Asia

• 16 January 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Broken treaty, fresh violence, growing numbers of displaced persons Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Sad to say 2008 threatens to be another year of suffering for Sri Lanka after a government announcement yesterday that the cease fire had been broken, followed by fresh outbreaks violence and gr ...
• 16 January 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Priests in the province of Guang Xi attend ongoing formation on the Celebration of the Eucharist Guang Xi (Agenzia Fides) - “Rules to observe and what is to be avoided in the celebration of the Eucharist” was the theme of a first meeting in 2008 of ongoing formation for priests. The meeting was attended by 18 pr ...
• 14 January 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - At least 2,200 participants at Hong Kong diocesan Marriage Festival to re-launch the value of the Family and Christian marriage in the light of Spe salvi Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “From the Lord we draw hope to face the difficulties of life”: Catholic priests in the diocese of Hong Kong told the faithful on the occasion of “Marriage Festival 2007” organised by ...
• 14 January 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The local Catholic Church calls for transparent investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto and prays for the country's future Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The local Catholic Church in Pakistan has called for a credible and neutral investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto, killed by a bomb blast and gun shots on 27 December in Rawalpindi. All ...
• 14 January 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - First new church in Phnom Penh since Red Khmer times, visit by Cardinal Renato Martino Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in the Apostolic Vicariate of di Phnom Penh are rejoicing for the consecration of a new church, dedicated to the Child Jesus. This is the first new church to be opened in the capita ...
• 11 January 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops oppose pro-abortion ordinances Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of the Philippines have urged Catholics to strongly defend life and counter pro-abortion ordinances in local or national administrations. Recalling that abortion is illegal i ...
• 11 January 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Pray without ceasing”: Catholic Bishops' message for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 18 to 25 January Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Prayer is part of Christian life and the basis of communion in the Church instituted by Christ”, the Catholic Bishops of Korea said in a message issued for the Week of Prayer for Christian Un ...
• 10 January 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - Attacks on Christian churches continue: Christians live segregated in terror Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Fear and emergency for Iraqi Christians as attacks on churches continue. On 9 January in Kirkuk two car-bombs exploded close to the Chaldean church of the Sacred Heart and the Syrian Orthodox c ...
• 10 January 2008
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Joy and satisfaction in the local Catholic community for the abolition of the death penalty Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - The first good news of 2008, that Uzbekistan has abolished the death penalty, was received with special joy by the small Catholic community in the country as a step towards greater respect for ...
• 10 January 2008
  ASIA/LAOS - Small Laotian Catholic Church celebrates ordination of another local priest Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in Laos is rejoicing for the ordination of Fr. Benedict Bennakhone Ithirath, aged 35, a member of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate. The ordination which took p ...
• 9 January 2008
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Local Catholic Church request restitution of former Apostolic Delegation building where Hanoi Catholics gather for special prayers Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - “Dear brothers and sisters after many years the activities of the archdiocese are limited due to scarce material structures (…) the Archbishop and the Bishops' Conference have made several req ...
• 9 January 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Week for the Sanctification of the Family in every diocese concludes with celebrations and prayer meetings Seul (Agenzia Fides) - It was a week of special prayer of invocation and intercession for the family. A time in which the Church, looking at the Holy Family as a model, entrusted all the needs and problems of families in ...
• 7 January 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Coadjutor Bishop of Yinchuan ordained (Ningsia) Yinchuan (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 21 December 2007, Rev. Joseph Li Jing was ordained coadjutor Bishop of Yinchuan (Ningsia), principal city of the region of Ningxia, south west of Beijing. The Bishop was ordained with ...
• 21 December 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - The Catholic Church offers a Christmas message of peace for the new year New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - “ Christmas depicts the birth of Jesus Christ and all of us need to receive God in our lives. Each of us should become agents of peace, love and reconciliation. For the people of goodwill, C ...
• 21 December 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “A Light comes into the world ” Korean Bishops' messages for Christmas 2007 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Light which comes to illuminate the world and God's love for the poorest and humblest people were the themes of Christmas messages issued by the Catholic Bishops of Korea. Jesus Christ comes t ...