Asia

• 19 January 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Social and political uncertainty, country needs reconciliation and improvements in education: Xaverian missionary reports Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “This situation of uncertainty is expected to last for several months until the elections, the date of which has yet to be set. The state of emergency and interim government continues, and tensi ...
• 19 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop Oswald Gracias of Mumbai calls for “more participation of lay Christians in politics and society” Kochi (Agenzia Fides) - It is important to help lay Catholics realise that they have great relevance in the pastoral activity of the Church and its mission to carry Christian values to the fields of politics, media, soci ...
• 18 January 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Diocesan stage of process for the beatification of lay missionary martyred during the Korean War starts in Incheon Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The diocesan stage of the Beatification process of John Song Hae-bung a lay missionary martyred during the Korea War (1950-1953) has been officially opened in the diocese of Incheon. This is the f ...
• 18 January 2007
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Carrying the Gospel to the heart of the rain forest: local Catholic Church celebrates 125 years in Borneo Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in the area of Sarawak, in Malay Borneo, is celebrating the arrival of the first missionaries in this rain forest area 125 years ago. The missionaries were British Mi ...
• 18 January 2007
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Catholic Bishops call for new migration laws and national development plan centred on the human person Panama (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement issued at the end of a plenary assembly 8-12 January the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Panama said that with prayer, study and reflection they “sought to discern the paths th ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/LAOS - Apostolic Vicariate of Paksé celebrates first priestly Ordination in 50 years Paksé (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of the Apostolic Vicariate of Paksé, in Laos, had the joy of celebration the first local priestly ordination in 50 years. On 30 December 2006 Fr Andrew Souksavath Nouane A ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Following a delegation visit to the North Caritas South Korea takes over cooperation programmes of assistance to North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - With a Caritas Internationalis mandate and as its representative, as from 1 January 2007 Caritas South Korea is now in charge of cooperation programmes in North Korea. The handing over from Carita ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary CICM mark 100th anniversary, memory and new vitality for the missionary charisma Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary CICM, known as the Scheut Missionaries, is celebrating 100 years of service in the Philippines since the first CICM missionary ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - ‘Flames of life’ lit in 48 Catholic schools to have at heart the Church, society and neighbour Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Lighting the flame of life together” was the theme of a campaign launched by Fu Ren Catholic University at the end of 2006 in Taiwan’s 48 Catholic schools and other institutes of educati ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Immigrants, human trafficking, justice and peace: issues discussed at 7th Conference of Dominican Family in Asia-Oceania Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - Immigrants, human trafficking, spirituality of justice and peace were among the urgent issues discussed during the 7th Conference of the Dominican Family in Asia-Oceania held at the end of 2 ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s Chinese University opens new Centre for Christian Studies Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Growing interest for Christianity, Christian tradition and history promoted the Chinese University of Hong Kong to open a new Centre for Christian Studies. At the inauguration ceremony the dir ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Emigration and human trafficking in the Philippines: a pastoral challenge without frontiers”; intervention by Fr. Fabio Baggio, Scalabrini Missionary Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the vast phenomenon of human mobility besides legal migration regulated by international law, a phenomenon of human trafficking which causes great suffering to hundreds of thousands of people ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archdiocese of Yangon reflects on Pope Benedict XVI’s message for World Peace Day and declares 2007 “Year for Children” Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of World Peace Day, January 1st will continue through the year 2007 for the Archdiocese of Yangon in Myanmar with special in-depth reflection on Pope Benedict XVI Message for the ...
• 15 January 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “Politics, the highest form of charity”: Catholics in Mumbai work to increase awareness and commitment in view of municipal elections Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Educate Catholics to take a more active part in politics as an area of witness to which men and women can bring Christian values is the goal of an awareness building campaign launched by the Sabh ...
• 15 January 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops issue message for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 18-25 January: passion for proclaiming the Gospel and responsibility in solidarity Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A message issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea CBCK in view of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity encourages Catholics to have a ‘passion for proclaiming the Gospel ...