Asia

• 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 ...
• 12 May 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “We must keep the flame of peace burning”, says Papal Nuncio after serious episodes of violence Colombo (Fides Service) - “Each of us must be responsible and help to keep alive hopes for peace. We trust in the help of God and all people of good will that in Sri Lanka the feeble flame of hope will not be extinguis ...
• 12 May 2006
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Hope for the poor and the most vulnerable in north Korea: government accepts WFP food aid Seoul (Fides Service) - North Korea has accepted the offer of international food aid to feed 1,9 million people. The government’s decision came after it had said it could manage without said Anthony Banbury, UN direct ...
• 11 May 2006
  ASIA - “Poverty is still the main problem for the continent”, says Asian Development Bank. It is necessary to combine social development with sustainable economic growth New Delhi (Fides Service) - The main problem in Asia is still poverty, and it is time for every country in Asia to face the question seriously with plans and measures to fight poverty and visible disparity at the social ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Salesian school in Kwangju, vocations seedbed, marks 50 years of service for the education and civil and moral growth of young Koreans Kwangju (Fides Service) - The young people it has educated in civil, moral and spiritual values in 50 years of service to education are numerous. Some have entered the priesthood, others the religious life and in fact fo ...
• 10 May 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “He is with Us” theme of 15th National Eucharistic Congress 17 to 21 May which will include a great youth rally Florianópolis (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Florianópolis in Brazil will host the country’s 15th National Eucharistic Congress 17 to 21 May on the theme "He is with Us” and the slogan "Come and See!". In vi ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren Catholic University organises Seminar on education in Catholic schools Tai Pei (Fides Service) - Education in Catholic Schools, relationship with legislation, evangelisation and formation of teachers are themes to be discussed at a Seminar on 13 May organised by the Fu Ren Catholic Univers ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The arts, music, cinema at the service of the Truth or mistruth? Experience of Catholics in India New Delhi (Fides Service) - The arts, music, cinema, can be channels for the Good News or channels for anti-Christian propaganda, this was seen by two recent episodes in India. A video of a new Bengali musical on the L ...
• 9 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Vijayapuram and appoints Successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on May 8 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Vijayapuram (India), presented by Bishop Peter Thuruthikonam, in conformit ...
• 9 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Delegation of religious leaders calls on Indian government to freeze anti-conversion law approved in Rajasthan Jaipur (Fides Service) - A group of Religious leaders anxious to stop an anti-conversion law recently approved in the state of a Rajasthan from coming into force has appealed to the central government of India to protec ...