Asia

• 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 ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Prayers and catechesis via the Internet: Catholics pray for new Pope at web sites Tokyo (Fides Service) - Japanese Catholics are using the Internet to read the Bible and the lives of the Saints and to pray for the new Pope. Catholic web sites in Japan are flourishing and increasingly popular among Jap ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Giuseppe Zhu Huayu the only bishop in Anhui province dies at the age of 88 Bengbu (Fides Service) - Bishop Joseph Zhu Huayu of Bengbu diocese in the province of Anhui in mainland China died on Saturday 26 February 2005 at the age of 88 after a long illness. He was the only Bishop in the provinc ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Annual formation course for priests focuses on the Eucharist in response to call from John Paul II Taipei (Fides Service) - Mane Nobiscum Domine is the theme of the annual formation course promoted by the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference in Taiwan, in response to a call made by Pope John Paul II with regard to t ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - “I hope the new Pope will follow in the footsteps of John Paul II with special concern for peace, the poor and relations between China and the Holy See ” Rome (Fides Service) - A Chinese priest from Beijing presently in Rome studying said this about the election of Pope Benedict XVI : “We are very happy for the election of the new Pope. Speaking as a Chinese Catholic I ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Catholics in Mongolia rejoice for Pope Benedict XVI and hope he will visit this little flock in the heart of Asia Ulan Bator (Fides Service) - Mgr Wenceslao Padilla, Prefect Apostolic of Ulan Bator will announce the news of the election of Benedict XVI to the 300 Catholics in Mongolia, at the first mass tomorrow morning at 6.30am. � ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - “His leadership will be dynamic, creative and concrete”, spokesman of Indian Bishops’ Conference tells Fides New Delhi (Fides Service) - “The leadership of Pope Ratzinger will be dynamic, creative and concrete. We are truly happy for the election of Benedict XVI. Catholics in India offered prayers to accompany the Conclave at ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - “Our hope is already a certainty: this Pope will build bridges and a be prophet of peace for the Holy Land” Franciscan Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Holy Land Custodian told Fides Jerusalem (Fides Service) - “It is no longer a hope, it is a certainty: Pope Benedict XVI will be a builder of bridges and prophet of peace for the Holy Land” Franciscan Father di Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Holy Land ...
• 19 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - From China prayers for the new Pope: “Now we have John Paul II in heaven and Benedict XVI with us on earth ” Shi Jia Zhuang (Fides Service) - After the announcement of the election of the new Pope, Benedict XVI , Fr Zhang Shi Jiang, editor of Faith bulletin (a Catholic bulletin published in He Bei), made the following statement ...