Asia

• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - New India-Bangladesh Railway offers fresh hope for economic progress; country still immersed in poverty following the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - The announcement of the re-opening of the railway between India and Bangladesh, scheduled to take place next April, has renewed hopes for progress, business, and cultural and economic exchange. Th ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese pilgrimage to Saint Joseph Shrine on Mount Pin Yin begins Ping Tin Shan (Agenzia Fides) - During the month of March, a month dedicated to Saint Joseph according to Catholic tradition, the Chinese shrine to this saint on Mount Pin Yin, in the province of Shan Dong, is receiving ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attacks in Lahore have also left some Catholic structures severely damaged Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The double suicide-bombing on March 11, in Lahore (Punjab province), has left 26 people dead, over 100 injured, and severe damages to structures and buildings. The two terrorist attacks, occurrin ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Afghan civil society’s commitment to peace Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - It is an initiative of Afghan authorities, uniting over 300 non-government organizations who are present and working throughout the territory, in an attempt to once again try to reestablish peace ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino immigrants working for dialogue, peace, and reconciliation Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - There are over 9 million of them scattered all over the world: in Europe, the Middle East, America. They are Overseas Filipino Worker - expatriates who have left their country in search of emp ...
• 11 March 2008
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Franciscans strengthen their commitment to the evangelize central Asia Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - Central Asia is, for various reasons, a territory yet to be explored, where word of the Good News has not yet arrived. That is why the Franciscan Family is strengthening its commitment to evangel ...
• 11 March 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Number of Korean Catholics of the diaspora increases, a true evangelizing force Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Catholic community of the diaspora continues to grow in number, according to statistics from the Office for Pastoral Care for immigrants and sojourners, led by Bishop Vicent Ri Pyung-ho ...
• 10 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Meeting and walking together with the Lord: Youth Encounter on marriage, organized by the Diocese of Fen Yang Fen Yang (Agenzia Fides) - “Keeping the faith, knowing truth, meeting the Lord, walking together in Love, establishing the true value of marriage” is the theme for the Youth Encounter in the Diocese of Fen Yang, in t ...
• 10 March 2008
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Election results show the rise of the opposition; government is called to work for dialogue, equality, and respect among the diverse ethnic communities Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - General elections in Malaysia have sealed the victory for the National Front coalition, led by Adullah Balawi. The coalition, which until now, has held a strong two-thirds majority in Parli ...
• 7 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Ning Xia holds a Solemn Mass for the newly-baptized of 2007, accompanied by the community on their journey in the faith Ning Xia (Agenzia Fides) - “Our Christian family does not forget their brothers and sisters who have been baptized during 2007. We unite in asking the Lord to bless them.” These were the words of Bishop Li Jing, rece ...
• 7 March 2008
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - “Vote for the Common Good”: exhortation from the Church to all citizens, for upcoming elections Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - In a document issued by the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, published in the diocesan monthly Catholic Asian News, March Edition, the Church makes an appeal to voters on the eve of general ele ...
• 6 March 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Vocational testimony from a lay consecrated woman: “Don’t wait! Don’t be afraid! Put out into the deep!” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “The Lord attracted me toward Him in prayer, a prayer that placed a desire in me to be always with the Lord! Don’t wait! Don’t be afraid! Put out into the deep! When you are at peace, yo ...
• 6 March 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Concern for the increase in violence and refugees in the country Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Experts on international affairs and non-governmental organizations have issued a notice on the deterioration of the social situation in Sri Lanka, where the civil conflict is having a negative ...
• 6 March 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - Missionaries recognized for years of commitment to the poor Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - They are Italian religious who have been living for decades in Thailand, dedicating their lives to evangelizing this land: Sr. Esterina Prando and Sr. Nadia Ferro, Salesian Sisters; Fr. Giovanni ...
• 6 March 2008
  ASIA/QATAR - First Catholic church in Qatar will be consecrated by Cardinal Ivan Dias, a joy both for the faithful and the Philippine priest who leads the community Doha (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Tomasito Veneracion, a Philippine priest that has been caring for the Catholic community in Qatar for years now, will have the joy of celebrating Mass in the new church of Our Lady of the Rosar ...