Asia

• 13 March 2006
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Commitment of the Catholic Church in Myanmar in the words and presence of Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio Yangon (Fides Service) - The Church in Myanmar recently celebrated two happy events with the presence in Yangon of Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Delegate for Myanmar. The Archbishop visited Pennacchio Yang ...
• 10 March 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Ten years on seventy couples renew marriage promises during a special Mass centred on the Christian understanding of married life and the family Beijing (Fides Service) - Seventy married couples recently renewed their promises 10 years on during a special mass at Gao Qing parish church in the diocese of Zhou Cun in Shang Dong coastal province of China. In the sa ...
• 9 March 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Poor country children in Shan Xi province go to school thanks to a group of city Catholics in Beijing Beijing (Fides Service) - Thanks to a group of city Catholics in Beijing poor country children in Shan Xi province can now go to school.: “We do not have a lot to give, our contribution is small, a drop in the ocean, a ...
• 9 March 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Asia-Pacific religious leaders unite to stop terrorism and eliminate poverty Cebu (Fides Service) - Leaders of different religions in the Asia-Pacific region have vowed to work together to help stop terrorism, eliminate poverty and injustice and promote peace and social harmony. The resolution wa ...
• 9 March 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Ahmedabad diocese starts “Year of the Family” 2006: vocation and mission of the Christian family in the third millennium Ahmedabad (Fides Service) - To promote reflection on the Christian family, its calling and mission in the third millennium in an era of global culture and major social changes and in view of growing threats to the family ...
• 9 March 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - East Timor ever poorer: economy and development among the slowest in Asia Dili (Fides Service) - The youngest nation in Asia East Timor which will celebrate the 4th anniversary of its independence from Indonesia on May 20, lives in a situation of concerning economic under development and pover ...
• 8 March 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - “Today our thoughts go our mothers and sisters and first of all to the most perfect of women, Mary, our heavenly Mother”, says a priest in Beijing Beijing (Fides Service) - To mark March 8 international Women’s Day special prayers were said in many churches in Bejing: “Today our thoughts go to our mothers and sisters and first of all to the most perfect of wome ...
• 8 March 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Authorities call for social peace and calm after bomb blasts in Varanasi; police all over the country on the alert New Delhi (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church in India has voiced deep sadness and firm disapproval after the attack on India’s most famous Hindu shrine in Varanasi in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. “The ...
• 7 March 2006
  ASIA/THAILAND - Meeting for Italian Fidei Donum priests on mission in Asia and Oceania: towards the 50th anniversary of the Fidei Donum Encyclical Chiang-Mai (Fides Service) - A Meeting for Italian Fidei Donum priests on mission in Asia and Oceania started yesterday 6 March in Chiang-Mai, Thailand. The meeting is part of initiatives to celebrate the 50th anniversar ...
• 7 March 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catholics mourn passing of Spanish Jesuit missionary Fr Fernando Zallo who devoted his life to mission in Taiwan and other parts of Asia Taipei (Fides Service) - “As we are gathered here for the funeral of Fr. Zallo we wish first of all to thank God for this missionary who dedicated his whole life to mission. He introduced us to Christ he distributed hi ...
• 7 March 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Bishop Joseph Sun Yuanmo of the diocese of Linfen: “He always encouraged us to pray, particularly in front of the Blessed Sacrament” Beijing (Fides Service) - Chinese Catholic Bishop Joseph Sun Yuanmo of the diocese of Linfen in the Shanxi province of mainland China, died on 23 February after a long illness. Joseph Sun Yuanmo was born on 7 November ...
• 7 March 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - New inter-confessional Bible in Tagalog: the Word of God for remote communities with little schooling Manila (Fides Service) - A warm welcome has been given to new inter-confessional Bible in Tagalog, the official national language of the Republic of the Philippines where English is also used in public administration. T ...
• 7 March 2006
  ASIA/THAILAND - Tensions and protests in electoral campaign in view of 2 April vote; local Catholic Church calls for calm Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Street protests in Thailand continue: for four weeks in a row thousands of demonstrators in the streets of Bangkok have been calling for Premier Thaksin Shinawatra to resign. It is feared that t ...
• 6 March 2006
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Charity, antidote to individualism and fanaticism: Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem issues Lenten Message Jerusalem (Fides Service) - In his Message for Lent 2006 the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah underlined that despite the difficulties and suffering they experience Christians in the Holy Land must realise that ...
• 6 March 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu fundamentalist ideology: an analysis by Indian Redemptorist Fr. Desmond de Sousa Goa (Fides Service) - Crisis In Hindutva: Growth or Decline? Will Hindu fundamentalism continue to threaten other religious groups? Will its capillary diffusion or political links succeed in influencing the social and po ...