Asia

• 3 June 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The parish of St Joseph of FanLing celebrates its fiftieth anniversary at the presence of the Bishop, H.E. Monsignor Joseph Zen Hong Kong (Fides Agency) - On May 1st, the day of St Joseph, the parish of St Joseph of FanLing in Hong Kong celebrated its 50th anniversary remembering its history and especially its first parish priest, the well known ...
• 2 June 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - The new Iraqi government is “a decisive step towards free and democratic Iraq” said Fr Nizar Semaan, Iraqi priest Baghdad (Fides Agency) - “A very important step for the creation of a free and independent Iraq, fully re-inserted into the international community”: this is how Fr Nizar Semaan, a Syrian priest from Mosul, welcomed ...
• 2 June 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The executive secretary of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Laypeople Committee visits Hong Kong and stresses the importance of promoting women in society today Hong Kong (Fides Agency) - The Executive Secretary of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Laypeople Committee, Mrs V. Saldhana, paid visit to Hong Kong and stressed the importance of the promotion of wo ...
• 2 June 2004
  ASIA/THAILAND - Young Buddhists and Christians united in interreligious and intercultural dialogue Bangkok (Fides Agency) - “The bonds joining us together are stronger than the barriers which divide us”: it is what young Buddhists and Christians said at a recent five day seminar organised in Bangkok by the Institu ...
• 2 June 2004
  ASIA/CINA - The Catholic Church in China helps poor children to continue their studies Zun Yi (Fides Agency) - The local Church in the province of Gui Zhou, the poorest area in Continental China, always focused much of its attention on child education. The catholic community has built schools, offering the ...
• 2 June 2004
  ASIA - For Asian Bishops interreligious dialogue represents their hope to build harmony throughout the whole continent Bangkok (Fides Agency) - Interreligious dialogue is an effective way of bringing reconciliation and building peace throughout the Asian continent: the Bishops of Asia believe this is true and they are working to increase ...
• 2 June 2004
  ASIA PHILIPPINES - “In the Philippines we need a government of national unity to bring peace to the country and resolve economic problems” is the opinion of a Fides Agency missionary Manila (Fides Agency) - “In the Philippines we need a government of national unity to bring peace to the country and resolve the problems affecting economy, politics and society as a whole. There is a high rate in unem ...
• 1 June 2004
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Health emergency in one of the world’s poorest countries. Tuberculosis continues to be the third cause of death for people who cannot afford treatment for 16,00 Euro. St John of God Brothers helping far away sick (AFMAL) promote initiatives for the people of the Philippines Rome (Fides Service) - The Philippines is one of the world’s poorest countries. This country has no national health service and people who fall ill are condemned. Because of poverty which affects most of the people, ev ...
• 1 June 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - More than a thousand young Catholics take part in 1st Diocesan Youth Congress in Cang Zhou on the theme “Rise and go your way ” (Lk 17, 19) Cang Zhou (Fides Service) - In Cang Zhou diocese, Hebei province, where most of the Catholics in mainland China live, (more then 1 million) 2004 is the Year of Youth. To mark the year the diocese held its 1st Diocesan Yo ...
• 1 June 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan tells Fides: “The Church is working to get the death penalty abolished in Taiwan and to promote full respect for life at eve level of society ” Kaohsiung (Fides Service) - “We have called on the government to abolish the death penalty in Taiwan. Many times I have spoken with President Chen Shui-bian and the Minister of Justice making an explicit request for th ...
• 1 June 2004
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - New hope for Sri Lanka’s peace process with Indian mediation New Delhi (Fides Service) - There may be new hope for the difficult path to peace in Sri Lanka: during a visit to New Delhi, Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar obtained the support of India’s new Prime ...
• 1 June 2004
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Respect for human rights, religious freedom, and tolerance, to build a better: appeal from Forum of Religious Leaders Lahore (Fides Service) - Abolish discriminatory laws; promote respect for minority rights, human rights and freedoms especially freedom of conscience and religion; equal dignity for women; more democratic participation f ...
• 31 May 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - Funeral of Bishop Agostino Zhao Jing-Nong Tianshui (Fides) - Bishop Agostino Zhao Jing-Nong died at the age of 95 on 16 May at Tianshui, in Gansu Province. His funeral was held on Monday 24 May in Tianshui Cathedral where he was buried. The Bishop, seriously ill ...
• 31 May 2004
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Another young Catholic dies of beatings: Samuel Masih, in prison on charges of blasphemy died in hospital of beatings received in prison Lahore (Fides Service) - The blasphemy law in Pakistan is a threat hanging over members of religious minorities. A young Catholic boy Samuel Masih, charged with blasphemy and put in prison in August 2003 died in hospital ...
• 31 May 2004
  ASIA/NEPAL - First Catholic Pastoral Centre: a step forward for a “little Church but with lots of enthusiasm” in Nepal Kathmandu (Fides) - The Catholic community in Nepal has its own Pastoral Centre named after Saint John Vianney. The Centre, situated at Godavari, 15 km south of the capital Kathmandu, is a compound of two buildings on ab ...