Asia
20 July 2006
ASIA/LEBANON - In Lebanon dramatic situation of 700 homeless. Caritas and UN High Commission for Refugees provide aid
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of refugees in Lebanon is serious with over 700,000 displaced persons fleeing for safety in other parts of the country or in Syria since 12 July when the violence started. The Unite ...
19 July 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - Local Pontifical Mission Societies office assists earthquake victims in diocese of Bandung
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies office in Indonesia is helping with the work of assisting the victims of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami on 17 July on the island of Java in the district of B ...
19 July 2006
ASIA/TAIWAN - Evening classes in Christian Formation for lay people employed Fu Ren Catholic University
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - It is enrolment time for a new term of Evening Classes in Christian Formation for lay people at Fu Ren Catholic University. According to Tai Pei archdiocesan bulletin Christian Life Weekly the ...
19 July 2006
ASIA/PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas goes satellite for much of Asia, Middle East and North America
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Radio Veritas Philippines now uses satellite thanks to Catholic Media Network which broadcasts weekly religious and educational programmes. Radio Veritas broadcasts from Manila. The diff ...
18 July 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - “Fear has subsided, but now the homeless need help”: the situation, by Fr. Andreas Catholic parish priest in diocese of Bandung, among the first to give humanitarian aid to earthquake victims
Bandung (Agenzia Fides) - “We are present and active at the Crisis Centre in Pangandaran south west Java, where Catholic volunteers work in coordination with local authorities. The Indonesian Bishops’ Conference is ...
18 July 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan museum opens: exhibits witness to God’s love and the labour of missionaries, reawakening faith
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - During a ceremony to open a new Diocesan Museum in Hong Kong Rev Thomas Law Kwok Fai, head of the diocesan history department said “These 200 exhibits are a witness of God’s love and a sig ...
18 July 2006
ASIA/INDIA More space for lay Catholics in new evangelisation say Indian Bishops in plenary assembly
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Lay Catholics must receive proper formation if they are to play their proper role in the Church, said the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, Archbishop Oswald Gracias at ...
17 July 2006
ASIA/HOLY LAND- Caritas Internationalis appeals for Middle East
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 national Caritas bodies involved in human promotion and development, issued the following appeal with regard to the present situation in the ...
17 July 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Sisters of the Precious Blood SPB celebrate 25 and 50 years of religious profession with renewed mission commitment
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Recently the Sisters of the Precious Blood SPB, a Hong Kong diocesan community, celebrated 25 and 50 years of religious profession and also lay membership of the Association of the Friends of ...
17 July 2006
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops issue message for 11th Farmers’ Sunday
Seoul (Fides Service) - Bishop Boniface Choi Ki-san, President of the CBCK Committee for Justice and Peace, issued the Message for the 11th Farmers' Sunday on July 16, 2006 and urged the Government to establish a system ...
17 July 2006
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Migration “space for celebrating diversity”: theologians, pastoral workers, academics at international meeting organised by the Scalabrini Missionaries
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Migration is a theological “place” in which to discover the Church’s itinerant and missionary dimension and promote inter-personal relations inspired by the model of the Trinity and hence ...
14 July 2006
ASIA/VIETNAM - Totally dedicated to announcing the Gospel: Catholics in Huê remember zealous missionary Bishop Allys Ly on the 70th anniversary of his death
Huê (Agenzia Fides) - On June 28 at least a thousand people gathered in Phu Cam parish to watch a documentary film on the life of Bishop Allys Ly, who was their parish priest for 23 years before being appointed Bishop o ...
14 July 2006
ASIA/TAIWAN - Annual retreat for special ministers of the Eucharist of Taipei archdiocese concludes with blessing and mandate
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - Recently 132 special ministers of the Eucharist of Tai Pei archdiocese, 12 of them newly appointed, made a retreat organised by the archdiocese and the Pastoral Centre in collaboration with the ...
14 July 2006
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - New prime minister Josè Ramos Horta receives congratulations and encouragement from the nation’s Catholic Bishops and thanks the Church for important role played and contribution to the nation
Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of East Timor have congratulated and encouraged the new Premier Josè Ramos Horta who was sworn in on July 10 in the capital Dili. The Bishops urged the prime minister to make ...
14 July 2006
ASIA/JAPAN- Announcing the Gospel through the media: Hiroshima radio and important channel for evangelisation
Hiroshima (Agenzia Fides) - A weekly 7.45am Sunday Gospel programme produced by the Catholic community Hiroshima and broadcast by the local radio station Yamaguchi Radio is having growing success and proving to be an exc ...
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