Asia

• 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 ...
• 17 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan celebration for the Year of the Eucharist: Fr Erasto Fernandez of the Congregation of the Eucharist speaks about prayer of adoration Hong Kong (Fides Service) - In this last month of the Year of the Eucharist the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong has launched various intiatives to help Catholics live the mystery of the Eucharist more profoundly and fruitf ...
• 17 September 2005
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Upswing of Islamic fundamentalism: concerned local Catholic Church urges faithful to be careful Dhaka (Fides Service) - Bishop Moses Costa of Dinajpur diocese in Bangladesh is concerned about the present situation in his country. After a series of bomb explosions in August (434 bombs exploded 63 districts) - a sig ...
• 16 September 2005
  ASIA/GEORGIA - A Camillian brother is the first Catholic religious to make his profession in Georgia in two centuries Tbilisi(Fides) - In Georgia for the first time in two hundred years a Catholic religious has just taken his perpetual vows. Camillan brother Akaki Chelidre made his perpetual vows on 4 September in the Church of Saints P ...
• 16 September 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Schools open and rebuilding projects completed tsunami victims resume life as usual Colombo (Fides Service) - With great difficulty and after overcoming many obstacles, life is returning to normal for villagers in areas of Sri Lanka affected by last year’s 26 December tsunami tragedy. With new homes a ...
• 16 September 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Disciples of the Lord founded by Cardinal Celso Costantini welcome new members Taipei (Fides Service) - Recently the Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord, China’s first community of men religious welcomed new brothers. The congregation was founded by Cardinal Celso Costantini (1876-1958) fi ...
• 16 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Lucknow removes architectural barriers first city in India to do so Catholic community helps Lucknow (Fides Service) - A society which understands and meets the needs of citizens with a disability is a society of civil culture and solidarity. Realising this the city of Lucknow capital of Uttar Pradesh state has ...
• 15 September 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Week of Prayer across bamboo curtain for brother and sister Christians in North Korea Seoul (Fides Service) - Seven days of intense prayer to ask God to grant light and protection to brother and sister Christians in North Korea: this initiative 19-25 September will involve Korean Christians in South Korea ...
• 15 September 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - 3rd Cycle of Courses in Basic Catholic Theology in Beijing: “Young Catholics thirst to know more about the faith but they need expert guidance” Beijing (Fides Service) - The Institute for Studies in Catholic Faith and Culture in Beijing is starting a new three cycle of courses in Basic Catholic Theology. The Course Director Rev. Peter Zhao said “Our young Cath ...