Asia
15 May 2004
ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan children lead liturgy, heralds of the Good News
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) -Hong Kong diocese gives special attention to ensuring that children take an active part in catechesis and liturgy. Easter Sunday is always special for children in Hong Kong diocese. During a Ch ...
15 May 2004
ASIA/CHINA - Together official and underground Catholics at funeral of Bishop Francis Xavier Guo Zhengji pay last respects to bold witness of the faith
Bameng (Fides Service) - Bishop Francis Xavier Guo Zhengji, Bishop of Bameng, Inner Mongolia (mainland China) died of a respiratory condition on 3 May. The Bishop’s funeral was held in the county of Dengkou 812 km west ...
15 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA - “Close to families, helping to educate the poor”: theme for next Assembly of the ancient Eastern Catholic Syro-Malabar Church rich in faith and vocations
Cochi (Fides Service) - The need for new policies to address challenges facing Christian families and help educate the poor are two major priorities for the Syro-Malabar Church according to a pastoral statement issued in ...
15 May 2004
ASIA/HOLY LAND - The new Franciscan Custodian of the Holy Land is Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, one of the youngest ever Custodians
Rome (Fides Service)- Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa has been appointed Franciscan Custodian of the Holy Land in the place of Fr. Giovanni Battistelli who had this charge for the past six years.
The Franciscan Custodia ...
14 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA - From Pakistan Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, President of the Pakistan Bishops’ Conference, welcomes Congress Party victory in India
Lahore (Fides Service) - “We welcome the news that Congress Party has won the elections and we hope the party will carry forward and intensify the peace process started between India and Pakistan. This victory is a goo ...
14 May 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN - An Exhibition of photographs of Pope John Paul II draws enthusiastic visitors, Catholics and non
Taipei (Fides Service) - May 27 is the closing day for a travelling Exhibition of Photographs of Pope John Paul II which has won the hears of people all over Taiwan, Catholics and non. The exhibition, organised by the Ch ...
14 May 2004
ASIA/CHINA - Local Catholic parish blesses non Christian wedding couples and spreads the value of Christian love
XuZhou (Fides Service) - Church weddings are in great demand in China and not only for Christians. Many non Christian couples show great interest in Christian values and Christian family life and come to Catholic churche ...
13 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA - General elections, tolerance wins: in peace, harmony and social progress - Congress Party in the lead: Bishops’ Conference spokesman tells Fides
New Delhi (Fides Service) - “The people of India have voted for peace and social harmony. They have chosen not to give in to fundamentalism, not to mix politics and religion, they have demonstrated that they want a sec ...
13 May 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Prayer, forgiveness, reconciliation in 20 years of Christian-Muslim dialogue in southern Philippines for Silsilah Movement founded by a Catholic missionary from Italy
Zamboanga (Fides Service) - Twenty years ago it seemed a utopia, the idea of a visionary: today Silsilah Movement for Christian-Muslim dialogue is a splendid reality in Mindanao, where there is Muslim minority group of a ...
13 May 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Corruption, unemployment, poverty: emergencies the new President will have to face without delay
Manila (Fides Service) - Awaiting the final results of the elections the first forecasts say outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has an 8 point advantage over her main adversary in presidential elections on 10 May ...
12 May 2004
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church in Pakistan has “new martyr”: tragic death of Javed Anjum, young Catholic boy who died after 5 days of atrocious torture inflicted by Muslims extremists bent on making him renounce his faith
Faisalabad (Fides Service) - There is grief and concern among Christians in Pakistan after the death of a young Catholic boy Javed Anjum, who died after 5 days of atrocious torture inflicted by Muslims extremists to make ...
12 May 2004
ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong International Film Festival institutes a Catholic Culture Prize
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - During the recent International Film Festival in Hong Kong, a Catholic Culture Prize was instituted by the International Catholic Organisation of the Cinema and Audio-Visuals. The goal of the ...
12 May 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN - The “TaoYuan Centre of Formation for the Apostolate ” promotes prison pastoral
Hsinchu (Fides Service) - To promote spiritual and psychological assistance for prison inmates the TaoYuan Centre of Formation for the Apostolate in Hsinchu diocese, Taiwan, organised a meeting at the LongTan Prison for ...
11 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA - With education and development programmes Catholic missionaries help Tribals in under-developed communities become recognised citizens with full social and civil rights
Raipur (Fides Service) - Before the arrival of Catholic missionaries tribal children in the area of Raipur, in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh, had never been to school, their families were hunters and ancient c ...
11 May 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN - Spring Assembly of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference re-elects members of commissions and outlines commitment for evangelisation
ChaiYi (Fides Service) - During their Spring assembly held 12 to 16 April in ChaiYi the members of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference discussed new initiatives for evangelisation and the work of their different C ...
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