Asia

• 26 April 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Caritas Delegation visits North Korea: co-operation for development agreement spells well for future of peace Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Relations north-south in the sector of humanitarian aid and co-operation for development continue along a track of reciprocal collaboration which spells well for national reconciliation among the ...
• 25 April 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Baptised at the venerable age of 114: great rejoicing in Hsing Chu diocese Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - When Bishop Luke Liu Hsien-Tang Bishop emeritus of the diocese of Hsing Chu, poured the blessed water on the head of Miss Xu Song Re Ai who is 114 years old the people present burst into warm ap ...
• 24 April 2007
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - “My most important project is to help the faith grow that Christ may be ever more widely known and live in the ever greater number of souls": interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, appointed auxiliary of Karaganda last year Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Athanasius Schneider was appointed auxiliary Bishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan only one year ago. He is from Kirguistan Central Asia, his parents were Germans deported as prisoners for forced ...
• 23 April 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Kindle Hope of Life” theme of spiritual week promoted by Fu Ren Catholic University Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Everyone, Christians and non Christians, is invited to meet Jesus. He will bring powerful emotion to your lives”. This is the invitation of an exhibition “When Life Encounters Jesus”, o ...
• 23 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Project for the weekly edition of the Osservatore Romano in Malayalam still being assessed Cochin (Agenzia Fides) - Work continues on the recently announced project for a Malayalam version of the weekly edition of the Osservatore Romano. Fr. Mathew Thundathil, director of the Carmel International Publishing Ho ...
• 21 April 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Bishop Fu Tie Shan (Michele) Official Bishop of Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Fu Tie Shan (Michele), Official Bishop of Beijing died on 20 April at 8pm at Bei Jing Hospital, after a long illness. The news was given by Xin Hua news agency. Masses for the repose of h ...
• 21 April 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Prime Minister's recent meeting in Rome with the Pope sparks hope for rapid reopening of dialogue and negotiations Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The April 20th meeting in the Vatican between Pope Benedict XVI and Sri Lanka's prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has sparked new hope in the Island's civil society for a rapid reopening of dial ...
• 21 April 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In view of elections in May Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales addresses Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Manila archdiocese Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “The elections are a process in which we choose leaders committed to working with the people to achieve the common good” wrote Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales Archbishop of Manila in a Pastoral Le ...
• 18 April 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Church in Japan prays and awaits decree for the Beatification of 188 Japanese Christian martyrs Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholics of Japan are awaiting joyful news: Holy See approval for the beatification of 188 Japanese martyrs. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome has completed its work of invest ...
• 17 April 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - A ticket for the Olympic Games 2008 part of birthday wishes and prayers for Pope Benedict XVI from Chinese Catholics Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “Holy Father we will book you a ticket for the 2008 Olympic Games so we can prepare to welcome you among us”. The special birthday greeting came from Chinese Catholics on the occasion of Pop ...
• 17 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - New ways for evangelisation: Catholics in Karnataka prepare for Mission Congress later in the year Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - What are the most effective ways and means to evangelise today? How can the needs and expectations of Karnataka be best met? What are the best ways and means for adequate Christian witness? Th ...
• 17 April 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - International Conference on grave humanitarian situation of displaced Iraqis Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - A meeting to discuss the dramatic humanitarian situation of displaced Iraqis opens today in Geneva organised by the UN High Commission for Refugees UNHCR. The opening address by High Commission ...
• 13 April 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Fire seriously damages Asia’s largest Benedictine monastery at Waegwan Waegwan (Agenzia Fides) - On Holy Thursday 5 April a fire broke out during the night in the largest Benedictine Monastery in Asia situated Waegwan in South Korea. The building was seriously damaged. The disaster was repo ...
• 13 April 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Evangelisation in the light of Deus Caritas Est encyclical: Bishop of Shang Hai issues Easter message Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The teaching of Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical Deus Caritas Est, the diocesan and social situation, urgency and responsibility in the fields of evangelisation and pastoral care, combat ...
• 12 April 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - At Easter Chaldean Catholic Sacred Heart parish youth group in Erbil prays for peace and looks forward to World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for Easter some 80 young Catholics of the Chaldean Catholic Sacred Heart parish in Erbil took part in a spiritual retreat at a Marian Shrine in the same town. Besides special prayer ...