Asia

• 21 December 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops of Korea choose Evangelisation as pastoral priority for 2007 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The priority will be common: evangelisation. This was announced by the Catholic Bishops of Korea in respective pastoral letters issued towards the end of this year to inform the faithful of the th ...
• 21 December 2006
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Don’t forget the children of Bethlehem say Italian Franciscan Sisters of Saint Elizabeth at Caritas Baby Hospital Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - People in Bethlehem prepare to celebrate Christmas despite difficult economic and social conditions, restricted freedom and little hope for the future, according to the local community of Ital ...
• 20 December 2006
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem in Christmas Message thanks friends and partners for support and solidarity in 39 years of serving and helping the needy Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - “Thank you for helping us to keep hope and our faith for a better tomorrow for the Holy Land” Caritas Jerusalem says in a message addressed to “Dear Friends” at the end of the 39th yea ...
• 20 December 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Speaking out the Truth, working against evil and injustice and replacing the sin in the world with love, justice and social equality is what Christmas is about”, says missionary Fr Shay Cullen involved in social assistance Manila (Fides Service) - “The Kingdom of God is where justice is done, the poor have an equal share and no one suffers discrimination. This is the path Jesus walked, the one we strive to follow and it began in a stable ...
• 19 December 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Christmas in Homes run by Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate: shelter, a hot meal, human warmth, affection and accompaniment in studies and professional formation for street youth Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of less fortunate youngsters in South Korea benefit all year round from programmes run by the local community of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate. However in view of the Feast o ...
• 16 December 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Immaculate Conception parish in Yi Chang diocese celebrates 100th anniversary: towering church cross now a city symbol Yi Chang (Agenzia Fides) - The towering cross belonging to Immaculate Conception parish in Yi Chang diocese, Hu Bei province of China has become a city symbol and a point of reference for the whole town. The parish, whic ...
• 15 December 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Message for 23rd Caritas Sunday: give yourself, reach out to the hungry, the neglected, the sick Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - ‘Peace Be With You All in this Land’ is the title of a message issued by the country’s Catholic Bishops on the occasion of South Korea’s 23rd Caritas Sunday 17 December. The president of t ...
• 15 December 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Intense preparation for 2nd Diocesan Mission Congress in Tang Shan (Yong Ping) diocese next year in November Tang Shan (Agenzia Fides) - To nourish the mission spirit born of the 1st Asian Mission Congress, the 3rd Meeting of Overseas Chinese Catholics and a Seminar on Priesthood, Evangelisation and Media promoted by Faith bull ...
• 13 December 2006
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christian mayor of Bethlehem issues customary Christmas Message: in the town where Jesus Christ was born citizens face serious economic and social difficulties Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - As Christmas draws near the town of Bethlehem is living one of the ‘most difficult periods in its history’, said the mayor Dr Victor Batarseh in his customary Christmas Message. The ‘wa ...
• 12 December 2006
  ASIA/LAOS - New local priests welcomed by small Catholic community as a sign of hope Thakhek (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in Laos are rejoicing for the ordination of two new local priests. Deacons Pierre Wilaiphorn Phonasa and Lucas Sukpaphorn Duangchansai were ordained priests by Bishop Jean Sommeng Wora ...
• 12 December 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuit missionary Robert De Nobili, a religious, linguistic and cultural revolutionary New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Robert De Nobili, popularly known in Tamil Nadu as a philosophical preacher, was a religious, linguistic and cultural revolutionary said Father M. Devadoss Jesuit Madurai Provincial, when he i ...
• 11 December 2006
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Consciences react to the horrors of war : Israeli soldiers express shame and dissent for massacre of Palestinian civilians at Beit Hannun Tel Aviv (Agenzia Fides)- The power of democracy includes freedom to criticise government action and Israel is no exception. There is growing criticism of that country’s foreign policy and national security policy, par ...
• 11 December 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Bishops defend Muslim communities and demand a report on socio-economic conditions of religious minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of India have appealed for justice for the country’s Muslim minority about 130 million about 10% of the whole population, in recent years targeted by Hindu fundamentalis ...
• 11 December 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Christians guardians of human rights Catholic Bishops message for Human Rights Sunday Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 25th Human Rights Sunday on December 10, Bishop Boniface Choi Ki-San, president of the Korean Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Peace issued a message urging society to ...
• 9 December 2006
  FIDES SPECIAL FEATURE INSTRUMENTUM MENSIS NOVEMBRIS PRO LECTURA MAGISTERII SUMMI PONTIFICI BENEDICTI XVI, PRO EVANGELIZATIONE IN TERRIS MISSIONUM Annus II - Numerus XI, November A.D. MMVI The month of November for Pope Benedict XVI was marked by preparation for his fifth international pastoral visit which began on 28 with his departure for Turkey. A journey of meetings with the Catholic community in Turk ...