Asia

• 3 June 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Caritas Australia in the field to assist the homeless: 1 million dollars worth humanitarian aid Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Australia has begun humanitarian operations in Dili capital of East Timor Est a place of “terror and anarchy, sacking, shooting, killing and people in flight”, said Salesian deeply conc ...
• 3 June 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Pope Benedict XVI’s first Encyclical Deus Caritas Est now in Korean Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To offer all Koreans the opportunity to read the message of God’s love explained at length and in depth in Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical ‘God is Love’, the Korean Catholic Bishops� ...
• 3 June 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The experience of Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of fifteen Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in Pakistan OMI Pakistan proceeds with joy and enthusiasm according to the Congregation’s bulletin OMIworld. The mission in Pakista ...
• 3 June 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - “The medical profession is no longer dedicated to protecting life while a culture of death is spreading the idea that killing human lives is a solution to certain problems”: warns Catholic Archbishop of Bangalore Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Life faces new threats today. Crimes like abortion and euthanasia are protected by law and defended as new rights,” denounced Archbishop Bernard Moras president of the Indian Bishops’ Commis ...
• 2 June 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic community welcomes two new deacons who share their vocation experience on the eve of ordination Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Once we answer the Lord’s call with perseverance we will reach our goal, because the Lord has prepared a banquet for those who love Him” said seminarian Ye Bao Lin one of two deacons t ...
• 31 May 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Anthony Li Du’an dies at the age of 81 active to the very end in pastoral work and formation of priests and religious Xi’an (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Anthony Li Du’an of the archdiocese of Xi’an, province of Shaanxi, died on 25 May, Ascension Thursday, at the age of 80. Born on 13 June 1927 and ordained a priest on 11 April 195 ...
• 31 May 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Social political crisis ever more serious. Salesian Mission in Dili sheltering the homeless attacked by militia Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Salesian Mission in Dili has not been spared in the violence in East Timor. A gang of militia broke into the mission situated a few km from the capital in search of food. The Salesian compound ...
• 31 May 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Torch of evangelisation and inauguration of monument to pioneer missionaries opens 150° anniversary celebrations in Xian Xian (Cang Zhou) diocese Cang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - “The 150 years of our diocese are the fruit of the love of the Lord and the generous dedication and sacrifice of many Chinese and foreign missionaries from France, Spain, Italy and Austria ...
• 30 May 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The numbers of people killed or injured in the Java earthquake continue to rise: the government declares a state of emergency. The Pope expresses solidarity. Caritas present with seven hospitals Yoyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - As the numbers of dead and injured in the earthquake which struck the central area of the island of Java (official death toll about 5,500), Caritas is already at work. Government agencies, ci ...
• 30 May 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - Catholic schools and universities combine quality education and spiritual care Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - At Catholic universities besides coming into contact with universal knowledge, the sciences, and various scientific and historical disciplines, students also have the opportunity to read the Bible ...
• 30 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Lay Catholics call for government White Paper on conversion data and violence against religious minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A lay Catholic group has asked the government to present a white paper on conversion data and violence against religious minorities. In fact various lay associations and movements support the ...
• 30 May 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Seminar “Christian, citizen and public official - Relation between Identities”: necessity of Christian presence in political life Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “The faith demands that Christians fulfil their duties as citizens and promote politics in keeping with social justice and equality” said Jesuit Father John Coleman, professor of theology ...
• 27 May 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake in Java: Catholic aid network springs into action. Christ the King Catholic church in Yogyakarta among the buildings destroyed Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - “I was celebrating Mass this morning when we felt a very strong earth tremor and people rushed out of the church. Now everywhere around us there is destruction, fear, desperation. We are do ...
• 27 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Local Church welcomes government decision to admit more lower caste students to state universities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has welcomed the decision taken by the Indian government to reserve half of places at state universities for students with lower caste or no caste. ...
• 24 May 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Welcome Unborn Child!”: diocesan chancellor buys advertisement space to protect life, foster public awareness and help for the family Hsin Chu (Fides Service) - “Welcome Unborn Child!” is the title of an advertisement seen in the past few days in the Hsin Chu newspaper in Taiwan. The advertisement was put in by Mgr Peter Chang, chancellor of Hsin ...