Asia
30 October 2007
ASIA/INDIA - New Community Centre for environment protection opens in Bhayandar
Mumbay (Agenzia Fides) - Paryavaran Surakshan Kendra a Community Centre for environment protection has just been opened near Our Lady of Nazareth in Bhayandar, India. The Centre was opened by Bishop Bosco Penha, auxiliar ...
29 October 2007
ASIA/SRI LANKA - The international community calls on Colombo to guarantee respect for human rights as civil conflict continues
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations and the international community have urged the government of Colombo to guarantee respect for human rights in Sri Lanka even in the sad situation of civil war. Fighting betwee ...
29 October 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “National Children's Month”- local Catholic Church initiatives in aid of children
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - National Children's Month promoted by the department for social wellbeing and development of the government in Manila had its focal event in Children's Day on October 26. Every year in the month ...
29 October 2007
ASIA/CHINA - The small Catholic community Bei Han, Tai Yuan diocese registers 400 adult baptisms and numerous catechumens in the past ten years
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - “A small community like yours has evangelised 400 of your co-citizens in only ten years. This is wonderful, you are wonderful! But we must remember our country has a population of 1.3 billion ...
26 October 2007
ASIA/HONG KONG - “Learning from St Therese how to walk the way to Christ": Saint Therese of Lisieux parish celebrates 75th anniversary
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Towards the spirit of the Saint” was the theme of celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of St Therese of Lisieux parish in the diocese of Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong Catholic b ...
26 October 2007
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Catholic Church in Korea recognises and praises the work of missionaries all through its history
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To recognise the great contribution offered by missionary institutes to the evangelisation of Kore in the 1900 was the theme of a Symposium organised by the Foundation for Research on the History ...
26 October 2007
ASIA/INDONESIA - Islamic extremism can be fought with philosophy, says a Jesuit docent at Jakarta's Catholic University
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Philosophy can help tackle Islamic extremism according to Jesuit Fr Franz Magnis-Suseno sj, docent in philosophy at the Catholic University in Jakarta. The priest, who was speaking at the office ...
25 October 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Prayer and commitment of the faithful characterise Evangelisation Congresses in diocese of Shang Hai on the theme “Mission never stops ”
Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - “Mission never stops” was the theme of Mission Congresses held in the parishes of 6 deaneries in the diocese of Shang Hai and well attended by the local Catholics. According to the diocesa ...
25 October 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Word of God at the centre of Christian communities: Bible Forum 19 and 20 November
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Word of God should be at the centre of the life of Christians in the Philippines. This will be the central theme of a Bible Forum organised for 19 and 20 November in Manila by the Philippines ...
25 October 2007
ASIA/INDONESIA - Franciscans International NGO promotes respect for human rights in Indonesian Papua and fights poverty at the global level
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The question of respect for human rights in Indonesian Papua is urgent, and it needs the attention of the government in Jakarta and the international community according to NGO Franciscans Inter ...
24 October 2007
ASIA/CHINA - “The life and spirituality of Saint John Bosco” theme of retreat for priests in Tai Yuan diocese
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - “ The life and spirituality of Saint John Bosco” was the theme of a week long retreat for priests organised by Tai Yuan, 8 - 13 October. Saint Don Bosco is well known and loved in China. Sa ...
23 October 2007
ASIA/INDIA - Report on violence against Christians in the state of Karnataka
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - It is the state with the sad record of the most violence inflicted on Christian communities: Karanataka State in southern India is known for one of India's the high international level technol ...
23 October 2007
ASIA/INDONESIA - Christian communities build bridges with East Timor after a history of painful wounds
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It was not without pain that East Timor gained independence from Indonesia with a referendum in 1999. The decision for independence freely expressed by the people of Timor was followed by pro-In ...
22 October 2007
ASIA/IRAQ - Release of two Catholic priest hostages in northern Iraq
Mosul (Agenzia Fides)- The two Catholic priests of Syro-Catholic rite taken hostage in Mosul, northern Iraq on 13 October (see Fides 15 and 16 October 2007) were released yesterday Sunday 21 October. The priests, Fr. Piu ...
22 October 2007
ASIA/NEPAL - Nepalese Christians concerned for the country's future: instability threatens peace and the democratic process
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in Nepal is concerned after the Maoists left the government. There is fear of more instability and chaos. The fact that the convocation of another constituent assembly ...
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