Asia

• 1 February 2006
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Diocese opens initial stage of beatification process for Tanzania’s first president Julius Nyerere Dar-es-Salaam (Fides Service) - The diocesan stage of the beatification process for Tanzian’s first president Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere was opened with a solemn Mass presided by Cardinal Polycarp Pengo Archbisho ...
• 31 January 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - St Paul’s parish in Azam Basti celebrates Feast of the Apostle’s Conversion Islamabad (Fides Service) - There were great festitivites in the Catholic parish of St Paul in the small town of Azam Basti in Pakistan on 25 January, the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul which coincides with the co ...
• 31 January 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The country needs harmony and peace says Catholic Archbishop of Colombo on the eve of Independence Day Colombo (Fides Service) - In a message issued on the eve of National Independence Day in Sri Lanka where a situation of uncertainty and tension persists, the Catholic Archbishop of Colombo, Mgr Oswald Gomis, said: “A j ...
• 30 January 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Religious intolerance in Pakistan: causes and remedies”: civil and religious leaders unite in common efforts for harmony and peace Lahore (Fides Service) - Religious intolerance in Pakistan is an evil to monitor and to eradicate according to civil and religious leaders who gathered for a recent seminar held in Lahore organised by the “Commission f ...
• 30 January 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Overseas Chinese communities celebrate Lunar new year, Chinese Catholics with a Christian spirit Beijing (Fides Service) - Lunar New Year this year 29 January in the western calendar, was celebrated in China and in overseas Chinese communities all over the world. Chinese communities in the United States, United King ...
• 30 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - School on Wheels Goa village education project sponsored by government and Don Bosco Salesians New Delhi (Fides) - Take education to children in villages where there are no schools and the illiteracy rate is very high: this is the objective of a project launched in the western Indian state of Goa by a community of ...
• 30 January 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic community in Rome celebrates Lunar New Year: commemoration of ancestors and Holy Mass presided by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Rome (Fides Service) - A message of joy and a commitment to witness to the light of Christ all through the new year in small daily gestures, were the main motives of the Lunar New Year celebrations organised by the Chine ...
• 27 January 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Tai Yuan archdiocese closes Cathedral centenary celebrations with solemn Mass Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - The archdiocese of Tai Yuan, Tai Yuan is the main city in the Shan Xi province of China, closed the year 2005 thanking God for abundant fruits of evangelisation and the centenary of the consecr ...
• 26 January 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - John Duns Scotus Bible Reading Promotion Centre offers courses on St Mark’s Gospel by means of traditional catechesis but also with latest information techology Taipei (Fides Service) - To help Catholics follow the readings of the Liturgical Year more closely, the John Duns Scotus Bible Reading Promotion Centre in Taiwan has organised a month long special course in February on S ...
• 26 January 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Picking up the threads of negotiations for peace: hopes rise after announcement that talks between government and rebels will resume Colombo (Fides Service) - Many groups political, social and religious, including the island’s Catholic community have been working constructively to pick up the threads of peace talks in Sri Lanka. New hopes are rising ...
• 26 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Bishops’ bulletin SAR News denounces discrimination against dalits, forced conversions to Hinduism New Delhi (Fides Service) - Life for Tribal Christians in India is increasingly difficult. The Indian Bishops’ bulletin SAR News denounces discrimination and violence against Christian Dalits in particular in two India ...
• 25 January 2006
  ASIA/MACAO - Exhibition on the History of the Catholic Church in Macao to mark 430 years of Macao diocese and 40 years of Communications Centre Macao (Fides Service) - “Respect life, live in harmony, protect the environment” is the theme launched by the diocese of Macao to mark 430 years of the creation of the diocese and 40 years of service of Macao Dioce ...
• 25 January 2006
  ASIA/NEPAL - Pro-Prefect Apostolic on the eve of January 27 peace prayer rally: “Christians in Nepal hope and pray elections in February may lead to a return to peace”. New Missionaries of Charity Home opening soon Kathmandu (Fides Service) - “Catholic community hopes and prays that elections in February may lead to a return to peace in Nepal,” said Fr Pius Perumana, pro-Prefect Apostolic of Nepal, as Christians prepare to take ...
• 24 January 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Church activity to promote education and care for marginalised people focus of plenary assembly of Catholic Bishops of India 8 to 15 February New Delhi (Fides Service) - Church activity to promote education and care for marginalised people will be the main topics for discussion at the next general assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India CBCI to ...
• 24 January 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Overseas Aid Sunday: Caritas Korea promotes solidarity programmes to fight hunger and malnutrition Seoul (Fides Service) - “If we love God we must also love our neighbour” is the title of a message on the occasion of Overseas Aid Sunday 5 February in Korea organised by the local Church. The message issued by the ...