Asia

• 16 June 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-The Bishop of Tai Chung will celebrate Mass at the peak of the highest mountain in Taiwan to raise money for the poor in Swaziland Tai Chung (Fides Service) – Welcoming the invitation of the American foundation "Heart for Africa," His Exc. Mgr. Martin Su Yao-Wen, Bishop of the diocese of Tai Chung, will celebrate Mass at the peak of the highest mo ...
• 16 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-One person arrested for the murder of Shabhaz Bhatti; for the Christian community it is "urgent to do justice" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A man suspected of being involved in the murder of the Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, was arrested by the police in Karachi. The man admitted, in a wiretap, that he took part in the pl ...
• 16 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Six years after the tsunami, 170 families still live in unhealthy shacks Banda Aceh (Fides Service) - After more than six years after the devastating tsunami that struck Indonesia in December 2004 hundreds of residents of the city of Banda Aceh in northwestern Indonesia, are still living in " ...
• 16 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kohima Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 16, 2011, the Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Kohima (India) Rev. Sac. James Thoppil of the clergy of Kohima, Rector of Oriens Theological College in Sh ...
• 16 June 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR-A priest in the North: "due to the civil war more than 2,000 Kachin refugees, many in the churches" Myitkyina (Fides Service) - A furious civil war is underway in northern Myanmar. "The clashes between the national army and the militia of the ethnic Kachin are creating great suffering to the civilian population: there ...
• 15 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-A Center of Evangelization in the Cathedral of Beijing to respond to the Year of Evangelization of the Lay Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To strengthen and better coordinate the activities of evangelization thus responding to the needs generated by the Year of Evangelization of the Lay promoted by the diocese, the Cathedral of Bei ...
• 15 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The Vatican Observer at the United Nations: the case of Farah-only a UN intervention Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The case of Farah Hatim, the Christian girl kidnapped and forced into marriage and conversion to Islam "is an abuse of freedom of conscience and religion", so "an intervention of UN High Commissi ...
• 15 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-The priest, author of "communion" in a pluralistic nation Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - The priest is a man called to build "community" at all levels: in the community, in relationships with other religions, in civil society in a pluralistic nation like Indonesia. This is what was ...
• 14 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The month of the Sacred Heart lived in the spirit of charity towards young children Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Whatever you have done to even one of my younger brothers, you have done it to me": following the teachings of Jesus, the faithful of the Cathedral dedicated to S. Peter and Paul of the Dioces ...
• 14 June 2011
  ASIA/TURKEY-A Christian lawyer elected to Parliament: new hope for the country Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - A Syriac Christian, lawyer Erol Dora, 47, was elected to Turkey’s Parliament during the elections on June 12 and, as sources of Fides say, he has said that he will "become the voice of the C ...
• 14 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-The Christians and the future of India: priority to peace, justice, education, religious freedom New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The priorities for the future of India are the issues that affect peace, justice, education, religious freedom, respect for minorities: this is what Christian Indians say, considering the nex ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The Church committed to the liberation of Farah, the Catholic girl forced to convert to Islam Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Pakistan will do everything possible to free Farah and return her to her family": this is what His Exc. Mgr. Andrew Francis, Bishop of Multan tells Fides, the diocese inv ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/SINGAPORE-Blogs and “social media” are growing, an opportunity to spread Christian values Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The growth of social media and blogs in Singapore is for the local church an opportunity to spread Christian values and to witness the Gospel. As Joan O'Reilly Fix, new Director of the Social ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Pentecost in the communities of the continent: prayer for world peace, for the Church, for priests and assignment of the Christian initiation to the catechumens Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Catholic communities celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost in communion with the universal Church, invoking the descent of the Holy Spirit for world peace, for the Church, for priest ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN-Resignation of the Bishop of Hiroshima and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 13, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Hiroshima (Japan), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Atsumi Misue, in a ...