Asia

• 5 March 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians: in education reform, space to English, the Bible, rights Petaling Jaya (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia want to have a say in the process of revising the national education system and have officially asked the Ministry of Education to be consulted. This is what is repo ...
• 5 March 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Bible in Malay language celebrates 400 years, but the use of the word "Allah" remains a challenge Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian community in Malaysia celebrates in 2012 400 years since the first publication of the Bible translated in the Malay language (the "Bahasa Malaysia", the official language in t ...
• 1 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil Society: "In memory of Bhatti, it is urgent to raise the issue of blasphemy" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "In order to keep memory of Shabhaz Bhatti and do him justice, it is necessary to raise again the issue of the inequitable blasphemy law in Pakistan, which causes many innocent victims among Chri ...
• 1 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: "The seed planted by the martyrdom of Bhatti will create new young evangelists" Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "The seed planted by the martyrdom of Shabhaz Bhatti will create new young evangelists in Pakistan": This is what His Exc. Mgr. Andrew Francis, Bishop of Multan (in Punjab) and President of the C ...
• 25 February 2012
  ASIA/LAOS- Church confiscated, Christians defined as "enemies" Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - Local officials of the District of Saybulim in Savannakhet province, confiscated a church in the village of Kengweng. The confiscation took place on 22 February, at the end of a "seminary of ...
• 25 February 2012
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR-Catholics on the eve of the election: peace, justice, prayer for the country's future Dili (Agenzia Fides) - To pray and work for a future of justice and peace in East Timor: with this spirit the faithful Catholics of East Timor took to the streets to launch a message to the nation on the eve of the presi ...
• 25 February 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN-Burning of Korans: "Respect religious feelings to win the hearts of the Afghans" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The respect for religious feelings is the key to win the hearts of Afghans. It is a very important factor, that all the Western powers and international operators should take into consideration": ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Episcopal Conference and Caritas offer indication to pastors and material for Lent Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that the material distributed helps to convey the message to the faithful, to mobilize the whole community" in order to live well during the Lent period, as indicated by the Holy Father ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/IRAN - New restrictions on Christian worship in the Persian language: the faithful under pressure Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Christian worship in the Persian language, which is the national language in Iran - is not welcomed by the authorities: the last two Christian churches offering rituals and celebrations in Persia ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/KUWAIT - A new Islamic parliamentary group: "Stop to the new churches, yes to sharia" Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) - The new Islamic parliamentary group "Al-Adala Bloc" (Group of Justice) has announced a bill to prohibit the construction of churches and other non-Islamic places of worship in the small emir ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Work and education: the Church's commitment to the families of fishermen killed in Kerala Quilon (Agenzia Fides) - Legal assistance, job search and livelihood, education for children, psychological and material support: with these means the Indian Church expresses solidarity to the families of the two fisherm ...
• 23 February 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Moral and material fasting, to be reconciled with God and with others: the Chinese Catholics live Lent in communion with the universal Church Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Moral and material fasting, to be reconciled with God and with others is the invitation that the Chinese priests addressed to the faithful during Mass on Ash Wednesday, celebrated yesterday in a ...
• 23 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - For the Year of Faith, the Catechism of the Catholic Church in urdu Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Pakistan is preparing to publish the Catechism of the Catholic Church in Urdu language, the national language. As reported to Fides, the initiative will be launched on the occasi ...
• 23 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two Christians injured by a group of armed Muslims: accusations of "conversions" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Two Christians were wounded by a Muslim armed group who burst into an Evangelical church and in the attached residence in Faisalabad. The incident, which occurred a few days ago, after other ...
• 22 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA-Fishermen killed in Kerala: Cardinal Alencherry defends "truth and justice" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Truth and Justice" on the case of the fishermen killed in Kerala on February 15: this is what Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-malabrese Church, based in Kerala asks for in ...