Asia
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9 September 2004
ASIA/INDONESIA - “The bomb blast was connected with international terrorism, not the local political situation, but could harm Indonesia at the economic and political level”, local sources in Jakarta tells Fides
Jakarta (Fides Service) - “The attack was connected with international terrorism, not the local political situation. It does not affect the situation of Indonesia’s Christians”: local Church sources in Jakarta told ...
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8 September 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Carrying the Bible to remote areas of India: Centre for research and translation of Sacred Scripture has a special mission
Bangalore (Fides Service) - In Bangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka besides various industries and famous institutes of research there is also the World Bible Translation Centre WBTC which has the mission ...
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8 September 2004
EUROPE/GEORGIA - Warning and appeal from Papal Nuncio in Georgia: “We need ideas and means to ensure that the whole of the Caucus region does not turn into a powder keg”. Caritas Georgia (southern Ossezia) helps children in Beslan, northern Ossezia as well as exhausted displaced persons in its own region
Rome (Fides Service) - “The massacre of the innocents a few days ago in northern Ossezia shook the world. But not to be forgotten either are more than 3,000 women and children in southern Ossezia, Georgia, who fled vio ...
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7 September 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic Archbishop of Manila would like Congress to pass a “religion tax” to help support the Church and other religious communities, as in some European countries
Manila (Fides Service) - The Catholic Archbishop of Manila, Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales has suggested that the Church and the people of the Philippines would benefit from a “religion tax” similar to legislation in c ...
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7 September 2004
ASIA/INDIA Christians and other believers come together to pray and rejoice at the memory of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, on 7th anniversary of her death, first since her beatification
Calcutta (Fides Service) - All over the world the Missionaries of Charity, the Sisters of Mother Teresa, were joined by well-wishers in their prayers and joyful commemoration of the Mother 4 and 5 September, the 7th anni ...
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7 September 2004
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seminars of formation and awareness campaigns to promote respect for human rights and the human dignity of every person: tireless efforts of Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church in Pakistan
Lahore (Fides Service) - In a country where Muslim fundamentalist groups are active, the local Catholic Church is tireless in its efforts to promote a culture of peace, the encounter of civilisations and social and inte ...
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6 September 2004
ASIA/INDIA - “Evangelisation in India in the Third Millennium” theme of National Meeting for Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies from 14 to 17 September
Bangalore (Fides Service) - “Evangelisation in India in the Third Millennium” is the theme of a National Meeting of diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in India to be held in Bangalore 14 t ...
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6 September 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Youth gives signals of hope in the tormented region of Mindanao: Christians and Muslims unite making concrete requests
Cagayan de Oro (Fides Service) - Peace is what the large Island of Mindanao in the Philippines needs more than anything else today. Peace means economic development, social stability, a return of tourists, in a word, th ...
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6 September 2004
ASIA/NEPAL - Curfew lifted: demonstrations for tolerance and solidarity in Nepal’s capital: Hindus, Muslims, Buddhist monks, Catholic priests and religious and many lay faithful join street march
Kathmandu (Fides Service) - Yesterday in Kathmandu the same streets and squares which only a few days ago were the scene of angry protest and violence, some 5,000 people including representatives of the different religio ...
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3 September 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Philippines President Gloria Arroyo on official visit to China clinches cooperation deals for tourism, energy, fishing, trade and investments
Beijing (Fides Service) - In keeping with tradition for a newly elected president to visit neighbouring countries at the start of the mandate, on September 2 President Gloria Arroyo, elected in May, started an official t ...
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3 September 2004
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - United Nations repatriation programme brings one million Afghans home from Iran: returning professionals and experts promise for the future
Kabul (Fides Service) - About one million Afghans who had fled to neighbouring Iran are back in the own country hoping to resume life as normal. This is thanks to an operation of voluntary repatriation started in April 2 ...
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2 September 2004
ASIA/NEPAL - National day of mourning for 12 Nepalese workers murdered in Iraq - Pro-Prefect Apostolic “Tension is high, but the situation is under control. Christians targeted? Definitely not”
Kathmandu (Fides Service) - “The situation is under control but tension is tangible. The curfew continues. Today it started at 9am after the authorities gave the people about three hours for essential movement and trad ...
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2 September 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops launch an appeal to citizens to help nation overcome economic crisis. “Overcoming the crisis is a matter not only for the government it is in the interest of each and all”
Davao (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of the Philippines have mobilised the country to work to uproot corruption, eliminate poverty and help improve the nation’s financial accounts.
Archbishop Fernando Capalla ...
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2 September 2004
ASIA/IRAQ - “Changing school curricula in the Middle East could help uproot extremism” says local priest in Iraq. “Schools should educate to peace! If from the age of six a child hears of nothing but war and enemies to kill then it is not surprising that at 18 he dreams of being a suicide bomber”
Baghdad (Fides Service)- “I am certain that one way to help eliminate terrorism in Iraq and in the Middle East in general, is to reform school programmes” Father Nizar Semaan, Iraqi priest in Mosul told Fides. “I s ...
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2 September 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN - Pastoral Letter from Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop of Kaohsiung: “Prepare with devotion for the Eucharistic Congress”
Kaohsiung (Fides Service) - On the feast day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop of Kaohsiung issued a Pastoral Letter “Preparing with Devotion for the Eucharistic Congress”. In h ...
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