News

• 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 ...
• 3 January 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Holy Childhood Germany builds bridge of solidarity for victims of seaquake in southern Asia promising 100.000 Euro: 10,000 Euro already at the Papal Nuncio’s office in Jakarta Aachen/München (Fides Service) - Holy Childhood Mission Society, Kindermissionswerk KMW or Sternsingers has worked for some years to help needy children in the areas affected by the recent seaquake on December 26. Follo ...
• 3 January 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Sick people and medical helpers among the victims of seaquake in Indonesia: AIFO leprosy service personnel among the dead and missing Jakarta (Fides Service) - The disastrous seaquake in southern Asia did not spare leprosy centres run by the Association of Friends of Raoul Follereau (AIFO) in Indonesia in particular. AIFO rehabilitation Centre in Aceh ...
• 3 January 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appeal from the Catholic Archbishop of Colombo: “Those who have escaped are just left with only themselves and the clothes they were wearing at the moment of the tragedy” Colombo (Fides Service) - One Sister among the dead, two injured priests, ten churches devastated: this is the first report from the archdiocese of Colombo regarding damage to church personnel and structures. The informa ...
• 3 January 2005
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Inter-religious prayer and solidarity chain for seaquake victims Kuala Lumpur (Fides Service) - Although Malaysia was less severely affected by the 26 December tsunami compared to other Asian countries (100 reported dead but many still missing especially on the islands of Peang and Ke ...
• 3 January 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - At least twenty lay Catholics and a nun were swept away by the tsunami as they attended Sunday Mass in church: community mourns Sr Bernadette a school sister much loved and appreciated in the diocese of Galle: Nuncio Archbishop Mario Zenari reports to Fides Colombo (Fides Service) - A nun and at least twenty other worshippers were swept away by the fury of the tsunami as they attended Mass on Sunday 26 December at Our Lady of Victories church in Matara, Sri Lanka. So far Sr ...