Asia

• 10 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - In the face of threats on behalf of Hindu extremist groups "evangelization continues" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We will have the strength from the Holy Spirit to resist the evil and destructive forces. The mission of the Church goes forward without fear " is what Fr. Babu Joseph Karakombil, SVD says to ...
• 10 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rapes and violence are not reported by victims for fear of being "labelled" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan, many rapes, considered a "brand", are unreported and, therefore, there are no precise data on the phenomenon. However, the Department of State of the United States in the 2010 Repor ...
• 10 November 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Bishops: "Stop to nuclear power, yes to alternative energy sources, a moral obligation for the future" Sendai (Agenzia Fides) - "We must look ahead and think with a sense of responsibility to future generations: we have an ethical obligation and moral duty to protect the environment and their own lives. For this reason it ...
• 9 November 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Christifideles Laity and the mission of the lay faithful in the 21st century Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - " Christifideles laity and the mission of the lay faithful in the 21st Century" is the theme of the Course organized by the Catholic Diocesan Catechetical Centre of the Diocese of Hong Kong t ...
• 9 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Public schools teach intolerance towards religious minorities: a U.S. Report Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The textbooks used in public and private schools in Pakistan teach Pakistani children prejudice and intolerance towards non-Muslim religious minorities: this is what a study reveals, the first ...
• 9 November 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - With regard to Fr. Tentorio’s case, the Church has "patience and trust" Kidapawan (Agenzia Fides) - "Our basic attitude is patience. The Special Task Force appointed by the government to shed light on Fr Fausto Tentorio’s murder is doing its job, and we are waiting for the investigation re ...
• 9 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - " The education system is at the root of religious extremism", says a Dominican Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The teaching of religious intolerance in schools is at the root of the rise of violent religious extremism in Pakistan, the weak religious freedom and national instability" is what the Dominican ...
• 8 November 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - On December 11, the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Kaohsiung and the 150 years of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Wan Chin come to an end Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - After a year of spiritual journey, punctuated by intense celebrations, the solemn closing of the celebrations for the 50 years since the founding of the Diocese of Kaohsiung and the centenary ...
• 8 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Four Hindus doctors in Sindh have been murdered: minorities without protection Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Four Hindus doctors have been murdered in the province of Sindh (southern Pakistan), in their clinic in Chak, a town near Shikarpur (in the North of Sindh). As reported to Fides by local source ...
• 8 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence on the rise: it is urgent to approve a new law Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The anti-Christian violence has increased in the last year and has registered over 1,000 cases. To stop this situation, the approval of the new "Law for the Prevention of inter-communal violen ...
• 7 November 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Responding with Catholic values to the challenges posed today with regards to marriage Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, encouraged the members of The Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, gathered for the annual meeting, to respond to the ch ...
• 7 November 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeals to the international community: "For Fr. Tentorio’s case, more pressure on the government" Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) – To have justice and truth with regards to the murder of Father Fausto Tentorio, PIME, killed in Arakan (on the island of Mindanao, Southern Philippines) on October 17, "the international comm ...
• 7 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - A Protestant Pastor "is judged by an Islamic court for fraudulent conversions" Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - A Protestant Pastor, accused of promoting "fraudulent conversions" in Kashmir, has been summoned to appear before an Islamic court and is in danger of life due to the threats of Islamic extremi ...
• 7 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Minorities discriminated, while extremism is growing", says the President of the Episcopal Conference, one year after Asia Bibi’s sentence Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Religious minorities in Pakistan suffer discrimination in the silence of the government and institutions", and "Islamic extremism has grown strongly in recent years and affects the social and ...
• 7 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two women in the front line to defend the rights of minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A year after Asia Bibi’s death sentence – a Christian woman unjustly condemned for blasphemy on November 8, 2010 - Today two women in Pakistan have taken the leadership in defending the ri ...