Asia

• 22 September 2003
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - DIALOGUE BETWEEN RELIGIONS IS A PATH FOR PEACE: INTERRELIGIOUS MEETING IN THE HEART OF ASIA, KAZAKHSTAN A BRIDGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST Astana (Fides Service) – For two days, 23 and 24 September the Spirit of Assisi blew in Astana the capital of Kazakhstan, during an interreligious meeting attended by a delegation from the Holy See. Speaking to Fides ...
• 19 September 2003
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - TERRORISM: FOREIGN TO EVERY FORM OF RELIGION AND THE ENEMY OF HUMANITY, SAYS ARCHBISHOP SALDHANA OF LAHORE Lahore (Fides Service) – “I condemn all forms of terrorism in Pakistan and in the rest of the world”. This statement was made by Archbishop Lawrence Saldhana when he addressed Muslims and Christians at recent meeti ...
• 19 September 2003
  ASIA/CHINA - FUNDAMENTAL THEOLOGY GUIDANCE PROGRAMME TO HELP DEEPEN FAITH OF CHINESE LAITY, YOUTH ESPECIALLY Beijing (Fides Service) – “There is a strong desire among Chinese Catholics, young people in particular, to deepen their knowledge faith. Not content with the elements of faith handed on orally by parents or grandpar ...
• 18 September 2003
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - PATH TO PEACE FOUNDATION FUNDED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CENTRE RUN BY CANOSSIAN SISTERS IN DILI OPENED BY ARCHBISHOP MARTINO Dili (Fides Service) – Some 120 students have enrolled for courses in domestic science, sowing and computer techniques, at a new Professional Training Centre run by the Canossian Sisters in Dili, capital of East Timor ...
• 17 September 2003
  ASIA/INDONESIA - REMOVE PREJUDICE AND STEREOTYPES TO BUILD PEACE AND RECONCILIATION IN INDONESIA AND EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD: CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM AND BUDDHIST YOUTH EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES Padang (Fides Service) – The situation is not only one of violence and conflict in the tormented island of Sumatra where the army is waging a vast campaign to suppress separatists, there are also experiences of dialogu ...
• 17 September 2003
  ASIA/IRAQ - BISHOP SHELMON WARDUNI OF THE PATRIARCHATE OF BAGHDAD TELLS FIDES: "WE ASK ONLY FOR RESPECT FOR OUR RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ETHNIC RIGHTS” - A NEW DOOR IS OPEN FOR DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIMS Baghdad (Fides Service) – In the new post-war Iraq all the different political parties and ethnic and religious groups are anxious to play a part in the rebuilding of the new nation. Chaldean Catholics, 80% of the enti ...
• 16 September 2003
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - NEW ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA GAUDENCIO ROSALES: “AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME I WILL WORK FOR CONTINUITY: GRATITUDE TO OUTGOING ARCHBISHOP CARDINAL SIN Vatican City (Fides Service) – “I am uneasy. I feel like Saint Joseph after he had the vision of angel telling him not to worry, when Mary was expecting Jesus, or troubled like the Blessed Mother after the annunciati ...
• 16 September 2003
  ASIA/IRAQ - CHALDEAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR RECOGNITION AND REPRESENTATION IN THE BUILDING OF NEW DEMOCRATIC IRAQ Baghdad (Fides Service) – The Chaldean Bishops of Iraq sent a declaration on “the role of Chaldeans in the new Iraq” to the Civil Administrator of Iraq Mr Paul Bremer. In their statement signed by 19 Chaldean Bish ...
• 16 September 2003
  ASIA/INDONESIA - BISHOP MANDAGI OF AMBOINA SAYS THE MOLUCCAS ARE STARTING A NEW LIFE, STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED CLOSED ANOTHER STEP TAKEN TOWARDS LASTING PEACE Ambon (Fides Service) – “The Moluccas are starting a new life. There is a new atmosphere of confidence and hope. People realise that no good can come of conflict and violence. I am confident that a lasting peace agre ...
• 16 September 2003
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - FOLLOWING TYPHOON MAEMI CARITAS KOREA STARTS SOLIDARITY CHAIN - NEXT SUNDAY SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR DISASTER VICTIMS Seoul (Fides Service) – A chain of solidarity was set up by Caritas Korea as an immediate response to help victims of typhoon Maemi which struck the south and east of the peninsula a few days ago. Alex Lee, head of t ...
• 12 September 2003
  ASIA/CHINA - CITY AND RURAL CATHOLIC YOUTH COME TOGETHER TO SHARE EXPERIENCES Beijing (Fides Service) – Their life styles differ but their faith is the same. This discovery was made by a group of Catholic youth during the Summer holidays when a parish community in Beijing organised a visit to a ...
• 12 September 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - KASHMIR’S FIRST MINISTER PRAISES CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: EDUCATION GIVEN BY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND MISSIONARIES Srinager (Fides Service) – Catholic schools were publicly praised by the first minister of Jammu-Kashmir state in India. In a speech to inaugurate the school years Minister Mufti Mohammad Syeed, addressing teachers, pu ...
• 12 September 2003
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - RELIGIONS CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS PEACE: RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN SINGAPORE ISSUE INTERRELIGIOUS DECLARATION OF HARMONY, AN IMPORTANT STEP AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER Singapore (Fides Service) – Religions in Singapore aim to build harmony to contribute to building peaceful co-existence in the social life of the country. This was the intention of a Meeting of the Interreligious Harmo ...
• 11 September 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - SALESIANS PRODUCE VIDEO ON MOTHER TERESA IN THREE LANGUAGES WITH PARTS OF HER SPEECHES: A VALID TOOL FOR SPREADING AMONG PEOPLES OF OTHER RELIGIONS HER MESSAGE OF LOVE AND SERVICE TO THE POOR Calcutta (Fides Service) - Mother Teresa is loved and admired throughout India, Albania and all over the world: her message of love and service for the poorest of the poor and her wrinkled face belong to the whole of hum ...
• 11 September 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - CHRISTIANS SHOULD TAKE PART IN POLITICS AND BUSINESS TO INFUSE GOSPEL AND CHURCH’S SOCIAL TEACHING: COMBINATION OF FREE MARKET AND EFFECTIVE RULES MAKES FOR GOOD OF SOCIETY Bombay (Fides Service) – Christians can and must take an active part in politics and business in order to carry the Gospel message and values to ambits vital for the life of society. This was affirmed by Bishop Aloysiu ...