Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) The plague of kidnappings continues to afflict the Catholic community of South Philippines. Yesterday evening, October 11, a missionary from the Society of Saint Columban was kidnapped. No news as to his fate has been released by

Seoul (Agenzia Fides) Children and laity active in the missionary effort: this will be the main goal behind the events being planned for World Mission Sunday (WMS), which is October 18.In a message sent to Agenzia Fides, the Pontifical Mission

Yi Chang (Agenzia Fides) Five religious sisters of the Franciscan Order of the Child Jesus in the Diocese of Yi Chang made their perpetual vows on the First Sunday of the Missionary Month of October. According to information sent to

Wenzhou (Agenzia Fides) This past October 4, Bishop James David Lin Xili of the Diocese of Yungkia (Wenzhou), in the Province of Zhejiang (mainland China) passed on from this world.The Prelate was born on October 19, 1918 in the village

Resolving the question of the Tamil refugees, which has remained unresolved since the end the war, is an important and fundamental step for ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka." This is what Agenzia Fides learned from local Church sources, noting that

Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) With great joy and pride, the Church in Japan has recently presented and distributed the New Catholic Encyclopedia in Japanese: four volumes of nearly 1,500 pages each, nearly 30 years in the working, having begun in 1981.

Hang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) The Parish of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in the Diocese of Hang Zhou was opened in the Month for the Missions with a celebration of the feast of its Patroness, also Patroness of the

Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) All the Catholic communities of Taiwan are working "to walk in His Light," following the guidelines given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI in the Message for World Missions Day 2009, entitled "The nations will walk

Bombay (Agenzia Fides) It is an historical event for the Catholic community in India that will be presented tomorrow, October 8, by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay: the Indian Missionary Congress, which will be held October 14-18 in Bombay,