Asia
4 March 2004
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem issues Lenten Message: “However, the human person in this land is not called to live in a state of permanent war...those who impose oppression have the duty to put an end to it so that the land might then know the security and peace that are so much desired”
Jerusalem (Fides Service) - “Fasting is to return to God and thereby to return to all our brothers and sisters. It is to rid ourselves of all the evils that have accumulated in us, so that we acquire the strength of t ...
4 March 2004
ASIA/TURKEY - Friars Minor in Istanbul open new International Fraternity Centre for dialogue with Orthodox Christians and followers of Islam
Istanbul (Fides Service) - In the presence of the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, Fr. Josh Rodriguez Carballo, a new International Fraternity Santa Maria Draperis was opened in Istanbul on 29 February. The ...
3 March 2004
ASIA/IRAQ - “The people who plan and execute these acts want to prevent Iraq from becoming free and democratic ” Father Nizar in Ninive tells Fides
Baghdad (Fides Service)-“We firmly condemn the attacks on the Shiite community in Baghdad and Karbala”, Father Nizar Semaan, in the Iraqi diocese of Ninive, told Fides with regard to the two attacks on Iraqi Shiite M ...
2 March 2004
ASIA/NEPAL - Death of founder of first and only Catholic college in Nepal Jesuit Missionary Father Watrin
Kathmandu (Fides Service) - Yesterday March 1 the funeral of American Jesuit Father Eugene L. Watrin was held in the Church of the Assumption in Kathmandu. The priest, who died at the age of 83 after a long illness, was ...
2 March 2004
ASIA/KOREA - Commission for the Abolition of the Death Penalty will increase its efforts
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission for the Abolition of Capital Punishment set up by the Catholic Bishops of Korea will strengthen and extend its activity co-operating with other organisations as well as increasing p ...
27 February 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Christians in Karnataka want Good Friday state holiday to stay
Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - “Good Friday is sacred for all Christians. It is the day we commemorate the Passion and Death of Jesus. The removal of Good Friday from the list of state holidays in the state of Karnataka i ...
27 February 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Salesians in southern India mark silver jubilee: 25 years of service, youth programmes and flourishing vocations
Bangalore (Fides) - Twenty five years of service to help the poor, educate and evangelise youth, assist street children, provide pastoral care for families, encourage dialogue with Hindus: this is the record of activity ...
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 ...
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