Asia

• 23 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Prayers and donations increase for China’s earthquake victims, drawing strength from the Holy Father’s prayer for the Day of Prayer for the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - There is an ever-increasing number of expressions of support from all over the world, not only from China, for the people suffering from the aftermath of the earthquake, and it comes simultaneou ...
• 23 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics prepare for the Day of Prayer for the Church in China declared by the Holy Father one year ago, with a Novena and the Rosary Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Chinese Catholics are making intense preparations, although with discretion, for the first Day of Prayer for the Church in China declared by the Holy Father Benedict XVI in the Letter to Chinese ...
• 23 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - History of the Shrine to Our Lady of Sheshan Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - The Shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Sheshan is located in the district of Song Jiang, near the great metropolis of Shang Hai, and is dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians of Sheshan. In 18 ...
• 21 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - All Chinese Catholics united in preparation for May 24, Day of Prayer for the Church in China, in response to the Holy Father’s appeal Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The entire community of Chinese Catholics is preparing for May 24, feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, who is venerated in the Sheshan Shrine, and designated day of Prayer for the Church in Ch ...
• 21 May 2008
  ASIA - Both Myanmar and China with hundreds of thousands of victims; both have called for national mourning, while more rain is expected Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - There is still no exact calculation of the number of victims of this tragic month of May that has been lived by Asian populations, however it is certain that it will be a total of hundreds of tho ...
• 21 May 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - A statue of Our Lady of Lourdes found by fishermen in Mekong waters, where it had left during the war 33 years ago Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - A group of fisherman found a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the deep, muddy waters near the shores of the Mekong River, next to Phnom Penh, in the network of rivers that unite opposite the ...
• 20 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic Church prays for the earthquake victims, uniting themselves to the entire country in an observance of three-days’ mourning; the religious in action in the epicenter dressed in their religious habits, strengthened by the Cross and the Pope’s words Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in China, who has been working in the front line since the start of this earthquake tragedy, celebrated a Mass for the victims of the earthquake that struck Wen Chuan in May ...
• 20 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - The parish of Hong Jia Lou creates a religious Marriage Center, in response to the increasing requests to be married in the Church Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) - There is an ever-growing number of non-Christian youth in China interested in Catholic marriage, celebrated in the Church. According to them, “no extravagant ceremony can compare to the sacred ...
• 19 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Day of Prayer for the Church in China: celebration in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, presided by Cardinal Dias with the community of Chinese Catholics in the Diaspora Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, May 24, at 11:30am there will be a Solemn Mass held in Chinese and Italian at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, in response to the appeal of the Day of Prayer for the Church in C ...
• 19 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - First official gathering of Chinese Catholics in Italy scheduled for May 24 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in history, the Chinese Catholic community in Italy will meet, on the afternoon of May 24, 2008, following the liturgical celebration which will be presided by Cardinal Ivan Dias ...
• 19 May 2008
  ASIA/QATAR - International Seminar on the Arab Family in the 21st Century: “The demographic winter is becoming the main problem for countries all over the world.” Doha (Agenzia Fides) - The International Seminar on the Arab Family in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges,” commemorating the International Day of the Family (May 15) was held in Doha (Qatar), organized by the Doh ...
• 19 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Government promotes a conference for donating nations of southeast Asia; two million people still await aid, children among the disaster’s main victims Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Myanmar authorities are planning on organizing a conference in Yangon before the end of the month of May, perhaps even towards the end of this week, for the donating nations of southeast Asia ...
• 16 May 2008
  ASIA/KOREA - Education and social justice: two encounters sponsored by the Bishops’ Conference Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Bishops’ Conference is working hard right now, with two main projects in focus. The first, is education, with the preparation of workshops for the Third Catholic Education Week. The s ...
• 16 May 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - A day for encounter and fellowship for Cambodia’s 17 seminarians Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - After 20 years of war and the opening of the country in 1989, the Church in Cambodia has wished to insist especially on the formation of local clergy. All the Cambodian Bishops and priests we ...
• 15 May 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Sundays May 18 and 25, special collection for earthquake victims Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Hong Kong has announced that Sunday, May 18 and Sunday, May 25, will be “special days” for collecting funds for the earthquake victims in Si Chuan. According to the Kong Ko ...