Asia

• 28 May 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bomb blasts in Sulawesi, tension in the Moluccas: Christians fear possible return of generalised violence Ambon (Fides Service) - There is growing concern among Christians in eastern Indonesia after recent bomb blasts and killings in Sulawesi and the Moluccas where people fear the return of civil war. A prospect which local ...
• 27 May 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Disabled artistes from China win Roman hearts and get a special blessing from the Pope Rome (Fides Service) - Disabled musicians and dancers from China who had a great success with a performance in Rome on May 23 received a special mention and blessing from Pope Benedict XVI during the weekly Wednesday aud ...
• 27 May 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - National Day For Life: Catholic Church in Korea condemns human cloning and recalls Evangelium Vitae encyclical ten years on Seoul (Fides Service) - Respect for life from the moment of conception, protect rights of human embryo which is not an object; no to the abhorrent practice of cloning which involves an attempt to take the place of God th ...
• 25 May 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Positive end to kidnapping in Mindanao: a bishop helped obtain release of sixteen women and children Manila (Fides Service) - The kidnapping and release of sixteen bus passengers yesterday in Zamboanga Sur in Mindanao southern Philippines which caused great alarm among the local people was happily concluded without any ...
• 24 May 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Exhibition on the history of the Catholic community in Nan Chong attracts more than 8,000 visitors mainly non Christians in two months Nan Chong (Fides Service) - To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and help people know more about the Lord and his Church, the Catholic community in Nan Chong, Si Chuan province in south west mainland China, 1,400km from ...
• 24 May 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - At the close of the diocesan Year for Evangelisation lay people called to be ever more committed to evangelisation” Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “The mission of new evangelisation calls for the involvement of every believer. Catholics are called to bear witness with their life” said Ms. Lai, chairperson of the Hong Kong Lay Catholi ...
• 23 May 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Solemn Corpus Christ procession in Hong Kong will culminate with adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction at a Home for the elderly Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong will preside the solemn Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday 29 May, followed by the traditional procession with the Blessed Sacrament through the str ...
• 23 May 2005
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Kuala Lumpur diocese celebrates 50th anniversary: “Harmony through reconciliation” Kuala Lumpur (Fides Service) - Today is an important day for Catholics in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, the community is celebrating two major events, the 50th anniversary of the diocese established 25 February 1955 ...
• 21 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - More than 50,000 gather to celebrate the raising of the head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Archbishop Cyril Mar Baselios to the dignity of Major Archbishop New Delhi (Fides Service) - More than 50,000 people including cardinals, bishops, priests, men and women religious and civil authorities attended a ceremony to celebrate the raising of the head of the Syro-Malankara Cat ...
• 21 May 2005
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Independence three years on: East Timor faces challenge of reconciliation and economic development Dili (Fides Service) - Today 20 May it is three years since East Timor proclaimed its independence from Indonesia. This tiny Asian country continues its toil to achieve national reconciliation and a future of prosperity. ...
• 20 May 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catholic Bishops and Religious Superiors hold Spring Meeting Taipei (Fides Service) - According to Christian Life Weekly publication issued by the archdiocese of Taipei, recently the Catholic Bishops and Superiors of Religious Institutes of Taiwan gathered for their Spring Meeti ...
• 19 May 2005
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - 7 attempts to answer one question: What really happened in Uzbekistan? Tashkent (Fides Service) -What really happened on May 13 in the town of Andijan in eastern Uzbekistan? Pending the international enquiry requested by the United Nations and the European Union we offer the following set ...
• 19 May 2005
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - More than 10,000 local people, including many Muslims, attend ordination of the new Catholic Bishop of Khulna Khulna (Fides Service) - Crowds of at least 10,000 including many Muslims attended the ordination of the new Bishop of Khulna in Bangladesh, Bishop Bejoy D’Cruze OMI. The retired Bishop Michael Rosario, the papal nunci ...
• 18 May 2005
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Salesians celebrate 14 years at the service of young Cambodians offering education, and caring for street children and those with HIV/AIDS Phnom Penh (Fides Service) - This year on 24 May the Salesian community in Cambodia will celebrate fourteen years of service to promote the human, cultural and spiritual growth of young Cambodians. According to the Sales ...
• 18 May 2005
  ASIA/SYRIA - Ecumenical reflection and experience in Aleppo: how long must we wait before all Christians celebrate Easter together on the same date? Aleppo (Fides Service) - There is an air of ecumenism and brotherhood in Syria. Recently the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo invited Catholic Bishop Luigi Padovese vicar apostolic of Anatolia to Aleppo to give a conf ...