Asia

• 18 October 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF MOTHER TERESA’S BEATIFICATION DISTRIBUTED IN REAL TIME AMONG THE POOR THANKS TO HIGH-TECH DON BOSCO YOUTH Rome (Fides Service) – Mother Teresa’s beloved “poorest of the poor”, bedridden invalids, lepers, will be able to see pictures of her Beatification in Rome almost in real time thanks to an initiative by young mem ...
• 17 October 2003
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - THE POPE REASSURED ME: “TAKE COURAGE! I AM PRAYING FOR SRI LANKA” PMS NATIONAL DIRECTOR TELLS FIDES OF MEMORABLE MEETING WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II Colombo (Fides Service) – “To the tens of millions of people, many of whom are not Roman Catholics Pope John Paul II is the great figure of our time, the defender and principle embodiment of a moral force that has le ...
• 15 October 2003
  ASIA/IRAQ - TO ASK FOR AN ISLAMIC STATE MEANS LACK OF RESPECT FOR MINORITY RIGHTS SAYS IRAQI CATHOLIC PRIEST IN Baghdad Rome (Fides Service) – “Repeated declarations by Shiite leaders calling for a Muslim state in Iraq are an offence to the rights of minorities in Iraq” says Father Nizar Semaan of Ninive diocese in northern Iraq. � ...
• 14 October 2003
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - WORLD MISSION SUNDAY – MISSION OF PROCLAMATION AND WITNESS WITH THE SIMPLICITY AND JOYFULNESS OF ST FRANCIS Lahore (Fides Service) – In Pakistan Catholics celebrate the October month of mission in the company of Saint Francis of Assisi. Led by Capuchin Fathers in Lahore diocese the faithful find in the message of Saint Franc ...
• 14 October 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - THE ROLE OF CHRISTIANS TO PROMOTE RECONCILIATION IN ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IS BEING DISCUSSED IN NORTH EAST INDIA – UNITY IN DIVERSITY, CHRISTIANS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNIONS TOGETHER FOR PEACE Imphal (Fides Service) – the North Eastern region of India is one of the most unstable due to social and ethnic clashes, land disputes between different tribes and communities, and a half a century old movement for ind ...
• 14 October 2003
  ASIA/CHINA - OPENING TO MARKET ECONOMY, DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS ALSO VIA THE INTERNET, A MARVELLOUS ENGINE Hong Kong (Fides Service) – In Beijing a group of political dissidents were recently tried in Court on charges of subversion for publishing on the Internet articles in favour of democratic reforms. This was reported by ...
• 13 October 2003
  ASIA/KOREA - SCANDALS SHAKE SOUTH KOREA PRESIDENCY: ROH ANNOUNCES REFERENDUM ON HIS GOVERNMENT Seoul (Fides Service) - South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun has proposed a national referendum on his rule in mid-December after admitting he had lost confidence in his ability to govern. In office for only eight months ...
• 13 October 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - KARNATAKA, DISQUIETING SIGNAL ON THE EVE OF MOTHER TERESA’S BEATIFICATION: MURDER OF CATHOLIC PRIEST LIVING IN ASHRAM COMMUNITY CENTRE, ASSASSINS PROBABLY HINDU FUNDAMENTALISTS Dakar (Fides Service) – In India Hindu fundamentalists continue to target Christians. The most recent victim was Catholic priest Sanjeevananda Swami who lived in a Catholic Ashram in Belur, near Kolar in the archdioces ...
• 10 October 2003
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - WORLD MISSION SUNDAY - ROSARY PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR PEACE AND EVANGELISATION AT THE END OF THE YEAR OF THE ROSARY: BISHOPS DEDICATE THE ROSARY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER TO PRAYING FOR THE CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD Manila (Fides Service) - During the 87th Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines Assembly held last July 5-7, 2003, the Bishops approved the following Rosary Prayer Intentions to be prayed all over the Philippine ...
• 10 October 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - KARNATAKA AND VATICAN: CELEBRATIONS FOR MOTHER TERESA, 25 YEARS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II, CLOSING OF ROSARY YEAR Mangalore (Fides Service) – Celebrations in Rome and Mangalore will bridge the distance of thousands of kilometers in this month of October. Catholics in Managlore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka are plannin ...
• 10 October 2003
  ASIA/INDONESIA - NEW ROAD IN THE FOREST MEANS NEW PARISH FOR PASTORAL CARE AND EVANGELISATION AMONG DAYAKS Sintang (Fides Service) – A new parish, a point of reference for evangelisation among Dayak tribals on Borneo Island in the diocese of Sintang on the Indonesia/Malaysia border. In this area the Church is deeply involve ...
• 10 October 2003
  ASIA/CHINA - A YEAR DEDICATED TO CHINESE HISTORY AND CULTURE: PONTIFICAL INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS PIME Milan (Fides Service) – “ SENTIERI CINESI Paths to China: paths of knowledge and encounter between Italy and China”: is the theme of a serious of special initiatives organised in Milan by the Pontifical Institute f ...
• 9 October 2003
  ASIA/CHINA - WINDS OF PEACE IN ASIA: SECURITY PACT SIGNED BY CHINA INDIAN AND JAPAN AND 10 ASEAN COUNTRIES Bali (Fides Service) – Besides closer economic ties themselves, the member nations of Asean Brunei Burma Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam meeting in Bali, Thailand, on 8 October s ...
• 8 October 2003
  ASIA/NEPAL - LORETO SISTERS THREATENED, MISSION TORCHED BY REBELS Kathmandu (Fides Service) – Despite a situation of fear and tension the Catholic community in Nepal continues its work of evangelisation, human promotion and education. In the small mountain kingdom there are about 6,0 ...
• 7 October 2003
  ASIA/HONGKONG - PUBLIC ROSARY PRAYER AT THE HEART OF MISSION SUNDAY CELEBRATIONS IN HONG KONG: 20,000 EXPECTED Rome (Fides Service) – On Sunday 19 October Hong Kong diocese will mark Catholic World Mission Day 2003 with a major event of prayer and evangelisation in the city sports centre. The occasion will also mark the start ...