Asia

• 22 March 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Easter under curfew, with fear and concern. Christians will keep Holy Week services but only in daylight:- “Our prayer is that the Lord will grant our children harmony, serenity and freedom” Baghdad (Fides Service) - This year for the second time running Christians in Iraq will celebrate Easter under curfew. Chaldean, Armenian, Syrian and Latin Catholics in Baghdad will celebrate Holy Week in a climate of ap ...
• 21 March 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Kerala diocese adopts Tamil Nadu village affected by last year’s tsunami Thrissur (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Thrissur and the Carmelite fathers in Kerala have decided to adopt a tsunami affected village in Tamil Nadu, helping to rebuild homes and infrastructures as well as provide f ...
• 21 March 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuit declared best Christian headmaster in India 2004-2005 Pune (Fides Service) - Jesuit Father Noel Sheth, Rector of the Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Pontifical Institute for Philosophy and Religion in Pune in the central western Indian state of Maharashtra, was recently declared the ...
• 21 March 2005
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Small group of Montagnard refugees in Cambodia repatriated to Vietnam with the help of UN High Commission for Refugees Hanoi (Fides Service) - A group of thirteen Vietnamese Montagnards, including a mother and her five year old son, recently returned Vietnam thanks to an agreement signed in January by the UN High Commission for Refugees ...
• 21 March 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Hsinchu diocese recalls zeal and spirit of service of Sr. Antsila Yao of the Missionary Servants of the Holy Spirit Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The first headmistress of Shu Guang Girl’s Senior High school, Mother Antsila Yao, a member of the congregation of the Missionary Servants of the Holy Spirit died at the age of 88, after dedi ...
• 21 March 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Xian Xian diocese regains possession of Jesuit missionaries’ tombstones Xian Xian (Fides Service) - According to the web site of the Catholic diocese of Xian Xian (also known as CangZhou) http://catholicxian.org.cn, after lengthy negotiations the local Catholic community has at last regained ...
• 18 March 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Lenten pastoral includes Sacrament of Reconciliation at home for Catholics in remote villages, and the elderly and the sick Manado (Fides Service) - As a special initiative for the Season of Lent this year the clergy of the diocese in Manado on the island of Sulawesi, east Indonesia are celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation at home for ...
• 18 March 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics very devoted to Saint Joseph the saint of humility, Patron Saint of China Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholics in China have always been deeply devoted to St Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St Joseph is the patron of China and March 19th his feast day is always a great celebration. A ...
• 18 March 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - New translation of the Bible, a statement on bio-ethics: fruits of Assembly of Korean Bishops Seoul (Fides Service) - During a recent meeting in Seoul the Catholic Bishops of Korea approved a new Korean translation of the Bible, a new handbook on Catechetics, and discussed the celebration of the Day of Prayer and ...
• 17 March 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, announces a speech to Parliament and a letter to the leaders of the states of the federation asking them to take suitable measures New Delhi (Fides Service) - A speech to raise the problem in front of parliament and an official letter to the chief minister of every state of the Indian Federation: these measures were announced by India’s Prime Mini ...
• 17 March 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Foreigners and NGOs must not leave Aceh we need them to help with reconstruction”: tsunami refugees fear they will be alone to fend for themselves Aceh (Fides Service) - If, almost three months after the tsunami in south east Asia, the actual emergency stage has ended, now greater international efforts are needed for reconstruction and the resettlement of refugees. ...
• 17 March 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The challenges of Justice Peace in Asia: missionaries, religious and lay people operating in Catholic communities all over the continent focus on human rights Lahore (Fides Service) - Democracy, sustainable development, impact of the tsunami, refugees human rights, religious fundamentalism were the main topics at the 6th Work Shop for Justice and Peace Operators in Asia held ...
• 16 March 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops in Rajastan oppose anti-conversion law and call for a signature campaign Jaipur (Fides Service) - Christian Bishops in Rajaastan state north west India, have opposed the local authorities’ proposal to introduce a law to ban religious conversion in that state. The state is governed by the Hi ...
• 16 March 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - The problem leprosy cannot be tackled in an isolated manner it must be part of an integrated health programme for basic health services. AIFO in China Rome (Fides Service) - According to updates published by AIFO (Associazione Italiana Amici Raoul Foillerau), Association of the Friends of Raoul Foillerau, in recent years control of leprosy in endemic countries has obta ...
• 16 March 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Peace between government and Muslim separatists more difficult after militants of Abu Sayyaf terrorist group were killed when police intervened to suppress Manila prison revolt Manila (Fides Service) - What happened in a Manila prison yesterday could complicate relations between Muslim groups in the Philippines and the government. On March 14 militants of the Islamic fundamentalist group Abu Sa ...