Asia

• 12 July 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Administrative elections and voters’ rights: minority groups say “No” to discrimination on religious grounds Lahore (Fides Service) - The Lahore Commission for Peace and Development which promotes respect for the rights of minority groups in Pakistan has criticised the government for allowing discrimination in the upcoming elec ...
• 12 July 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians decide to unite to produce a “Dictionary of Christianity in Southern Asia” to eradicate religious fundamentalism and restore traditional harmony New Delhi (Fides Service) - Christians in India have united to produce a ‘Dictionary of Christianity in Southern Asia’ which they hope will help people today realise the role played by the Christian faith in the last ...
• 12 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Precious contribution offered by the Prado Institute for the formation of priests and religious in China underlined during a recent visit by Superior General Rev. Robert Daviaud Shi Jia Zhuang (Fides Service) - “I think we and the Church in China are building a relationship of reciprocal trust, understanding and acceptance and ever deeper esteem” said Rev. Robert Daviaud, Superior General of ...
• 11 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Queen Paola of Belgium visits Catholic community in Xi An Xi An (Fides Service) - During a recent official visit to China with her husband, Queen Paola of Belgium took time to pay a visit to a local Catholic community. The devout Catholic Queen was taken to visit the most activ ...
• 11 July 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In a statement on the political and social crisis in the country the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines call for transparency, justice and prayers Manila (Fides Service) - Rejection of violent solutions; call for serious discernment, based on criteria of transparency and justice; prayer that the common good may prevail in politics. The requests were contained in a ...
• 11 July 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong diocesan Justice and Peace Commission on-line radio programme tackles questions of Faith and politics Hong Kong (Fides Service) - ‘The voice of the Justice and Peace Commission’ is a new on-line radio programme promoted by the Hong Kong diocesean Commission for Justice and Peace. According to the diocesan bulletin Ko ...
• 9 July 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Believers of different faiths form Civil Alliance to promote respect for life and the family Seoul (Fides Service) - Believers of different faiths in Korea have united to form a Civil Alliance to protect life from natural beginning to end, protect the family and encourage couples to have more children, and to gu ...
• 9 July 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Missionaries of Charity pray for the victims of the terrorist attacks on London: at the burial place of Mother Teresa Indians and visitors of all faiths pray for Londoners New Delhi (Fides Service) - The July 7 bomb attacks in London caused deep shock and grief among the Missionaries of Charity at the general house in Calcutta who gathered immediately to pray in silence at the tomb of Bles ...
• 9 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church will be of great help with pastoral activity and catechesis a Chinese priest told Fides Beijing (Fides Service) - The new Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, made public on June 28 in Rome, has been welcomed by Catholics in mainland China. A priest told Fides the new publication will be of g ...
• 8 July 2005
  ASIA/LEBANON - “East West dialogue is the only way to eliminate the causes of terrorism” Catholic priest in Lebanon tells Fides Beirut (Fides Service)- “The only way to stop terrorism is to eliminate the causes” said Maronite Catholic priest Fr. Maroun Abouzeid parish priest of Notre-Dame de Maamarieh near Sidone, southern Lebanon. “Europe ...
• 8 July 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslims and Christians join in prayer for the victims of London bomb blasts: Fides spoke with the Catholic Bishop of Multan Multan (Fides Service) - “This is a tragedy for humanity. This morning in Multan we prayed for the dead and the injured and their families and I offered mass for them. Christian and Muslims here are still shaker by the ...
• 8 July 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - “Europe should refuse to accept people who preach violence” said Fr. Nizar Semaan in Mosul commenting the London terrorist attacks Baghdad (Fides Service)- “This is the result of a mistaken interpretation of freedom and democracy: Europe cannot let terrorists enter in the name of freedom and then expect to be imune from attacks” a Catholic pries ...
• 8 July 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “These acts are bad for Islam, they make it ever more associated with terrorism in the eyes of the international public”, missionary Fr D’Ambra told Fides with regard to terrorist attacks on London Manila (Fides Service) - “We deplore and condemn all terrorism and violence. Acts like this only damage Muslims living in western countries increasing suspicion and diffidence in their regard. However care must be take ...
• 7 July 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Man must stop violence, it can never reach goals or carry a message”, says the head of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Oblate Missionaries of Immaculate Mary in the Philippines after bomb blasts in London Manila (Fides Service) - “The bomb blasts in London make us reflect one again on the subject of violence. Although as yet there is no confirmation that these were terrorist attacks, one’s mind immediately returns to ...
• 7 July 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Do not be afraid of new tehcnology!”: the Church in Korea ever more committed to using the media. UTV first Korean TV on the Internet Seoul (Fides Service) - “Do not be afraid of new tehcnology!”: said Pope John Paul II in his letter for Communications Day this year “Rapid development”. The Church in Korea intends to respond to this challenge b ...