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A network of Catholic communities
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ASIA:
Lands of ancient Christian communities
and new missions today UPDATED:Saturday, September 9, 2000


NOTE: This Asia map is quite old and will be replaced soon.
Note that it does not include any of the Asian Republics of the former Soviet Union.

This section developed in consultation with
Fr. Charlie Dittmeier in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Fr. Charlie Dittmeier Cambodia

One very good place to start in getting a feel for Catholic Life in Asia is Fr. Charlie's own website focused on Hong Kong and Cambodia. He has been developing this resource since the Fall of 1996 and he has been handy with cameras as well as articulate in his observations of Catholic Life in Asia. He recently completed a term of service as Asia Coordinator of MMAF (Maryknoll Missionary Association of the Faithful), a ministry which took him on regular pastoral visits to Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan and and other MMAF communities. He moved from Hong Kong to Cambodia in February 2000.

Fr. Charlie Dittmeier's Home Page
in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

1999 ACPP HOTLINE

The Asian Center for the Progress of Peoples is a center, based in Hong Kong, supporting those working for justice and peace in Asia. When they are needed, ACPP issues Urgent Appeals on its Hotline to alert interested parties of a developing justice issue and how they might respond. Addresses and sample fax/letter texts are provided.

Below are the recent Urgent Appeals:

  • Malaysia: Indigenous People's Rights to Customary land (21 July)
  • East Timor: Protecting Timorese Civilians (12 July)
  • Korea Update: Imminent Sentencing for Korean Activist (12 July)
  • Korea Imminent Sentencing for Korean Activist (28 June)
  • Pakistan Abolition of Discriminatory Laws, Protection of Women's Rights (24 May)
  • India Environmental Damage, Threat to Fisherfolks' Livelihood (12 May)
  • Bangladesh Acid Attacks on Women (1 May)
  • India Poor People Forcibly Displaced (17 March)
  • India Violence Against Religious Minority (12 January)

UCA News (Union of Catholic Asian News) is a Catholic news agency serving the Church in Asia. It is similar to CNS (Catholic News Service) in the United States, but very different in that it serves many countries, cultures and languages. At the UCANEWS website, there are report services for paying subscribers as well as good information available to the public. Supporting UCANEWS as a paying electronic subscriber is one very simple and practical way for parishes or small groups or individuals to explore global outreach. For only $52 per year, you can purchase the right to read ALL UCANEWS reports. If you find a report that would enrich a parish newsletter or discussion handout, the reprint fee of $5 per report is extremely reasonable.

CLICK HERE to see recent SAMPLES
of UCANEWS reports.
(Doing so will NOT take you away from this site. These are official UCANews sample reports archived on this site for your convenience.)

An additional note about UCANews for folks familiar with the PAA2000 website services. Remember those excellent homily texts by Fr. Bill Grimm, MM? Fr. Bill is assistant executive director of UCA News!

LINKS to UCANEWS
Editorial and Subscription Offices:

THE MEKONG MISSIONS REPORT

MEKONG, Vol. 3 No. 9, September 2000, Maryknoll Mekong Mission ("MMM")
Newsletter of the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters & Maryknoll Mission Association of the Faithful in Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam. Watch here for more news about "MMM."

Internet Links for ASIA
 Links or pages for individual countries are active only if the country name is underlined and in a color other than black.

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