Asia

• 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 ...
• 10 October 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistan’s Catholics assist Kashmir earthquake victims. “A day’s wages in aid of the homeless”. Caritas sends volunteers to the site, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference leads special prayers Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “We are still deeply shocked and traumatised by the tragedy. The death toll rises by the hour and loss of life and damage to structures is vast. It is feared that as many as 40,000 people have ...
• 10 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Kashmir earthquake: Catholic community mobilised, Jammu-Srinagar diocese coordinates rescue efforts and aid News Delhi (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of India have expressed sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the October 8 earthquake the disputed region of Kashmir which struck on both sides of the border. On ...
• 7 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Formation of the laity and evangelisation of the family: Bishops’ Conference identifies pastoral priorities for 2006 New Delhi (Fides Service) - Chair persons and secretaries of the CCBI Conference of Catholic Bishops of India recently identified pastoral priorities for 122 dioceses of Latin Rite, for the coming year. CCBI president B ...
• 7 October 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Seoul’s new Diocesan Pro-Life Commission keeps watch on bio-ethical progress to protect all life including that of the unborn child Seoul (Fides Service) - The Catholic archdiocese of Seoul has formed its own Pro-Life Commission. The news was announced by the Archbishop Nicholas Cheong who explained that the commission will keep watch on bio-ethical ...
• 7 October 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archdiocese of Manila closes ‘Marian Year of the Eucharist’ with General Pastoral Assembly Manila (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Manila will hold a General Plenary Assembly 21-22 October to mark the closing of the special Year of the Eucharist (universal) and Marian Year (local) opened in October 2004. ...
• 6 October 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - More co-operation, security, solidarity among peoples and cultures to combat terrorism in south east Asia Sydney (Fides Service) - More political co-operation and equal and just laws, more solidarity among peoples and cultures, more intense inter-religious relations are the weapons needed to fight terrorism in south east Asi ...
• 6 October 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Witnesses to the faith in public life, fervent in prayer, tireless evangelisers: lay Catholics in the Philippines play a major role in the Church Manila (Fides Service) -The Church in the Philippines can rely on an involved active laity bold witnesses of the faith, present in public life and promoters of the fundamental values of the family. This emerged from Lait ...
• 6 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Making the Eucharist central in the life of young people: national Jesus Youth International Charismatic Convention Bangalore (Fides Service) - Adoration, liturgical prayer, catechesis, discussion groups, theatre and musical spectacles are included in the programme for national Jesus Youth International Charismatic Convention in Banga ...
• 5 October 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians and Muslims work together to build a better soceity: due giorni di riflessione a New Delhi New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - An “exemplary seminar of reciprocal understanding and cooperation among believers of different religions to inspire all men and women of goodwill to overcome cultural barriers and build a be ...
• 5 October 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic diocese in Mindanao extends microcredit projects to help 23,000 low-income farmers Davao (Fides Service) - Micro-loan projects launched by the Catholic diocese of Tagum in Mindanao southern Philippines to eliminate poverty and promote development of low-income rural communities are proving highly succe ...