Asia

• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Italian Militaries in Kerala: "The Church has confidence in the Court, so that the truth emerges" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church has full confidence in the Upper Court of Kerala, called to settle the controversy concerning the two Italian soldiers, currently under arrest in Trivandrum (in Kerala). The ...
• 8 March 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG-The newly appointed Cardinal John Tong appeals for greater pastoral attention towards the non-Chinese immigrant workers Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Evangelization, the promotion of vocations of priests and men and women religious, the treatment of non-Chinese Catholics of the diocese and the Church in China: are the four basic pastora ...
• 8 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Pakistani nun: "The education of women, priority to change the nation" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Working in the field of education, particularly the education of women, is the main way to change the mentality and culture of the country. It is needed to train people with a new approach, base ...
• 8 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Protestant Pastor stabbed by Islamic extremists, saved by a miracle Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Evangelical Christian Pastor John Pervaiz was attacked and stabbed by a group of Islamic extremists who wanted to kill him. The attack took place in past days, for reasons entirely unknown ...
• 8 March 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Limiting the rights of women: the government agrees with the Ulema Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai has given public support for a "code of conduct" that limits women's rights, issued by the influential Council of the Ulema, an Islamic body that br ...
• 7 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA-Social institutes dedicated to St Joseph celebrate their patron saint Cang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - The social institutes named after Saint Joseph are celebrating with intense prayers the month dedicated to their patron saint, Mary’s husband and Jesus’ foster father. According to what wa ...
• 7 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN- High political and religious dignitaries remember Shahbaz Bhatti Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - High civil and religious dignitaries in Islamabad recalled the late Catholic minister for minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, in a convention organized yesterday, March 6, by his brother Paul Bhatti, ...
• 7 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-" Blood cries out": a pop song dedicated to Shahbaz Bhatti London (Agenzia Fides) - "These are the hands, praising your life. Peace is the star that guides our hearts to you. Your blood cries out": are words of the song "Blood cries out", composed by the British pop music group ...
• 7 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Women’s rights and development: a commitment of Caritas India, which celebrates 50 years Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - Emancipation of women, ensuring women rights and development in the social, economic and political field; services to the poor and marginalized groups such as Dalits, outcasts and indigenous peop ...
• 6 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA-The Eucharist at the centre of Lent and the lives of the faithful Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The Eucharist is at the center of Lent and of the lives of the continental Catholics, who are living intensely the "period" in preparation for Easter in communion with the Universal Churc ...
• 6 March 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA-"An examination of conscience" to prepare for the Synod on the New Evangelization Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - An effort of reflection and an extra "examination of conscience", to make a "careful diagnosis of the situation"; a revival of the true Christian identity in the country: thus the Church in Korea ...
• 6 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: women of religious minorities "doubly discriminated" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The women belonging to minority religious communities are "doubly discriminated and marginalized". They are widely abused and harassed, often forced to conversions, and their education level is m ...
• 6 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - More than 2,000 new Syrian refugees in Lebanon: the hospitality of Christians Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Due to the persistent violence, the Syrian civil population flees to Lebanon: according to the UN, 2,000 new refugees have crossed the border over the past two days. In this phase, the Christian ...
• 5 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Formation for the laity of the parish of Xiang Yang: how to live Lent, the Year of Faith and One Hundred Years of the Diocese Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - Five days of formation for the lay faithful active in the life of the ecclesial communities of the parish of Xiang Yang, of the Diocese of Tian Jin, which took place in the new Center for the L ...
• 5 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society appeals for "equal rights for religious minorities" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Equal rights, equal opportunity, equal dignity for Pakistani citizens belonging to religious minorities: is the renewed appeal of civil society representatives in Pakistan. The debate on the s ...