Asia

• 27 July 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake leaves more homeless, but greatest fear is fresh interreligious violence Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - the recent earthquake in Sulawesi (east Indonesia) is not the greatest concern, although more than 100 people are reported dead or missing and the island was already devastated by recent landsl ...
• 27 July 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Pontifical Salesian University reaches academic agreements with three universities in China An interesting development in Catholic Church relations with the Peoples Republic of China was reported by the Salesian news agency ANS. During a seven day visit to China, 2-9 July, a delegation of the Pontifical Salesia ...
• 26 July 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Catholic Community in Japan takes small steps forward: Bishops’ Conference statistics Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Land of the Rising Sun continues her journey of day to day living in pastoral work and initiatives for evangelisation slowly growing in numbers and in faith. This emerge ...
• 26 July 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops criticise new anti-terrorism law Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To protect innocent persons, safeguard the human rights and freedoms of every citizen, prevent abuse by police: in this spirit the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines have criticised a new anti-t ...
• 25 July 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Special Court to try Red Khmer crimes in 2008 Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Observers, relations of the victims, NGOs., religious communities in Cambodia, the man in the street, welcome the news that the International Cambodia Court instituted to examine war crimes c ...
• 24 July 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - India's Catholics congratulate the country's first woman president Pratibha Patil asking her to safeguard the nation's secular character New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in India welcomed the election of Pratibha Patil former governor of Rajasthan as India's first woman president with satisfaction, congratulations and a call to preserve ...
• 24 July 2007
  ASIA - Monfort Missionaries in Asia Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In India, Philippines, Indonesia the missionaries of the Society of Mary, Monfort Missionaries, are helping with the work of evangelisation as well as pastoral care of local Catholic communities ...
• 23 July 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Forced enrolment of minors, civilian casualties, fighting continues. The Island's forces for good appeal to international community Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - In a telephone conversation with Fides the Papal Nuncio in Sri Lanka Archbishop Antonio Zenari outlined a situation of civil war and growing uncertainty and fear. “The situation is uncertain a ...
• 23 July 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Two dioceses start investigations for beatification of Witnesses to the Faith martyred in the 20th century Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Chunchon and Hamhung have begun investigations in view of opening the diocesan stage for the beatification of Korean Catholics put to death during the last century. The respective ...
• 20 July 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Hostage Italian missionary released: news welcomed in the Philippines and all over the world Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Joy and relief: with these sentiments Catholics in the Philippines welcomed the new of the release on 19 July of the Italian PIME missionary Fr Giancarlo Bossi after 39 days of captivity. The mis ...
• 20 July 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic schools and professional training centres receive government acknowledgement Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Throughout India it is widely acknowledged that Catholic schools offer a qualified service highly appreciated by politicians, intellectuals, academics and families of many different religious ...
• 19 July 2007
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 50 deacons ordained priests in northern Vietnam diocese of Bui Chu Bui Chu (Agenzia Fides) - Good news continues to arrive from the Catholic Church in Vietnam. Recently 50 deacons were ordained priests in the diocese of Bui Chu (suffragan of the archdiocese of Hanoi), in Nam Dinh Provin ...
• 19 July 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - “The Pope's Letter is a call to unity based on truth and charity. It is a source of light and strength” say Chinese priests Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pope's Letter is a call to unity based on truth and charity. It is a source of light and strength” say Catholic priests in China referring to Pope Benedict XVI's Letter to the bishops, ...
• 18 July 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - In Tamil Nadu Caritas hands new homes to 300 Christian families whose homes were swept away by the 2004 tsunami tragedy Nagercoil (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300 Christian families in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, affected by the tragic tsunami on 26 December 2004, are starting a new life thanks to help from the local Catholic ...
• 17 July 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Archbishop Joseph Cheng of Tai Pei, indicates key to reading Pope Benedict XVI's Letter Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The key to reading Pope Benedict XVI 's recent Letter addressed to the bishops, priests consecrated persons and lay Catholics of the Catholic Church in the Peoples Republic of China ” is pure ...