Asia
23 May 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese and British Catholic academics share religious and cultural views on the theme “The role of faith in a globalised world”
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of Chinese academics and religious led by Rev. Peter Zhao, director of the Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture and the Sapientis Press Publishing House recently visi ...
23 May 2006
ASIA/NEPAL - “Hindu Kingdom” turns “secular state”: Nepal is changing. New hopes for the local Catholic community and other religious minorities
Kathmandu (Fides Service) - A new page opens in the history of Nepal, a page which is a promise of hope, values of democracy, freedom, human rights. The small Catholic community in Nepal is happy with the fact that this ...
23 May 2006
ASIA/INDIA - www.biblegujarat.org: Church in Gujarat launches web site offering information on Jesus Christ and the Bible
Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - A new web site www.biblegujarat.org recently inaugurated by the Church in Gujarat State will serve as a channel of communion for the different Catholic communities, a new means of evangelisati ...
22 May 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic School and Hong Kong Youth Association promote service for the elderly reaping unexpected fruits
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Service, use of talents of young people, promoting in them a sense of community, encouraging the spirit of commitment for society: these are the goals of a Service Project promoted by the Hong ...
22 May 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Anti-conversion law does not come into force in Rajasthan: Governor sends it back to legislative assembly
Jaipur (Fides Service) - A small victory won by the Christian community in Rajasthan opens the door for hope: Mrs Pratibha Patil the state governor refused to sign an anti-conversion Bill sending it back to the state par ...
22 May 2006
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Growing numbers of Sri Lankan refugees reach safety in India. Call from religious leaders: “massacre of the innocents must stop”
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Over one thousand people fleeing war in northern Sri Lanka have arrived in the southern Indian region of Tamil Nadu, most of them by boat across the strait which separates the two countries. A w ...
20 May 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Free healthcare offered by Tai Yuan Cathedral shows loving face of God through work of Catholic doctors and volunteers
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - Over 700 citizens were visited or treated by a doctor in the first 4 hours of Free Healthcare Day organised by the Cathedral Charity Service diocese of Tai Yuan, in the province of Shan Xi. The ...
19 May 2006
ASIA/CHINA - The Da Vinci Code: Catholics in China recommend objectivity and caution, calling for suitable pastoral care to orient public opinion
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “I send you as sheep among wolves; be prudent like serpents and simple like doves (Mt 10,16)”; “Adore Christ the Lord in your hearts and be ready to reply to anyone who asks the reason for th ...
17 May 2006
ASIA/INDIA - First complete Bible in Konkani language spoken in Goa State
Goa (Fides Service) - To render the Word of God accessible to as many people as possible especially people in Goa who speak only the local language Konkani, the Catholic archdiocese of Goa has arranged for the new editio ...
17 May 2006
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - City dwellers flee climate of fear and uncertainty, 5,000 displaced persons shelter with Salesian missionaries
Dili (Fides Service) - “The atmosphere is one of uncertainty and waiting. Apparent calm which is more of a threat. Independence day, 20 May is approaching and people fear new outbreaks of violence. This is a difficult ...
16 May 2006
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seminar on protection for religious minorities
Faisalabad (Fides Service) - More than 200 people, teachers, catechists, humanitarian workers, human rights activists and students took part in a recent seminar organised at Faisalabad by the Justice and Peace Commission ...
15 May 2006
ASIA/JAPAN - Testimony of lay Catholics after mission in Cambodia
Tokyo (Fides Service) - Social projects and also support for pastoral work was offered by a group of lay Catholic missionaries from Japan who spent two years in Kompong Luong a village in Cambodia where most of the peop ...
15 May 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Sports event to collect money to enable young people from less developed countries take part in Asian Youth Day
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Twenty four Hong Kong parish sports teams took part in a sports event Sports Charity Day at Wan Zai sports ground organised by the Preparatory Committee for the 4th Asian Youth Day. According ...
15 May 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - Missionary animation in Indonesia, in a context of ethnic, cultural and religious pluralism: national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Jakarta (Fides Service) - In Indonesia a mainly Muslim country with a territory of 17,000 Islands marked by ethnic, cultural and religious pluralism Missionary animation calls for qualified animators able to proclaim the ...
12 May 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Congress on Evangelisation to celebrate 60 years of the diocese of Ning Bo; in 2006 Chinese dioceses celebrate the anniversary of the institution of the local hierarchy
Ning Bo (Fides Service) - “Surrounded by a great number of witnesses we run the race with perseverance with our eyes set on Jesus” (cfr. Heb 12.1-2) is the theme of a Congress on Evangelisation organised by the dioce ...
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