Asia
15 September 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - Muslim religious leaders and intellectuals call for a reprieve for three Indonesian Catholics condemned to death
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Muslim religious leaders and intellectuals who took part in the recent Inter-religious Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi organised by the S. Egidio Community, addressed a letter to the president of ...
14 September 2006
ASIA/VIETNAM - Vietnam cradle for vocations to the religious life has new Salesian Novitiate
Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - In Vietnam vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life continue to flourish and seminaries are filled as an increasing number of young people decide to dedicate their lives to ...
14 September 2006
ASIA/PAKISTAN -Corruption and religious fanaticism must be eradicated: Catholic Bishops’ Justice and Peace Commission seminar
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the present situation of crisis what Pakistan needs is national solidarity and unity and respect for the founding values of the nation, justice and peace. This emerged from a recent Seminar or ...
13 September 2006
ASIA - Asian Bishops at Rome Study Seminar organised by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples share impressions
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Communion among Bishops, closer relations with the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, insight with regard to the Bishop’s identity and ministry: Asian Bishops at Rome Study S ...
13 September 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Bishops condemn attack on Catholic school in Lucknow; sixteen schools closed
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Another episode of anti-Christian violence has been reported in in India, at Lucknow, in the central northern state of Uttar Pradesh. On 10 September a gang of Hindu nationalist extremists att ...
12 September 2006
ASIA/LEBANON - Caritas Internationalis delegation assesses needs in view of humanitarian aid and rebuilding
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In view of humanitarian intervention in Lebanon after 34 days of war against Israel ended with a cease fire agreement reached on 14 August, Caritas Internationalis sent a team comprising a number ...
11 September 2006
ASIA/LEBANON - “Since the fighting stopped hope has returned”: testimony from Father Fadel Sidarouss SJ, Near East Jesuit Provincial
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - “The cries of the poor and the victims of war reach our hearts, but in Lebanon life has resumed since the fighting stopped: refugees have returned home, schools and markets have opened, rebuild ...
11 September 2006
ASIA/INDIA - No to terrorism and violence: religious communities and civil society in Maharashtra condemn attacks on Malegaon mosque and vow to promote social and religious harmony
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - The people’s response to violence and terrorism is ‘no’. After the recent attack in front of a mosque in Malegaon, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, “people in Maharashtra have ...
11 September 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Church prays and hopes the lives of three Catholics will be saved
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in Indonesia fear for the fate of three Catholics from Poso in Sulawesi, Fabianus Tibo, Marinus Riwa and Dominggus da Silva accused of homicide during inter-religious clashes in Poso 2 ...
11 September 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Evangelisation on line allows Catholics to share the faith: 200 students complete first year and start second year
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The final statement issued at the end of Asian Youth Day in Hong Kong called for the Internet to be used for evangelisation particularly for the benefit of young people. A programme for Evange ...
6 September 2006
ASIA/INDIA Mother Teresa is commemorated in Gujarat on the 9th anniversary of her death as a source of unity and harmony among different communities
Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - Numerous people of various faiths gathered yesterday 5 September in central Ahmedabad, capital of the western Indian state of Gujrat to commemorate Mother Teresa of Calcutta on the 9th annive ...
6 September 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - “The emergency continues for earthquake victims and displaced persons Yoyakarta and Bandung, more help urgently need before the rains come”, says National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Indonesia
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - “We continue to provide humanitarian aid to displaced persons affected by natural disasters in the past months. Our Pontifical Mission Societies group of lay volunteers continues to collect mo ...
6 September 2006
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Local Catholic Church strives to be “voice, feet and hands” of Christ in a Muslim majority society
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - “Christians as members of the Body of Christ are called to be His voice, His feet, His hands” says Jesuit Father O.C. Lim, editor of “Catholic Asian News” a monthly publication issu ...
6 September 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese intensifies preparation for World Mission Sunday
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic diocese of Hong Kong is involved in intense preparation for World Mission Sunday 22 October with the theme “Charity Soul of Mission” the title of the Pope’s message for this ...
5 September 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Restored St Mary’s Basilica Karnataka re-opens: source of peace and harmony among religions
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of over 30,000 Catholics gathered for the solemn reopening of Saint Mary’s Basilica near Bangalore, in the south western Indian state of Karnataka.
A special mass with the blessing ...
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