Asia

• 17 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - “Forming Franciscans for mission and intercultural relations”: Friars Minor International Mission Congress Cochin (Fides Service) - From 12 to 22 January, 61 representatives of the Order of Friars Minor from various parts of the world are gathered in Kerala for an International Mission Congress. Among those present Minister G ...
• 17 January 2006
  ASIA/THAILAND - The local Church lives the Year of Evangelisation: mission in local situations Bangkok (Fides Service) - For Catholics in Thailand 2006 is the Year of Evangelisation. The country’s Catholic Bishops hope with this initiative to “increase mission awareness and foster a spirit of evangelisation” ...
• 17 January 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Family Pastoral focus for 2006 Hong Kong (Fides Service) - This year the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong intends to give more attention to family pastoral care in order to meet present day needs and support families threatened on many sides. According t ...
• 16 January 2006
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenism makes progress and hope grows for a visit by Pope Benedict XVI Istanbul (Fides Service) - “Ecumenism is making progress in Turkey and we hope this will continue and grow”, said Franciscan Friar Ruben Tierrablanca OFM., Superior of the International Francsican Fraternity opened l ...
• 16 January 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Taiwan Regional Bishops’ Conference issues Pastoral Letter 2006: The Eucharist, source and summit of the life and mission of every Catholic parish and association Taipei (Fides Service) - “The Eucharist, source and summit of the life and mission of every Catholic parish and association is the title of a Pastoral Letter issued by the Taiwan Regional Bishops’ Conference. Accordi ...
• 16 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Evangelising with cinema: 15 million people frequent 13,000 cinemas every week New Delhi (Fides Service) - The new frontiers of world cinema include Bollywood Film Studios where Indian films and films of other Asian countries are made. Cinema, an important media of our day, can also be a path for e ...
• 13 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic nun wins national award for outstanding service of persons with a disability New Delhi (Fides ) - The spirit of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta is still very much alive in India, particularly among Catholic women religious who offer dedicated humble service to the poorest of the poor, the sick, ...
• 13 January 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - New churches opened in China for growing Catholic communities Xu Zhou (Fides Service) - Christmas 2005 in Xu Zhou diocese was a very happy one because two new churches were consecrated in time for celebrations for the feast of the Nativity , the church of Holy Cross of Glory and th ...
• 13 January 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - Lay ministry, more public witness, for a Church throbbing with life: Osaka (Fides Service) - To bring back a Church that is throbbing with life and gives more public witness to Jesus Christ, the diocese of Osaka published a pamphlet prepared by the diocesan Lay Ministry Team giving a basi ...
• 13 January 2006
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - East Timor and Australia sign agreement on oil and gas revenues from disputed undersea fields: a step forward for impoverished island Dili (Fides Service) - East Timor has at last signed a deal with Australia for revenues from disputed oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea. The pact signed in Sydney ensures a 50:50 revenue split from the Greater Sunrise ...
• 12 January 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Justice and Peace Commission organises Seminar to reflect on 40 years of implementation of Gaudium et Spes and new challenges Hong Kong (Fides) - Forty years since the publication of one of the most important and well known documents issued by the Second Vatican Council, the Constitution Gaudium et Spes, the Justice and Peace Commission of Hong ...
• 12 January 2006
  ASIA/TURKEY - Excellent relations between Christians and Muslims in Turkey where Christians of various denominations prepare to celebrate Week of Prayer for Unity among all Christ’s Disciples Istanbul (Fides Service) - Relations between the Christian minority and the Muslim majority in Turkey flourish in a spirit of respect, trust and solidarity, said Fr George Marovich, spokesman for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Turkey . “Christmas was celebrate ...
• 12 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Jalandhar city in Punjab inaugurates Square of the Lord Jesus Christ: sign of good relations between Christian citizens and local civil authorities Jalandhar (Fides Service) - At a time of tension and attacks on Christians in various parts of India, there are also positive initiatives which show that harmony among people of different religions is possible and is li ...
• 12 January 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives NeoCatechumenal Way communities including two hundred families departing for mission: “in a world searching for human certainties and earthly security you show that Christ is the firm rock” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Dear families, the crucifix you receive will be your inseparable travelling companion as you proclaim with your missionary activity that there is salvation only in Jesus Christ, who died ...
• 12 January 2006
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - The Pope appoints Coadjutor Archbishop Bishop of Bouake Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 12 January 2006 appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Bouaké (Côte d'Ivoire) Bishop Paul Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M., transferring him from the diocese ...