Asia

• 29 November 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Professional training schools: boom of applications Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Schools and training schools are channels of charity through which the Catholic community Cambodia promotes socio-cultural of the young people, and therefore the nation, helping to build a so ...
• 29 November 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Reconciliation with North Korea ever nearer: this is the hope of the Catholic Church Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - In South Korea there are growing hopes for national reconciliation and reunification with North Korea. The Catholic community does its part to assist the poverty stricken brothers and sisters in t ...
• 28 November 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Indonesia, a country where interreligious dialogue works and bears fruit ” Interview with Jesuit Fr. Ignazio Ismartono SJ, coordinator Indonesian Bishops' Crisis and Reconciliation Service Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, interreligious dialogue works and bears fruit. Good relations between religious leaders have been consolidated and Christians are esteemed an ...
• 28 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Musharraf resigns as army chief, country looks towards elections, religious minorities hope for a change in electoral laws Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The political and institutional situation in Pakistan continues to evolve. Today 28 November General Pervez Musharraf handed over his position as Army Chief to Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, until now vic ...
• 27 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic Bishops call for end of emergency and release of detainees Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Almost a month since President Musharraf declared a state of emergency on 3 November the Catholic Bishops have called the government to restore respect for citizens' constitutional rights and fre ...
• 27 November 2007
  ASIA - ASEAN countries Association of South East Asia Nations sign charter of principles Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The economic and political Association of South East Asia Nations ASEAN made progress, approving the first Charter of Principles to inspire future ASEAN activity . The ASEAN nations, Brunei, C ...
• 26 November 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Official launching of TV Maria in the Philippines, with its own cable channel Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The date of baptism will be 8 December 2007, feast of the Immaculate Conception: with the inauguration by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, the Church in the Philippines will offi ...
• 26 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Special care for the elderly in Da Zhai parish in the diocese of Han Dan: spiritual and physical care for the elderly open to non Catholics Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - More than one hundred elderly people - including about 20 non Catholics - took part in a course for the elderly organised by the parish of Da Zhai, Cheng An district in the diocese of Han Dan fr ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - First Korean born Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate priest Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The mission in Korea of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI is making progress. In February this year Anselmo Ryu Hi Gu, first Korean born OMI, made his perpetual vows. Now, after compl ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Race against time to bring humanitarian aid to 5 million homeless victims of cyclone Sidr, which leaves the country poorer than ever Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “Time is running out. This is a race to reach survivors of the typhoon disaster with the necessary humanitarian aid before it is too late, a race against epidemics, and before the Winter makes t ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Celebrations in Tian Jin diocese: 8 new priests ordained and 100 lay people Confirmed Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - Proud Catholics in Tian Jin diocese rejoiced as eight young men ordained priests at the hands of Bishop Jin Pei Xian of the diocese of Liao Ning and 100 lay people received Confirmation. The s ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: testimonial by Carmelite Prioress in Bangkok Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations declared 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a resolution passed on 17 December 1999. The origins of November 25th go back ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Intensifying communion and faith sharing”: young Taiwanese Catholics from Tai Pei and Hsin Chu dioceses meet young Korean Catholics Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Korean Youth Day” was held recently on the Island of Che Ju, in South Korea to intensify communion and faith sharing among young Koreans and young people from Taiwan dioceses of Tai Pei an ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Supreme Court legitimates Musharraf, opposition protests Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The political situation in Pakistan evolves as the state of emergency proclaimed by Heneral Pervez Musharraf, on 3 November continues. The Supreme Court has rejected another appeal against the ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Evangelising young people over the radio, for World Youth Day Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - To teach and help young people to share the Good News with others and announce the love of God and the values of the Gospel, the local Catholic Church in Cambodia has launched a new radio pro ...