Asia

• 13 January 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - New churches opened in China for growing Catholic communities Xu Zhou (Fides Service) - Christmas 2005 in Xu Zhou diocese was a very happy one because two new churches were consecrated in time for celebrations for the feast of the Nativity , the church of Holy Cross of Glory and th ...
• 13 January 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - Lay ministry, more public witness, for a Church throbbing with life: Osaka (Fides Service) - To bring back a Church that is throbbing with life and gives more public witness to Jesus Christ, the diocese of Osaka published a pamphlet prepared by the diocesan Lay Ministry Team giving a basi ...
• 13 January 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - East Timor and Australia sign agreement on oil and gas revenues from disputed undersea fields: a step forward for impoverished island Dili (Fides Service) - East Timor has at last signed a deal with Australia for revenues from disputed oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea. The pact signed in Sydney ensures a 50:50 revenue split from the Greater Sunrise ...
• 12 January 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Justice and Peace Commission organises Seminar to reflect on 40 years of implementation of Gaudium et Spes and new challenges Hong Kong (Fides) - Forty years since the publication of one of the most important and well known documents issued by the Second Vatican Council, the Constitution Gaudium et Spes, the Justice and Peace Commission of Hong ...
• 12 January 2006
  ASIA/TURKEY - Excellent relations between Christians and Muslims in Turkey where Christians of various denominations prepare to celebrate Week of Prayer for Unity among all Christ’s Disciples Istanbul (Fides Service) - Relations between the Christian minority and the Muslim majority in Turkey flourish in a spirit of respect, trust and solidarity, said Fr George Marovich, spokesman for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Turkey . “Christmas was celebrate ...
• 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 ...