Asia

• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Catholics grow in numbers in the land of the Rising Sun. Catholic immigration is resource for evangelisation Tokyo (Fides Service) - For the first time the number of Catholics in Japan has reached and overtaken the one million mark. According to information in a handbook issued by the Migrant Commission of the Japanese Bishops� ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - International campaign to protect rights of Dalit people against all forms of discrimination and violence Madurai (Fides Service) - A day of prayer and fasting has been announced for next week to launch an international campaign to promote respect for the human rights of 20 million Dalit Christians. Hindu and Muslim and Sikh ...
• 9 May 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Aceh severely affected by the December tsunami International Organisation for Migration opens first clinic Aceh (Fides Service) - A small seed of hope has been planted in Aceh, still suffering the consequences of the tsunami last December. The International Organisation for Migration has opened a small clinic here, the first ...
• 9 May 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “Benedict XVI is a man of humility who knows how to listen and he is a very holy man” said Archbishop of Kandy who addressed the Pope on behalf of the Bishops of Sri Lanka Vatican City (Fides Service) - “It was a most touching encounter, not in the least formal. What struck us most about Pope Benedict XVI was his simplicity and his readiness to listen” Archbishop Vianney Fernando of Ka ...
• 9 May 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - More than 800,000 victims of human trafficking every year, new world wide scourge Bangkok (Fides Service) - Human trafficking is a global scourge which calls for international efforts to put an end to this new slavery. Human trafficking is an emerging question in the field of protecting human rights ...
• 7 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest vicar general of Patna diocese dies of stab wounds after weeks of suffering Patna (Fides Service) - Fr Matthew Uzhuthal vicar general of Patna diocese stabbed on 11 April at his parish offices died on May 1. The new reached Fides only today. The priest was attacked by a young man who demanded m ...
• 7 May 2005
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Re-structured church blessed in Chittagong diocese Dacca (Fides Service) - Catholics in Chittagong diocese now celebrate the Sacraments in a newly renovated church blessed a few weeks ago at the beginning of April by papal Nuncio in Bangladesh Archbishop Paul Tshang In-N ...
• 7 May 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Mother’s Day an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of life from the Christian point of view Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Although I lost my child “I am certain that the Heavenly Father will take care of him” said Mrs Liang, a member of St. Buonaventura’s parish in Hong Kong. For this mother Mother’s Day ...
• 6 May 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic World Communications Day in Pakistan: harmony, understanding and respect in society and among different religious communities Lahore (Fides Service) - In view of the annual World Communications Day promoted by the Catholic Church, also in Pakistan for several months Catholics have been promoting awareness campaigns and seminars in schools and p ...
• 6 May 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Hundreds of young Catholics attend adoration for the Year of the Eucharist Taipei (Fides Service) - In his Letter for this special Year of the Eucharist ‘Mane Nobiscum Domine’ Pope John Paul II stated that the Eucharist is the centre of all Christian life and this was also something he alw ...
• 6 May 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “We are against the anti-conversion Bill because we are convinced that the best way to solve the problem is dialogue” President of Catholic Bishops of Sri Lanka tells Fides Vatican City (Fides Service) - The anti-conversion Bill and the Church’s commitment to protecting fundamental human freedoms; devolution and federalism as solutions for decade old civil war in Sri Lanka, were the emerg ...
• 4 May 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan Year for Evangelisation concludes on 8 May Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The Year of Evangelisation held in the diocese of Hong Kong will close on 8 May with an important event called “New culture of Evangelisation” to be held in the city sports stadium. Accord ...
• 4 May 2005
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Malcontent rural workers stage street protests but without provoking disorder or tension Tashkent (Fides Service) - “The demonstrations of the past few days were minor events, society is calm and the little Catholic community continues its life of faith free of major difficulties” Fr Krzysztof Kukulka Of ...
• 4 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - “Evangelising means building bridges” says Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil New Delhi (Fides Service ) - “The evangeliser must seek to enter the live of the person to whom he or she wishes to announce Christ and try to build bridges of understanding and friendship. Evangelisation is not a thre ...
• 4 May 2005
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Increasing tension on the streets of Dili and some fear protests over education may lead to disorder Dili (Fides Service) - The government has deployed security forces on streets and around major public buildings, as unrest grows and demonstrators refuse to stop the protest. The battle between the government and the peo ...