News

• 5 January 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Missionary in Sri Lanka told Fides: “Besides material help the Catholic community is working for moral rehabilitation of the population offering consolation and comfort” Colombo (Fides Service) - “Besides material help the Catholic community is offering consolation and comfort”, extremely necessary in these moments for the population victims of the disaster. We are also working for m ...
• 5 January 2005
  ASIA/CINA - Reflection by a Chinese priest: “The path evangelisation is still long. In China there is even more Christmas atmosphere than Paris and New York, but few have heard of the Infant Jesus” Beijing (Fides Service) - The Chinese Catholic community lived Christmas 2004 as a profound experience of faith: the bitter cold of Winter in Beijing was attenuated by a warm Christmas spirit and unity of prayer. At the ...
• 5 January 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “This disaster is an opportunity for the whole world to put aside egoism and show solidarity to our brothers and sisters” say the Catholic Bishops of Brazil Brasilia (Fides Service) - In a Letter “SOS Asia” the Catholic Bishops of Brazil urge their people to show solidarity towards the brothers and sisters victims of the seaquake in south east Asia and they express their ...
• 5 January 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - “Most of the members of the Catholic parish at Phuket survived because they were in church for Sunday Mass, then the seaquake struck, but they lost everything and will have to start life all over again”, says PIME Father Claudio Corti on mission in Thailand Phuket (Fides Service) - Missionaries of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions PIME are sending aid to Thailand through Father Pietro Bancha, parish priest in Phuket, the Thai area most affected by the tsunami. ...
• 5 January 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Sri Lanka and Indonesia to deal with emergency: shelter is a priority Colombo (Fides Service) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR is involved in aid operations in south east Asia for victims of the December 26 tsunami. UNHCR has started major 6 month plans of interventi ...
• 4 January 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Pontifical Mission Societies establish ‘Solidarity Fund’ for long-term support of Church in Southeast Asia New York (Fides Service) — The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the United States have established a special fund for long-term assistance for the Church in Southeast Asia, with special emphasis on the Church in I ...
• 4 January 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Immediate response from Chinese Catholics to help seaquake victims Beijing (Fides Service) - Chinese Catholics were quick to respond to provide relief aid for victims of the December 26 seaquake. In collaboration with international charity organisations the Bei Fang Jin De Foundation ha ...
• 4 January 2005
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “After the terrible catastrophe which left thousands dead and homeless, we join the work of Caritas offices everywhere and encourage everyone to contribute”, says Caritas Argentina Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - With a brief statement “Solidarity with Asia”, Caritas Argentina expressed its solidarity with the countries affected by the tragedy in south east Asia: “After the terrible catastroph ...
• 4 January 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Caritas Peru joins solidarity campaign for south east Asia seaquake victims and asks Peruvians to join international solidarity chain Lima (Fides Service) - Caritas Peru has joined the chain of solidarity launched by Caritas Internationalis in close collaboration with Caritas India and Caritas Sri Lanka to provide prompt relief aid to the victims of t ...
• 4 January 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - Jesuit in Thailand reports to Fides: “The nation is united. Our Superior is acting as interpreter in hospitals for non Thai seaquake victims” Bangkok (Fides Service) - “I must say that the country is united”, Spanish Jesuit Alfonso de Juan, 40 years on mission in Thailand, told Fides. “Thailand reacted quickly and efficiently”, the missionary said. “ ...
• 4 January 2005
  ASIA/ SRI LANKA - No alarm about children kidnapped for organ trafficking: the Church in Sri Lanka has received no direct reports of missing infants Colombo (Fides Service) - At the moment there have been no reports of children who lost their parents in the seaquake now sadly known as tsunami orphans, being kidnapped or abused or sold as slaves or used for human orga ...
• 4 January 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Church in Australia sends prayers and material aid for tsunami victims. Caritas Australia has already collected 1.4 million dollars Sydney (Fides Service) - The Church in Australia is sending prayers and support to tsunami victims. Archbishop Francis Carrol, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference expressed his prayerful sympathy i ...
• 4 January 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic community united in grief mourns Father Antonius Lee biblical scholar promoter of the Chinese Bible: Bishop Joseph Zen presides funeral Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Recently Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong presided the funeral of Franciscan Father Antonius Lee who will be for ever remembered for his contribution towards producing a Chinese version of the B ...
• 3 January 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese collects money for tsunami victims and holds special prayers for the dead and their families Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Besides organising special collections for the peoples affected by the seaquake in southern Asia, Hong Kong diocese also is also holding special prayers in the Cathedral for the people victims ...
• 3 January 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan, President of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference makes appeal for seaquake victims Taiwan (Fides Service) - Cardinal Paul Shan, President of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference has launched an appeal for seaquake victims calling on Catholics and all men and women of good will to show solidarity ...