Asia

• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Updated report from Archbishop Raphael Cheenath on the recent anti-Christian violence in Orissa Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) – The second wave of anti-Christian attacks in Orissa, reported in late August 2008, has been much worse than that of December 2007. It has been much more violent and unfounded. This is all ...
• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church congratulates the country’s new President and calls for the protection and rights of religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Pakistan has congratulated the new President of the country, Asif Ali Zardari, elected on September 6 (see Fides 8/9/2008), and who officially took office today, swearing fidelity ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Fasting and prayer yesterday, in all the Christian communities of India, praying for peace in Orissa; no violence, but rather friendship and solidarity among believers of different religions. Indian Bishops’ Spokesman tells Agenzia Fides his testimony. New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “Throughout the entire country, Christians of all confessions have prayed and fasted for peace in Orissa. The Day for Fasting and Prayer organized by the Catholic Church to take place on S ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New President takes office in a country longing for stability Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – President Asif Ali Zardari, elected Saturday, September 6 by Parliament and four provincial assemblies, is scheduled to take office on September 9. Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto and ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “We know that the Catholic community is present and supporting us”: Jinde Charities and Catholics continue work at the earthquake zone, 4 months later Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Four months after the terrible earthquake that claimed the lives of over 70,000 people in the Provinces of Si Chuan (Continental China), the Catholic community continues to offer the gr ...
• 5 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The feast of Mother Teresa dedicated to peace in Orissa; Missionaries of Charity ask that “love may triumph over hate” Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) – At the tomb of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, peace is being called for in Orissa. It is the most important prayer being said on this day celebrated in memory of the Blessed woman who has left a ...
• 5 September 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Prayers, pilgrimages, and conferences during the month of the martyrs Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – For the Church in Korea, September is the “Month of the Martyrs,” as September 20 marks the feast of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon (1821-1846), the first Korean priest and martyr, patron of the K ...
• 5 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - 6 Sisters from the Congregation of Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows make perpetual vows in Tai Tuan Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – The Congregation of Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows of the Diocese of Tai Yuan (Province of Shan Xi), will celebrate the feast of their Patroness, Our Lady of Sorrows, on ...
• 5 September 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “No matter how busy we are with our work, we can always grow closer to the Lord through books.” Numerous requests for spiritual works at the Book Fair. Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Various editions of the Bible, practical and simple spiritual guides, prayer books, saint books, etc. were once more among the most requested books in the Catholic section of the Hong Kong B ...
• 4 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - “In response to the violence and fundamentalism, we will hold a day for fasting and ecumenical prayer, inspired by Mother Teresa, model of universal compassion”: the Spokesman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference tells Fides the meaning behind the Day of Fasting and Prayer on September 7 New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “The special Day of Fasting and Prayer on September 7 will be an opportunity to call upon God with confidence that He will unite Christians of all denominations in India. In an ecumenical ...
• 4 September 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Democratic reforms and economic stability are two extremely important concerns for Pakistan,” the Secretary for the Justice and Peace Commission tells Fides on the eve of presidential elections Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – “The situation is a pretty difficult one. There is a power struggle going on, as the country lies in desperate need of reforms, guarantees, and rights, political and economic stability,” sa ...
• 4 September 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - To challenge lack of respect for human sexuality and human life, Catholic university students strive to live a life of holiness Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – "Total trust in the Lord, obedient to Holy Scripture", a life of holiness in the midst of a secular style of life which has lost all respect for the sacredness of human life. This is the con ...
• 3 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer camp for university students organized by a small rural Catholic parish is attended by 80 youth, half of them non-Christians Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) – Although the small rural Catholic community of Wu Qiang, in the Diocese of Jing Xian (present-day Heng Shui) is not one with a great many human and economic resources, it has always been act ...
• 3 September 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Feeling the warmth of the parish”: the Charitable Service Association at Saint Francis Parish has been accompanying the elderly and disabled to Mass for 5 months Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “Accompanying the elderly and disabled in the Church is a vocation. The volunteers have given of their time and, most of all, their love in this service. Thus, I think that it must be a di ...
• 3 September 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Working together to build peace, through love for God and neighbor”: the Sisilah Dialogue Movement sends out a message on the occasion of Ramadhan Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) – Moved by respect and goodwill, the members of the Silsilah Islamic-Christian Dialogue Movement, who have been present in South Philippines for 25 years thanks to the efforts of PIME ...