Asia

• 27 April 2005
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Talks on Catholic religious instruction in schools fall through. State and Church cannot agree Dili (Fides Service) - State and local Catholic Church in East Timor have failed to reach an agreement with regard to Catholic religious instruction in schools. Over the last few days thousands have staged peaceful pro ...
• 27 April 2005
  ASIA/NEPAL - Human rights situation degenerating: alarm from UN Commission for Human Rights and International Crisis Group Kathmandu (Fides Service) - In a recent report the International Crisis Group declared the human rights crisis in Nepal out of all control. The think-tank avails of observers and experts all over the world. The same conc ...
• 26 April 2005
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Small Catholic community in Tajikistan welcomes three new missionaries, Sisters of the Congregation of the Servants of the Lord and Our Lady of Matara Dushanbe (Fides Service) - On April 21 the Catholic mission in Tajikistan gave a warm welcome to three new missionary Sisters, Servants of the Lord and Our Lady of Matara, Fr. Carlos Avila Superior of the Mission told Fi ...
• 22 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - “We send messages to the Pope to tell him that we love him already a lot, China loves him, our people love him and we want him to come to China soon!” Beijing (Fides Service) - “It’s so exciting”, “I am telling everyone to send messages to Pope Benedict XVI to let him know that China loves him”. “No matter whether he answers or not, I know he must be very ...
• 22 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Bishop Joseph Shi Hongchen auxiliary of Tianjin, Tianjin (Fides Service) - The auxiliary Bishop of Tianjin Joseph Shi Hongchen, died on March 3 in Tianjin. The Bishop suffered an ictus in 2001 which left him in a wheel chair but lucid in mind. Joseph Shi Hongchen was b ...
• 21 April 2005
  ASIA/LEBANON - Lebanese Catholics say of Benedict XVI “his face is illuminated by the Holy Spirit ” Beirut (Fides Service) - “This Pontiff will know how to guide the Church of the present day on a safe course”, Syrian Catholic Bishop Raboula Antoine Beylouni in Lebanon told Fides. “Catholics in Beirut are very ha ...
• 21 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Catholics rejoice: “The new Pope will advocate for third world countries and work for the rebirth of the Church everywhere particularly in Europe” New Delhi (Fides Service) - India’s 16 million Catholics are rejoicing for the election of Pope Benedict XVI whom they assure of their loyalty, devotion and obedience, the All India Catholic Union which represents Ca ...
• 20 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Theological writings of Pope Ratzinger translated and published in China in 2002 by the Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing Beijing (Fides Service) - Theological writings of Pope Benedict XVI when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were translated published in Chinese in 2002, an expert on relations between China and the Holy See told F ...
• 20 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Showers of congratulations from Catholics and non: “He has taken the name of the Pope who wrote Maximum illud which speaks of mission in China” Beijing (Fides Service) - Showers of congratulations for Benedict XVI are coming from Chinese Catholics everywhere. “Today at Mass we prayed for our Pope Benedict XVI and his mission. We wish him well. Benedict XVI ...
• 20 April 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “We have a Pope!” Message from Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong; 25 April solemn celebration in Hong Kong Cathedral Hong Kong (Fides Service) -“We have a Pope!” is the title of a message to the diocese issued by the Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Zen following the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Kong Ko Bao diocesan bulletin ...
• 20 April 2005
  ASIA/SYRIA - “The face of Benedict XVI is one of great humility and love. We feel close and united to the Pontiff” Syrian Catholic Bishops in Damascus tells Fides Damascus (Fides Service) - Syrian Catholic Bishop of Damascus Gregorios Elias Tabè gave the following statement to Fides with regard to the election of the new Pope: “All the Catholics in Syria are overjoyed for the e ...
• 20 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - “We do not know him yet, but we will learn to love him” say Iraqi Catholics Mosul (Fides Service)- “As soon as people saw the signal of the white smoke on television they took to the streets to celebrate the election of the new Pope” Fr. Nizar Semaan, Catholic priest in Karakosh in northern ...
• 20 April 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Sin unable to attend the Conclave said: “Benedict XVI is a brilliant and good man who belongs to the same tradition as John Paul II Manila (Fides Service) - Cardinal Jaime Sin, emeritus Archbishop of Manila, unable to attend the conclave for health reasons gave a statement to Fides, through his spokesman: “Benedict XVI is a brilliant and good man w ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christian leaders meet Prime Minister Al-Jafari: a future of peace and tolerance for Churches, yes to Christian schools Baghdad (Fides Service) - During a meeting with Iraqi Christian leaders, including Catholic Bishop Matti Shama Matoka of Baghdad in the capital on April 16, the Prime Minister of Iraq leading Shiite Ibrahim Al-Jafari sh ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic priest member of the National Council of Bio-Ethics: “Bio-technology must respect moral principles ” Seoul (Fides Service) - A Catholic priest, Rev. Remigio Lee Dong-ik, has been appointed a member of a state National Council of Bio-Ethics charged with examining and evaluate matters of bio-ethics for the Korean Parliame ...