Asia

• 31 January 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - “New hope is born. As Iraqi women we rejoice to see new horizons opening before us” a Chaldean nun in Mosul told Fides. Mosul (Fides Service) - “We were very concerned, we prayed constantly and now we rejoice after a peaceful vote and a good turn-out despite some attacks. This first democratic vote will go down in history. Our country i ...
• 31 January 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections: “This was a victory for the people and a defeat for terrorism”, Father Nizar Semaan told Fides Baghdad (Fides Service). “The loser was terrorism. The vote showed the world that Iraqis are not all terrorists, they are a people like other peoples and they want peace. This was a victory for the Iraqi people who use ...
• 31 January 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Give and you will receive”: message from Caritas Korea Seoul (Fides Service) - “Many people in the world still live in conditions of hunger and poverty. If we help the poor and the needy in other countries we will be rewarded by God. This is also a way to be authentic Chri ...
• 29 January 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Telesphore Toppo chairman of Catholic Bishops’ Conference in tsunami affected areas; to encourage traumatised fishermen resume daily activity Bishop of Kottar comes from the sea New Delhi (Fides Service) - While the work of assistance and rebuilding in the tsunami affected areas continues involving also various Catholic organisations, Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, President of the Indian Bishops’ ...
• 29 January 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Christian organisations reject wrong accusations that humanitarian mission aimed to Christianise: interfaith press statement on humanitarian work in Aceh Jakarta (Fides Service) - At a joint press conference in Jakarta Muslim and Christian leaders issued a statement concerning destructive issues emerging around the tragedy in Aceh caused by the 26 December tsunami and new ...
• 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 ...