Xin Yage

The anniversary was celebrated yesterday in Taipei; on 5 October in the Vatican at the Pontifical Urbanianum University. Collaboration between Taiwan and the Holy See on local and global poverty situations. Archbishop Gallagher: The Holy See "your committed partner in the family of peoples". Work for Peace in the Strait and the World.

Held from October 1 to 7. A telegram from Pope Francis and the intervention of Card. Turkson. The drama of fishermen, often underpaid and forced laborers in the hands of criminal organizations. On the island, four service and training centres for fishermen and sailors.

A Golden Bell Award was attributed to Jerry Martinson, a Jesuit who died in May, for his dedication to the television world. Louise Tsuei and his brother Barry, also a Jesuit who serves in a mountain parish among indigenous people, remembered him.

Cardinals Turkson, Prefect of Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development, and Card. Bo of Yangon present. The mission of doctors and healthcare professionals to accompany the patient, judged "useless" by contemporary culture. The appreciation of Vice-President Chen Chien-jen.

The Jesuit George Gerald Martinson died last May 31. His mission in Asia using the media to teach English, music, Jesuit history in China, Pope Francis.

Funding for the production has been raised in parishes and charity dinners on the island. For the archbishop of Taipei, "Such great participation shows our deep love for the pope's mission" and the Church in China.

Interview with Fr. Emilio Zanetti, a Jesuit who works at Kuangchi Program Service, the Society of Jesus television production house on the island. Zanetti is a friend of the American director and has worked as an advisor, and even as an extra in the film which deals with the persecution of Christians in Japan in the seventeenth century. Director and actors worked for free.

The award created and given by Kuangchi Program Service (光啟 社) in collaboration with AsiaNews and the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference. Prizes donated by category: social commitment; music; art; proclamation of faith; training and education; jobs for migrants; spiritual accompaniment; responsibility towards society. Pope Francis in favor of program called "Not I (wu wo)", which means: "Not I, but the people I serve."

The secret of his longevity lies in talking with everyone and thanking God every day. Every day, Fr Andrés, a Jesuit, visits the sick at Cardinal Tian Hospital in Taipei. Some 5,000 people, including Taiwan’s Vice President Chen Chien-jen, came to his birthday party.

Ordained bishop in 1998. His commitment to Bible translation into the local language, following the example of Bethlehemites missionaries. The Church has "a very important role in our culture." More than a third of the island's Catholics are aboriginal. The apologies of President Tsai Ing-wen for violence against the tribes.

The population fears possible nuclear disasters like Fukushima and calls for the total denuclearization of the island. On the other hand, the need to cut CO2 emissions does not leave much room for the old sources of electricity. Renewable, however, unable to meet demand.

The tradition is ancient, but has made a comeback in recent decades thanks to the enthusiasm of young Catholics from around the world. Asia is no exception: Korea leads statistical record with more than 4 thousand participants a year, but mainland China advances. A meeting in Taipei prepares pilgrimage of Taiwanese youth.