Asia

• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer oratories schools of faith and places of evangelisation of children Beijing (Fides Service) - Summer oratories organised regularly by many dioceses in China always bring abundant fruits of evangelisation among children. Enriched by a month of work and service at the oratory children retu ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 21st chapter of the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Christ gives priority to deepening awareness of the spirituality of the Cross and service to the poor Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The 21st general chapter the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Jesus reaffirmed that deep awareness of the spiritualityof the Cross in the mission to serve poor and marginalised people is a pro ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 1st “East Asian Meeting on Women” confirms important role of women in the life of the Church and the life of society Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The first “East Asian Meeting on Women” organised by the Commission for the Laity of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences FABC was held from 15 to 19 August Hong Kong. Kong Ko B ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren University starts new courses for catechists who teach the faith to children Tai Pei (Fides Service) - From Septmeber 2005 to May 2006 Fu Ren Catholic University in Taiwan will offer a new series of courses in the Catholic faith in three grades, beginners, middle and higher for teachers of religi ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Caritas Hong Kong needs 2.5 million dollars to continue to provide food and medical aid for North Korea where daily life is a struggle for 70% of the population Hong Kong (Fides Service) - For 70% of the people in North Korea (about 22 million) daily life is a struggle and every next meal is a problem. The situation is particularly difficult for the more vulnerable categories, c ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 75th anniversary celebrations for a small Catholic parish in north Vietnam Hoa Binh (Fides Service) - A small Catholic parish in the region of Hoa Binh in northern Vietnam 75km east of Hanoi recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. For the important occasion a solemn mass was concelebrated by ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “The young, source of hope”: Hong Kong local Youth Day builds bridge with World Youth Day in Germany and Asian Youth Day in 2006 Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “The young, source of hope” was the theme of a local Youth Day organised in Hong Kong by the diocesan Commission for youth pastoral, and held on 21 August. According to the diocesan bullet ...
• 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 ...