Asia

• 19 May 2005
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - 7 attempts to answer one question: What really happened in Uzbekistan? Tashkent (Fides Service) -What really happened on May 13 in the town of Andijan in eastern Uzbekistan? Pending the international enquiry requested by the United Nations and the European Union we offer the following set ...
• 19 May 2005
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - More than 10,000 local people, including many Muslims, attend ordination of the new Catholic Bishop of Khulna Khulna (Fides Service) - Crowds of at least 10,000 including many Muslims attended the ordination of the new Bishop of Khulna in Bangladesh, Bishop Bejoy D’Cruze OMI. The retired Bishop Michael Rosario, the papal nunci ...
• 18 May 2005
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Salesians celebrate 14 years at the service of young Cambodians offering education, and caring for street children and those with HIV/AIDS Phnom Penh (Fides Service) - This year on 24 May the Salesian community in Cambodia will celebrate fourteen years of service to promote the human, cultural and spiritual growth of young Cambodians. According to the Sales ...
• 18 May 2005
  ASIA/SYRIA - Ecumenical reflection and experience in Aleppo: how long must we wait before all Christians celebrate Easter together on the same date? Aleppo (Fides Service) - There is an air of ecumenism and brotherhood in Syria. Recently the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo invited Catholic Bishop Luigi Padovese vicar apostolic of Anatolia to Aleppo to give a conf ...
• 18 May 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan will stay on the political scene even after 2007 Islamabad (Fides) - President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan will stand for re-election when his mandate expires in 2007, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed announced. “He will remain after 2007 because Pakistan ne ...
• 17 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - “Christians must be barred from public administration” say Hindu extremists: “this goes against the country’s Constitution and human rights” Indian Christians reply New Delhi (Fides Service) - Hindu extremists have launched another fierce anti-Christian campaign the eastern Indian state of Orissa. Member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council) calling on the state governm ...
• 17 May 2005
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - UN High Commission for Refugees assists Uzbekistan people fleeing violence Bishkek (Fides Service) - While tension is still high in eastern Uzbekistan and clashes between insurrectionists and government troops continue, more civilians fleeing the fighting are heading for the border with Kyrgy ...
• 17 May 2005
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - “Social malcontent and poverty are at the root of local protests”, says Franciscan Fr. Krzysztof Kukulka missionary in Uzbekistan Vatican City (Fides Service) - “We are grieving for the death of so many people. Uzbeks are a friendly peace loving people. These protests arise from malcontent and poverty. Unless economic and social reforms are start ...
• 16 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Popular theatre in Rajasthan to promote and spread the values of the Kingdom of God New Delhi (Fides Children) - Children of all ages in the Indian state of Rajasthan enjoy puppet shows, the traditional means to pass on popular traditions and myths. But instead of telling the usual tales and stories, th ...
• 16 May 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - “The violence used by Al Qaida reveals weakness not power. What has all this got to do with religion” asks a Catholic priest in Iraq Rome (Fides Service)- “Terrorists, Al Qaida, are already defeated because they are unable to propose a credible model of society. All they can do is to kill” Fr Nizar Semaan a Catholic priest in the northern Iraqi to ...
• 14 May 2005
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Info Vatican City (Fides Service) - Tension in Uzbekistan is still high. To offer a picture of the situation in the central Asia republic Fides publishes this background note on Uzbekistan. area: 447.400 sq. km - populatio ...
• 14 May 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - On the feast of Our Lady of Fatima Catholics pray that the “intercession of Pope John Paul II and the great love of Pope Benedict XVI will bring unity with the universal Church closer” Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholics in Beijing celebrated with enthusiasm the feast of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13. In many parishes after the Mass people stayed to watch recordings of the Masses for the funeral of Pope ...
• 13 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians form Anti-Violence Forum in memory of Catholic priest mortally stabbed in Bihar Patna (Fides Service) -In memory of a Catholic priest Fr Mathew Uzhuthal, Vicar general of Patna archdiocese who died on May 1 after being stabbed on April 11 in his parish office by a young bandit, Christians in Patna c ...
• 13 May 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Aceh imminent revocation of state of emergency and martial law: hopes for freedom and respect for citizens’ rights Jakarta (Fides Service) - The announcement that the Indonesian government intends to revoke the state of emergency in Aceh has been warmly welcomed by the local people sorely affected by the 26 December tsunami disaster ...
• 12 May 2005
  ASIA - Asia’s sad world record: over 12 million people reduced to slavery or forced labour says International Labour Organisation Geneva (Fides Service) - Asia has sad world record of over 12 million people reduced to slavery or forced labour. More than 75% of Asian workers live and work under subhuman conditions. This was denounced by the Internat ...