Asia

• 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 ...
• 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 ...