Asia

• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Ethnic minorities, "shooting continues, emergency refugees": the alarm of a Bishop Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - The soldiers are still there and continue to shoot and kill; the displaced increase and are desperate; peace with the Kachin ethnic minorities still seems far away: this is the alarm raised by Hi ...
• 16 December 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Bishop of Hong Kong encourages vocations, in the footsteps of the pioneers who have dedicated their lives for the diocese Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Invoking the protection of Our Lady, commemorating all the Pastors and pioneer priests who have dedicated their lives for the diocese of Hong Kong, today's faithful are to promote and pray fo ...
• 16 December 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH-Progress has been made in combating militant Islam Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Bangladesh seems to be "on the road to recovery" from militant Islamism. According to a Report of the Asian think tank "South Asia Terrorism Portal," sent to Agenzia Fides, in 2011 there were no v ...
• 16 December 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - A Catholic leader, human rights activist, killed in Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The catechist and Catholic activist Rabindra Parichha, 47, was killed in Orissa, a state in eastern India. Parichha worked in the famous district of Kandhamal, the scene of anti-Christian ma ...
• 16 December 2011
  ASIA/LAOS - The diocesan Process for the beatification of 15 martyrs of Laos is valid Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has judged the diocesan process for beatification of 15 martyrs valid, among religious and lay catechists, killed in Laos, "in hatred of the Chris ...
• 15 December 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - From history to current Catholic issues: the Fourth Forum of Catholic Studies has offered a space for "free, open, tolerant, pluralistic and open minded" study Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - It 'was' a space for study marked by a 'free, open, tolerant, pluralistic, and open minded spirit' offered to young scholars": this was the participants’ comment at the Fourth Forum of Catholi ...
• 15 December 2011
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christmas carols in homes only "if authorized by the police" Christians protest Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Two churches in Klang, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, have received a note on behalf of the police asking for names and details of people singing Christmas carols because, according to officials ...
• 15 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians: Cancel a political demonstration on Christmas Day Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistani Christians in Karachi ask the political authorities to postpone a political demonstration scheduled for Christmas Day from the "Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf" party. The party, a rising st ...
• 14 December 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR-"The situation for the displaced Kachin is serious: humanitarian aid is urgently needed", says Caritas Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - In the last six months, the situation of the internally displaced of the Kachin ethnic group, in the diocese of Myitkyina and Banmaw (in the North of Myanmar) has worsened, affecting mostly women ...
• 14 December 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Historic handover at the Sanctuary of Wan Chin: from the Dominicans of the Spanish province, after 150 years of service, to those of the Chinese province Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominicans, protagonists of the second evangelization of the island of Taiwan have lived another page linked to their historical mission. In fact, after 150 years of service, the pastoral ...
• 14 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-New accommodation for prisoners of Christian faith: more prayer, less persecution Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The prisoners of Christian faith in the district prison of Faisalabad (in Punjab), from now on they will be housed in a separate dormitary. As reported to Fides by local sources, the building ...
• 14 December 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Every hour 11 children disappear in the country and are sold as slaves New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In India 11 children disappear every hour, victims of human being trafficking, which is very widespread in the country. According to a report presented in the capital, New Delhi, by the NGO B ...
• 14 December 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon: "turn the guns into I-Pads, the country towards a new Jerusalem" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The "New Jerusalem" evoked by the Sacred Scripture "begins here and now". And, for the Myanmar context, this means an era of peace, freedom, growth and development, democracy, respect for nature. ...
• 14 December 2011
  ASIA/IRAQ - Two Christians killed in Mosul. The Nuncio: "There is fear and hope" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "Two Christians were killed in Mosul yesterday. The causes are not known and the attackers have not been identified", confirms to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Amel Shamon Nona, Chaldean Archbishop of Mos ...
• 13 December 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "Serving the poor at Christmas is a gesture that further reflects the spirit of love of Jesus": Mgr.Tong encourages the Missionaries of Charity Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Serving the poor at Christmas is a gesture that further reflects the spirit of love, commitment and solidarity of Jesus": thus, His Exc. Mgr. John Tong Hon, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong ...