Asia
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31 May 2006
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Social political crisis ever more serious. Salesian Mission in Dili sheltering the homeless attacked by militia
Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Salesian Mission in Dili has not been spared in the violence in East Timor. A gang of militia broke into the mission situated a few km from the capital in search of food. The Salesian compound ...
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31 May 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Torch of evangelisation and inauguration of monument to pioneer missionaries opens 150° anniversary celebrations in Xian Xian (Cang Zhou) diocese
Cang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - “The 150 years of our diocese are the fruit of the love of the Lord and the generous dedication and sacrifice of many Chinese and foreign missionaries from France, Spain, Italy and Austria ...
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30 May 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - The numbers of people killed or injured in the Java earthquake continue to rise: the government declares a state of emergency. The Pope expresses solidarity. Caritas present with seven hospitals
Yoyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - As the numbers of dead and injured in the earthquake which struck the central area of the island of Java (official death toll about 5,500), Caritas is already at work. Government agencies, ci ...
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30 May 2006
ASIA/JAPAN - Catholic schools and universities combine quality education and spiritual care
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - At Catholic universities besides coming into contact with universal knowledge, the sciences, and various scientific and historical disciplines, students also have the opportunity to read the Bible ...
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30 May 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Lay Catholics call for government White Paper on conversion data and violence against religious minorities
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A lay Catholic group has asked the government to present a white paper on conversion data and violence against religious minorities. In fact various lay associations and movements support the ...
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30 May 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Seminar “Christian, citizen and public official - Relation between Identities”: necessity of Christian presence in political life
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “The faith demands that Christians fulfil their duties as citizens and promote politics in keeping with social justice and equality” said Jesuit Father John Coleman, professor of theology ...
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27 May 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake in Java: Catholic aid network springs into action. Christ the King Catholic church in Yogyakarta among the buildings destroyed
Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - “I was celebrating Mass this morning when we felt a very strong earth tremor and people rushed out of the church. Now everywhere around us there is destruction, fear, desperation. We are do ...
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27 May 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Local Church welcomes government decision to admit more lower caste students to state universities
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has welcomed the decision taken by the Indian government to reserve half of places at state universities for students with lower caste or no caste. ...
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24 May 2006
ASIA/TAIWAN - “Welcome Unborn Child!”: diocesan chancellor buys advertisement space to protect life, foster public awareness and help for the family
Hsin Chu (Fides Service) - “Welcome Unborn Child!” is the title of an advertisement seen in the past few days in the Hsin Chu newspaper in Taiwan. The advertisement was put in by Mgr Peter Chang, chancellor of Hsin ...
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24 May 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “A society which fails to respect life at all its stages is victim of the worst type of underdevelopment, moral underdevelopment”: College of Lawyers says with regard to the legalisation of abortion
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Argentinean College of Lawyers issued a statement signed by Enrique V. de Carril president and Guillermo Lipera secretary calling public attention to the government’s intention to leg ...
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24 May 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Justice and Peace Commission organises Seminar to promote new strategies for the future: social justice and protection of human rights
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Recently a three day seminar of meetings, reflection, planning was held to elaborate guidelines for the activity of the Indian Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Peace. The seminar held in ...
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24 May 2006
ASIA/THAILAND - More Karen refugees arrive from Myanmar where conflict is ever fiercer
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Ever fiercer fighting, growing poverty, continual violation of human rights in Myanmar have caused at least 2,000 more people to cross the frontier into Thailand. They fled the region of Kayin w ...
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23 May 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic School and Hong Kong Youth Association promote service for the elderly reaping unexpected fruits
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Service, use of talents of young people, promoting in them a sense of community, encouraging a spirit of commitment for society: these are the goals of a Service Project promoted by the Hong K ...
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23 May 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese and British Catholic academics share religious and cultural views on the theme “The role of faith in a globalised world”
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of Chinese academics and religious led by Rev. Peter Zhao, director of the Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture and the Sapientis Press Publishing House recently visi ...
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23 May 2006
ASIA/NEPAL - “Hindu Kingdom” turns “secular state”: Nepal is changing. New hopes for the local Catholic community and other religious minorities
Kathmandu (Fides Service) - A new page opens in the history of Nepal, a page which is a promise of hope, values of democracy, freedom, human rights. The small Catholic community in Nepal is happy with the fact that this ...
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