Asia

• 18 July 2003
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “OPTIMISM AND HOPE IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES” BISHOP IN MINDANAO TELLS FIDES SERVICE – GOVERNMENT REBELS CEASE FIRE IS FRUIT OF CHURCH MEDIATION Kidapawan (Fides Service) – “We are delighted: the cease fire agreement is truly a welcome signal of hope and encouragement. I am optimistic for the outcome of peace talks: there is commitment and good will on both s ...
• 18 July 2003
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - NEW YOUTH MAGAZINE IN FAISALABAD IN MEMORY OF LATE DOMINICAN BISHOP ANDREOTTI WHO “LED YOUNG PEOPLE TO CHRIST” Faisalabad (Fides Service) – He is remembered in his diocese as a passionate supporter of youth pastoral, a Bishop who encouraged and accompanied many priestly and religious vocations, built schools, social and cultura ...
• 17 July 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - DISADVANTAGED YOUTH DISCOVER ARTISTIC TALENTS IN ART, CULTURE, LITERATURE THANKS TO SUMMER COMMUNICATIONS COURSE OFFERED BY JHABUA DIOCESE New Delhi (Fides Service) – The Church in India is multiplying initiatives for the growth and development of its activity in the field of communications, adopted as a pastoral priority for the new millennium. After the ...
• 17 July 2003
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - ARCHBISHOP OF KUALA LUMPUR TO FIDES SERVICE: CHURCH UNITY AND DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIMS FOR AUTHENTIC LIVING WITNESS OF FAITH Kuala Lumpur (Fides Service) – “All our pastoral efforts focus on unity. We are working to render the Church in Malaysia a communion of communities, reflecting and putting into practice the spirituality of communion� ...
• 16 July 2003
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - FAMILY HAS MAJOR ROLE IN NEW EVANGELISATION: SYMPOSIUM ON PASTORAL CARE FOR FAMILIES Seoul (Fides Service) – “The future of the family is the future of the Church” was the theme of a symposium held last week at the auditorium adjoining Myongdong Catholic Cathedral in Seoul. The symposium was organi ...
• 16 July 2003
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - CARITAS HONG KONG RENEWS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE FOOD, HEALTH AND FARMING ASSISTANCE TO IMPOVERISHED NORTH KOREA Hong Kong (Fides Service) – Caritas Hong Kong intends to continue helping North Korea and working to promote peace and reconciliation in the Korean peninsula. The was said in a statement issued by the recent General Me ...
• 16 July 2003
  ASIA/CHINA/HONG KONG - FROM HONG KONG TO AFRICA: FIRST DIOCESAN PRIEST GOES ON MISSION Hong Kong (Fides Service) – “We are delighted. This is a sign of the maturity of our local Church. Concern for the young Churches of Africa is a sign of growth: when a church is missionary it means that it is dynamic ...
• 15 July 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - THANKS TO ARCHBISHOP’S MEDIATION CONFLICTING ETHNIC GROUPS IN EAST INDIA MAKE PEACE Guwahati (Fides Service) – A Catholic Archbishop succeeded in bringing feuding tribal groups in the east Indian State of Assam to make peace. Mgr Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati offered to mediate to try to put an end ...
• 15 July 2003
  ASIA/VIETNAM - VIETNAMESE DIASPORA DETERMINED TO “PUT OUT INTO THE DEEP”: FIRST MEETING OF NEW MILLENNIUM FOR VIETNAM’S OVERSEAS CATHOLICS 24-27 JULY IN ROME Rome (Fides Service) – It will be the first meeting for overseas Vietnamese Catholics of the new millennium and it will help “continue along the spiritual path started in the Holy Year in response to the Pope’s cal ...
• 14 July 2003
  ASIA/INDIA - CALCUTTA FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOUR MOTHER TERESA Calcutta (Fides Service) – To mark the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta SIGNIS-India is organising a Film Festival in November this year. The little Mother known all over the world for her mission of caring ...
• 11 July 2003
  ASIA/CHINA - HIV/AIDS KILLER IN CHINA, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG MEN UNDER 30 – CATHOLIC CHURCH FULLY COMMITTED TO CARING AND FIGHTING Beijing (Fides Service) – China, the most populated country in Asia and in the world, is battling to check spreading AIDS which strikes particularly its young males. According to the recent data issued by the Chinese ...
• 11 July 2003
  ASIA/IRAQ - CARITAS ACTIVITY IN POST-WAR PERIOD: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL PROMOTION FOR CHILDREN, THE SICK AND DISPLACED PERSONS Baghdad (Fides Service) - In post war Iraq marked by instability and social problems, such as spreading drug addiction and an increase in the phenomenon of street children, Caritas is intensifying its activity. The 14 c ...
• 11 July 2003
  ASIA/INDONESIA - IN INDONESIA DEFEAT FOR EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN DIVERSITY OF RELIGIONS – NEW EDUCATION BILL: THE VOICE OF THE CHURCH Jakarta (Fides Service) – “We are deeply saddened and concerned. The passing of the Education Bill is a defeat for the very idea of education. The bill politicises education, penalises the autonomy of schools and bro ...
• 10 July 2003
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - RELIGIOUS LIFE ON THE WEB: NEW INTERNET PAGE FOR CONFERENCE OF RELIGIOUS IN KOREA Seoul (Fides Service) – www.brothers.or.kr is the new web page opened by the Conference of Religious Major Superiors of male institutes in South Korea. The page is vivacious and interactive with news on spirituality, i ...
• 10 July 2003
  ASIA/IRAQ - CHALDEANS WANT TO PLAY THEIR PART TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC, CIVIL AND MORAL GROWTH OF NEW IRAQ Baghdad (Fides Service) – After years of exclusion and absence from public life Chaldeans in Iraq want to take part in the political activity of their country. Following the news that Iraq will soon have a Leadership C ...