Asia

• 2 February 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - 70 new homes for poor Christians: Franciscans help Christ’s followers stay in the Holy Land Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - During the Season of Lent, in view of Palm Sunday, the Franciscan Custodians of the Holy Land will build 70 new homes in Jerusalem for poor Christian families living in ever more difficult con ...
• 1 February 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Two Auxiliary Syro-Malabar Catholic Rite Bishops raised to the rank of Archbishop Thrissur (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of Thrissur Archdiocese, Mar Andrews Thazhath, and the Auxiliary Bishop of Changanassery Archdiocese Mar Joseph Perumthottam were elevated as the archbishops of their respe ...
• 31 January 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Reconciliation among Catholics and formation for the clergy main concerns of Bishop Pietro Paolo Li Panshi of Kongmoon (Jiangmen) who died at the age of 95 Zhongshan (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Pietro Paolo Li Panshi of Kongmoon (Jiangmen), Guangdong Province of China, (100 km from Canton) died on January 4 at the age of 95. Born on 12 July 1911 he entered Macao Seminar in 192 ...
• 31 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - New frontiers of evangelisation: Salesians carry Good News to Santal Indians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Evangelising among tribal peoples in India has never been easy, it demanded patience and determination from the first missionaries to set foot in the country. Still today some of the numerous ...
• 31 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Post-tsunami aid in the village of Muttom: all damaged buildings repaired, two 2000 litre wells built and two 48,000 litre water-tanks installed, basic food kits and sets of fishing equipment distributed to 1,400 families Rome(Agenzia Fides) - One of many fishing communities affected by the gigantic tsunami which struck southern Asia on 26 December 2004, was the village of Muttom on the Tamil Nadu coast of India, where 100 people, mainly ...
• 31 January 2007
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholics hopeful after Premier Dung’s visit to Pope Benedict XVI Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Vietnamese Catholics are very happy that for the first time in the history of their country, the prime minister paid an official visit to the Pope in Rome. The meeting between Premier Nguyen Tan D ...
• 30 January 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - Inauguration of John Paul II Centre for Catholic Social Doctrine Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Study, translate and diffuse Catholic Social Doctrine is the mission of a new John Paul II Study Centre inaugurated 29 January at Assumption Catholic University in Bang na about 40 km from the ...
• 30 January 2007
  AMERICA - “5th General Conference of CELAM will be a vigorous call to be disciples and missionaries of Jesus Christ and with surprising fecundity will lead to a great missionary reawakening in America” says CELAM president Cardinal Errázuriz Ossa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Aparecida will focus attention on the baptised person who has received the mission to evangelise the present and the future of Latin America; who is responsible for the promotion of man ...
• 30 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Local Church invited to four-party government summit to guarantee free and transparent elections, Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To draft a plan of action to ensure general elections (scheduled for May 14) are free of violence and fraud and guarantee regular transparent vote the Philippines government has called a special ...
• 29 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic Bishops demand greater effort on the part of the government to stop killings and disappearances and ensure that elections are regular and transparent Manila (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of a recent Plenary session 23-28 January the Catholic bishops of the Philippines have called on the government to make a greater effort to stop hundreds of extrajudicial killings, com ...
• 29 January 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pontifical Mission Societies Formation Seminar for Priests: How can a Priest be a Missionary? Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Ongoing formation for priests is a major concern for the Church in Pakistan. This emerged during a Seminar for Priests organised 22-26 January Lahore by the national office of the Pontifical Miss ...
• 27 January 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - A man of profound humility and deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Death of Bishop Giuseppe Zheng Changcheng, Bishop in Foochow (Fuzhou) Fuzhou (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Giuseppe Zheng Changcheng, Bishop in Foochow (Fuzhou) in the Chinese province of Fujian 1,6000 km south east of Beiejing, died on 18 December 2006 at the age of 94. The elderly Bishop had ...
• 27 January 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Over 400 Christians pray for unity in Hong Kong’s Methodist church in live link with similar ecumenical prayer gathering in Macao Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “An open heart is fundamental on the path of ecumenism. This prayer meeting is a way to express our desire for ecumenism”: this motivation led 400 Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Anglicans ...
• 27 January 2007
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Marist Brothers mission at the service of education of young generations Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Their mission is education for children and young people as a means of growth of the person and diffusion of Gospel values. The Marist Brothers have worked in Singapore since 1949, but were a ...
• 27 January 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Amidst many difficulties, Burmese Catholics see signs of hope Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Life is a struggle against poverty, suffering, restricted freedom. But with small steps the little Catholic community in Myanmar continues its mission. The Church has gradually grown and develope ...