Asia

• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Operation School Books” diocesan Pastoral Centre helps families in difficulty Hong Kong (Fides Service) - As the school year is about to begin in Hong Kong once again this year in collaboration with the diocesan Pastoral Centre the Catholic cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and various parish ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholics in Kerala open new Internet site: modern pulpit for evangelisation Kochi (Fides Service) - Catholic Bishops in Kerala state, south west India, have launched a web site on the Internet to improve the Church’s use of this means of communication which offers a valuable channel for evange ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Government signs United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees Kabul (Fides Service) - Afghanistan, a country that used to be one of the world's largest producers of refugees and asylum seekers has joined the United Nations 1951 Convention with regard to the Status of Refugees and r ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/NEPAL - Rebels announce truce in a country which longs for peace. Local Catholic Church recalls the need to settle the problem of displaced persons and refugees Kathmandu (Fides Service) - The three month truce announced by Maoist rebels is a shot in the arm for Nepal, but solutions must be found for the serious problems of violence and millions of displaced persons, local Catho ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer oratories schools of faith and places of evangelisation of children Beijing (Fides Service) - Summer oratories organised regularly by many dioceses in China always bring abundant fruits of evangelisation among children. Enriched by a month of work and service at the oratory children retu ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 21st chapter of the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Christ gives priority to deepening awareness of the spirituality of the Cross and service to the poor Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The 21st general chapter the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Jesus reaffirmed that deep awareness of the spiritualityof the Cross in the mission to serve poor and marginalised people is a pro ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 1st “East Asian Meeting on Women” confirms important role of women in the life of the Church and the life of society Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The first “East Asian Meeting on Women” organised by the Commission for the Laity of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences FABC was held from 15 to 19 August Hong Kong. Kong Ko B ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren University starts new courses for catechists who teach the faith to children Tai Pei (Fides Service) - From Septmeber 2005 to May 2006 Fu Ren Catholic University in Taiwan will offer a new series of courses in the Catholic faith in three grades, beginners, middle and higher for teachers of religi ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Caritas Hong Kong needs 2.5 million dollars to continue to provide food and medical aid for North Korea where daily life is a struggle for 70% of the population Hong Kong (Fides Service) - For 70% of the people in North Korea (about 22 million) daily life is a struggle and every next meal is a problem. The situation is particularly difficult for the more vulnerable categories, c ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 75th anniversary celebrations for a small Catholic parish in north Vietnam Hoa Binh (Fides Service) - A small Catholic parish in the region of Hoa Binh in northern Vietnam 75km east of Hanoi recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. For the important occasion a solemn mass was concelebrated by ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “The young, source of hope”: Hong Kong local Youth Day builds bridge with World Youth Day in Germany and Asian Youth Day in 2006 Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “The young, source of hope” was the theme of a local Youth Day organised in Hong Kong by the diocesan Commission for youth pastoral, and held on 21 August. According to the diocesan bullet ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Television to announce the Gospel: Salesian television producer presents peace and justice programmes Calcutta (Fides Service) - The presence of the Catholic Church in the means of communication in India is growing but on the other hand the media often tend to spread false ideas and prejudice with regard to Christian com ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Aceh draws new hope with peace agreement: it is necessary for all to play a part to write a new page in Sumatra’s history Banda Aceh (Fides Service) -The travailed Indonesian region of Aceh in the north of the island of Sumatra looks to the future with new hope after the peace agreement signed between separatist rebels and the government on ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in a tiny village in the heart of Myanmar rejoice for consecration of a new church Yangoon (Fides Service) - Catholics in the village of Namahkaw-Man Pan in the diocese of Lashio at the heart of Myanmar have a new church complex in which to pray, celebrate the Sacraments and come together for meetings ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Carry Christ to the young people of Asia: on the eve of the centenary of the Salesian’s arrival in China Sisters Announcers of the Lord join the great Salesian family Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Educate children and young people to the values of the Gospel, give them instruction and faith in Christ: this is the charisma of the Sisters Announcers of the Lord who work in and around Hong ...