Asia

• 12 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Jalandhar city in Punjab inaugurates Square of the Lord Jesus Christ: sign of good relations between Christian citizens and local civil authorities Jalandhar (Fides Service) - At a time of tension and attacks on Christians in various parts of India, there are also positive initiatives which show that harmony among people of different religions is possible and is li ...
• 12 January 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives NeoCatechumenal Way communities including two hundred families departing for mission: “in a world searching for human certainties and earthly security you show that Christ is the firm rock” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Dear families, the crucifix you receive will be your inseparable travelling companion as you proclaim with your missionary activity that there is salvation only in Jesus Christ, who died ...
• 12 January 2006
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - The Pope appoints Coadjutor Archbishop Bishop of Bouake Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 12 January 2006 appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké (Côte d'Ivoire) Bishop Paul Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M., transferring him from the diocese ...
• 11 January 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan presides solemn Mass for 80th anniversary of Fu Ren Catholic University: “In the Fu Ren spirit of truth, goodness, beauty and holiness let us carry the Gospel to society and the world” Taipei (Fides Service) - “In the Fu Ren spirit of truth, goodness, beauty and holiness let us carry the Gospel to society and the world” said Cardinal Paul Shan archbishop of Taipei in his homily during a solemn Mass ...
• 11 January 2006
  ASIA/THAILAND - New hope for tsunami survivors one year on: memorial services and solidarity with rebuilding Bangkok (Fides Service) - Life continues and hope grows among the people affected by the tsunami a year ago. The southern coast of Thailand and several islands were devastated in the seaquake which killed 5,000 and left ...
• 11 January 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - ‘New look’ for Samok monthly newsletter published by Catholic Bishops of Korea to meet more effectively needs of Catholic clergy and laity and help tackle present day challenges Seoul (Fides Service) - Not just lifting, a total overhaul, in order to meet more effectively the needs of Catholic clergy and laity and tackle the challenges of the present day. Samok monthly newsletter published by th ...
• 11 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Bishops hope for new year of dialogue, peace and reconciliation New Delhi (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of India speaking on various different occasions in these first days of 2006 expressed the hope that the new year will bring winds of peace, optimism and harmony to this v ...
• 10 January 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (MIC) institute a new Asian Province uniting communities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan Hong Kong (Fides Service) - According to Hong Kong diocesan bulletin Kong Ko Bao the congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception MIC has united its communities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan to fo ...
• 9 January 2006
  VATICAN - Another name added to those of pastoral workers killed on mission in 2005 Vatican City (Fides Service) - The number of pastoral workers killed while on mission in 2005 has risen to 27. Another name must be added to the list of 26 issued by Fides on 30 December, that of a nun killed on December ...
• 9 January 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Military Ordinary of Indonesia resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 2 January 2006 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Military Ordinariate of Indonesia presented by Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaa ...
• 9 January 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - For many Chinese Catholics Christmas was an opportunity to meet non Christians and share with them the true significance of the festivity Rome (Fides Service) - Christmas festivities were lived with solemnity among Chinese believers at home and overseas. Many Catholic communities made Christmas an opportunity to meet non Christians: at intervals between li ...
• 9 January 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO- Over 120,000 people displaced by fighting in Katanga. Congo’s civil war the world’s bloodiest conflict in 60 years Kinshasa (Fides Service) - Conditions of civilians displaced by fighting between Mai-Mai militia and the national army in the southern province of Katanga are ever more serious. The UN Office for Coordination of Humanit ...
• 9 January 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The United Nations High Commission for refugees UNHCR has started distributing tents, blankets and heaters to 137,000 earthquake victims in Kashmir Islamabad (Fides Service) - Winter in Pakistan was late in coming but now it is has arrived with a bang. For three days last week heavy snow fell on people already suffering after serious earthquake on 8 October. Tempe ...
• 22 December 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren Catholic University organises Christmas Market a moment of Chinese/German cultural exchange Taipei (Fides Service) - In view of Christmas Fu Ren Catholic University in Taipei has inaugurated a special Christmas Market. The occasion is also the 80th anniversary of the foundation the famous University and the pur ...
• 22 December 2005
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - “God created you not to fear or to kill each other but to love each other, to build and to cooperate together””: Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem addresses Christmas Message to all the people of the Holy Land Jerusalem (Fides Service) - The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah sent a message addressed “to all Palestinians and to all Israelis” in which he reiterated the message of the Angels on Christmas day “not ...