Asia

• 6 February 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “Saint Francis Xavier a bridge between East and West Goa (Fides Service) - The figure of Saint Francis Xavier is fundamental in dialogue between East and West, it emerged from an international conference held recently in Goa, as a conclusion to celebrations for the 5th cen ...
• 6 February 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - The drama of refugees from Laos and Myanmar, North Korea, Bangladesh: simply “illegal migrants” Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Masses of people face enormous sacrifices and great dangers to flee their home countries and seek refuge in nearby Thailand. In recent years hundreds of thousands of refugees from Laos and Myanm ...
• 5 February 2007
  ASIA/TURKEY - Cardinal Ruini in Trabzon commemorates Fr Andrea Santoro on the first anniversary of his death: “We have come in the same spirit with which Rev Andrea came to be with you… We have come to help promote peace among peoples and religions, respect for the beliefs of each person and love for the brother or sister present in every human person created in the image and likeness of God” Trabzon (Agenzia Fides) - “We have come to Trabzon to celebrate Holy Mass for Rev Andrea on the anniversary of his death here in this church of Santa Maria where he was killed while praying … we have come to render ...
• 5 February 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Floods leave more than 350,00 homeless: local Church jumps into action Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The local Catholic community in Jakarta has jumped into action to provide prompt relief aid to thousands of people affected by floods: local Church sources told Fides. East Jakarta is submerge ...
• 5 February 2007
  ASIA/NEPAL - Pastoral activity of the Church continues despite difficulties and persisting tension. Social initiatives at Godavari Catholic parish, ‘God’s Home’ to the locals, first step in evangelisation e Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - “Difficulties are not lacking, the general climate is still tense. But in the Catholic parish at Godavari known as Ishalaya, God’s Home, all is well. The Catholic community is growing, peo ...
• 5 February 2007
  ASIA/INDIA -Catholic Bishop invited to address Hindu leaders: “We must all reaffirm that religion and violence are totally incompatible” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is not every day that a Catholic Bishop in India is invited to address a meeting of Hindu religious leaders and intellectuals. It happened recently to Bishop Thomas Dabre of Vasai who was a ...
• 3 February 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of China’s longest living Bishop ever: Bishop Giuseppe Meng Ziwen 103 years, 20 spent in forced labour: “without those years in detention my health would never have been as strong. Everything I did was a gift from God”. Nanning (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 January Bishop Giuseppe Meng Ziwen, Archbishop of Nanning, Guangxi province of China 2,767 km south west of Beijing, died at the age of 103. China’s longest living bishop ever was born on ...
• 3 February 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Suwon Diocese launches Family Sanctification Movement Suwon (Agenzia Fides) - The Evangelisation Office of the diocese of Suwon has officially approved a new locally formed Church Movement for the Sanctification of the Family which will start its activity on Ash Wednesday 2 ...
• 2 February 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - 70 new homes for poor Christians: Franciscans help Christ’s followers stay in the Holy Land Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - During the Season of Lent, in view of Palm Sunday, the Franciscan Custodians of the Holy Land will build 70 new homes in Jerusalem for poor Christian families living in ever more difficult con ...
• 1 February 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Two Auxiliary Syro-Malabar Catholic Rite Bishops raised to the rank of Archbishop Thrissur (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of Thrissur Archdiocese, Mar Andrews Thazhath, and the Auxiliary Bishop of Changanassery Archdiocese Mar Joseph Perumthottam were elevated as the archbishops of their respe ...
• 31 January 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Reconciliation among Catholics and formation for the clergy main concerns of Bishop Pietro Paolo Li Panshi of Kongmoon (Jiangmen) who died at the age of 95 Zhongshan (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Pietro Paolo Li Panshi of Kongmoon (Jiangmen), Guangdong Province of China, (100 km from Canton) died on January 4 at the age of 95. Born on 12 July 1911 he entered Macao Seminar in 192 ...
• 31 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - New frontiers of evangelisation: Salesians carry Good News to Santal Indians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Evangelising among tribal peoples in India has never been easy, it demanded patience and determination from the first missionaries to set foot in the country. Still today some of the numerous ...
• 31 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Post-tsunami aid in the village of Muttom: all damaged buildings repaired, two 2000 litre wells built and two 48,000 litre water-tanks installed, basic food kits and sets of fishing equipment distributed to 1,400 families Rome(Agenzia Fides) - One of many fishing communities affected by the gigantic tsunami which struck southern Asia on 26 December 2004, was the village of Muttom on the Tamil Nadu coast of India, where 100 people, mainly ...
• 31 January 2007
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholics hopeful after Premier Dung’s visit to Pope Benedict XVI Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Vietnamese Catholics are very happy that for the first time in the history of their country, the prime minister paid an official visit to the Pope in Rome. The meeting between Premier Nguyen Tan D ...
• 30 January 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - Inauguration of John Paul II Centre for Catholic Social Doctrine Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Study, translate and diffuse Catholic Social Doctrine is the mission of a new John Paul II Study Centre inaugurated 29 January at Assumption Catholic University in Bang na about 40 km from the ...