Asia
4 April 2007
VATICAN - AVE MARIA - The Christian Holy Week
by Rev. Luciano Alimandi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 2nd April, the second anniversary of the death of John Paul II, the Gospel of Holy Monday took us to Bethany, a place Jesus loved, the home of his friends Lazarus, Martha and Mary who ac ...
3 April 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - Appeal for generous Good Friday collection in aid of Christians in the Holy Land
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Land Office in Taiwan has appealed to Catholics to give generously to Good Friday collections which will help Christians in the Holy Land. Tai Pei diocesan bulletin Christian Life Weekl ...
2 April 2007
ASIA/JAPAN - Blogs for evangelisation reaching out to young people ever more popular
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - In Japan the blog is rapidly becoming an ever more popular channel for evangelising, especially among young people. Bishops, priests, religious and lay bloggers are drawing growing interest contac ...
31 March 2007
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Relations between Catholic communities in central Asia and the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences must be intensified
Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - Relations between Catholic communities in central Asia and the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences must be intensified. This emerged at a meeting of Catholic Bishops of Asia held in Tashkn ...
30 March 2007
ASIA/HONG KONG - “Form the faithful to love and live God’s will, evangelising families with God’s love”: diocesan Laity Council goals for local Year of the Family
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Form the faithful to love and live God’s will, evangelising families with God’s love” is the goal adopted by Hong Kong diocesan Council for the Laity in the local year for the Family. ...
28 March 2007
ASIA/HONG KONG - Daily 13 hours of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Saints Peter and Paul Catholic parish in Yuan Lang responds to Pope Benedict XVI’s exhortation
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the consecration of a new chapel dedicated to Saint Pio da Pietrelcina, the Catholic parish of Saints Peter and Paul in Yuan Lang, diocese of Hong Kong, inaugurated daily A ...
27 March 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - Encyclical Deus Caritas Est theme of Summer Catechism for Children: “Teaching children to love at an early age”
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Encyclical written by Pope Benedict XVI Deus Caritas Est will be the main theme for Summer Catechism courses this Summer organised by Son of Man Religious Formation Group in Taiwan. Accord ...
27 March 2007
ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Archbishop of Delhi calls Sonia Ghandi to cleanse her party of elements of fundamentalism
New Delhi (Fides Service) - Congress Party with its centuries old democratic, secular tradition, tolerant, respectful of individual freedom and human rights should cleanse itself of poisonous elements of fundamentalism ...
27 March 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Permanent Peoples Tribunal accuse Arroyo government and army of violation of human rights
The Hague (Fides Service) - The civil society of the Philippines has reported its government and the army for serious violation of human rights. The report was filed in The Hague during a 21 - 25 March session of the Per ...
26 March 2007
ASIA/MYANMAR - Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Pennacchio visits diocese of Pathein, ordains three deacons and opens new Pastoral Centre named after Pope Benedict XVI
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - A recent pastoral visit by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, apostolic delegate in Myanmar, to the diocese of Pathein guided by the Bishop Mgr John Hsane Hgyi, was an event of grace, marked by pra ...
26 March 2007
ASIA/CHINA - “Bishops and priests are ready to suffer, confident that blessed are those of suffer for the sake of justice ”: death of Bishop Bonaventura Luo Jun, of the diocese of Shohchow
Shohchow (Fides Service) - Bishop Bonaventura Luo Jun, of the diocese of Shohchow (Shuoxian/Shuozhou) in the northern area of the province of Shanxi (mainland China), situated 340 km south west of Beijing, died on March ...
17 March 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino receives Honorary Degree in Philosophy from Fu-jen Catholic University of Taiwan
Taiwan (Agenzia Fides) - The Fu-jen Catholic University of Taiwan has conferred an honorary degree in philosophy on Cardinal Renato R. Martino for his outstanding contribution to the elaboration of thought particularly ...
17 March 2007
ASIA/CHINA - the Catholic community celebrates St Joseph patron saint of missions in China: Chinese Catholics are deeply devoted to St Joseph
Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholics in China dedicate the whole of the month of March to Saint Joseph and flock in their thousands to St Joseph’s Mount Pin Yin Shrine to venerate the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ...
14 March 2007
ASIA/MYANMAR - Salesian Nazareth House for Aspirants marks 50 years of nurturing new vocations to religious life and priesthood
Yangon (Fides Service) - Recently the Salesian Nazareth House for Aspirants in Anisakan, central Myanmar celebrated its 50 years of service nurturing new vocations to the religious life. Present for the occasion Archbish ...
13 March 2007
ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic Church and Modern China: Urban University hosts International Colloquium
Rome (Fides Service) - ‘The Catholic Church and Modern China’ was the title of an International Colloquium held on 12 March at the Pontifical Urban University. Among the speakers Fr. Wilhelm K. Muller SVD an expert o ...
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