Asia

• 12 November 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Laity Day Sunday 14 November to foster more involvement of laity as pastoral helpers and focus on the family Seoul (Fides Service) - “Embellishing the family and society” is the slogan chosen by the Catholic Church in Korea for Laity Day on Sunday 14 November. The Laity Commission led by a layman John Bosco Son Byeong-du a ...
• 12 November 2004
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In southern Philippines Christians join Muslims at the end of Ramadan Zamboanga (Fides Service) - While there is hope for the imminent resumption of negotiations between the Philippines government and separatist Muslim movements fighting for independence in Mindanao, at the same time initi ...
• 11 November 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian leaders in Orissa state protest against forced re-conversion campaign by Hindu extremists Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - Christian leaders in the eastern Indian state of Orissa say steps must be taken to stop the phenomenon of forced “re-conversion” among Tribals who have embraced the Christian faith and ...
• 11 November 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong Catholics share experience of International Eucharistic Congress in Mexico Hong Kong (Fides Service) - A delegation of Catholics from Hong Kong who took part in the 48th International Eucharistic Congress accompanied by Bishop Zen of Hong Kong and Father Fernando Montes, provincial superior of ...
• 10 November 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - Bishops in Ninive send best wishes message to Muslims for Ramadan and affirm: “this violence is totally foreign to the Iraqi people” Baghdad (Fides Service)- In a message dated 8 November to Iraqi Muslims for the end of the month of Ramadan, the Christian Bishops of Ninive in northern Iraq issued a call for peace and national unity. Besides sending be ...
• 10 November 2004
  ASIA/JAPAN - Association supports 351 Japanese missionaries involved in pastoral work abroad Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Some 351 Japanese missionaries engaged in pastoral work abroad are supported by the Japan Catholic Association to Assist Overseas Missionaries. Supported by donors all over the country the Associ ...
• 9 November 2004
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians, moderate Muslims and human rights activists applaud government decision not to mark religious identity on passports Lahore (Fides Service) - Christians, human rights activities and civil rights associations have welcomed the Pakistani government’s decision to exclude religious identity from national passports on the grounds that it ...
• 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. ...