Asia

• 25 May 2007
  ASIA/TURKEY - Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Antioch opens official web site Antioch (Agenzia Fides) - The Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Antioch has opened its own web site http://www.anadolukatolikkilisesi.org/antakya with information on the history, activities and spirit of the small ...
• 25 May 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops' message for Day for Life, 27 May Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the annual Day for Life on 27 May, the Catholic Bishops of South Korea have issued a message "Respect for Life Today and Always". The message, signed by the head of the Bisho ...
• 24 May 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of ninety year old Archbishop. Bernardino Dong Guangqing of Hankow, enterprising and active Franciscan who launched numerous initiatives in the Catholic community Hankow (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Bernardino Dong Guangqing, O.F.M., of Hankow (Hankou), in Hubei province, China passed away on 12 May at the age of ninety. He was suffering from cancer of the lung. Born to fervent Ca ...
• 24 May 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic Justice and Peace Commission reports threats to Christian minority, forced conversion or migration Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Christian minorities in northern Pakistan are subject to threats and intimidation by groups of Islamic fundamentalists. Whole families are intimidated by destruction of homes and small busines ...
• 23 May 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - With regard to constitutional amendments the Catholic Bishops religious freedom and separation of Government and Religion must be respected Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - “Give to Cesar what belongs to Cesar and to God what belongs to God”: the Catholic Church in Japan recalls that for a correct harmony between government and religion it is useful to follow th ...
• 23 May 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - New Pastoral Centre for Vietnamese immigrant workers. Catholic religious orders organise assistance for immigrants Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Vietnamese immigrant workers in Korea have a new social and pastoral centre where they can meet, share experience, pray together and take part in social, cultural and spiritual activities. The Vie ...
• 22 May 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - More than 100 episodes of violence in these first months of 2007: Christians in Delhi take to the streets claim respect for the right to freedom of conscience New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 May in Delhi Christians of various denominations will stage a massive demonstration to urge the government to guarantee respect the freedom of belief and worship of all Indian citizens. ...
• 22 May 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Building hope for dialogue: religious leaders of North and South meet Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Ten years of relations, ten years of hope for a future of dialogue and peace: in this spirit a delegation of S. Korean religious leaders visited the N. Korean capital Pyongyang, to meet religious ...
• 21 May 2007
  ASIA/NEPAL - Bhutan refugees in Nepal a mission for UN High Commission for Refugees Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The question of Bhutan refugees in Nepal has come once again to the fore. Since the beginning of the 1990s more than 100,000 Bhutan refugees have been living in seven camps in eastern Nepal. T ...
• 18 May 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Unidentified gunmen shoot and wound priest headmaster at Delhi school New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) -The headmaster of St Vincent Pallotti Catholic School in south Delhi was seriously wounded by unidentified gunmen who broke into the school and into the headmaster's office on May 15. The men f ...
• 18 May 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Basilica of the Annunciation offers Personal Light and Prayer service via the Internet Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - To give Christians all over the world the joy of lighting a candle and receiving a special blessing from one of most loved Holy Places in the world, the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth ...
• 16 May 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - “Emergency School ”: open air lessons for children of displaced families (Phnom Penh) - To provide schooling for poor children in danger of growing up unable to even read or write Catholic religious and laity connected with the Salesian Community in Cambodia promote initiatives for basic scho ...
• 16 May 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Voluntary return to Batticaloa Batticaloa (Fides Service) - While civil war continues to produces more violence and victims every day there are timid attempts to help people in Sri Lanka, especially in the north and north east, return to normal life. ...
• 15 May 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - After elections marred by violence with 126 dead, civil society monitors guarantee transparency and prevent fraud in vote-counting Manila (Fides Service) - Violence was present, despite a non-violence campaign launched by civil society and the local Catholic Church - in elections held 14 May throughout the country. Over 45 million voted to elect par ...
• 15 May 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - High institutional tension and social disorder: harsh repression by the army Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Tension is rising in Pakistan, especially in Karachi with days of disorder and protest against President Musharraf' s decision to dismiss supreme court president Iftikkhar Chaudhry known for his ...