Asia

• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Television to announce the Gospel: Salesian television producer presents peace and justice programmes Calcutta (Fides Service) - The presence of the Catholic Church in the means of communication in India is growing but on the other hand the media often tend to spread false ideas and prejudice with regard to Christian com ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Aceh draws new hope with peace agreement: it is necessary for all to play a part to write a new page in Sumatra’s history Banda Aceh (Fides Service) -The travailed Indonesian region of Aceh in the north of the island of Sumatra looks to the future with new hope after the peace agreement signed between separatist rebels and the government on ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in a tiny village in the heart of Myanmar rejoice for consecration of a new church Yangoon (Fides Service) - Catholics in the village of Namahkaw-Man Pan in the diocese of Lashio at the heart of Myanmar have a new church complex in which to pray, celebrate the Sacraments and come together for meetings ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Carry Christ to the young people of Asia: on the eve of the centenary of the Salesian’s arrival in China Sisters Announcers of the Lord join the great Salesian family Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Educate children and young people to the values of the Gospel, give them instruction and faith in Christ: this is the charisma of the Sisters Announcers of the Lord who work in and around Hong ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Local Catholic Church more than ever committed to reconciliation and peace Colombo (Fides Service) - “Despite considerable progress in the last three years, Sri Lanka still stands at the crossroads. The interruption of peace talks and recent clashes among the Tamil rebels themselves threaten ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Celebrating 50 years of service the Society of Jesus institutes new Jesuit Province of Korea Seoul (Fides Service) - The Prepositor general of the Society of Jesus, Fr Peter-Hans Kolvenbach is in South Korea to take part in celebrations to mark the 50th year of Jesuit service in that country. On the occasion Fr. ...
• 30 August 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic community in Qing Hai celebrates feasts of the Transfiguration and the Assumption in newly consecrated church Xi Ning (Fides Service) - About 500 Catholics attended Mass on 6 August feast of the Transfiguration for the consecration of a new church in Hei Zui Er parish, diocese of Xi Ning, a mainly Muslim area. The same amount of ...
• 30 August 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of two bishops: Bishop Thomas Zhao Fengwu, a life of poverty and penance and Bishop James Xie Shiguang who spent 30 years in prison Rome (Fides Service) - On 15 August, feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Thomas Zhao Fengwu of Yanzhou, Shandong (mainland China) died at the age of 85. The Bishop was born in 1920, ordained a pri ...
• 30 August 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Blessed Virgin Mary can help Koreans to be reconciled, experience forgiveness and find lost unity and harmony. The bishops recall the 60th anniversary of Korea’s liberation Seoul (Fides Service) - The Blessed Virgin Mary can help Koreans to be reconciled, experience forgiveness and find lost unity and harmony. The Blessed Virgin Mary can lead the people “towards new beginning” in their ...
• 30 August 2005
  OCEANIA/FRANCE(NEW CALEDONIA)- In the Year of the Eucharist Catholics in the Pacific intensify prayer, in particular for vocations Nouméa (Fides Service) - In the Year of the Eucharist October 2004 - October 2005 called by Pope John Paul II to intensify prayer and adoration, Catholics in the Pacific have been urged in particular to pray for vocatio ...
• 29 August 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Evangelisation on the streets” Summer esperience for new priests in Taegu Seoul (Fides Service) - During the Summer months of 2005 a group of new priests of the archdiocese of Taegu in South Korea embarked on a new experience of ‘evangelisation on the streets’. A team of 26 newly ordained ...
• 29 August 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Young Catholics from Hong Kong return from unforgettable experience of an encounter with Pope Benedict XVI and communion with the universal Church during the 20th World Youth Day in Germany Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The 200 young Catholics from Hong Kong who earlier this month took part in the 20th World Youth Day in Cologne Germany have unforgettable memories of their meeting with the Pope and young beli ...
• 29 July 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Seminar for catechists promoted by pastoral office at Fu Ren Catholic University Taipei (Fides Service) - The pastoral office at Fu Ren Catholic University recently oragnised a seminar for catechism teachers attended by 40 priests, religious and lay people. According to Christian Life Weekly, issued ...
• 29 July 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Local Church prepares to launch new pro-life campaign Seoul (Fides Service) - On 27 August South Korea’s national Pro-Life Movement will launch a new pro-life campaign srarting with a Day to increase awareness on questions connected with bio-ethics, assisted fertility tre ...
• 29 July 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 900 people die in record monsoon rains: telegrammes of sympathy from Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The number of people killed in record monsoon rains in and around the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) has risen to more than 900. The rains affected Maharashtra state and further south also Goa ...