Asia

• 12 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Form laity for mission in Communications: an antidote to spreading Hindu fundamentalism in Orissa State News Delhi (Fides Service) - An eight month formation course in communications for lay missionaries and catechists in Orissa, has been organised by the Orissa Catholic Regional Communications Centre, in agreement with th ...
• 12 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Local Church in Goa committed to protect nature Goa (Fides Service) - The Church in Goa is determined to help protect creation. “Priests, men and women Religious and lay Catholics are called to restore balance in relations between man and nature in Goa”: this call ...
• 11 June 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Taipei diocese prepares for annual Corpus Christi procession through the streets and National Eucharistic Congress in December Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “The Eucharist is the heart of our Christian life. As we adore the Body and Blood of Christ and are filled with God’s love we are spurred to go out to serve all people. It is through works of ...
• 11 June 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - “I disagree with a sort of pacifism which I would call “ideological” which thinks in theory but not in reality” says Iraqi priest Baghdad (Fides Service)- “I am not in favour of war but as a citizen of Iraq I wish the foreign troops to stay in our country” Father Nizar Semaan, a Catholic priest in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul told Fides. � ...
• 11 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Complete Bible now in the local language spoken in Assam state: the Word of God accessible to Christians and non New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - After 24 years of hard work, started in 1980, the complete Bible is available in a translation in the local language in the north eastern Indian state of Assam. The translation is the work of ...
• 11 June 2004
  ASIA/NEPAL - On mission in Nepal for 25 years serving the poor and the needy: Nazareth Sisters of Charity and the rest of the local Church continue mission to assist people suffering from war and violence Kathmandu (Fides Service) - Educating children and young people, works of apostolate, offering comfort to the sick and prison inmates, offering work training classes to women: these are the sectors of the activity of the ...
• 9 June 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - “Only now Iraqis slowly discover democracy. Ideological pacifism plays the game of fundamentalism” Iraqi priest comments UN resolution Baghdad (Fides Service)- “The new UN resolution and release of the four foreign hostages is good news” Father Nizar Semaan, a Catholic priest in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul told Fides. “These latest events sho ...
• 9 June 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - Recent fruits of evangelisation: more than 1,300 new Catholics welcomed into the Church at Easter Beijing (Fides Service) - More than 1,300 new Catholics were welcomed into the Church in various parts of mainland China during Easter Vigil Mass this year according to Faith bulletin published in Hebei province. The act ...
• 9 June 2004
  ASIA/JAPAN - Formation programmes to encourage vocations to the religious life among women Tokyo (Fides Service) - Women religious are a great gift for the Church: all over the world thousands of Sisters dedicate their life to teaching children, caring for the sick, assisting the poor, and helping in parishes ...
• 9 June 2004
  ASIA - “Martyrs are a gift for the Church in Asia and inspiritaion and encouragement for missionaries”: a reflection by Prof. Jose Vidamor Yu, theologian Manila (Fides Service) - “The martyrs, shining examples of Christians, are witnesses of faith and an extraordinary help for the growth of the Church in Asia. Asians elevated to the honour of the altars planted the Chri ...
• 8 June 2004
  ASIA/NEPAL - Bomb blast in a Catholic school in Nepal: no casualties - the local Church carries on with its pastoral and service of education Kathmandu (Fides Service) - “Institutes of education in Nepal, including Catholic schools, are closed at the moment because of the danger of attacks by Maoist guerrillas. The bomb which exploded in our school caused a ...
• 8 June 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Combining sport with solidarity: city march to raise funds for evangelisation among prison inmates Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “From the very beginning Christians have brought, along with the bred and the wine for the Eucharist, gifts to share with those in need. This custom of the collection, ever appropriate, is i ...
• 8 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Reconciliation among communities: a task for all religious beliefs”: Seminar on Dialougue among religions and cultures Mumbai (Fides Service) - “Conflict between religious communities destroys the authentic essence of religion”: this was the conclusion reached by participants at a Seminar “Reconciliation of Communities a task for a ...
• 8 June 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The church attacked on June 6 in Jakarta belong to a protestant community: religion exploited in view of presidential elections Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - A Christian protestant church at Ciputat, Tangerang, south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta was attacked on Sunday June 6 and in the violence Pastor Jonathan Wijaya was injured. This was confir ...
• 7 June 2004
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In front of the UN Human Rights Commission, Franciscans and Dominicans support request to abolish blasphemy law in Pakistan Geneva (Fides) - Two NGOs of Catholic religious, Franciscans International and Dominicans for Justice and Peace, accredited to the UN Human Rights Commission based in Geneva Switzerland, have voiced support for a reques ...