Asia

• 24 January 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Japanese Catholics and Lutherans ever closer to full unity: Universal ‘Joint Declaration’ on Justification now in Japanese Tokyo (Fides Service) - “Toward Reconciliation and Union” was the theme of an ecumenical Service held in Tokyo aimed at consolidating dialogue and communion between the Catholic and Lutheran communities in Japan and ...
• 21 January 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Touching the Mass”: in the Year of the Eucharist seminar helps blind Catholics participate more fully at Mass. Tokyo (Fides Service) - “What is happening now? What is the priest doing now?” Blind Catholics found out some of the answers thanks to programme developed by a Catholic-run welfare organisation. “Touching the Mas ...
• 21 January 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Elderly Bishop Thaddeus Guo Yingong of Datong leaves precious heritage: baptised at the age of 12 he withstood 13 years in re-education camp with faith and courage Datong (Fides Service) - Bishop Thaddeus Guo Yingong of Datong in mainland China, Shanxi province, died at the age of 88 after a long illness at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Hospital. Thaddeus Guo Yingong was born in ...
• 20 January 2005
  ASIA/TURKEY - Dialogue and service: a year since the Franciscan Fraternity opened in Istanbul Istanbul (Fides Service) - “A year of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue and service”, the members of the Franciscan Fraternity in Istanbul told Fides a year after the official opening of the Fraternity a Istanbu ...
• 20 January 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Debate on social communications in the Churches of Asia: believers should make more use of the media to evangelise Taipei (Fides Service) - “Communicating through Dialogue” was the theme of a recent seminar held in Indonesia organised by the Department for Social Communications of the FABC, Federation of Asian Bishops’ Confere ...
• 20 January 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “May the 'feast of sacrifice' be source of reconciliation and brotherhood on the occasion of the annual Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Azha Catholic Bishops of Pakistan send good wishes message to Isalmic leaders and communities in the country Lahore (Fides Service ) - Through its Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan sent a message of good wishes to Muslim individuals and communities in Pakistan for the annual ...
• 19 January 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - "Thank you Holy Father, my captors were moved your words" abducted Catholic archbishop Casmoussa said in an interview with Fides a few hours after his release Mosul (Fides Service) - Gratitude to Pope John Paul for his prompt intervention was the first thought voiced by abducted Iraqi Catholic Archbishop of Mosul an interview a few hours after his release. "Thank you Holy Fath ...
• 19 January 2005
  ASIA - International attention for seaquake disaster victims must not be allowed to slacken: Fides promises regular updates twice a week on situation and rebuilding Vatican City (Fides Service) - After the vast media coverage and unprecedented international solidarity efforts to help victims of the 26 December tsunami in south East Asia, there is a danger that once the spotlight is ...
• 19 January 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic men and women religious provide counselling for tsunami victims New Delhi (Fides Service) - The Conference of Catholic Religious Institutes in India intends to form permanent psychological counselling teams. Although the training costs have yet to be estimated, many religious themsel ...
• 19 January 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - International Organisation for Migration treats “invisibile wounds” of tsunami victims in Sri Lanka Colombo(Fides Service) - The International Organisation for Migration has sent a team of experts to Sri Lanka to assess the mental state of the tsunami victims and plan long term assistance in this field. This mission is ...
• 19 January 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Korea’s Catholic University marks 150th anniversary with renewed commitment to educate to respect for life, human rights and the human person Seoul (Fides Service) - On the occasion of its 150th anniversary the Catholic University of Korea renewed its commitment to work on the cultural level to promote respect for human rights, freedom of religion first of all ...
• 19 January 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - “I was evangelised by the poor”: missionaries work to help fishermen victims of the seaquake Bangkok (Fides Service) - Camillian Father Renato Attrezzi reports on the work of staff from the Camillian Hospital in Bangkok and the San Camillo Hospital di Ratchaburi, helping the tsunami victims who have lost everyt ...
• 19 January 2005
  ASIA - Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Somalia: United Nations High Commission for Refugees steps up commitment in tsunami affected areas Jakarta (Fides Service) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees is intensifying its intervention in aid of tsunami victims in south east Asia. In Indonesia aid operations continue in Aceh. On January 16 tents ...
• 19 January 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - In co-operation with diocesan Caritas offices in various neighbouring countries Caritas Hong Kong collects 1.2 million dollars in aid of tsunami victims Hong Kong (Fides) - In co-operation with diocesan Caritas offices in various neighbouring countries Caritas Hong Kong is supporting several programmes in aid of tsunami victims in particular to help 50,000 homeless famil ...
• 18 January 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Archbishop Casmoussa has reached the Bishop's residence Mosul (Fides Service) - Archbishop Georges Casmoussa of Mosul is home again. Local Church sources told Fides that no ransom was paid for his release . The Archbishop in good health, was welcomed with rejoicing by the loc ...