Asia

• 11 May 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Eliminate tension, promote reconciliation in the light of truth: young Japanese and Koreans meet to build peace and understanding between the two nations Tokyo (Fides Service) - After the horrors of war which led to hatred and enmity between Japan and Korea, young people from both sides are determined to build peace and good relations between their countries. For some ye ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Number of street children in Islamabad doubles Rome (Fides Service) - According to the Azad Foundation and NGO which works with street children, the number of abandoned youth living in the streets of Islamabad the capital of Pakistan had doubled to reach a total of ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Young Catholics in the Philippines look to John Paul II as a point of reference and example of holiness Manila (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II left a very important legacy for the young people of the third millennium. It was he who invented World Youth Days and with these events he built a special relationship with th ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Government and Catholic Church reach agreement for religious instruction in schools Dili (Fides Service) - After more than two weeks of peaceful protests involving thousands of people the government of East Timor and the local Catholic Church have reached an agreement on the question of religious instru ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Catholics grow in numbers in the land of the Rising Sun. Catholic immigration is resource for evangelisation Tokyo (Fides Service) - For the first time the number of Catholics in Japan has reached and overtaken the one million mark. According to information in a handbook issued by the Migrant Commission of the Japanese Bishops� ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - International campaign to protect rights of Dalit people against all forms of discrimination and violence Madurai (Fides Service) - A day of prayer and fasting has been announced for next week to launch an international campaign to promote respect for the human rights of 20 million Dalit Christians. Hindu and Muslim and Sikh ...
• 9 May 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Aceh severely affected by the December tsunami International Organisation for Migration opens first clinic Aceh (Fides Service) - A small seed of hope has been planted in Aceh, still suffering the consequences of the tsunami last December. The International Organisation for Migration has opened a small clinic here, the first ...
• 9 May 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “Benedict XVI is a man of humility who knows how to listen and he is a very holy man” said Archbishop of Kandy who addressed the Pope on behalf of the Bishops of Sri Lanka Vatican City (Fides Service) - “It was a most touching encounter, not in the least formal. What struck us most about Pope Benedict XVI was his simplicity and his readiness to listen” Archbishop Vianney Fernando of Ka ...
• 9 May 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - More than 800,000 victims of human trafficking every year, new world wide scourge Bangkok (Fides Service) - Human trafficking is a global scourge which calls for international efforts to put an end to this new slavery. Human trafficking is an emerging question in the field of protecting human rights ...
• 7 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest vicar general of Patna diocese dies of stab wounds after weeks of suffering Patna (Fides Service) - Fr Matthew Uzhuthal vicar general of Patna diocese stabbed on 11 April at his parish offices died on May 1. The new reached Fides only today. The priest was attacked by a young man who demanded m ...
• 7 May 2005
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Re-structured church blessed in Chittagong diocese Dacca (Fides Service) - Catholics in Chittagong diocese now celebrate the Sacraments in a newly renovated church blessed a few weeks ago at the beginning of April by papal Nuncio in Bangladesh Archbishop Paul Tshang In-N ...
• 7 May 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Mother’s Day an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of life from the Christian point of view Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Although I lost my child “I am certain that the Heavenly Father will take care of him” said Mrs Liang, a member of St. Buonaventura’s parish in Hong Kong. For this mother Mother’s Day ...
• 6 May 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic World Communications Day in Pakistan: harmony, understanding and respect in society and among different religious communities Lahore (Fides Service) - In view of the annual World Communications Day promoted by the Catholic Church, also in Pakistan for several months Catholics have been promoting awareness campaigns and seminars in schools and p ...
• 6 May 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Hundreds of young Catholics attend adoration for the Year of the Eucharist Taipei (Fides Service) - In his Letter for this special Year of the Eucharist ‘Mane Nobiscum Domine’ Pope John Paul II stated that the Eucharist is the centre of all Christian life and this was also something he alw ...
• 6 May 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “We are against the anti-conversion Bill because we are convinced that the best way to solve the problem is dialogue” President of Catholic Bishops of Sri Lanka tells Fides Vatican City (Fides Service) - The anti-conversion Bill and the Church’s commitment to protecting fundamental human freedoms; devolution and federalism as solutions for decade old civil war in Sri Lanka, were the emerg ...