Asia

• 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 ...
• 23 April 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Joint effort of humanitarian organizations in assisting civilians fleeing the conflict; two Catholic priests severely injured Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The non-government organizations, including Caritas, are making a great effort in trying to respond to the precarious situation of displaced civilians in Sri Lanka. Following the final attack ...
• 22 April 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - 22,308 baptized at Easter in the 90 dioceses of mainland China, fruit of the intense evangelization effort promoted by the Year of St. Paul Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to statistics sent to Agenzia Fides from “Faith” - a Catholic newsletter on mainland China – there were 22,308 people baptized from the 90 dioceses on mainland China this Easte ...
• 22 April 2009
  ASIA/JAPAN - Salesian charism in evangelization of the Land of the Rising Sun Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – The charism of Don Bosco continues to exercise its influence on the work of evangelization in the Land of the Rising Sun. The Salesians of the Japanese province of “Saint Francis Xavier” - ...
• 22 April 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Who will save Pakistan from the Taliban? Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “Who will save Pakistan from the Taliban?” is the burning question in the country and one which is becoming a growing concern for religious minorities, Christian groups and leaders, represent ...