Asia

• 1 April 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Preparations underway for the 150 anniversary of the evangelization of Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Commemorate the past, hang on to the past and plan for the future” is the theme for the writing contest, whose winning articles will be published in magazines and newspapers on the 150th an ...
• 1 April 2008
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Chapel of Perpetual Adoration on the Mount of Beatitudes inaugurated during the meeting of European bishops on New Evangelization Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - This past weekend, in the Domus Galilaeae on the Mount of Beatitudes, the monastery situated there inaugurated a perpetual adoration chapel. Domus Galilaeae is a center for formation and retre ...
• 31 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - From the Easter Vigil to Divine Mercy Sunday, Chinese Catholics have been welcoming new members of the Church who received the Sacraments Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From Easter Sunday up to the feast of Divine Mercy (March 30, the Second Sunday of Easter), Chinese Catholics have had the joy of welcoming many new members who, following their catechumenate, have ...
• 28 March 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Easter 2008: 23 baptisms of adults in the heart of the small Vietnamese community at Svay Pak, infamous for its prostitution, AIDS victims, drugs, and violence Svay Pak (Agenzia Fides) - The tiny village of Svay Pak, at about 15 kilometers to the north of Phnom Penh, celebrated Holy Week and Easter in the joy of a community blessed with the presence of 23 newly-baptized, all of ...
• 27 March 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Educating the youth in purity of spirit and chastity Kochi (Agenzia Fides) - Offering an alternative to the growing culture marked by the “marketing” and devaluation of sexuality, the Catholic Church of India, in Kerala (the Indian state with the most percentage of Cat ...
• 27 March 2008
  ASIA/BHUTAN - The country elects its first democratic leader in history, however religious freedom is yet to be seen New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - On March 24, in their first democratic elections ever, the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan elected a new government and Prime Minister: Jigmi Thinley, leader of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPR ...
• 26 March 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Korean Church celebrates their martyrs and begins construction of a new Shrine Daejon (Agenzia Fides) - The martyrs are a firmly established reference point for the Korean Church. They symbolize an entire tradition of faith and roots for the contemporary community of believers who celebrate and bea ...
• 26 March 2008
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Unwavering hope in the midst of suffering and unrest Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In a land that is so marked by suffering, as is the Holy Land, hope has resisted despair and the Easter message of the Resurrection has been a source of peace and joy. This has been the experi ...
• 17 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics have lived an intense Lent of preparation, with works of charity, for Holy Week and Easter Sunday Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Chinese Catholics have been living a spiritually intense Lent in preparation for Holy Week and Easter, through prayer and works of fraternal charity, in union with the Universal Church. According t ...
• 14 March 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - Pain and grieving for the death of the Archbishop of Mossul; funeral services today to be attended by Christians from all over the country Mossul (Agenzia Fides) - This is a day of pain and grief for the Chaldean Church of Mossul and of all Iraq. Yesterday, the death of the Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul was confirmed. The Archbishop had b ...
• 14 March 2008
  ASIA/IRAK - History, panorama, and traditions of the Iraqi Christians, in Agenzia Fides articles Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - History, traditions, statistics, and religious lay-out of the Christian communities of the land of Iraq have been the topics for various articles and dossiers published by Agenzia Fides, th ...
• 14 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Parishes use Internet to promote Holy Week activities Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in China is preparing for the intense celebration of Holy Week that will culminate with the feast of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. According to sources in communicat ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - “The body of Archbishop Faraj Rahho has been found,” Nuncio tells Fides, emphasizing the need to guarantee security for Iraqi Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - “I regretfully confirm the fact that Archbishop Faraj Rahho has been found dead,” the Apostolic Nuncio in Iraq, Bishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, told Agenzia Fides. “The body of Archbisho ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Formation course for youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) - “A leader as sign and servant of Love”: this was the theme chosen by the Formation Committee in the Diocese of Chia Yi (Taiwan), for their youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities. Accord ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Fresh impetus in communications and renewed effort in mass media for the Church in Korea, a look towards the web Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Church is renewing its efforts in the area of communications and mass media, placing particular attention on communications via Internet, in hopes of giving a fresh impulse towards reco ...