Asia

• 25 May 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Taliban attack girls' schools in order to force the closure Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - More than 120 students and 3 teachers have been intoxicated in the second attack reported after months in Afghanistan by radical conservatives in the north of the country. According to the Afghan ...
• 25 May 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG- The journey toward the Congress on the ministry of the lay faithful has begun: "From the ministry to the testimony - living the light of Christ" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The journey for the preparation of the diocese of Hong Kong toward the Congress on the ministry of the lay faithful to be held in Hong Kong from October 27 to November 1, 2012, on the theme "F ...
• 25 May 2012
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Religious minorities scapegoated in the Middle East, if Arab revolutions "soured" London (Agenzia Fides) - If the revolutions initiated by the Arab Spring "soured", there are strong risks for ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East: is what emerges from a new Report "People Under Threat", j ...
• 25 May 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Compensation and intimidation: the government asks for damages to the civil society movement Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian government of Prime Minister Najb Razak has sued 10 leaders of the civil society movement "Bersih" ("Cleaning"), consisting of over 60 NGOs that demand transparency in the ele ...
• 24 May 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - World Day of Prayer for the Church in China: pilgrimages and prayers of the Catholic communities throughout the month of Mary Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 24, feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians, the Day of prayer for the Church in China is celebrated around the World proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI. Mgr. Ma Da Q ...
• 24 May 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA-2012 presidential elections, the Bishops encourage "those who defend peace and the common good" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The presidential elections to be held in Korea in December 2012, are intended to "have a great impact on international politics." Citizens are required to recognize and exclude candidates who are ...
• 24 May 2012
  ASIA/VIETNAM-A Jesuit: "Education and the fight against corruption, priorities for the country" Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - The government should focus on education in the coming years, on the fight against corruption, on a legislative reform and on the protection of ethnic minorities and environment: So say ...
• 24 May 2012
  VIETNAM - 4 Catholic students in prison "subversives": they were promoting religious freedom and protection of life Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Sentenced to prison for "propaganda against the State": is the fate of 4 Catholic students, tried by a court in Hanoi today for a crime that the Criminal Code punishes with prison sentences betwee ...
• 22 May 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The new Archbishop of Seul: “Priority to Evangelization and the reunification of Korea” Seul (Fides Agency) – Priority will be evangelization in a country where the Catholic community is growing but also “missio ad gentes”; equally important is the work for reconciliation and reunification with North ...
• 18 May 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Religious Liberty but also “strengthening of the sharia” in the joint Declaration of Government and Islamic rebels Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) – The new “political subject” which the government and Islamic rebels are agreeing to create in the South Philippines, in the framework of a type of federal system – to substitute t ...
• 18 May 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Historic opportunities for peace in Mindanao” Missionaries and Civil Society at work ASIA/PHILIPPINES “Historic opportunities for peace in Mindanao” Missionaries and Civil Society at work. Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) – There is an historic opportunity for an agreement of lasting peace in the ...
• 16 May 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced Conversions result of Poverty and Ignorance Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Poverty, ignorance, illiteracy and social injustice are the principal causes of the phenomenon of “forced conversions” which is afflicting Pakistan. New regulations are needed to counter ...
• 16 May 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - 300 new Pastors preparing for ordination Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – The Evangelical Christian community, Vittoria di Cristo”, has informed Agenzia Fides that 300 new Pastors will be ordained in Nepal next July - all Nepalese – who will be leaders in the ...
• 16 May 2012
  ASIA/CINA - The first museum in China dedicated to Father Matteo Ricci, fruit of the collaboration between the civil authorities and the Catholic Church, inaugurated Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – The first museum dedicated to the Jesuit missionary, Father Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), was inaugurated on 13 May, thanks to the collaboration between the civil authorities and the Catholic Chu ...
• 16 May 2012
  ASIA/ LAOS - Forbidden to pray at home and put crucifixes on the walls Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) – It is forbidden to pray at home; crucifixes must be taken down and removed from the external walls of the houses of Christians: this is an order from the authorities in the district of Phi ...