Asia

• 11 November 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Caritas India opens new internet site entirely dedicated the tsunami disaster a year on: situation, updates, reflections New Delhi (Fides Service) - A year on from the tragic seaquake in southern Asia on 26 December 2004, Caritas India has opened a special web site dedicated entirely to the tsunami http://www.caritastsunamirelief.com. The ...
• 11 November 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Poverty and terrorism: open questions in eastern Indonesia islands Sulawesi and Moluccas - Islamic militants training camps discovered Ambon (Fides Service) - Increasing poverty and the return of the terrorism nightmare are two major problems to which civil and religious authorities in the eastern Indonesian islands of Sulawesi and Moluccas are giving p ...
• 10 November 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Chia Yi diocese starts Sunday School for children Chia Yi (Fides) - Children are the future and Catholic children need sound religious formation with the help of parents, teachers and catechists if they are to fulfil the mission which awaits them. According to Tai Pei d ...
• 10 November 2005
  ASIA/JORDAN - “We are faced with the extension of the attacks perpetrated in Iraq” says Papal Nuncio to Jordan and Iraq Amman (Fides Service)- “We are faced with the extension of the attacks perpetrated in Iraq which now involve other neighbouring countries threatening to disrupt the peaceful existence of these peoples” Archbishop Fer ...
• 9 November 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - In Beijing a seminar on ‘Catholic Social Doctrine and Modern Society’ highlights contribution of Christianity to present day Chinese society Beijing (Fides Service) - ‘Catholic Social Doctrine and Modern Society’ is the theme of a seminar organised by the Beijing Institute for the Study of Catholicism and Culture to be held in Beijing 5 to 7 December. A s ...
• 9 November 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - One month after the earthquake aid still coming from all over the world, but more effort needed Islamabad (Fides Service)- One month after the earthquake in Pakistan, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR is preparing to assist the exodus of people from the most remote valleys spurred on by the fact ...
• 8 November 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - 40th anniversary of “Nostra Aetate” declaration and its legacy of dialogue and peace Seoul (Fides Service) - In a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the declaration Nostra Aetate issued by the Second Vatican Council the newly elected president of the Korean Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Augustine C ...
• 8 November 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic archbishop mediates to calm ethnic clashes in north east India Guwahati (Fides Service) - According to the local people the Catholic archbishop of Guwahati is admired and respected by all for his work to promote peace and justice. He is a man to whom people listen and has extraordi ...
• 8 November 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians and Muslims in the context of the Indian subcontinent share witness to God’s primacy: seminar 10 - 15 December Lahore Lahore (Fides Service) - ‘Christians and Muslims: common witness of God’s primacy in the context of the Indian subcontinent’, is the theme of a seminary to be held in Lahore 10 - 15 December. The aim is to foster c ...
• 8 November 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics commemorate loved ones on 2 November: 4,000 gather for Mass at Beijing Catholic Cemetery Beijing (Fides Service) - On November 2 in communion with the universal Church Catholics in China too prayed for the souls of the faithful departed. Over 4,000 Catholics from all over the city gathered at Beijing’s Ca ...
• 7 November 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Dialogue and the extraordinary power of love, antidote to violence and hatred: Papal Nuncio visiting conflict torn states in north east India reminds Christians to be builders of peace New Delhi (Fides Service) - “Use the extraordinary power of love to counter violence and hatred”: this advice was offered by Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana Papal Nuncio in India during a recent first visit to the tr ...
• 7 November 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - World Mission Sunday initiatives include a Procession with the Blessed Sacrament, meetings and a concert Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Special initiatives organised by the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong for World Mission Sunday, 23 October, included meetings, a concert and a special Mass followed by a Procession with the Bless ...
• 7 November 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Concern for anti-Christian violence: more than 200 cases in 2005. Catholics say religious minorities deserve more government attention New Delhi (Fides Service) - Life is not easy for India’s Christians. There have been at least 200 cases of anti-Christian violence and intolerance already this year. The government must take urgent measures to improve ...
• 7 November 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Women and young people, builders of peace: Mindanao’s annual Peace Week 24 - 30 November Davao (Fides Service) - The annual Peace Week in Mindanao, the large southern Island of the Philippines which is home to this Catholic nation’s large Muslim community, involves Christians and Muslims, associations and ...
• 5 November 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - “Catholic Social Doctrine and Social Responsibility ”: Symposium in Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The study of Christianity is making progress in China sparking growing interesting in both the academic and social field. In this framework recently a Symposium on “Catholic Social Doctrine a ...