Asia

• 6 April 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Remains of the first 5 Bishops of Hong Kong are transferred to the Cathedral's crypt; Bishop John Tong calls it “a call to evangelization” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Recalling the precursors and invoking their help, we continue on the path of evangelization.” With these words, Auxiliary Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong encouraged those present at the cer ...
• 6 April 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - New formators for evangelization in Myanmar Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – The formation of priests, religious, and laity is essential for the mission of the Church and is very important in proclaiming the Good News. This is why the Myanmar Institute of Formation cont ...
• 3 April 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Persecuted Christians in India “lift their gaze to Jesus crucified,” says Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – Look at Jesus crucified, to find strength and consolation in your life, in the midst of difficulties...This was the message of Archbishop Emeritus Ignatius Pinto of Bangalore, to all the fai ...
• 3 April 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - One of the Abu Sayyaf hostages released, however “the nightmare is not over yet” Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – A ray of hope for the watchful and expectant world, anxiously awaiting word of the other hostages, came with the release of Mary Jean Lacaba, one of the three Red Cross workers kidnapped on ...
• 2 April 2009
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Prime Minister Badawi resigns, as the people await a springtime of unity and prosperity Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Today's resignation presented by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi will not be a cause for the country's instability, but it could mean the dawn of a new age in the political and s ...
• 1 April 2009
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Interreligious solidarity with the people of Gaza Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – A delegation comprised of Jewish rabbis, Catholic priests, and Muslim imams, in recent days visited the Gaza Strip, offering the people a message of peace and hope. Their goal was to bring w ...
• 31 March 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Prayer and hopes for the Red Cross workers held hostages by Abu Sayyaf, following Pope's appeal Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Christians and Muslims of Mindanao and the Sulu Islands await amidst prayer and a cautious hope, any word on the fate of the three hostages who were kidnapped on the island of Jolo this past Ja ...
• 31 March 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop of Kaohsiung launches campaign: “My Daily Bread,” to help the needy and unemployed affected by the economic crisis Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – The plague of the economic crisis has struck the entire world, affecting many families, but it has also served as a wake-up call to many Christians, intensifying their adhesion to the faith and ...
• 31 March 2009
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Human Rights Report 2008 on Bangladesh: torture, abuse against women and minority rights and freedoms Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – The “Human Rights Report 2008,” has been published by the Bengali Non-Governmental Organization “Odhikar” (meaning “rights” in Bengali), which began in 1994 with a group of activists ...
• 30 March 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - First Visit of Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio to Pyay Diocese in Myanmar, priestly ordination of 3 deacons Pyay (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops, Clergy, Religious and the Faithful of Pyay Diocese have had the honor of offering a warm welcome to Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, the Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar, who paid a visit ...
• 30 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Jinde Charities launches a Lenten Prayer campaign for the earthquake victims of Sichuan: “continue offering prayer and support for the earthquake victims still living in precarious conditions” Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Jinde Charities, the Chinese Catholic charitable organization, working alongside foreign collaborators (Caritas of Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Australia...) has launched a Lenten ...
• 27 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - “It is when I am weak that I am strong.” Pauline spirit at the heart of the Lenten Retreat and III Seminar of the Year of St. Paul, in the Diocese of Fu Zhou Fu Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – “It is when I am weak that I am strong” was the theme for the Lenten Retreat that took place March 19-23, led by Fr. Larry Lewis, of the Maryknoll Missionaries, invited by the Diocese of F ...
• 27 March 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Commission for Youth Apostolate and missionaries call for a maximum effort in pastoral ministry with the youth Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Commission for Youth Apostolate and missionaries working in Hong Kong are calling for a greater participation among parishes in the evangelization of the youth and in youth pastoral mini ...
• 26 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Intense moments of spiritual preparation and charitable works among Chinese Catholics living Lent in communion with the Pope and the Universal Church Rome (Agenzia Fides) – According to information released to Agenzia Fides, Catholics in China are living Lent in communion with the Pope and the Universal Church, in intense spiritual preparation and charitable works. ...
• 26 March 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church's work in providing medical assistance, in over 5,000 structures, at the service of the poor New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The medical assistance offered by the Catholic Church in India reveals her strong commitment to serving mankind, especially the poor and marginalized. This is what Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, ...