Asia

• 24 September 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Theology and service: besides teaching young people Prof. Li also shares his experience after working with the Sisters of Mother Teresa Taipei (Fides Service) - “I hear the song of happiness” is the theme of a course in theology for young people given by Prof. Li who not only teaches but also shares his experience of faith and service at a Home for t ...
• 24 September 2005
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - this year already 400,000 refugees have returned: encouraging sign for the country Kabul (Fides Service) - Recent elections went off peacefully and the country is also dealing with the difficult question of refugees a problem which has lasted for decades. According to the United Nations High Commission ...
• 24 September 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Happy House” new pastoral centre for immigrant workers Incheon (Fides Service) - Happy House pastoral centre for immigrant workers opened a month ago is proving a success. The centre opened on 1 September in the diocese of Incheon is already a point of reference for communi ...
• 23 September 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Evangelisation in area of Gui Lin visited by tourists from near and far Gui Lin (Fides) - “We focus all our efforts on evangelisation”, Rev Tao Shou Ying, parish priest at Gui Li parish in Guang Xi province told Hebei Catholic bulltin Faith “It is right to make our church as beautiful ...
• 23 September 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Presidential elections announced for 17 November, state of emergency extended, rising social tension Colombo (Fides Service) - For Sri Lanka there is a fluid political season on the horizon with the announced presidential elections on 17 November and increasing political and social conflict. On 21 September parliament ...
• 22 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - With help from the diocese the Chinese University Hong Kong opens a Centre for Studies on Catholicism Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Hong Kong Catholic diocese and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have agreed to promote academic study of Catholicism. According to Hong Kong’s diocesan bulletin Kong Ko Bao the diocese do ...
• 21 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Vatican Radio in southern Asia: 40 years at the service of the Holy Father and the peoples of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka New Delhi (Fides Service) - Vatican Radio is marking the 40th anniversary of its service to spread the Gospel in Asia at the service of the Pope and the peoples of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In these years it has helped ...
• 21 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Over 180 theologians and pastoral workers from 20 different countries discuss pastoral challenges for the Church in Asia and Oceania Hong Kong (Fides Service) -Pastoral care should meet the needs of today and be adapted to local culture so the message of the Gospel may touch the life of every person who has yet to encounter Jesus Christ. The emerged f ...
• 21 September 2005
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Dalat Pastoral Centre, point of reference for Vietnamese young people Hanoi (Fides Service) - Dalat Catholic Pastoral Centre which provides formation for young people, seminarians, missionaries is open to all young people. It has become a centre for spreading the Gospel and promoting educa ...
• 20 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - “Christ is the rock”: celebrations for the Year of the Eucharist in a diocese in southern India New Delhi (Fides Service) - “Our rock is Jesus Christ: we have no other foundation than Jesus Christ who gives us his Body to eat and his Blood to drink as a mother who nourishes the fruit of her womb” Bishop Prakash ...
• 20 September 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Intense preparations for the inauguration of the new Shrine of Our Lady of China’s Martyr Saints October 1 Taipei (Fides Service) - The committee for the building of the new of Our Lady of China’s Martyr Saints on Shrine is intensifying preparations for the openeing ceremony on October 1, the 5th anniversary of the canonisa ...
• 20 September 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Following more unjust maltreatment and arrests, Christians in Pakistan say ‘blasphemy law’ must be abrogated Islamabad (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Pakistan through their Justice and Peace Commission have denounced more arrests of citizens on false charges of blasphemy. Recently four men, Yousaf Masih a Christian l ...
• 19 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - New spiritual director of diocesan Laity Council calls Catholics to take a more active part in the life of the Church Hong Kong (Fides Service) - A postive view of the past and encouragement for the future were the main points of a talk for Catholic lay people given by Rev. Lau Francio, new spiritual director of Hong Kong’s central di ...
• 19 September 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 1st National Eucharistic Congress organised by local Catholic community draws at least 20,000 participants and ample national media coverage Lahore (Fides Service) - The country’s 1st National Eucharistic Congress organised by the local Catholic Church 9-11 September at the Marian Shrine of Mariamabad, Lahore diocese, was a great success. It drew at least 2 ...
• 19 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Evangelising on the web: new Internet site for the Church in Gujarat state Ahmedabad (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church in Gujarat state is about to launch a new web site to promote evangelisation. The project is entrusted to the Catholic Information Service Society” run by the Jesuits alr ...