Asia

• 28 July 2005
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Missionary Youth: 207 young people volunteer to spend two months on mission in Africa, Asia and south America Lisbon (Fides Service) - On July 21, at the start of Summer holidays from school and universities, a group of 207 young men and women representing 24 centres in Portugal for Missionary Youth volunteers set out for Portug ...
• 28 July 2005
  AFRICA/NIGER - Children in Maradi diocese receive aid from children in Germany: ‘Sternsinger’ funds short term and long term aid programmes Maradi/Aachen (Fides Service) - “The situation is very serious” said Bishop Ambroise Ouédraogo of Maradi in Niger with regard to the food shortage in his country. An invasion of locusts followed by severe and prolon ...
• 28 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Sha Gou celebrates 300 years of Christian witness Tai Yuan (Fides Service) - A Charity Service Centre, a parish bulletin ‘The Oratory’, catechism classes are some of the activities organised by Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in the village of Sha Gou, Tai Yuan diocese ...
• 28 July 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Evangelising youth at cyber-cafès Seoul (Fides Service) - How to share the Good news with young people of the third millennium, in this era of new technology? How to make a place of alienation like the Internet become a channel of evangelisation? How to ...
• 28 July 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian, Hindu and Muslim girls from Gujarat state will represent their respective communities at 20th World Youth Day in Germany New Delhi (Fides Service) - Three girls representing Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities in Indian state of Gujarat will carry a meassge of hope, dialogue and tolerance to 20th World Youth Day in Cologne Germany 11-2 ...
• 28 July 2005
  ASIA/FILIPPINE - Christians and Muslims unite to prevent crime among young people Zamboanga City (Fides Service) - A joint effort is needed to fight the scourge of juvenile delinquency, institutions, religious communities, social centers, schools, families must all play a part: this emerged during a f ...
• 28 July 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Pontifical Mission Societies Office in Taiwan calls Catholics to give generously for mission projects Taipei (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies office in Taiwan has begun its anniual capaign to collect money in aid of the Church’s missionary activity, formation of seminarians and various projects in mis ...
• 27 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Formation, evangelisation, self-support, pastoral care to meet needs of today: commitments of Bishop Anthony Li Du An of the diocese of Xi An Xi An (Fides Service) - The diocese of Xi An Shaan Xi mainland China is an very active community. This is due mainly to the elderly Bishop Anthony Li Du An, aged 79, known for the unswerving faith and profound intelligen ...
• 27 July 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic media and press with its own stand at Hong Kong Book Show Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Fuel for the Heart” was the title of a Catholic stand at the recent Book Show in Hong Kong 20-25 July. The stand was opened and blessed by Mgr Dominic Chang, Vicar general of Hong Kong di ...
• 27 July 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 30,000 young people dedicated to prayer and mission: Jesus Youth International charismatic movement in Kerala Kochi (Fides Service) - Jesus Youth International JYI, a Catholic charismatic movement started in Kerala to serve the mission of the Church and carry Jesus Christ to all young people is involving an increasing number of ...
• 26 July 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Identify and tackle challenges at home and outside, renew consecrated life, reorganise path for future growth” Sisters of the Precious Blood start chapter tomorrow Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Identify and tackle challenges at home and outside, renew consecrated life, reorganise path for future growth of the congregation are the themes to be discussed by the 21st Chaper of the Sist ...
• 26 July 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Archbishop of Taipei encourages Catholics of St Paul’s parish to imitate the Apostle and “grow in spiritual life and mature in the spirit of evangelisation” Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “Imitate your Patron St Paul the Apostle, grow in your spiritual life and mature your spirit of evangelisation”. This advice was given by Archbishop Joseph Cheng of Taipei to the people of St ...
• 25 July 2005
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - “For the first time we are sending a ‘large’ delegation of 8 young people to World Youth Day” said Fr Carlos Avila, Superior of the Catholic Mission in Tajikistan Dushanbe (Fides Service) - “For the first time young Tajiks will attend World Youth Day events with the Pope and hundreds of thousands of young Christians from all over the world. The Catholic mission in Tajikistan is ...
• 25 July 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - After 2 years of study 105 catechists from 25 parishes receive their diploma at a special Mass presided by the Bishop of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Fides Service) - At the end of a two years course of study 105 new catechists for Hong Kong diocese received their diploma from the Bishop Jospeh Zen and Mgr J. Baptist Tsang Hing Mun of the Diocesan Centre fo ...
• 25 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic community joins believers of other faiths to assist flood victims Guang Xi (Fides Service) - Over the past two months various regions of south east China have been affected by serious floods. Local Catholic communities have joined people of other faiths and local authorities to assist ...