Asia

• 1 July 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Bishops meet Prime Minister: Church/State cooperation to build tolerance and social harmony in India New Delhi (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of India appreciate the programme of the government and assure collaboration on the part of the Catholic Church to achieve new and productive social policies: this was sai ...
• 1 July 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - Remembering Bishop Michael He Jinmin of Ningbo diocese; enthusiastic evangeliser to the very end Ningbo (Fides Service) - A Bishop who took to heart and put into practise the indications of the Second Vatican Council. This is how Chinese Catholics remember Bishop Michael He Jinmin of Ningbo diocese in the mainland p ...
• 30 June 2004
  ASIA/TURKEY - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul in Antioch strengthens ecumenical ties Antioch (Fides Service) - The feast day of Saints Peter and Paul in Antioch situated in southern Turkey near the Syrian border has always been an opportunity for ecumenical prayer and dialogue and a means of strengthenin ...
• 30 June 2004
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - No to a law which banning conversion violating freedom of conscience: joint message from Catholic Bishops and Protestant church leaders Colombo (Fides Service) - “We disapprove the moves to enact legislation to prohibit or restrict conversions and call upon all people of goodwill to stand up for the free exercise of religious freedom and freedom of con ...
• 28 June 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - Evangelisation reaches remote villages thanks to team of women religious and catechists led by a priest Shan Xi (Fides Service) - Although far from any town the Catholic community Xin Jiang, Shan Xi province is very active. In view of mission the parish priest divided the surrounding villages into three zones for itineran ...
• 26 June 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - National Council of the Apostolate of the Laity stresses the importance of mission cooperation Taipei (Fides Service) - Taiwan’s National Council of the Apostolate of the Laity recently held a fruitful 10th assembly in Taipei. The daylong assembly was presided by Archbishop Joseph Cheng, Archbishop of Taipei who ...
• 26 June 2004
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Prime Minister praises Christians for contribution past and present to growth of the nation: celebrations mark 100 anniversary of arrival of first Catholic missionaries in these remote Pacific islands Honiara (Fides Service) - Gratitude to Christian missionaries who in the past and present contributed to the growth of the nation was voiced recently by Solomon Islands Prime Minister. Sir Allan Kemakeza commended the V ...
• 25 June 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - “Zarqawi the terrorist wants to free Iraq from foreign invaders? Well he should be the first to go, seeing he is not Iraqi and he is shedding the innocent blood of Iraqis” a priest in northern Iraq told Fides Baghdad (Fides Service)-“Who asked him to come here to “defend” our people and carry out his heinous attacks on innocent civilians?”. Father Nizar Semaan, Iraqi Catholic priest in Mosul north Iraq is dismayed by ...
• 25 June 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Local community of Opus Dei celebrates Mass of thanksgiving to God for its founder Saint San Jose Maria Escrivá Taipei (Fides Service) - To celebrate the feast day of founder of Opus Dei Saint Jose María Escrivá canonised by Pope John Paul 6 October 2002 in Rome, the local Opus Dei community in Taiwan, guided by Rev. Rolando Sia ...
• 25 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Kerala’s “barefoot missionary” proclaimed “Venerable”, first step towards sainthood Palai (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church of Syro-Malabar rite in Kerala, southern India has obtained recognition of one of its apostles: the Holy See has given the title of Venerable to Father Augustine Thevarparambil ...
• 25 June 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Message for Day of Prayer and Reconciliation and Unity of the Korean People Seoul (Fides Service) - “Break down the wall between north and south Korea and plan seeds of justice peace and joy in Korean hearts”: this is the call launched by Bishop. Lucas Kim Woon-hoe, president of the Korean ...
• 24 June 2004
  VATICAN - It has been announced that Pope John Paul II will go to Lourdes on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II will make a two day pilgrimage to Lourdes on the 14 and 15 August on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. T ...
• 24 June 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - Love of faith stronger than love of money: all together priest and parishioners, adults as well as children, promote reconciliation and settle disputes over money Tai Yuan (Fides Service) - Since young Father Guo Quan Zhi, ordained on 24 August 1997, took charge of Yang Jia Pu di Tai Yuan parish in Shan Xi province, which has always been traditionally in the care of the Franciscan ...
• 24 June 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The most solemn Eucharistic Procession in fifty years for the feast of Corpus Christi and Saint Anthony, patron saint of the parish. Hong Kong (Fides Service) - For the people of St Anthony’s parish in Hong Kong, June 13 was a very special day this year for four reasons: it was the feast of Corpus Christi, the feast-day of St Anthony, the 51st anniv ...
• 24 June 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Papal Nuncio Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana makes first visit to Gujarat, birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi New Delhi (Fides Service) - On his first visit to the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana Papal Nuncio to India said that the philosophy and principles w ...