Asia

• 27 March 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Permanent Peoples Tribunal accuse Arroyo government and army of violation of human rights The Hague (Fides Service) - The civil society of the Philippines has reported its government and the army for serious violation of human rights. The report was filed in The Hague during a 21 - 25 March session of the Per ...
• 26 March 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Pennacchio visits diocese of Pathein, ordains three deacons and opens new Pastoral Centre named after Pope Benedict XVI Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - A recent pastoral visit by Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, apostolic delegate in Myanmar, to the diocese of Pathein guided by the Bishop Mgr John Hsane Hgyi, was an event of grace, marked by pra ...
• 26 March 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - “Bishops and priests are ready to suffer, confident that blessed are those of suffer for the sake of justice ”: death of Bishop Bonaventura Luo Jun, of the diocese of Shohchow Shohchow (Fides Service) - Bishop Bonaventura Luo Jun, of the diocese of Shohchow (Shuoxian/Shuozhou) in the northern area of the province of Shanxi (mainland China), situated 340 km south west of Beijing, died on March ...
• 17 March 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino receives Honorary Degree in Philosophy from Fu-jen Catholic University of Taiwan Taiwan (Agenzia Fides) - The Fu-jen Catholic University of Taiwan has conferred an honorary degree in philosophy on Cardinal Renato R. Martino for his outstanding contribution to the elaboration of thought particularly ...
• 17 March 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - the Catholic community celebrates St Joseph patron saint of missions in China: Chinese Catholics are deeply devoted to St Joseph Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholics in China dedicate the whole of the month of March to Saint Joseph and flock in their thousands to St Joseph’s Mount Pin Yin Shrine to venerate the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ...
• 14 March 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Salesian Nazareth House for Aspirants marks 50 years of nurturing new vocations to religious life and priesthood Yangon (Fides Service) - Recently the Salesian Nazareth House for Aspirants in Anisakan, central Myanmar celebrated its 50 years of service nurturing new vocations to the religious life. Present for the occasion Archbish ...
• 13 March 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic Church and Modern China: Urban University hosts International Colloquium Rome (Fides Service) - ‘The Catholic Church and Modern China’ was the title of an International Colloquium held on 12 March at the Pontifical Urban University. Among the speakers Fr. Wilhelm K. Muller SVD an expert o ...
• 13 March 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “It is a challenge to live as authentic Christians” Bishop Oswald Gracias president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India told delegates at preparatory meeting for 2008 Indian Mission Congress Bangalore (Fides Service) - “In India it is a challenge to live as authentic Christians in our own surroundings first, to tell the Good News to our neighbours, other cultures and other religions in a dialogue of life� ...
• 12 March 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Commission for Peace and Human Development stresses urgency of empowerment of women: much remains to be done to promote women's rights in Pakistan Lahore (Fides Service) - Denouncing various forms of violence against women in Pakistan including domestic violence, deprivation from the voting right and denial of equal opportunities, the local Commission for Peace and ...
• 12 March 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Increasing number of Korean Catholics in overseas communities , but there is still room for mission Seoul (Fides Service) - According to Statistics of Overseas Korean Catholics published by the Korean Bishops’ Committee for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, the number of practicing Korean Catholics in overseas Catholic ...
• 10 March 2007
  ASIA - Cardinal Martino in Asia for two meetings “Shrines and Pilgrimages” in Bangalore and “Service and Assistance to Asian Migrants” in Taipei Vatican City (Fides Service) - Forty theologians and about the same number of other participants including cardinals, bishops, priests and lay Catholics will attend a Conference on Shrines and Pilgrimages in Bangalore ( ...
• 9 March 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Padang the local Catholic community in front line to assist mainly Muslim Sumatra earthquake victims. The Bishop: “Charity knows no boundary” Padang (Fides Fides) - “We are doing everything we can. We have mobilised all our resources to assist the earthquake victims, especially and most importantly prayer” said Bishop Martinus Situmorang of Padang also pre ...
• 8 March 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - 8 March: Jesuit Refugee Service says displaced women need protection and assistance Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Many women refugees from various countries, from neighbouring Myanmar and Laos, but also from as far away as Sudan seek shelter in Thailand. Some are alone but many come with children seeking a ...
• 8 March 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic women play an important part in the life of the Church, especially for evangelisation Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - At the first Mass early this morning March 8 International Women’s Day, at Beijing’s Holy Saviour Catholic parish church the priest expressed best wishes to all women and said: “I wish to ...
• 8 March 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bible groups for prayer and study involve young and old Lahore (Fides Service) - Thanks to the activity of the Catholic Bible Commission of Pakistan a thriving movement of Bible Apostolate to encouraged study, interpersonal sharing and prayer on the basis of the Word of God i ...