Asia

• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholics of Hong Kong offer prayers and acts of solidarity in memory of the Pope: special collections for tsunami victims Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The Catholic diocese of Hong Kong has urged Catholics to make the passing of Pope John Paul II an occasion for showing generous solidarity with those in need, according to Kong Ko Bao, the dio ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - The “Mandeian” believers, a very ancient community of so-called “Christians of Saint John the Baptist”, expected at the Pope’s funeral Stockholm (Fides Agency) - At the Pope’s funeral there will also be the “Mandeian” believers, belonging to an ancient cult connected to Saint John Baptist, which is present in Iraq and in diaspora communities in se ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - He was also a Pope for the Sikh: the acknowledgment of the Indian believers with a turban New Delhi (Fides Agency) - The Sikh believers in India pay homage, respect and honour to John Paul II, as they say in a message sent to Fides by a few Sikh leaders. Also Manmohan Singh, the present Prime Minister of the ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - “I felt loved like a son” says Syrian Catholic Bishop of Mosul released by kidnappers after John Paul II intervened Baghdad (Fides Service)- Syrian Catholic Bishop Basile Georges Casmoussa of Mosul released by his captors thanks also to an immediate intervention by Pope John Paul II says Iraqi Catholics are grieving and mourning the p ...
• 4 April 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “John Paul II was the conscience of humanity” says Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales of Manila Manila (Fides Service) - “He was a father and a shepherd who guided us on the journey of life. We will always remember him here amongst us, the times he came to visit us, and bless us. At this time of grief we find co ...
• 4 April 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Karol Wojtyla, a personal reflection by Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila Manila (Fides Service) - Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop emeritus of Manila, sent this message to Fides on the occasion of the death of Pope John Paul II: “The Church has lost a Father and a Shepherd and I have also lo ...
• 4 April 2005
  ASIA/JORDAN - Catholics gather to pray on Mount Nebo says Father Raymond Moussalli, Secretary of the Chaldean Bishops’ Residence in Jordan Amman (Fides Service) - Many Jordanian Catholics went to pray on Mount Nebo, one of the places visited by Pope John Paul II during his landmark Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Holy Places in 2000, Father Raymond Moussalli Secr ...
• 4 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Catholics brave danger to pray for the Pope says Rev. Pyoss Qasha, parish priest at St Joseph’s church in Baghdad - Pope’s funeral will be broadcast live on television Baghdad (Fides Service) - Iraqi Catholics braved danger to go to church to pray for the Pope, Reverend Father Pyoss Qasha parish priest at St Joseph’s church in Baghdad told Fides. “Despite the difficulty and much da ...
• 4 April 2005
  ASIA/LEBANON - Exchange of condolences on the street, Muslims and Christians comfort one another Beirut (Fides Service) - “People on the streets in Beirut stop to exchange condolences for the death of Pope John Paul II, Christians and Muslims alike, even strangers. We all feel like one family which has lost a very ...
• 3 April 2005
  ASIA/LEBANON - “A great Pope who kept a special place in his heart for Lebanon” Cardinal Pierre Nasrallah Sfeir, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Beirut (Fides Service)- “A great Pope who always kept a special place in his heart for Lebanon” was how Pope John Paul II was described by Cardinal Pierre Nasrallah Sfeir, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites speaki ...
• 3 April 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Grief and gratitude fill the hearts of Catholics in Korea as Bishops prepare to send a delegation to Rome Seoul (Fides Service) - “We are filled with grief for his death but at the same time we are profoundly grateful for his life” Bishop Andreas Choi Chang mou, secretary of the Korean Catholic Bishops’ Conference told ...
• 3 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - “The whole nation is showing sympathy with the Catholic community, this Pope was everyone’s Pope” said Fr Donald De Souza, vice secretary of the Bishops’ Conference. Unprecedented sympathy and affection shown by unending flow of Hindus, Buddhist and Muslims New Delhi (Fides Service) - “The whole country is shaken and shares our grief. This demonstration of solidarity and affection is unprecedented and totally unexpected. The entire nation appears to be in mourning”, sai ...
• 2 April 2005
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Today all the Christians here are praying for him and remembering with gratitude all he has done for us and for our land Jerusalem (Fides Service) - “The atmosphere is one of fervent and confident prayer. The Christian communities in the Holy Land are in heart and mind with the Pope who loves this Land and has done and prayed so much to ...
• 2 April 2005
  ASIA/NEPAL - In Nepal many Catholics pray for the Pope throughout the night: Apostolic Pro Prefect told Fides: although they have never seen him in person, the people of Nepal show great affection for the Pope Rome (Fides Service) - “The tiny Catholic community in Nepal is watching anxiously for news of the Pope. Clergy, religious and laity are praying non stop”: Rev. Pius Perumana, Apostolic Pro Prefect of Nepal. “Ca ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Thousands of Catholics especially Manila’s poor and outcast fill churches to pray for ailing Pope Manila (Fides Service) - Thousands of Catholics, mostly the poorest and most neglected citizens are flocking to the capital’s churches to pray for the Pope amidst anguished silence. Manila Cathedral has been crowded si ...