Asia

• 8 April 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - "The Holy Father is known and loved all over the country" Bangkok (Fides Service) - “In Thailand were heard the news of the Pope’s death immediately through the media. Masses are being said for him in all our churches here. The Thai people express their sentiment and respec ...
• 7 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - The governor of Karnataka: "Pope John Paul was not only a leader of the Catholics, he exercised moral and spiritual influence on the entire world. He belongs to every one”. Bangalore (Fides Service) - An Inter-religious prayer Meeting was organised by the Archdiocese of Bangalore to pay tribute, show love and to pray for the deceased Holy Father John Paul II, National Director of the Pontif ...
• 7 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - “Even though he could never come to China, his heart is always with us”: prayers for Pope John Paul II from several dioceses in the far east Beijing (Fides Agency) - According to “Faith”, the He Bei catholic bulletin, the whole catholic community of continental China is united to the universal Church in remembering Pope John Paul II. The dossier prepared ...
• 7 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - “People feel sadness and sorrow” says brother Victor General, Provincial Superior of the Missionary Franciscans in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (Fides Agency) - “At midnight people were very much touched by the news of the Pope’s death. Masses were celebrated immediately in all the major churches. All the dioceses had a day of mourning, to celebra ...
• 7 April 2005
  ASIA/LEBANON - Funeral of Pope John Paul II live on main Arab television channels Beirut (Fides Service)- Pictures of the funeral of Pope John Paul II in Rome were broadcast live by the principal Arab television channels. The companies connected included Al Jazeera and the Lebanese LBC. “The comment ...
• 6 April 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus express sympathy with Catholics in Surabaya: “We are united with you in mourning the loss of a great man for all humanity " Surabaya (Fides Service) - “We have lost a great man, a man who changed the world, a man of humility and simplicity, a man who loved the poor”. These are some of the comments heard in Surabaya, Indonesia, said Sr Luz ...
• 6 April 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “For Catholics the death of the Pope is like losing our father” says Bishop Cheng secretary general of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference Taipei (Fides Service) - The Church in Taiwan is united in grief with the universal Church and the world, the secretary general of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference Bishop John Chen told “Voice of America”: ...
• 6 April 2005
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Catholics in Persian Gulf countries pray for John Paul II Dubai (Fides Service)- On Sunday 3 April a requiem mass for Pope John Paul II was said in St Michael’s church in Dubai. “We have lost a great figure who was committed to the good of the whole of humanity,” said rep ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - “Why are you crying? Our great father has gone to heaven” Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholic boys and girls in China are using the Internet to exchange messages and share their love for Pope John Paul II via a web site http://www.shangzhi.org/mdata/index.asp. In a message signe ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning Chinese Catholics attended early Masses for the Pope in every chapel and church in Beijing: “Mission continues” Beijing (Fides Service) - “Although he never made the longed desired journey to China, John Paul II is already working miracles in this country. Like the seed which dies and bears fruit the Holy Father’s mission in C ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - More than 60 priests concelebrate Mass for the Pope attended by about 100 seminarians and thousands of people. The parish priest recalls the Pope’s love and concern for China and Chinese Catholics’ sense of communion with the Pope Beijing (Fides Service) - According to the official Catholic bulletin published in Beijing which bore a large coloured photograph of Pope John Paul II, at least 2000 people including about 50 foreigners, mainly Poles, to ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Security Council chairman, Chinese Ambassador to the UN, leads minute of silence in honour of the Pope describing the late Pontiff as a “tireless promoter of peace and a pioneer of inter-religious dialogue” Beijing (Fides Service) - “Pope John Paul II was a tireless promoter of peace and a pioneer of inter-religious dialogue” the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guang Ya, presently chairman of the UN Secur ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Bangalore diocese will dedicate Eucharistic Congress to the Pope, a man of the Eucharist Bangalore (Fides Service) -Bangalore diocese in the south eastern state of Karnataka has decided to dedicate its diocesan Eucharistic Congress 29 April 1 May to the memory of Pope John Paul II. About 5,000 people mainly ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syrian Catholic Bishop of Baghdad: “In our heart we are with Rome”. Iraqi Premier: “A man who sided with the poor” Baghdad (Fides Service) - Syrian Catholic Bishop Matti Shaba Matoka of Baghdad gave the following statement to Fides: “Geographically we are at some distance from Rome but in our heart and in our prayers we are close. ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic Bishops’ publish obituary tributes for John Paul II, a Shepherd with a deep love for China Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The Kong Ko Bao bulletin of the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong published obituary tributes for John Paul II written by the Bishop Joseph Zen and Auxiliary Bishop John Tong Hon. Bishop Zen wrote ...