Asia

• 10 May 2007
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Ramos-Horta will be the new President of East Timor, official elections results still to be announced Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Outgoing Prime Minister, Nobel peace prize winner José Ramos-Horta, will be the new president of the Republic of East Timor. Temporary results of the 8 May election announced with 90% of the votes ...
• 9 May 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Emmanuel Delly says “Iraqi Christians must be guaranteed full rights of citizenship ” Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A strong appeal in favour of Iraqi Christians was addressed to political and religious authorities in Iraq and the rest of the world by Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Mar Emmanuel III Delly during ...
• 9 May 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Young Catholics in Immaculate Heart of Mary parish call peers to mission: “Come let's proclaim the Gospel!” Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “ Come let's proclaim the Gospel ” is the call launched by young Catholics of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish, in the 7th deanery of Tai Pei archdiocese to their peers during a recent meetin ...
• 8 May 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - At Miao Li Convent diocese of Hsin Chu Cardinal Shan inaugurates a Holy House of Loreto, the third in the world and the only one in Asia Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) -A special Mass presided by Cardinal Paul Shan to inaugurate a perfect reproduction of the shrine of the "Holy House of Loreto" was attended by more than 2,000 people. About fifty bishops and prie ...
• 4 May 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society protests against 'Talebanisation' and spreading religious fundamentalism Lahore (Fides Service) - To affirm civil society's desire to remain secular, democratic and pluralist associations, movements, unions, religious minority groups staged a street demonstration in Lahore demanding that grow ...
• 2 May 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Apostolic Delegate visits diocese of Kengtung, which has just held diocesan synod Kengtung (Fides Service) - The Catholics of the diocese of Kengtung, east Myanmar recently had the joy of a visit by the Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio. The Delegate was warmly welcomed to the Cathedr ...
• 2 May 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - United Nations emergency alarm for child victims of conflict and violence Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - While world leaders work on peace processes in the Middle East the children of the region suffer hunger, fear and desperation. Children bear the greatest burden of conflicts in the Middle Ea ...
• 30 April 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - Pax Christi appeal for the tragedy of Iraqi Christians: “Enough with war, let us work together for peace ” Baghdad (Fides Service) - Pax Christi, a Catholic Church movement which promotes dialogue between religions, respect for human dignity and human rights, has called for international mobilisation and concrete intervention ...
• 30 April 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The charisma of Don Bosco over the radio in Cambodia: the local Church is projected towards mission via the media Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - In Cambodia Don Bosco, his life, work, charisma and spirituality are now 'on the air'. Th aim is to spark curiosity and interest among young Cambodians and engage in mission harnessing the mo ...
• 28 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Deeper understanding of lay spirituality: a necessity for Indian Catholics Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - In India Catholics need to grow in awareness of the specific spirituality of the laity and their important role in ecclesial life and in the life of the nation. This was affirmed by the Commis ...
• 27 April 2007
  ASIA/LAOS - Don Bosco Centre flame of hope for young Laotians: education, sport and Gospel Vientiane (Fides Service) - Lay people, former Salesian school pupils keep the charisma of Don Bosco alive in Laos with the activities of youth pastoral at Don Bosco Centre run by former Don Bosco school pupil Mr Sanya. ...
• 27 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “Ever Present”, Catholic weekly in Tamil Nadu, point of reference for local culture and literature Pondicherry (Fides Service) - An operation of cultural and spiritual importance is led by the Sarva Vyabi (Ever Present) Catholic weekly circulated in the south east Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The weekly, produced by ...
• 26 April 2007
  ASIA/ EAST TIMOR - The country needs peace and harmony in the context of important elections: Catholic Church launches programme of education to reconciliation for young people Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The urgency is reconciliation at home in East Timor and abroad in relations with West Timor still a province of Indonesia. With this awareness the local Church in East Timor has launched a new prog ...
• 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 ...