Asia

• 12 April 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - After intense preparation in Lent Catholics look forward to celebrating the Easter Triduum and welcoming newly baptised catechumens Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholics in China are united with Christians the world over as they prepare to celebrate Easter the main solemnity of the whole year. Catholic communities in Beijing lived the forty days of Len ...
• 12 April 2006
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Easter 2006: little Catholic community in Mongolia steadily growing, ready to welcome 70 new Catholics at Easter Ulan Bator (Fides Service) -The little Catholic community in Mongolia is growing slowly but surely and looks forward to welcome 70 new Catholics to be baptised at Easter. “There is tangible joy as final preparations ...
• 12 April 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-conversion law introduced in Rajastahan is a setback for human rights and religious freedom says Christian Solidarity World Wide Jaipur (Fides Service) - The introduction of an anti-conversion law in the north western Indian state of Rajasthan is a setback for respect for human rights and religious freedom says UK based Christian Solidarity Worldw ...
• 12 April 2006
  AFRICA/MAURITANIA - Nouakchott diocese marks 40th anniversary, Franciscan Missionaries of Mary active presence Nouakchott (Fides Service) - In the diocese of Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, a community of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary is a significant presence in a small Catholic community which bears witness to Christ in a ...
• 11 April 2006
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - “Called to love everyone without distinction and beyond all religious or national barriers” Easter Message from Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Jerusalem (Fides Service) - “Every feast invites us to reflect on the meaning of our faith. The feast of Easter renews our courage and helps us to face the challenges of life, private and public, as well as the difficu ...
• 10 April 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - 3rd Global Congress Evangelisation and Pastoral for overseas Chinese Catholics in Singapore Singapore (Fides Service) - The 3rd Global Congress Evangelisation and Pastoral for overseas Chinese Catholics will be held in Singapore 17 to 21 November on a theme still to be chosen. The organising committee has invi ...
• 7 April 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “What is needed is credibility and a new generation of leaders”, says president of Philippines Bishops’ conference before diocesan Youth Day Manila (Fides Service) - “In the Philippines today there is a crisis in credibility. The country needs new leaders” Archbishop Angel Lagdameo of Jaro president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines ...
• 7 April 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Course in theology helps young people know more about Jesus Christ Taipei (Fides Service) - “Are we trying to live as Jesus did? Are we slaves of material possessions, money or power? Have we hurt anyone with our indifference?” These were some of the questions Sr Gutzler put to her ...
• 6 April 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - New Catholic orphanage in Baucau diocese: local Church also engaged in social field to alleviate poverty Baucau (Fides Service) - A new Catholic Orphanage was recently inaugurated in the diocese of Baucau in East Timor: the Home, opened by the local Church and the Salesians, can take 60 children. The orphanage named after S ...
• 6 April 2006
  ASIA/INDIA Defending human rights and freedom of conscience: India’s Christians stage 7 April Delhi peaceful protest demonstration New Delhi (Fides Service) - To call for respect for human rights, religious freedom in particular, and government protection for the life and activity of the different religious communities in India in keeping with the ...
• 6 April 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - On the national day for commemorating the dead, 5 April, Catholics pray for their loved ones in a Christian spirit Beijing (Fides Service) - Chinese Catholics live Qing Ming the national Day for the Commemoration of the Dead in April 5 in the spirit of the Christian faith. According to a local church source in Beijing Qing Ming is an ...
• 5 April 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - On the basis of Deus Caritas est Encyclical Catholic community leaders in Hong Kong discuss Church/society relation Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The secretary of the Justice and Peace Commission said a Seminar on the encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI ‘Deus Caritas est’ was promoted to discuss relations between the Church and society ...
• 5 April 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - A group of Beijing priests celebrates tenth anniversary of ordination and ministry mainly in evangelisation in rural communities Beijing (Fides Service) - “Ten years of priesthood have been long journey amidst many difficulties, temptations and challenges. But they have also been ten years of giving thanks to the Lord for choosing me and helping ...
• 4 April 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Pastoral Office in Geng Xin Catholic Hospital prepares minds and hearts of catechumens to receive the Sacraments of Christian initiation Taipei (Fides Service) - “Prepare minds and hearts to live Lent well and receive the sacraments of Christian initiation at Easter the pastoral office of Geng Xin Catholic Hospital in Taiwan organised a retreat for cat ...
• 4 April 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Tamil Nadu state honours John Paul II with a statue Chennai (Agenzia Fides) -Chennai city in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has chosen to honour the memory of Pope John Paul II on the first anniversary of his death erecting a bronze statue of the Pontiff in the c ...