Asia

• 18 August 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Catholic girl, kidnapped and falsely converted to Islam, death threats after her escape from her torturer Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Another case of a Pakistani Christian girl kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam was reported to Fides by the Pakistani Christians Association in Italy. Alfred Arifa is a 27-year old Cath ...
• 5 August 2011
  ASIA - "Caritas In Veritate in the Asian context": a meeting in Thailand sponsored by the Asian Bishops Pattaya (Fides Service) - Respect and solidarity towards immigrant domestic workers and indigenous people according to the teaching of Pope Benedict XVI in theEncyclical "Caritas In Veritate". This is the invitation to t ...
• 5 August 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The PMS inaugurate a new website Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Brazil have launched their new Internet portal (www.pom.org.br). The site replaces the previous one that was online for four years. Completely redesign ...
• 4 August 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The Bishops of Inner Mongolia intend to promote evangelization through mass media Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - To encourage evangelization through mass media. This is the intention underlined by His Exc. Mgr. Mneg Qing Lu Bishop of the diocese of HuHeHaoTe and by His Exc. Mgr. Du Jiang Bishop o ...
• 3 August 2011
  ASIA/HONGKONG - The largest WYD delegation from the diocese of Hong Kong leaving for Madrid Hong Kong (AgenziaFides ) - Over 800 young people and 21 priests from Hong Kong are leaving tomorrow, August 5, for Madrid to attend World Youth Day (WYD). The participation in the next WYD has a larger delegation of y ...
• 2 August 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "Hong Kong Book Fair 2011": an opportunity for evangelization and interreligious exchange Hong Kong (Fides Service) - For the Catholic community in Hong Kong, the annual exhibition "Hong Kong Book Fair" (which was held from July 20 to 26) is an opportunity for evangelization and interreligious exchange. His ...
• 1 August 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Unstoppable increase in human trafficking phenomenon, especially distressed women and children Jharkhand (Fides Service) - Every year approximately 4 million people are victims of human trafficking all over the world, over 1 million boys and girls are involved. The majority, about 90% are women and girls destined ...
• 1 August 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Church responds to the Pope's appeal with the major seminarians’ Summer Formation Camp Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "The meeting made us feel that we are no longer alone, the exchange has opened our eyes, sharing has made us able to thank the Lord who has chosen us. The courses have rekindled hope in ...
• 30 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-After 30 years the first diaconal ordination in the diocese of Tian Shui was celebrated Tian Shui (Agenzia Fides) - On 24 July the first diaconal ordination in the last 30 years was celebrated in the Diocese of Tian Shui (originally Qin Zhou), in the Gan Su Province, in north-west China. According to a repo ...
• 30 July 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - The permission to stay for good has been confirmed for a Montfortian missionary who has been committed to looking after, for over thirty years, as Mother Teresa, leprosy patients and sufferers Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Jacqueline Jean McEwan, known as "Sister Jean", is an English missionary Montfortian Catholic nun who has been committed to looking after leprosy patients and people suffering from Ban ...
• 29 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA -The laying of the foundation stone of the church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the diocese of Ji Nan Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) - On July 27 a solemn ceremony was celebrated on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the new church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the diocese of Ji Nan, in the Shan Do ...
• 29 July 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After one year of devastating rains, the situation remains alarming and dramatic Islamabad (Fides Service) - One year after the floods that devastated the country between July and August 2010, the proportions of the disaster still require a lot of work. The involvement of children in child labor has ...
• 28 July 2011
  ASIA/MACAO - 97-year old Father Luis Ruiz Suarez passed away, the founder of Caritas Macao, who devoted his life to the people in need Macao (Fides Service) - "Citizen par excellence who devoted his life to social service for the poor and the weak, giving them warmth and hope": this is how Fernando Chui Sai, Special Administrator of the special Region ...
• 28 July 2011
  ASIA/LAOS - Commitment on behalf of the Catholic Relief Services to keep children away from unexploded devices still present in the country Xaibouathong (CNA) - During the war in Vietnam, Laos, which is situated on the border, had become the most bombed country in the world. Not all the bombs exploded on impact and it is estimated that millions of small bomb ...
• 27 July 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "Evangelization and witness of faith": celebrations for the parish of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Thanksgiving, service and witness": these are the words that Mgr. John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, addressed to the parishioners of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady on the occas ...