Asia

• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/LAOS - Apostolic Vicariate of Paksé celebrates first priestly Ordination in 50 years Paksé (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of the Apostolic Vicariate of Paksé, in Laos, had the joy of celebration the first local priestly ordination in 50 years. On 30 December 2006 Fr Andrew Souksavath Nouane A ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Following a delegation visit to the North Caritas South Korea takes over cooperation programmes of assistance to North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - With a Caritas Internationalis mandate and as its representative, as from 1 January 2007 Caritas South Korea is now in charge of cooperation programmes in North Korea. The handing over from Carita ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary CICM mark 100th anniversary, memory and new vitality for the missionary charisma Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary CICM, known as the Scheut Missionaries, is celebrating 100 years of service in the Philippines since the first CICM missionary ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - ‘Flames of life’ lit in 48 Catholic schools to have at heart the Church, society and neighbour Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Lighting the flame of life together” was the theme of a campaign launched by Fu Ren Catholic University at the end of 2006 in Taiwan’s 48 Catholic schools and other institutes of educati ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Immigrants, human trafficking, justice and peace: issues discussed at 7th Conference of Dominican Family in Asia-Oceania Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - Immigrants, human trafficking, spirituality of justice and peace were among the urgent issues discussed during the 7th Conference of the Dominican Family in Asia-Oceania held at the end of 2 ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s Chinese University opens new Centre for Christian Studies Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Growing interest for Christianity, Christian tradition and history promoted the Chinese University of Hong Kong to open a new Centre for Christian Studies. At the inauguration ceremony the dir ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Emigration and human trafficking in the Philippines: a pastoral challenge without frontiers”; intervention by Fr. Fabio Baggio, Scalabrini Missionary Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the vast phenomenon of human mobility besides legal migration regulated by international law, a phenomenon of human trafficking which causes great suffering to hundreds of thousands of people ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archdiocese of Yangon reflects on Pope Benedict XVI’s message for World Peace Day and declares 2007 “Year for Children” Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of World Peace Day, January 1st will continue through the year 2007 for the Archdiocese of Yangon in Myanmar with special in-depth reflection on Pope Benedict XVI Message for the ...
• 15 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “Politics, the highest form of charity”: Catholics in Mumbai work to increase awareness and commitment in view of municipal elections Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Educate Catholics to take a more active part in politics as an area of witness to which men and women can bring Christian values is the goal of an awareness building campaign launched by the Sabh ...
• 15 January 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops issue message for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 18-25 January: passion for proclaiming the Gospel and responsibility in solidarity Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A message issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea CBCK in view of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity encourages Catholics to have a ‘passion for proclaiming the Gospel ...
• 15 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Respect for the sacredness of human life and the family must come first: Catholic Bishops host International Conference on Bio-Ethics Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To intensify efforts to promote a culture of life in this new year 2007 the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines hosted an International Conference on Bio-Ethics in Manila with the participation o ...
• 11 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “A Bridge between Europe and Asia: Saint Francis Xavier 5th centenary”: Goa hosts international Conference on the patron Saint of the Missions promoted by Navarra University in Spain Goa (Agenzia Fides) - “A Bridge between Europe and Asia: Saint Francis Xavier 5th centenary” is the title of an International Conference on Saint Francis Xavier organised 22-25 January in the Indian city of Goa by th ...
• 11 January 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic parishes participate with enthusiasm in diocesan Year of the Family Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The diocesan Year of the Family in Hong Kong, solemnly opened on Sunday 22 October, World Mission Sunday, is putting family and marriage pastoral at the centre of local Church life. According ...
• 10 January 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Through prayer and service Legion of Mary consolidates the faith: 85th anniversary Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of celebrations for the 85th anniversary of the foundation of the Legion of Mary, the spiritual director of the local Praesidium Fr Ferdinand Lok Hung Cheong, told Hong Kong’ ...
• 9 January 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Pastoral letter 2007 “Social Concern and Evangelisation”: Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference in Taiwan reflect and act on Encyclical “Deus Caritas est” Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference in Taiwan issued a pastoral letter for the year 2007, dated Dec. 25, 2006, in which they suggest practical ways for Catholics to perform charitable work. ...