Asia

• 9 November 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians call on United States President to promote religious freedom, the foundation of democracy, in southern Asia New Delhi (Fides Service) - India’s Christian have called on the president of the United States of America George Bush to promote religious freedom in southern Asia. In a message signed by John Dayal, chairman of the ...
• 8 November 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - “Our martyred nation has urgent need of a new school system” - Lay Christian in Baghdad makes appeal through Fides: “Terrorists funded from abroad: for a new Iraq we need to start with the children who are the future” Baghdad (Fides Service) - Pending the election of a stable and democratic executive in January, the interim government in Iraq engaged in the difficult task of reconstruction, needs to guarantee security and renew the sc ...
• 8 November 2004
  ASIA/THAILAND - Social tension grows in the south, Catholics concerned Bangkok (Fides Service) - Catholics in Thailand are concerned at the escalation of violence registered in the south of the country. According to Fides sources in the provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala social tens ...
• 8 November 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Archbishop of Delhi encourages new leader of the BJP nationalist party to “Protect minorities and promote social harmony” New Delhi (Fides Service) - The Catholic Archbishop of New Delhi, Archbishop Vincent Concessao sent a message of congratulations to Lal Krishna Advani, newly elected leader of the nationalist Hindu Party Baratiya Janata ...
• 6 November 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Ten years of church activity, mission, news, figures in Korea in a volume published by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops’ Conference of Korea has published a volume containing information of the past ten years of Church life and activity in Korea as well as an overview of the Holy See and Catholic comm ...
• 6 November 2004
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Flow of Vietnamese Montagnard refugees to Cambodia: UNHCR offers assistance Phnom Penh (Fides Service) - Increasing numbers of mountain peoples from central Vietnam are arriving in Cambodia in search of help and many ask local officials of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to help ...
• 6 November 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Taiwan Catholics celebrate with gratitude the arrival of first Carmelite nuns and opening of first Carmelite convent on the Island Taipei (Fides Service) - With a series of events and initiatives Catholics in Taiwan recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Carmelite Sisters. According to Christian Life Weekly, Taipei archdiocese bu ...
• 5 November 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Spread of new religions and sects: Catholic Church takes steps to counter threat to the faith Seoul (Fides Service) -Aware of the challenge and danger of new pseudo religious movements, the Catholic Church in Korea has stressed the need to provide Catholics with proper formation and experience of spirituality. ...
• 5 November 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians happy and relieved for the release of Indian born Catholic O’Connor arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia New Delhi (Fides Service) - Christians in India are happy and relieved at the return on November 1 of Indian born Catholic Brian Savio O’Connor after a tragic experience in Saudi Arabia where his personal freedom of ...
• 5 November 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Archbishop Joseph Cheng gives mission command to 33 volunteers at the end of a special Course in Evangelisation Taipei (Agenzia Fides) -Recently during solemn Mass to mark the end of a Course in Evangelisation Archbishop Joseph Cheng of Taipei gave the mission command to 33 new volunteer missionaries who had completed their format ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian law courts tackle question of Islamic fundamentalism: tricky situation for new government Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - “We will see from the outcome of the trial of extremist leader Abu Bakar how Indonesia’s new democracy intends to deal with the presence of Muslim fundamentalist groups. This is an important ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Caritas aid to North Korea: detailed report from Kathi Zellweger, head of international cooperation Caritas Hong Kong Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Caritas has been supporting the North Korean people since Autumn 1995, initially with humanitarian aid only, but some time ago a gradual shift to rehabilitation and more long-term developme ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - New church opened, thanks to generosity of local Catholics Taipei (Fides Service) - On 23 October Bishop Joseph Wang of Tai Chung diocese had the joy of consecrating a new church in Da Li. “The new church was built thanks to the generosity of local Catholics”, parish priest ...
• 28 October 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, president of Bishops’ Conference, visits Fides: “We are not afraid of attacks on Christians by Hindu fundamentalists: this only strengthens our faith and we view the future of the nation with optimism” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - At a time when Hindu attacks on Christians in India continue, the Catholic Church in India continues to bear witness to Christ and looks ahead with Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, Archbishop of Ra ...
• 28 October 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Mission Sunday with Missionaries” celebration in Seoul Cathedral. “The authentic Christian is always missionary” Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “On Mission Sunday with Missionaries” was the title of a Meeting for representatives of male and female religious congregations in South Korea held in Seoul Cathedral on 24 October Mission Sun ...