Asia
1 April 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese web sites present Dossier on the Pope and words of gratitude from men and women in the street
Beijing (Fides Service) - Many popular Chinese Catholic web sites give constant updates on the health of the Pope. For example “Sina” http://news.sina.com.cn/z/jiaohbw/index.shtml provides extensive information on Po ...
31 March 2005
ASIA/HONG KONG - Easter Pastoral Letter from Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong: “Let his joy surprise us once more !”
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Let his joy surprise us once more !” was the title of an Easter Pastoral Letter issued by Bishop Zen of Hong Kong. In the letter, published in the diocesan bulletin Kong Ko Bao Bishop Zen ...
31 March 2005
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christians around the world invited to pray for peace: “A Lamp for peace in the Holy Land” initiative
Jerusalem (Fides Service) - Lamp for Peace in the Holy Land is the name of an initiative to unite the Christians of the world in prayer for the Holy Land. The initiative launched by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, t ...
31 March 2005
ASIA/CHINA - From Hawaii to Australia, from the United States to Europe, Chinese Catholics pray for the Pope with lighted candles
Rome (Fides Service) - Overseas Chinese Catholic communities on every continent are united in concern and anxiety for the health of the Pope. A woman member of Western Sydney Catholic Chinese Community in Australia, told ...
31 March 2005
ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholics in Hong Kong and mainland China united in prayer for the Pope - government officials voice great respect and concern for Pope John Paul II
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Catholics in Hong Kong are united with Catholics in mainland China as they pray for the health of the Pope John Paul II, said Auxiliary Bishop John Tong Hon of Hong Kong, just back from a visi ...
30 March 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Lay people make Easter pilgrimage to leprosy centre: solidarity, prayers for the Pope, sharing and brotherhood
Ahmedabad (Fides Service) - More than 60 lay Catholics from the diocese of Ahmedabad, in the west Indian state of Gujarat, took part in the traditional Easter Pilgrimage to a place of suffering. This year the destination ...
30 March 2005
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - God’s justice, truth, love will overcome: principle theme of Bishops’ Easter messages
Seoul (Fides Service) - In Easter messages to their respective dioceses Korean Bishops urged the faithful to strive to live in the authentic spirit of the Resurrection and follow the path taken by Jesus, encouraging them ...
30 March 2005
ASIA/INDONESIA - “Endless moments of terror. Exhausted and close to despair, people want to escape the earthquake threat ever-present”: Jesuit eyewitness gives dramatic account of what happened
Jakarta (Fides Service) - “We felt the earth trembling under our feet amidst general panic and cries of earthquake, earthquake! People were running everywhere. The evening of 28 March was terror condensed. It will not ...
23 March 2005
ASIA/MONGOLIA - Catholic Community welcomes 50 newly baptised Christians - “The little Church in Mongolia grows steadily”, Apostolic Prefect of Ulan Bator told Fides
Ulan Bator (Fides Service) - The Catholic community in Mongolia has an extra reason for rejoicing this Easter as it welcomes 50 new members most of them aged between 15 and 25. “This sign of great vitality is an immens ...
23 March 2005
ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong praises the work of Catholic volunteers who put the virtue of charity into practice in every day life
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Catholics are called to serve not only the Church but also society”, said Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong recently when he addressed the members of the newly established Hong Kong Council ...
22 March 2005
ASIA/INDIA - “From our cloister we help promote peace and harmony in India and all over the world” say Carmelite Sisters in Pune
Pune (Fides Service) - A community of Carmelite nuns who live a life of contemplation and prayer in their enclosed convent in Pune, in the state of Maharashtra tell how prayers help promote peace and social harmony in In ...
22 March 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Faithful flock to celebrate Palm Sunday, many come from the country to live Holy Week and Easter in Beijing in crowded churches
Beijing (Fides Service) - According to a local Church source, churches in Beijing were filled to capacity for Palm Sunday services last Sunday. Masses were held from six in the morning onwards and people of all ages, inc ...
22 March 2005
ASIA/IRAQ - Easter under curfew, with fear and concern. Christians will keep Holy Week services but only in daylight:- “Our prayer is that the Lord will grant our children harmony, serenity and freedom”
Baghdad (Fides Service) - This year for the second time running Christians in Iraq will celebrate Easter under curfew. Chaldean, Armenian, Syrian and Latin Catholics in Baghdad will celebrate Holy Week in a climate of ap ...
21 March 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Kerala diocese adopts Tamil Nadu village affected by last year’s tsunami
Thrissur (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Thrissur and the Carmelite fathers in Kerala have decided to adopt a tsunami affected village in Tamil Nadu, helping to rebuild homes and infrastructures as well as provide f ...
21 March 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Jesuit declared best Christian headmaster in India 2004-2005
Pune (Fides Service) - Jesuit Father Noel Sheth, Rector of the Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Pontifical Institute for Philosophy and Religion in Pune in the central western Indian state of Maharashtra, was recently declared the ...
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