Asia

• 7 September 2005
  ASIA/NEPAL - Local Church recalls its beginning celebrating two anniversaries: 10 years for the parish church of the Assumption and 25 years for the Missionaries of Charity Kathmandu (Fides Service) - Despite the difficult situation in Nepal where peace has yet to be restored, the local Church community, 7,500 Catholics among a population of 27 million mainly Hindus, carries on with life as ...
• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - In the Year of the Eucharish “Eucharistic Youth Festival Festival” in Mongolia offers opportunity for meeting and evangelisation Ulan Bator (Fides Service) - About 150 young Mongolians gathered for a Eucharistic Youth Festival Festival organised by the local Church in Hangait, 20 km north of the capital Ulan Bator. The four day festival consisted ...
• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In the Year of the Eucharist the Legion of Mary celebrates 50 years of activity in Korea Seoul (Fides Service) - To celebrate 50 years of activity the Legion of Mary group organised, in this Year of the Eucharist, a National Congress in Seoul on the theme 'Living the Year of the Eucharist with Mary'. Some 13 ...
• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Following the murder of the vicar general of Tezpur diocese local Catholic community denounces increasing violence Tezpur (Fides) - Catholics in the north east Indian state of Assam are still under shock after a priest in the diocese of Tezpur was found stabbed to death at the Bishop’s House. The murder took place during the night ...
• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Operation School Books” diocesan Pastoral Centre helps families in difficulty Hong Kong (Fides Service) - As the school year is about to begin in Hong Kong once again this year in collaboration with the diocesan Pastoral Centre the Catholic cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and various parish ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholics in Kerala open new Internet site: modern pulpit for evangelisation Kochi (Fides Service) - Catholic Bishops in Kerala state, south west India, have launched a web site on the Internet to improve the Church’s use of this means of communication which offers a valuable channel for evange ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Government signs United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees Kabul (Fides Service) - Afghanistan, a country that used to be one of the world's largest producers of refugees and asylum seekers has joined the United Nations 1951 Convention with regard to the Status of Refugees and r ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/NEPAL - Rebels announce truce in a country which longs for peace. Local Catholic Church recalls the need to settle the problem of displaced persons and refugees Kathmandu (Fides Service) - The three month truce announced by Maoist rebels is a shot in the arm for Nepal, but solutions must be found for the serious problems of violence and millions of displaced persons, local Catho ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer oratories schools of faith and places of evangelisation of children Beijing (Fides Service) - Summer oratories organised regularly by many dioceses in China always bring abundant fruits of evangelisation among children. Enriched by a month of work and service at the oratory children retu ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 21st chapter of the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Christ gives priority to deepening awareness of the spirituality of the Cross and service to the poor Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The 21st general chapter the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Jesus reaffirmed that deep awareness of the spiritualityof the Cross in the mission to serve poor and marginalised people is a pro ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 1st “East Asian Meeting on Women” confirms important role of women in the life of the Church and the life of society Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The first “East Asian Meeting on Women” organised by the Commission for the Laity of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences FABC was held from 15 to 19 August Hong Kong. Kong Ko B ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren University starts new courses for catechists who teach the faith to children Tai Pei (Fides Service) - From Septmeber 2005 to May 2006 Fu Ren Catholic University in Taiwan will offer a new series of courses in the Catholic faith in three grades, beginners, middle and higher for teachers of religi ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Caritas Hong Kong needs 2.5 million dollars to continue to provide food and medical aid for North Korea where daily life is a struggle for 70% of the population Hong Kong (Fides Service) - For 70% of the people in North Korea (about 22 million) daily life is a struggle and every next meal is a problem. The situation is particularly difficult for the more vulnerable categories, c ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 75th anniversary celebrations for a small Catholic parish in north Vietnam Hoa Binh (Fides Service) - A small Catholic parish in the region of Hoa Binh in northern Vietnam 75km east of Hanoi recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. For the important occasion a solemn mass was concelebrated by ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “The young, source of hope”: Hong Kong local Youth Day builds bridge with World Youth Day in Germany and Asian Youth Day in 2006 Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “The young, source of hope” was the theme of a local Youth Day organised in Hong Kong by the diocesan Commission for youth pastoral, and held on 21 August. According to the diocesan bullet ...