Asia
18 March 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics very devoted to Saint Joseph the saint of humility, Patron Saint of China
Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholics in China have always been deeply devoted to St Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St Joseph is the patron of China and March 19th his feast day is always a great celebration. A ...
18 March 2005
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - New translation of the Bible, a statement on bio-ethics: fruits of Assembly of Korean Bishops
Seoul (Fides Service) - During a recent meeting in Seoul the Catholic Bishops of Korea approved a new Korean translation of the Bible, a new handbook on Catechetics, and discussed the celebration of the Day of Prayer and ...
17 March 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, announces a speech to Parliament and a letter to the leaders of the states of the federation asking them to take suitable measures
New Delhi (Fides Service) - A speech to raise the problem in front of parliament and an official letter to the chief minister of every state of the Indian Federation: these measures were announced by India’s Prime Mini ...
17 March 2005
ASIA/INDONESIA - “Foreigners and NGOs must not leave Aceh we need them to help with reconstruction”: tsunami refugees fear they will be alone to fend for themselves
Aceh (Fides Service) - If, almost three months after the tsunami in south east Asia, the actual emergency stage has ended, now greater international efforts are needed for reconstruction and the resettlement of refugees. ...
17 March 2005
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The challenges of Justice Peace in Asia: missionaries, religious and lay people operating in Catholic communities all over the continent focus on human rights
Lahore (Fides Service) - Democracy, sustainable development, impact of the tsunami, refugees human rights, religious fundamentalism were the main topics at the 6th Work Shop for Justice and Peace Operators in Asia held ...
16 March 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Bishops in Rajastan oppose anti-conversion law and call for a signature campaign
Jaipur (Fides Service) - Christian Bishops in Rajaastan state north west India, have opposed the local authorities’ proposal to introduce a law to ban religious conversion in that state. The state is governed by the Hi ...
16 March 2005
ASIA/CHINA - The problem leprosy cannot be tackled in an isolated manner it must be part of an integrated health programme for basic health services. AIFO in China
Rome (Fides Service) - According to updates published by AIFO (Associazione Italiana Amici Raoul Foillerau), Association of the Friends of Raoul Foillerau, in recent years control of leprosy in endemic countries has obta ...
16 March 2005
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Peace between government and Muslim separatists more difficult after militants of Abu Sayyaf terrorist group were killed when police intervened to suppress Manila prison revolt
Manila (Fides Service) - What happened in a Manila prison yesterday could complicate relations between Muslim groups in the Philippines and the government. On March 14 militants of the Islamic fundamentalist group Abu Sa ...
15 March 2005
ASIA/LAOS - Apostolic Delegate blesses first new church built in north Laos since the Communist revolution
Luang Prabang (Fides Service) - On Saturday 11 March Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Delegate Apostolic for Laos, Malaysia, Brunei and Myanmar, as well as Papal Nuncio in Thailand, Cambodia and Singapore, blessed the f ...
15 March 2005
ASIA/INDONESIA - Jesuit Refugee Service helps with reconstruction in Aceh
Aceh (Fides Service) - After months of first emergency humanitarian aid immediately after the tsunami disaster in December last year, the local Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) working Aceh manned by volunteers, is now helpi ...
14 March 2005
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Christian and Muslim leaders work together for peace in Mindanao
Zamboanga (Fides Service) - While tension remains in Jolo, southern Philippines, where rebels and army troops have been fighting for more than a month, Christians and Muslims in Mindanao (the large island in the south o ...
14 March 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Christian delegation meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voices concern for repeated Hindu fundamentalist attacks on religious minorities: 19 in the first two months of 2005, and 6 against Catholic communities
New Delhi (Fides Service) - Serious concern for repeated episodes of violence against religious minorities on the part of Hindu fundamentalists was voiced by a delegation of Christian representatives, led by the Cathol ...
11 March 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Three months since the tsunami, great progress has been made to resettle refugees and rebuild infrastructures in south east India: great effort on the part of the local Catholic Church
Hyderabad (Fides Service) - A continual coming and going of people, vehicles, volunteers and religious. Three months since the tsunami, at the Social Services Centre of the diocese of Vijayawada, in the south eastern sta ...
11 March 2005
ASIA/HONG KONG - Over 60 Orthodox icons from various part of the world on show in Hong Kong provide opportunity for Christians to meditate on the mysteries of faith
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - An icon is catechesis in painting, a work of art which leads the beholder on a mystic journey towards the transcendent. It opens the mind to the mystery of God. This was the message which emer ...
11 March 2005
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Commission for Lay Apostolate programmes and initiatives to strengthen lay Catholics’ Christian identity and render them more effective agents of new evangelisation
Seoul (Fides Services) - The Commission for Lay Apostolate of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea CBCK comprising 13 active members appointed for a three year term, including priests, religious and lay men and wo ...
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