Asia

• 22 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-conversion law does not come into force in Rajasthan: Governor sends it back to legislative assembly Jaipur (Fides Service) - A small victory won by the Christian community in Rajasthan opens the door for hope: Mrs Pratibha Patil the state governor refused to sign an anti-conversion Bill sending it back to the state par ...
• 22 May 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Growing numbers of Sri Lankan refugees reach safety in India. Call from religious leaders: “massacre of the innocents must stop” Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Over one thousand people fleeing war in northern Sri Lanka have arrived in the southern Indian region of Tamil Nadu, most of them by boat across the strait which separates the two countries. A w ...
• 20 May 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Free healthcare offered by Tai Yuan Cathedral shows loving face of God through work of Catholic doctors and volunteers Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - Over 700 citizens were visited or treated by a doctor in the first 4 hours of Free Healthcare Day organised by the Cathedral Charity Service diocese of Tai Yuan, in the province of Shan Xi. The ...
• 19 May 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - The Da Vinci Code: Catholics in China recommend objectivity and caution, calling for suitable pastoral care to orient public opinion Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “I send you as sheep among wolves; be prudent like serpents and simple like doves (Mt 10,16)”; “Adore Christ the Lord in your hearts and be ready to reply to anyone who asks the reason for th ...
• 17 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - First complete Bible in Konkani language spoken in Goa State Goa (Fides Service) - To render the Word of God accessible to as many people as possible especially people in Goa who speak only the local language Konkani, the Catholic archdiocese of Goa has arranged for the new editio ...
• 17 May 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - City dwellers flee climate of fear and uncertainty, 5,000 displaced persons shelter with Salesian missionaries Dili (Fides Service) - “The atmosphere is one of uncertainty and waiting. Apparent calm which is more of a threat. Independence day, 20 May is approaching and people fear new outbreaks of violence. This is a difficult ...
• 16 May 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seminar on protection for religious minorities Faisalabad (Fides Service) - More than 200 people, teachers, catechists, humanitarian workers, human rights activists and students took part in a recent seminar organised at Faisalabad by the Justice and Peace Commission ...
• 15 May 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - Testimony of lay Catholics after mission in Cambodia Tokyo (Fides Service) - Social projects and also support for pastoral work was offered by a group of lay Catholic missionaries from Japan who spent two years in Kompong Luong a village in Cambodia where most of the peop ...
• 15 May 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Sports event to collect money to enable young people from less developed countries take part in Asian Youth Day Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Twenty four Hong Kong parish sports teams took part in a sports event Sports Charity Day at Wan Zai sports ground organised by the Preparatory Committee for the 4th Asian Youth Day. According ...
• 15 May 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Missionary animation in Indonesia, in a context of ethnic, cultural and religious pluralism: national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Jakarta (Fides Service) - In Indonesia a mainly Muslim country with a territory of 17,000 Islands marked by ethnic, cultural and religious pluralism Missionary animation calls for qualified animators able to proclaim the ...
• 12 May 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Congress on Evangelisation to celebrate 60 years of the diocese of Ning Bo; in 2006 Chinese dioceses celebrate the anniversary of the institution of the local hierarchy Ning Bo (Fides Service) - “Surrounded by a great number of witnesses we run the race with perseverance with our eyes set on Jesus” (cfr. Heb 12.1-2) is the theme of a Congress on Evangelisation organised by the dioce ...
• 12 May 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “We must keep the flame of peace burning”, says Papal Nuncio after serious episodes of violence Colombo (Fides Service) - “Each of us must be responsible and help to keep alive hopes for peace. We trust in the help of God and all people of good will that in Sri Lanka the feeble flame of hope will not be extinguis ...
• 12 May 2006
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Hope for the poor and the most vulnerable in north Korea: government accepts WFP food aid Seoul (Fides Service) - North Korea has accepted the offer of international food aid to feed 1,9 million people. The government’s decision came after it had said it could manage without said Anthony Banbury, UN direct ...
• 11 May 2006
  ASIA - “Poverty is still the main problem for the continent”, says Asian Development Bank. It is necessary to combine social development with sustainable economic growth New Delhi (Fides Service) - The main problem in Asia is still poverty, and it is time for every country in Asia to face the question seriously with plans and measures to fight poverty and visible disparity at the social ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Salesian school in Kwangju, vocations seedbed, marks 50 years of service for the education and civil and moral growth of young Koreans Kwangju (Fides Service) - The young people it has educated in civil, moral and spiritual values in 50 years of service to education are numerous. Some have entered the priesthood, others the religious life and in fact fo ...