Asia

• 27 February 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Civil and religious leaders meet to discuss prospects for peace in Indonesian Papua Jayapura (Fides Service) - While confusion and tension persist in the Indonesia province of West Papua, (Irian Jaya), local religious leaders have once again proved their willingness to work to promote peace. During a ce ...
• 25 February 2004
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Muslim and Christian school teachers from all over Mindanao agree that peace begins at school, where children must be educated to reciprocal esteem and respect Davao (Fides Service) - Peace in the large southern Philippines island of Mindanao where there are several groups of armed Muslim separatists begins at school where children must be educated to tolerance, dialogue, recip ...
• 25 February 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Tragedy of thousands displaced by ethnic disputes in India’s north east states a mosaic of tribal peoples: local Church committed to mediation Diphur (Fides Service) - “Many people are living in precarious conditions in camps and have to rely on assistance from NGOs including Catholic organisations who not only provide aid but also work actively to promote pe ...
• 25 February 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Young Catholic volunteers on mission to East Timor Dili (Fides Service) - A group of 19 young Korean Catholic high school and university students recently volunteered to go on mission to East Timor where they will undertake manual work as well as organise cultural activ ...
• 24 February 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - www.hampapua.org: Justice and Peace Commission of Jayapura Catholic diocese opens web site of to promote respect for human rights Jayapura (Fides Service) - To promote respect for human rights in an area afflicted by fighting between the regular Indonesian army and separatist movements, the Justice and Peace Commission of Jayapura Catholic diocese ...
• 24 February 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Show compassion by giving, and evangelise by serving” and support Caritas Hong Kong Campaign: Lenten Letter to Catholics from Hong Kong’s Catholic Bishop Joseph Zen Hong Kong (Fides) - “To love and to serve is to witness the faith. Social concern and evangelisation are two sides of the same coin” Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong writes in a Letter for Lent 2004 addressed to the l ...
• 24 February 2004
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Official talks between government and Muslim separatists will resume in April: “A milestone” in the peace process, says president Arroyo Manila (Fides Service) - “A milestone in the peace process” was what Philippines’ President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo described the official news of that talks between the government and Muslim separatists Moro Islam ...
• 24 February 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “No cloning of human embryos ”: local Catholic Church and associations in Korea protest against experiments carried out by local scientists Seoul (Fides Service) - Strong protest, street demonstrations, condemnation for morally incorrect and irresponsible behaviour: these were the reactions in Korea of the Catholic Church and several associations, Catholic a ...
• 23 February 2004
  ASIA/JAPAN - An average of 600 new HIV carriers every year; numbers continues to rise; 87% of new infections due to sexual transmission: the Church in front line to fight the scourge of AIDS Tokyo (Fides Service) - As part of a year long effort to fight AIDS in April 2003 the Church in Japan established an HIV/AIDS desk to succeed the bishops’ ad hoc committee on HIV issues. The desk’s present activities ...
• 23 February 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “The mission of the Church in Korea is founded on Korea’s martyrs”: Bishop Lazzaro You Heung Sik, coadjutor Bishop of Daejeon speaks with Fides. Rome (Fides Service) - “The mission of the Church in Korea is founded on the Korean martyrs who offered their life for the Lord and for the people: compared to them we feel small but we strive to be faithful to our mis ...
• 20 February 2004
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Missionary Childhood children in Germany help provide food for starving children in North Korea Aachen (Fides Service ) - To help children in North Korea threatened by starvation, children members of Missionary Childhood in Germany have offered 20,000 Euro to buy food supplies. For many years the German branch of ...
• 20 February 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “No cloning of human embryos ”: local Catholic Church and associations in Korea protest against experiments carried out by local scientists Seoul (Fides Service) - Strong protest, street demonstrations, condemnation for morally incorrect and irresponsible behaviour: these were the reactions in Korea of the Catholic Church and several associations, Catholic a ...
• 19 February 2004
  ASIA/IRAN - Tomorrow elections in Iran. Turnout uncertain: women and youth expected to stay at home Teheran (Fides Service) - Iran prepares for elections tomorrow, 20 February, in an atmosphere of deep uncertainty. Most reform parties have said they will desert the vote. Several reform party members have called for the ...
• 19 February 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Local Church fully supports peace talks between India and Pakistan New Delhi (Fides Service) - “The local Church is strongly in favour of peace talks: we hope India-Pakistan relations will be normalised at all levels, political, economic, commercial, cultural and religious”, Father ...
• 18 February 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A Korean priest on mission in Japan to help the local Church with pastoral and missionary work Seoul (Fides Service) - Rev. Anthony Youn Yeo-ok, a priest at the parish of Sapgyo in the Korean diocese of Taejon, said goodbye to confreres, friends and the faithful and took up the mission mandate given by his Bishop ...