Asia

• 24 January 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian Girl kidnapped and converted to Islam back home after 10 years Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Nadia Bibi, a Christian girl who was abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man, returned to her family, of Catholic faith, after 10 years. Nadia was only 15 when, in 2001, she was kidnapped in Ma ...
• 24 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - A petition to save pastor Khanna, targeted by Islamic militants in Kashmir Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) – It is urgent to save the Protestant Pastor Chander Mani Khanna, falsely accused of forced conversions and the victim of a deportation order issued by a local Islamic court, which also concern ...
• 23 January 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - "One Hundred Years of Grace" for the Diocese of Tian Jin Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - With a solemn Mass celebrated on January 18 in the parish dedicated to Mercy, the celebrations for the centenary of the founding of the Diocese of Tian Jin opened. On April 27, 1912 the Apostol ...
• 23 January 2012
  ASIA/INDONESIA-The Day for interreligious dialogue in Semarang has been established Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue among religions "is a challenge and an opportunity to create peace and harmony in Indonesia": So says His Exc. Mgr. Johannes Pujasumarta, Archbishop of the diocese of Semarang and Secr ...
• 23 January 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The kidnapping of the two aid workers: some arrests, but the government withdraws the NGO WHF license Multan (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Multan arrested 12 people suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of Giovanni Lo Porto and Bernd Johannes, the two German NGO "Welthungerhilfe" (WHF) ("Help to world hunger") aid ...
• 21 January 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Christian leaders and Muslim "at the school for dialogue" Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - It is a widespread need, reaffirmed at an international and local level: Christian and Muslim leaders of Mindanao go to "the school for dialogue" in a formation program organized by the I ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The two aid workers kidnapped by Pashtun speaking militants, in a "fast and focused" action Multan (Agenzia Fides) - The two aid workers (an Italian and a German) working for German non-governmental organization "Welthungerhilfe" ("Universak help for hunger"), were kidnapped in Pakistan yesterday, "they were ab ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong's religious leaders hope for a better new year and invite the faithful to act to overcome the global financial crisis Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - A harmonious society, local and the global financial crisis, the importance of religion in public life: these are the topics covered in the Message for the Chinese New Year, which will be cele ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA - "Asian Cultures in Dialogue": Archbishop Menamparampil’s greetings Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The dialogue between cultures and religions is the main road to ensure Asia a future of peace and development: this is what emerged from the recent seminar titled "Asian Cultures in Dialogue" or ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop of Multan’s appeal to the kidnappers; for Caritas it is "red alert among the NGOs" Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "We are in close contact with the government and the police. We have activated all the contacts of the local Justice and Peace Commission, we hope to have positive news on the two aid workers kid ...
• 20 January 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Week of prayer for the unity of the Church: "We have to proclaim with one voice the Gospel of Christ and his final victory" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "We should proclaim in one voice the Gospel of Christ and His definitive victory," said His Exc. Mgr.Hyginus Kim Hee-joong, Archbishop of Gwangju and President of the Commission for the Promotion ...
• 19 January 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Bishop of Shang hai hopes that Paul Xu will soon be Blessed, because "he is the "man for all seasons" Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - "He is the man for all seasons" is the title of the Chinese New Year Message by His Exc. Mgr. Alios Jin Lu Xian, a 95-year-old Bishop of the diocese of Shang Hai, focused on the figure of Paul ...
• 19 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Abolish Death Penalty: appeals of civil society and the Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – To commit onself to formally abolish death penalty is what the Christian Churches in India and civil society are asking the Indian government in a joint appeal. The text sent to Fides urges ...
• 19 January 2012
  ASIA - Bishops, priests and Asian lay people among the Burmese refugees of ethnic Karen, "the invisible" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - For three days a group of Bishops, priests and Asian lay people live the hardships and sufferings, the extreme poverty of the Burmese refugees of ethnic Karen, camped in refugee camps on the bor ...
• 18 January 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Disadvantaged families and elderly people living alone: Catholics live the Chinese New Year in the sign of love Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - As every year, the mainland Chinese Catholics are living the eve of the Chinese New Year, which this year falls on January 23, largely through acts of Christian charity so that everyone can feel ...