Asia

• 6 September 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Kidnapping emergency: Muslims and Christians kidnapped to fund terrorist groups Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - There is a new, growing business of kidnapping people for extortion, launched by terrorist groups in Pakistan. This is carried out to obtain ransoms and replenish the coffers of terrorist organi ...
• 6 September 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Perpetual vows for the nuns of St. Paul de Chartres: three Vietnamese and one of Chinese origin Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The nuns of St. Paul de Chartres are celebrating: three Vietnamese nuns and one from Myanmar, but originally from China, professed the perpetual vows on the feast of the Assumption of Mary. Ac ...
• 6 September 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Archbishop of Semarang, "Gratitude to the Holy Father for his attention towards the faithful of Asia" Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - "On behalf of Catholic people in Indonesia, I would like to express my gratitude to the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, focusing his prayer on the Christian communities of Asia, to which Indonesia b ...
• 5 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - "It is important to have God’s temple in our hearts": Mgr. Francis An consecrates a church which has returned to the Catholic community Bao Ding (Agenzia Fides) - "There is nothing wrong if a church is small and simple. As long as we can pray and celebrate the Eucharist. It is important to have God’s temple in our heart, adorned with prayer and good de ...
• 5 September 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A "Peace Committee" for conflicts with ethnic minorities: the hopes of the Church Naypyitaw (Agenzia Fides) - A special "Peace Committee" will deal with the conflicts with ethnic minorities: this is what Myanmar’s Parliament has decided with regards to a measure for the establishment of a Committee ...
• 5 September 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The bluff of the "seats reserved for minorities": abuses against Christians in politics and society, in the silence of the media Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A lack of transparency and representativeness. A mechanism of selection based on political patronage and conditioned by corruption. In many cases, assigned to the choice of Muslim parties. The ...
• 5 September 2011
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - There are no teachers for 100 000 children living in conflict zones Vavuniya (Agenzia Fides) - After years of interruption due to the ongoing conflicts in Northern Sri Lanka, thousands of students can eventually return to school, but there are no teachers. In 26 years of war, schools wer ...
• 3 September 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL-NGOs: No amnesty for war crimes and human rights abuses Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - No amnesty for past war crimes and human rights abuses is what is asked in an open letter to the Prime Minister by the four NGOs': "Advocacy Forum" "Amnesty International "," Human Rights Watc ...
• 3 September 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Unhygienic ancient cultural traditions endanger the health of millions of people, especially children Pene (Agenzia Fides) - Some aid workers engaged in the province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), one of the least developed in Indonesia, have registered that infant mortality rate is almost twice the national average and a ...
• 2 September 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church establishes a fund-deposit destined to Catholic families to encourage births Thiruvananthapuram (Agenzia Fides) - The Kerala Catholic parishes have organized themselves to provide incentives for families who commit themselves to having more children. What is feared is that the Catholic population ...
• 2 September 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Year of the Laity has been extended: commitment of the lay within the basic ecclesial communities Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - After a year of positive experience, His Exc. Mgr, John Tong, Bishop of Hong Kong, has extended the celebration of the Year of the Laity until December 31, 2012, "because with the guidance of ...
• 2 September 2011
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A Bishop on a mission to North Korea: "We want to reopen the door to dialogue and peace" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Iginus Kim Hee-jong, Archbishop of Kwanju, is visiting North Korea next September 21, and will be the head of a delegation of seven religious leaders, members of the "Korean Confer ...
• 2 September 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious minorities "ready to take to the streets for the Muslim Shahbaz Taseer" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The religious minorities of Pakistan are "ready to take to the streets for the salvation of the Muslim Shahbaz Tasser", kidnapped a week ago. This is what is reported to Fides by Paul Bhatti, ...
• 1 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Firm commitment on behalf of the Diocese of Yan An to promote priests’ vocational and spiritual formation Yan An (Agenzia Fides) - The ordination of three new deacons, celebrated on August 30, concluded the annual retreat of the clergy of the diocese of Yan An (Yulin), in the Shaan Xi Province. According to information gathe ...
• 1 September 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Order for the arrest of Shahbaz Bhatti’s killers, but the country is struggling to combat terrorism Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Special Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has issued an arrest warrant against two men suspected of being the Christian Shahbaz Bhatti’s perpetrators. Bhatti was the minister of reli ...