Asia

• 26 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Priests and lay Catholics in Beijing in front line evangelisation anxiously await promised Papal Letter to Chinese Catholics: “Thank you Pope Benedict XVI!” Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “For a long time we have been waiting and praying for precise and concrete guidelines from the Holy See. We pray that everyone will realise the great consideration and esteem the Holy Father ...
• 26 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in He Bei welcome a visit from Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Hong Kong Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in He Bei welcomed a delegation of 12 members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Hong Kong, on a visit led by parish priest Rev. Kwok. The Hong Kong Catholics visited the Cat ...
• 26 June 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fifteen days since the Italian missionary Fr Bossi disappeared, still no contact with the kidnappers; torrential rains hinder search efforts Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Government peace negotiators have sent three emissaries to the hideout of the kidnappers of Italian priest Giancarlo Bossi. The team, whose leader was involved in negotiations that led to the rel ...
• 25 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in Shi Jia Zhuang diocese are deeply devoted to Adoration of Jesus in the Eucharistic and to his Sacred Heart Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - A call to set aside an “an hour a week to keep Jesus company in the Blessed Sacrament during the month of the Sacred Heart" launched in various parishes in the diocese of Shi Jia Zhuang ...
• 23 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Shang Hai celebrates ordination of 10 deacons on the Feast of St Luigi Gonzaga Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - “This is a new beginning for us and the start of a path of service. The ordination of deacons on the feast of St. Luigi Gonzaga, patron of young people, is important and significant. We invo ...
• 23 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Hong Ya parish at Si Chuan celebrates Fathers Day with devotion to the Sacred Heart Le Shan (Fides Service) - Catholics at Hong Ya parish in the diocese of Le Shan (formerly Jia Ding) in Si Chuan Province celebrated Fathers' Day on June 17 with devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. According to the loc ...
• 23 June 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - One of the oldest and most prestigious Christian Colleges in Delhi assigns 10% of available places to Dalit Christians Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A prestigious Christian institution in the national capital has announced reservation of seats for Christians discriminated on the basis of caste, according to SAR News. St. Stephen’s College p ...
• 22 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - More than 10,000 take part in Eucharistic Procession on June 15 in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the diocese of Chang Zhi Pechino (Agenzia Fides) - More than 10,000 take part in Eucharistic Procession in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus organised by Ma Guang parish in the diocese of Chang Zhi province of Shan Xi, on the feast of the Sacr ...
• 22 June 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - The spectre of the 2004 Tsunami returns for fisherfolk in the district of Kanyakumari, hit by unusual high tides and giant waves Madras (Agenzia Fides) - The coastal parishes of Kottar and Trivandrum dioceses in the Southernmost Kanyakumari district have been heavily eroded during the past week resulting in hardship to the parishioners. With the ...
• 20 June 2007
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Minster of Education Mohmmad Hanif Atmar underlined the importance of the contribution and work of the Jesuits to develop education in the country Herat (Agenzia Fides) - The Afghan minister for education, Mohmmad Hanif Atmar, underlined the importance of the contribution of the Jesuit Refugee Service to promote literacy and education in the country. The minister w ...
• 19 June 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Berhampore pays homage to Mother Teresa of Calcutta with a Film Festival and the unveiling of a statue Berhampore (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Berhampore is preparing for a Film Festival in honour of Mother Teresa of Calcutta: four days of films and debate from 27 - 30 June at Rabindra Sadan, and also the unveiling of a ...
• 18 June 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Six months old new mission in Tawl-Tawl where there are 72 Catholic families Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “A new mission has been opened ! This is a moment of grace: children and adults wear their best clothes to be baptised and confirmed. Excited and little anxious they listen to the Word of God. ...
• 18 June 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - 10th edition of Catholic Literary Award goes to two works: parent/ child relationship and the power of forgiveness Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Literary Award, instituted by the Catholic Times in 1998 for authors who sublime the Catholic spirit in literature, celebrated this year its 10th edition. On June 7 at the Uri Bank Au ...
• 15 June 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Gaza: dramatic report from Caritas Jerusalem. “ The streets, rooftops, and even the hospitals have been turned into battlefields and most people are too afraid to go out” Gaza (Agenzia Fides)-“The medical personnel cannot leave home. My children are so afraid. We keep hearing explosions and shooting …there is fighting everywhere”. This is the dramatic testimony from Dr Bandalay El-S ...
• 12 June 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales Archbishop of Manila,: “The people who abducted Fr. Bossi could be common criminals. Islam is not to be blamed” Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “Another missionary taken hostage! This is very sad. He is not the only one: in the past other priests and missionaries were taken hostage and some were killed. In Mindanao there are groups of ...