Asia

• 13 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian killed in Orissa: the second in a month, the sixth in a year Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – Endless stream of Christians killed in Orissa, a Christian named Nayak Suryakant was Murdered in the village of Bakingia, near the town of Raikia, 'which is in the district of Kandhamal, t ...
• 13 March 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Lent assessment in the Diocese of Taiwan: hundreds of catechumens are preparing to receive "new life" on the night of Easter Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - As reported to Fides by the Weekly Catholic of the Archdiocese of Taipei, several dioceses Taiwan celebrated the Lent assessments on the first Sunday of Lent for the catechumens who are preparin ...
• 13 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Senators: religious minorities have access to the highest offices of the state Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Yes on the possibility of having a Christian or Hindu President makes its way into the Senate of Pakistan, just re-elected, the proposal to remove a clause from the Constitution (the second ...
• 12 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "Respect for human rights: why is it applied selectively?", Asks the Apostolic Vicar Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The West always remember not to do unto others what you do not want others do unto you",: with these words, remembering a "motto of the Holy Scripture", Mgr. Joseph Nazzaro, OFM, Apostolic Vicar ...
• 12 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - "Every penny saved can be useful for the mission": the testimony of the life of Fr. John Chen, who died at age 88 An Guo (Agenzia Fides) - "He was a true priest, a true religious and true man of God", "his testimony was given with his own life", "he was salt and yeast, as recommended by the Lord", "his life is a crystal decorated wi ...
• 12 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The case of "Maria Goretti Pakistani": released the man accused of murder Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The police station in Sadar Samundari near Faisalabad, has released the 28-year old Muhammad Gujjar Arif, of Samundari, alleged murderer of Amariah Mansha, an18-year-old Catholic who was brut ...
• 12 March 2012
  ASIA/YEMEN - African migrants tortured by human traffickers until their ransom is paid Hajjah (Agenzia Fides) - The discovery of 70 men and women battered, held prisoners in Hajjah, a remote area of the Governorate of Yemen near the Saudi border, led to an investigation into the torture and blackmail Afric ...
• 12 March 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The massacre of Kandahar "plays into the hands of the Taliban": Civil society calls for justice and transparency Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The massacre in Kandahar is a sad episode that we cannot ignore. We want guarantees that that this does not happen again. Afghan society experienced a day of profound mourning for the crime again ...
• 10 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Apostolic Vicar: "Kofi Annan come without prejudice or pre-packaged instructions" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) – There is a chance for peace in Syria if there is an observer like Kofi Annan "listen and enter into the psychology of the Syrian people", says to Fides the Franciscan Fr. Giuseppe Nazzaro, OFM, ...
• 10 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The largest Islamic extremist group is illegal: for the Church "it is a good start" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Pakistan has outlawed the largest Islamic extremist group in the country: the group "Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaat", also known as "Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) (" Soldiers of the Companions ...
• 10 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women disfigured with acid: the first prosecution of an offender under the new law Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Faisalabad have officially registered today, March 10, the first case of a woman disfigured by acid, with the prosecution of the offender thanks to a new law, refer local sources of ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - A Catholic killed in Orissa accused of witchcraft Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Hindu men killed a Catholic of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, in Orissa, accusing him of practicing "witchcraft". As reported to Fides by the local Church, the accusation ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The catechumens’ assessment and the intense spiritual retreats distinguish the Lenten journey of mainland Chinese Catholics Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The catechumens’ assessment, spiritual retreats and other opportunities to strengthen faith, characterize the intense Lenten journey of Chinese Catholics on the continent. Among the spiritual ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - For the Year of Faith, the Bishops launch an evangelization project with music Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – It is called "Kalam ke Geet", which in Urdu means "Songs of the Word of God": it is a new CD with liturgical and some non-liturgical music, produced by the studio "Wave", which acts under the a ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/LAOS - Local officials to Christians: "abjure your faith" Luang Prabang (Agenzia Fides) - Local government officials, with threats and intimidation, want to force groups of Lao Christians to abjure their faith. This is "plain violation of the Constitution of Laos, which guarant ...