Asia
27 July 2009
ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong blesses the Catholic section at International Book Fair
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong presided the inauguration of the “Catholic area” of the annual Hong Kong Book Fair on July 22, the opening day of the Fair. He also blessed and presented a ...
24 July 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - Diocese of Kao Hsiung working to offer Catholic religious services to athletes participating in the 8th World Games 2009
Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Kaohsiung has opened a “Vatican Pavilion” at the site of the sports tournament which will be attended by 32 countries from across the world: the 8th World Games, which is ...
24 July 2009
ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Presidential elections in dispute: risk for social disorder
Biskek (Agenzia Fides) – High social tension and high risk for disorders have marked the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan, a central Asian nation that gained its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet e ...
24 July 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Anniversary of anti-Christian violence in Orissa: faithful preparing a “peace and harmony” campaign says Archbishop Cheenath
Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The anti-Christian violence that broke out in Orissa a year ago will be remembered this coming August 23, as it was the first day of the campaign of attacks. There will be demonstrations o ...
23 July 2009
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians worried about possible changes in laws on religious conversions
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian Churches in Malaysia have expressed their concern for the announcement of possible changes to be made by the government regarding the laws that regulate relations between ci ...
23 July 2009
ASIA - Upcoming FABC Assembly 2009 on the Eucharist; Instrumentum laboris draft published
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Bishops and theologians of various Asian countries have been busily working on the text of the Instrumentum Laboris, in preparation for the upcoming 9th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of A ...
23 July 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - Vocational Group of Taipei asks cloistered monasteries to pray for priestly vocations
Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – Knowing the situation of the priests and looking after priestly vocations are the tasks of the Vocational Group of the Archdiocese of Taipei. Today, on the island, unfortunately there are an ev ...
22 July 2009
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Educating in “ecological evangelization” in Korean dioceses
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Ecological evangelization” is the term coined by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Korean Bishops' Conference, for spreading awareness among the faithful regarding the problems and resp ...
22 July 2009
ASIA/CHINA - First Evangelization Congress of the Diocese of Ji Lin dedicated to social service as an instrument of evangelization and reflection on Vatican II
Ji Lin (Agenzia Fides) – Social service as an instrument in evangelization; the role of every member of the Church; reflection on the 4 Constitutions of the II Vatican Council, were the main themes of the first Evangel ...
22 July 2009
ASIA/THAILAND - Don Bosco Home for evangelizing youth of ethnic minorities
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Don Bosco Home, located in the Diocese of Chiang Mai, is finally a reality. The Salesians of Thailand have officially opened the multi-purpose pastoral center for youth from ethnic minority gr ...
21 July 2009
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Refugees return, but the operations are not enough
Dili (Agenzia Fides) – The drama of those who have been forced to leave their homes, lands, and all they own, because of the violence and conflict, is all too familiar to the people of East Timor. The nation, from its ...
21 July 2009
ASIA/LAOS - Small Church in Laos remembers Bishop Vorachak, Apostolic Vicar of Savannakhet
Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) – A community in mourning, united in their sorrow but with a steadfast faith in the eternal embrace of the Father, has remembered the figure of Bishop Jean Sommeng Vorachak, Apostolic Vicar ...
21 July 2009
ASIA/CHINA - At the opening of the Year for Priests, prayer with photo of all the priests of the Archdiocese of Beijing distributed, to encourage daily prayer for priests
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The text of the prayer for priests for the Year for Priests, with photos and a brief biography of each of the diocese's 50 priests was distributed to all the faithful at the solemn celebration ...
20 July 2009
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Jemaah Islamiyah behind attacks in Jakarta
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The Indonesian police have announced that the Jemaah Islamiyah is behind the kamikaze attacks that took place in Jakarta during the night this past July 16-17, causing 8 deaths and over 60 wou ...
20 July 2009
ASIA - The Church in Asia and paths of dialogue: FABC seminar
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Dialogue, in all its forms, is for the Church in Asia a fruitful road to evangelization. This is the principle at the heart of reflection and discussion for the seminar being organized by the ...
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