hasn't kept Catholics from flocking to churches for Epiphany Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Despite its being a working day in China and even with the obstacles created by heavy snowfall in recent days, it was with great devotion that Chinese Catholics celebrated the Solemnity of the ...
• 7 January 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - “Houses of Hope” at Our Lady of Mercy Mission offers aid to orphan and needy children and their families Nonthaburi (Agenzia Fides) – The activities of the Saint Martin Center at the mission of Our Lady of Mercy, in Nonthaburi (Thailand) continue. Fides learns of their situation from two PIME (Pontifical Institute for For ...
• 7 January 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - 2010: a year of hope for Myanmar Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – The year 2010 for Myanmar will be "a year of hope, full of gratitude to the Lord and full of expectations for the Catholic community in the country." This is what Fides was told by Archbishop C ...
• 5 January 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Following the Maguindanao massacre, “culture of peace is urgently needed” Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) – The Maguindano massacre has highlighted very clearly that on the island of Mindanao, the priority is "to build a culture of peace, in contrast with the culture of violence" as was state ...
• 4 January 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Presidential elections on January 26, a crucial moment for reconciliation Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – In the next presidential elections set for January 26, 2010, Sri Lanka will choose its new president, two years before current President Mahina Rajapaksa's term was originally scheduled to end ...
• 29 December 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In Week for Sanctification of the Family, there should be a renewed understanding of the true meaning of the Sacrament of Marriage Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Week for the Sanctification of the Family starting from the Feast of Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, on December 27, 2009, the Most Rev. Paul Hwang Cheol-soo, Preside ...
• 28 December 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Emeritus Bishop of Tura, northeast India, tells Fides that Saint (Padre) Pio is “an instrument for the mission among tribal peoples” Tura (Agenzia Fides) – The Church of the Diocese of Tura (Meghalaya) in northeastern India, is bringing the message of Christ through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. This is what Fides was told in an interv ...
• 22 December 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas 2009: Gospel proclaimed via satellite Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – The great day has come: for Christmas 2009, the Archdiocese of Karachi has launched its "Good News TV" Satellite, owned and managed entirely by the Catholic Church. The path to reaching sate ...
• 21 December 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas among tribal peoples, for children of Holy Childhood Association Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A different Christmas, removed from the city lights, to go out and meet the poor children of the tribal villages...this is that the children of the Holy Childhood of Karachi in southern Pakistan ...
• 19 December 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong writes first Christmas Letter: “In the eight months that I have been the Bishop of Hong Kong, many shining stars have appeared in my pastoral ministry.” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The community of the diocesan seminary, the priests, the spiritual director of the retreat for the Year for Priests, the three vicars, his predecessors, the pastoral staff, all people of goo ...