Asia

• 8 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians protest against the government of Gujarat that supports the radical Hindus Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Christians of Gujarat raise their aim and openly protest against the government of Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the state of Gujarat (western India) and leader of the Hindu nationalist ...
• 7 February 2012
  ASIA/INDONESIA - More than 1,000 Catholic children from East Timorese "stolen" and Islamized Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - A thousand Catholic children from East Timor, taken away from their families over ten years ago, are being held by force in Indonesia, converted to Islam, educated in Islamic colleges and nation ...
• 7 February 2012
  ASIA/MALDIVES - "The Maldives should look at the Arab spring: more democracy and religious freedom" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The inhabitants of the Maldives should be inspired by the movements of the Arab Spring and move towards a secular system, which protects human rights and religious freedom": this is what John ...
• 7 February 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Reconciliation and peace with the Taliban: the desire of the Afghan civil society Herat (Agenzia Fides) - The Afghan civil society supports a full reconciliation with the Taliban movement and a political-diplomatic solution to the Afghan theater: So says a study published today, entitled "Foreign troo ...
• 7 February 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The path of Evangelization continues waiting for the Year of Faith Lin He (Agenzia Fides) - Continue to pursue the path of evangelization to welcome the Year of Faith: was the central theme of the second meeting of the parish of Lin He, in Inner Mongolia, which was held on Sunday, Febru ...
• 6 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias’ appeal: "it is necessary to eradicate forms of dehumanization in India" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is necessary to eradicate all forms of dehumanization in India; to put into action an effort to humanize the social, political, economic and religious structures and institutions of the c ...
• 6 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Peace, development, education: the emergencies of a vast and plural country Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Peace, education, development, literacy, to build a fair and equitable society: these are the needs indicated by several Bishops of India at the Plenary Assembly being held in Bangalore on the ...
• 6 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A think-tank on religious freedom and persecution: the idea of Pakistani Christians abroad Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to create a think-tank, which acts as Observatory and Study Center, to monitor the status of Christians in Pakistan, their difficulties and challenges: this is the proposal ...
• 6 February 2012
  ASIA/TURKEY - Patriarch Bartholomew at the National Assembly to discuss the new Constitution Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The Ecumenical Patriarch of Istanbul Bartholomew I, of the Orthodox Church, will participate in the work of the Turkish National Assembly to discuss the drafting of the new Constitution, in par ...
• 6 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - "Forgiveness and love for one’s enemy": the choice of persecuted Christians in Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The persecuted Christians in Orissa want to "forgive and love their enemies, persecutors", as the Gospel of Christ says: is what has emerged from a meeting held in recent days at the home fo ...
• 3 February 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The local Church intensifies pastoral initiatives to respond to the increase of the baptized Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - In view of Lent and considering the steady increase in recent years of the baptized in the Catholic community in Hong Kong, the local Church has intensified the formation of faith so that the ...
• 3 February 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES -Training for 1 million 800 thousand volunteers ready to cope with disasters and calamities Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) has organized the training for 1 million 800 thousand volunteers to cope with any disaster that might hit the country. The program, called Red Cross 143, ...
• 3 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - A film on Jesus was projected: Pastor beaten and wounded by Hindu radicals Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - His "fault" was to have organized the screening of a film about Jesus with the faithful of his community: this is why the Protestant Pastor Rajendra Masih, 35, who works in Rajnandgaon district i ...
• 3 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - At the Assembly of Bishops the problem concerning " prohibited conversions" and religious freedom Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – At the Assembly of Indian Bishops being held in Bangalore from 1 to 8 February, the issues concerning " prohibited conversions", the limitations of religious freedom and discrimination again ...
• 2 February 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Coadjutor of Tai Yuan to his priests: "Continue to give glory to God and to serve the Church in the New Year" Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - "Continue to give glory to God and to serve the Church in the New Year": is how His Exc. Mgr. Paul Meng Ningyou, Coadjutor of the Diocese of Taiyuan, anointed with the Holy See's approval on 16 ...