Asia

• 10 September 2005
  ASIA/AZERBAIJAN - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe to bless foundation stone for a church in Baku: after decades of persecution little flock of 150 Catholics takes new hope Baku (Fides Service) - “The laying of the foundation stone for a Catholic church in Baku, the first in 70 years of suffering, is an important event for the city and the nation: it is a sign that the Catholic Church her ...
• 9 September 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Two Japanese and Korean Catholic dioceses become “sisters” to promote evangelisation and reconciliation Kyoto (Fides Service) - Reconciliation between Korea and Japan is advancing with the help of small gestures of friendship and forgiveness from all sides. The Catholic Church in both countries is fully committed to re-est ...
• 9 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Thousands attend Marian Festival at Vailankanni Shrine “Lourdes of the East” Vailankanni (Fides Service) - Thousands of Catholics and people of other faiths from all over India made the pilgrimage to Vailankanni Marian Shrine on the occasion of the annual Marian Festival at the Basilica of Our La ...
• 9 September 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Reactions to apointment of mainland Chinese bishops as members of Vatican Synod of Bishops in October: “with faith and hope we pray before the Eucharist and hope with all our heart that they bishop may travel to Rome in response to the Pope’s call” Beijing (Fides Service) - Yesterday rumours un China with regard to the presence of Chinese bishops at the October Synod of Bishops in Rome were confirmed when the Holy See press office announced that Pope Benedict XVI h ...
• 8 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - New national monthly religious publication launched by Catholic Religious Conference of India editor Sr Mary Saroja New Delhi (Fides Service) - 'Religious India' is a new religious monthly launched by the Catholic Religious Conference of India. The editor is highly qualified and experienced Sr Mary Saroja of the congregation of the Si ...
• 8 September 2005
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Installation of new Catholic Archbishop of Dhaka in a country in the grip of tension and threat of lurking terrorism Dhaka (Fides Service) - The new Catholic Archbishop of Dhaka Paulinus Costa will be installed in the city’s Cathedral tomorrow 9 September during a solemn Mass in the presence of civil and religious authorities, numero ...
• 8 September 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Priests from mainland China attend Hong Kong academic seminary on Christianity and Chinese Culture Beijing (Fides Service) - About forty philosophers, theologians, scholars and experts on Chinese religion and culture from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, United States, Gt Britain and Jerusalem took part in an academi ...
• 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 ...