Asia

• 19 December 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Japan Catholic News published by the Bishops’ Conference to move on-line Tokyo (Fides Service) - Catholic Church news in Japan is about to land on the world wide web. As from January 2006 Japan Catholic News, the newsletter of the Japanese Catholic Bishops’ Conference will be on-line. The b ...
• 19 December 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in a Beijing parish celebrate Baptisms and organise fund raising events in preparation for Christmas Beijing (Fides Service) - On 18 December Holy Saviour parish or Bei Tang (north parish) celebrated 100 baptisms and gave a warm welcome to the new members of the Church. One of the newly baptised adults said “this yea ...
• 19 December 2005
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Taunggyi archdiocese celebrates ordination of new deacons and priests and archbishop’s 25th anniversary: Papal nuncio Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio visits Marian shrine in Pekhon Pekhon (Fides Service) - In a setting of natural beauty on a hill overlooking Lake Pekhon the Church in Myanmar celebrated important events: the ordination of new deacons and priests and the 25th anniversary of the ordi ...
• 19 December 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - At Sangla Hill Christians still mobilised: 20 December protest prayer organised by the Bishops’ Justice and Peace Commission Lahore (Fides Service) - Christians of different denominations continue to protest against anti-Christian violence at Sangla Hill, near Lahore, where an angry mob of over a thousand Muslim fanatics set fire to three chur ...
• 17 December 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Good Shepherd Friends Foundation holds Charity Evening in aid of women and girls in difficulty Tai Chung (Fides Service) - For over a hundred years the Good Shepherd Friends Foundation has assisted women and girls in difficulty, particularly those trapped in the circle of prostitution of minors, victims of domest ...
• 16 December 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Mass with the sick in the Catholic Prayer Room at a Tai Pei state hospital Tai Pei (Fides Service) - According to Christian Life Weekly bulletin issued by Tai Pei archdiocese recently a Mass was held in the Catholic Prayer Room at Tai Pei State Hospital attended by Catholic members of hospital ...
• 16 December 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 500 Catholics celebrate 100th anniversary of Immaculate Conception parish in the village of Don Xiao Yang Zhuan, reflecting on the growth of the Catholic community Ji Nan (Fides Service) - Over 500 Catholics attended a solemn Mass to mark the 100th anniversary of the Immaculate Conception Parish in the village of Don Xiao Yang Zhuan, archdiocese of Ji Nan. The Mass was concelebrate ...
• 15 December 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Formation seminar for middle school religious education teachers Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Aim, line and plan of Religious Instruction” was the theme of a seminar for middle school teachers organised by the middle school group of the Commission for Catechesis of Hong Kong Catho ...
• 15 December 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Earthquake emergency not over: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees sends more aid to help homeless survivors live through the Winter Islamabad (Fides Service)- The 13 December 6.7 earthquake (Richter scale) which had its epicentre in the Hindu Kush area of north east Afghanistan was felt also in Pakistan, but so far there have been no reports of damag ...
• 14 December 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Pastoral care in preparation for the sacrament of marriage helps prevent separation and divorce Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “If couples preparing for married life learn to solve disagreements with maturity a number of serious problems can be avoided and the relationship would be consolidated” said Bishop Joseph ...
• 13 December 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Don Bosco parishe organises Christmas Party to underline the value of Christian solidarity Taipei (Fides Service) - Religious articles market, multiethnic food, games, entertainment and charity raffle were part of a Christmas party organised by Don Bosco parish in the archdiocese of Taipei on 4 December. Accor ...
• 13 December 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - A year after the tsunami Caritas sees relief efforts bear fruit Colombo (Fides Service) - In Sri Lanka the work of Caritas after the tsunami focussed mainly on building new homes and also on the work of diversification of the peoples’ sources of support traditionally connected with ...
• 13 December 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - First Catholic religious congregation in India today 3,000 men strong celebrates 150 years of service to the Gospel and the poor Kochi (Fides Service) - The history of the first all Indian congregation of religious started 150 years ago as an inspiration of three Catholic priests of the Syro-Malabar rite. This year the Carmelite Fathers of Immacul ...
• 12 December 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan Liturgy Commission issues new edition of the Sunday Missal in Chinese Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The Hong Kong diocesan Commission for Liturgy has issued a new edition of the Sunday Missal in Chinese to meet the needs of the community. According to the diocesan bulletin Kong Ko Bao the Co ...
• 12 December 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Papal Nuncio visits Moluccas in pre-Christmas atmosphere: Catholics help promote reconciliation and spread hope Ambon (Fides Service) - With a message from Pope Benedict XVI who encourages the people of Moluccas and assures them of his prayers, Papal Nuncio in Indonesia and East Timor Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige paid a ...