Asia

• 21 November 2008
  ASIA/JAPAN - November 24th beatification of Japanese martyrs: 5 priests and 183 lay faithful, including children and entire families Nagasaki (Agenzia Fides) – An important event is about to take place in the Church in Japan: the beatification of 188 Japanese martyrs in Nagasaki, on November 24, 2008. It will be the first Cause for Beatification in ...
• 20 November 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Sacred Scripture is the motor for evangelization: active participation of the faithful of all ages in the encounter promoted by the parish of Xing Ping, in the Diocese of Zhou Zhi Zhou Zhi (Agenzia Fides) - “Read the Bible, help evangelize” was the theme for the Encounter promoted by the parish of Xing Ping, in the Diocese of Zhou Zhi in Shaan Xi, held this past Sunday, November 16. The faithf ...
• 20 November 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - “Towards a better pastoral care for Migrants and Refugees in Asia”: the Final Document of the First Asian Congress Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - “No one is a stranger in the Church because 'she embraces every nation, race, people and tongue' (Rev. 7:9) Moreover, what the Church does in favor of migrants, refugees and internally displac ...
• 20 November 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - An Islamic school for learning dialogue and universal brotherhood, initiative from the Islamic-Christian Center “Sisilah” Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) – A madrasa where alongside the teachings on the Koran, there will also be lessons on dialogue and brotherhood with all mankind and with believers of all religions. It is a school for lea ...
• 19 November 2008
  ASIA/JAPAN - Beatification of 188 Japanese martyrs: example for the lay faithful and opportunity to show the importance of the woman's role in the Church Nagasaki (Agenzia Fides) – It is a great event of testimonies that will bear fruits of evangelization and increase awareness among the lay faithful: the November 24th celebration in Nagasaki of the Beatification of 188 ...
• 19 November 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “Would you like to learn about the Catholic Church?”: the fruits of the evangelization campaign run in leading Chinese publications, organized by Catholics in Tian Jin Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - “Would you like to learn about the Catholic Church? You're invited to the Cathedral of Xi Kai.” This is the text of the advertisement placed in the leading publications of the city of Tian ...
• 19 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic students gather in a Northeast India to call for peace and harmony Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – A silent and non-violent protest to call for peace and social harmony, where civil coexistence reigns, along with respect for others, and peace...this is what Catholic students have organized ...
• 18 November 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Diocese of Taichung committed to “Protecting Catholic cultural resources” Taichung (Agenzia Fides) - “Christians should learn to treasure and appreciate their origins, by protecting them.” This was how Bishop Martin Su Yao-wen of the Diocese of Tai Chung began his talk during a seminar on ...
• 18 November 2008
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Youth on missions in Oecussi, the Timor district located on Indonesian territory Dili (Agenzia Fides) – A small part of the land on East Timor, on the western part of the island, is under the national sovereignty of Indonesia. Its name is Oecussi, a coastal district where Timor's citizens can arriv ...
• 17 November 2008
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - “The window to reconciliation between the North and South is being opened,” the General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor tells Agenzia Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “It is a cause for great joy for the Order of Friars Minor and for the entire Church, that a Franciscan friar is able to live and work in a Center in North Korea, at the service of the poor. It i ...
• 14 November 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - Babel College returns to the Chaldean Church: hope for suffering Iraqi Catholics Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – In the midst of so much suffering, pain, denied rights, and discrimination, the Catholic Church in Iraq has good news: on November 6, 2008, the Baghdad headquarters of Babel College, the only ...
• 14 November 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Testimony and evangelization in the family. The Church celebrates the “Day of the Laity” on November 16 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The laity are essential in the Church's mission and for this reason, the Church in Korea will celebrate the “Day of the Laity,” to be held in all the dioceses and parishes on November 16, wh ...
• 13 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Saint Paul awakening interests in Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri (Agenzia Fides) – The faithful of Tamil Nadu are taking active interest in the history, person, and spirituality of Saint Paul, says Fr. Adiruben Nolase, Director of the Diocesan Pastoral Center of the Dioce ...
• 13 November 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic Catechetical Institute, serving the faithful for 50 years Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Explain the Catholic doctrine to the faithful in terms of moral, social, liturgical, and pastoral formation; provide funding for catechetical activity in parishes, schools, movements, and associ ...
• 13 November 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Youth Pastoral Commission committed to the formation of the youth in launching the evangelization effort in universities Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Formation Training Camp organized October 25-26 in Hong Kong, for youth group leaders had two main goals: to respond to the Lord's call and to promote evangelization in the university wo ...