Asia

• 19 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Priests and religious in Andhra Pradesh close year of the Eucharist with a Special Retreat Hyderabad (Fides Service) - About a hundred priests and men and women religious in Hyderabad diocese who took part in a special retreat to reflect on the Year of the Eucharist and identify pastoral priorities, expressed ...
• 18 October 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Peter Zhang Bairen of Hanyang dies at the age of 90: a man of faith and courage, proud of his loyalty to the Pope Hanyang (Fides Service) - On October 12 Bishop Peter Zhang Bairen of Hanyang, Hubei province mainland China, died of heart failure at the age of 90. Born on 14 February 1915 in Zhangjiazhuang, Xiantao district, 1,230 km ...
• 18 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops’ Residence in Neyyatinkara, Kerala attacked by four unidentified gunmen Cochi (Fides Service) - Catholics in the southern Indian state of Kerala are deeply shocked after the residence of the Bishop of Neyyatinkara diocese was attacked by four gunmen as yet unidentified. During the night last ...
• 18 October 2005
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - “The future for the Church in Afghanistan is promising”, says Papal Nuncio on a pastoral visit to Kabul Islamabad (Fides Service) - “I have been delighted by what I saw and heard. The future for the Church in Afghanistan is promising” said Archbishop Alessandro D’ Errico, papal nuncio in Pakistan, at the end of a pas ...
• 17 October 2005
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Eucharist source of hope in years of civil strife, source of strength for the poorest of the poor Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Eucharist has always been a point of reference for the people of East Timor, 800,000 people 95% Catholics. East Timor voted for and obtained independence from Indonesia in 2002. Daily Mass ...
• 15 October 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In an atmosphere of inter-religious solidarity Catholic NGOs help assist earthquake victims Kasur (Fides Service) - Numerous young Catholic volunteers are helping to assist and resettle families affected by the October 8 earthquake in Kashmir Pakistan and Kashmir India. The volunteers work with Caritas Pakistan ...
• 15 October 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Young Catholics from China, Japan and Korea promote peace in the Far East: Church in Japan organises Symposium Tokyo (Fides Service) - Every year the local Catholic Church in Japan invites young Catholics from Japan, China and Korea to take part in a symposium to discuss questions of justice and peace in Asia. About 30 young peo ...
• 14 October 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bible in Korean: landmark event in Korea, valid tool for evangelisation Seoul (Fides Service) -Koreans have been familiar with the Bible for 220 years ago but at last they will be able to read the entire Bible in their own language, thanks to an initiative undertaken by the local Catholic Ch ...
• 14 October 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “It is our duty to pray for the victims and their families and to face this disaster with courage, strength and faith”, said Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha President of the Conference of Bishops Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “Christian relief workers were among the first to reach the affected areas”, such as Belakot and Habibullah. “I wrote a letter to President Pervez Musharraf assuring him full support of the ...
• 13 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Pontifical Mission Societies assist Kashmir earthquake victims New Delhi (Fides Service) - The national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in India is busy assisting people affected by the recent earthquake in Kashmir. National PMS director Mgr Ingnazio Siluvai immediately c ...
• 13 October 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN -Catholic volunteers operate in north east Pakistan: school pupils and students of Catholic schools as well as priests, religious and lay adults bring aid where it is most needed Lahore (Fides Service) - Catholic volunteers from all over Pakistan and other countries are arriving in the city of Islamabad in north east Pakistan to help with rescue work, assistance and resettling. Many of the volunt ...
• 12 October 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas network offers international solidarity: Islamabad headquarters for distribution of aid to earthquake victims in Kashmir Islamabad (Fides Service) - “Our volunteers are on the spot to assess needs and make sure help goes where it is most needed. There is a lot to do the disaster has affected the lives of millions of people. Rescue work a ...
• 12 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic parishes and schools shelter earthquake victims: solidarity without frontiers of language, caste or religion New Delhi (Fides Service) - “After the earthquake tragedy Bishop Celestine Elampassery, of Jammu and Srinagar diocese began immediately to visit the affected areas and organise assistance. St Joseph’s Catholic schoo ...
• 11 October 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas and international agencies launch campaign to assist earthquake victims Islamabad (Fides Service) - Caritas Pakistan has sent emergency teams to help assist earthquake victims in Kashmir. Caritas Internationalis has experts at the site and the international network of Caritas offices plans t ...
• 11 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with special intention for families affected by earthquake. Catholic hospital in Kashmir headquarters for Christian aid organisations New Delhi (Fides Service) - In these last two weeks of the special Year of the Eucharist called by Pope John Paul II October 2004-2005, Catholics in Bangalore Karnataka state, recently rook part in three days of intense ...