Asia

• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Despite daily difficulties, Iraqi Catholics close to the Pope in prayer, says Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad Emmanuel Delly Baghdad (Fides Service) - All Iraqi Christians are close to the Pope with prayers. The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad Emmanuel Delly gave this statement to Fides: “We are deeply saddened by the news with regard to the ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Bishop of Mosul: “First Holy Communion children pray for the Pope”: Bishop Paulos Faraj Rahoo speaks with Fides Mosul (Fides Service) - Also in and around Mosul, in northern Iraq, anxious Catholics are praying for the Pope. Chaldean Catholic Bishop Paulos Faraj Rahho told Fides about the situation: “Yesterday I presided Mass fo ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindus pray for the Pope and express affection and solidarity with anguished Catholics New Delhi (Fides Service) - Catholics in India are deeply concerned for the condition of the Pope. In New Delhi Catholics gathered in the cathedral for a special Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vincent Concessao, who celeb ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese web sites present Dossier on the Pope and words of gratitude from men and women in the street Beijing (Fides Service) - Many popular Chinese Catholic web sites give constant updates on the health of the Pope. For example “Sina” http://news.sina.com.cn/z/jiaohbw/index.shtml provides extensive information on Po ...
• 31 March 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Easter Pastoral Letter from Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong: “Let his joy surprise us once more !” Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Let his joy surprise us once more !” was the title of an Easter Pastoral Letter issued by Bishop Zen of Hong Kong. In the letter, published in the diocesan bulletin Kong Ko Bao Bishop Zen ...
• 31 March 2005
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christians around the world invited to pray for peace: “A Lamp for peace in the Holy Land” initiative Jerusalem (Fides Service) - Lamp for Peace in the Holy Land is the name of an initiative to unite the Christians of the world in prayer for the Holy Land. The initiative launched by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, t ...
• 31 March 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - From Hawaii to Australia, from the United States to Europe, Chinese Catholics pray for the Pope with lighted candles Rome (Fides Service) - Overseas Chinese Catholic communities on every continent are united in concern and anxiety for the health of the Pope. A woman member of Western Sydney Catholic Chinese Community in Australia, told ...
• 31 March 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholics in Hong Kong and mainland China united in prayer for the Pope - government officials voice great respect and concern for Pope John Paul II Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Catholics in Hong Kong are united with Catholics in mainland China as they pray for the health of the Pope John Paul II, said Auxiliary Bishop John Tong Hon of Hong Kong, just back from a visi ...
• 30 March 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Lay people make Easter pilgrimage to leprosy centre: solidarity, prayers for the Pope, sharing and brotherhood Ahmedabad (Fides Service) - More than 60 lay Catholics from the diocese of Ahmedabad, in the west Indian state of Gujarat, took part in the traditional Easter Pilgrimage to a place of suffering. This year the destination ...
• 30 March 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - God’s justice, truth, love will overcome: principle theme of Bishops’ Easter messages Seoul (Fides Service) - In Easter messages to their respective dioceses Korean Bishops urged the faithful to strive to live in the authentic spirit of the Resurrection and follow the path taken by Jesus, encouraging them ...
• 30 March 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Endless moments of terror. Exhausted and close to despair, people want to escape the earthquake threat ever-present”: Jesuit eyewitness gives dramatic account of what happened Jakarta (Fides Service) - “We felt the earth trembling under our feet amidst general panic and cries of earthquake, earthquake! People were running everywhere. The evening of 28 March was terror condensed. It will not ...
• 23 March 2005
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Catholic Community welcomes 50 newly baptised Christians - “The little Church in Mongolia grows steadily”, Apostolic Prefect of Ulan Bator told Fides Ulan Bator (Fides Service) - The Catholic community in Mongolia has an extra reason for rejoicing this Easter as it welcomes 50 new members most of them aged between 15 and 25. “This sign of great vitality is an immens ...
• 23 March 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong praises the work of Catholic volunteers who put the virtue of charity into practice in every day life Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Catholics are called to serve not only the Church but also society”, said Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong recently when he addressed the members of the newly established Hong Kong Council ...
• 22 March 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - “From our cloister we help promote peace and harmony in India and all over the world” say Carmelite Sisters in Pune Pune (Fides Service) - A community of Carmelite nuns who live a life of contemplation and prayer in their enclosed convent in Pune, in the state of Maharashtra tell how prayers help promote peace and social harmony in In ...
• 22 March 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Faithful flock to celebrate Palm Sunday, many come from the country to live Holy Week and Easter in Beijing in crowded churches Beijing (Fides Service) - According to a local Church source, churches in Beijing were filled to capacity for Palm Sunday services last Sunday. Masses were held from six in the morning onwards and people of all ages, inc ...