Asia

• 28 April 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Church in Sri Lanka concern for proposed ‘anti-conversion’ bill discussed in parliament Colombo (Fides Service) - Christians in Sri Lanka, including the local Catholic community are seriously concerned that parliament may approve an anti-conversion bill being discussed at present. If approved the bill, woul ...
• 28 April 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catholic University confers honorary doctorate on two Divine Word Missionaries Taipei (Fides Service) - Two Divine Word Missionaries who have served for 50 years in Taiwan and have taught for more than 20 years at the Catholic Fu Ren University have been rewarded for their dedication. Fr. Heinz Hes ...
• 28 April 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - 400 years at the service of education and formation Santo Thomas Catholic University Manila (Fides Service) - The ‘Pontifical Royal Catholic University of the Philippines’ in Manila, one of the most famous colleges in the country, offers besides excellent education, also formation in Christian values ...
• 27 April 2005
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - “Thank you for your words of encouragement and enthusiasm as Vicar of Christ, the ‘rock’ on which we can stand firm” says Superior of Catholic mission in Tajikistan Dushanbe (Fides Service) - “Beloved Holy Father, just as we loved John Paul II the ‘Great’ all through his pontificate and for whom we offered our prayers and sacrifices, at this time of grace for the universal Chu ...
• 27 April 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops and Buddhist leaders send good wishes message to Pope Benedict XVI that he may “promote peace in the world” Seoul (Fides Service) - After the Mass for the inauguration of the ministry of Pope Benedict XVI religious leaders in Korea sent messages of congratulations and best wishes to the new Holy Father. Archbishop Andreas Choi ...
• 27 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Archdiocese of Bangalore joins the Internet: local Church opens new web page Bangalore (Fides Service) -Bangalore in Karnataka is famous as a centre of IT. Not wanting to be left behind, local Catholic Church in Bangalore has decided to join the Internet with its own official web site www.bangalo ...
• 27 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Tsunami victim fisherfolk move into new homes built by Caritas which plans to provide 15,000 dwellings New Delhi (Fides Service) - Caritas India in front line to rebuild homes after the December 26 tsunami which affected south east Asia, including India, has completed the first batch of new homes in the archdiocese of Ver ...
• 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 ...