Asia

• 20 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Maria example of evangelization: the first Cultural Week dedicated to the Madonna was celebrated Beijing (Agenzia Fides) –To celebrate the Year of Evangelization of the Lay and the Marian month, to urge the faithful to imitate the spirit of Mary following her footsteps as an example of evangelization: these are t ...
• 20 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Attacked or driven out from their homes: the trampled rights of Christians in Punjab Lahore (Fides Service) - Two Christian nurses were seized and beaten for nine hours by an official of the Muslim Fatima Hospital in Lahore (Punjab), a wealthy Muslim landowner, with a history in politics, usurped the lan ...
• 20 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-In defense of Christians in Orissa, " the judicial farce continues:" many crimes still go unpunished New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The government's response, courts and institutions, against the Christian community in Orissa, affected by the massacres of 2008, is still "too weak, similar to a farce." This is what Joseph D ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-New workers in the vineyard of the Lord for the Catholic communities of the continent Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In the intense celebration of the Marian month and the Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, several Chinese Catholic communities have welcomed the "new workers in the vineya ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-The Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, in Orissa: " Persecution exists, but the faith of Christians is growing" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - " Persecution on Christians in Orissa exists, but faith grows and strengthens, and even the number of the faithful is increasing. We are not afraid: we will always be ready to tell the trut ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Bishops to the government: "With regards to the Document on reproductive Health we will respect our principles" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The dialogue between the Church and the Philippine government regarding the document on reproductive health has stopped , as there are no conditions to carry on and because "we must respect our ...
• 18 May 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL-Access to land for everyone to prevent food insecurity in the country Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Food insecurity in Nepal is causing serious violations to human rights and at the same time fomenting women trade. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), about 60-70 women in ...
• 18 May 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-The promotion of vocations and training is a commitment of the whole Church Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The promotion of vocations and training is a responsibility of the whole Church, said Don Benedict Lam Cho Ming, chairman of the Diocesan Vocations Commission of Hong Kong during the event org ...
• 17 May 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-Pastoral Letter for the Year of the Laity of the Bishop of Hualien: promote growth and communion, walking towards holiness Hualien (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting growth and communion in the diocese and among the parishes, walking towards holiness: is the motivation of the Year of the Laity indicated by Archbishop Philip Huang Jaw-Ming, Bishop o ...
• 17 May 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN- The visit of Cardinal Sarah to the earthquake area has ended, " great encouragement to the Church and for the country" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) –The visit of Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum", in Japan, which ended today was very positive. As the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello told ...
• 17 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Bishops: "Government closed to dialogue, slave of economic interests and foreign lobby" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - President Benigno Aquino “says he wants dialogue, but then he maintains his positions, and does not intend to change "; " his policy is dictated by economic lobbies and pressure groups outsid ...
• 17 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-"Fight and prayer" on behalf of pro-life groups to stop the document on reproductive health Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Opposition regarding the so-called RH Bill, the Document on Reproductive Health, which promotes family planning as a means of contraception and that will be taken into consideration these days at ...
• 16 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The parish of Liu Xi promotes cultural and religious tourism as an opportunity for evangelization Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Xi Liu in the city of Xian Yang, Diocese of San Yuan in the province of Shaan Xi, in mainland China, has inaugurated a project to promote cultural and religious tourism to launch ...
• 16 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Young Christian woman raped and murdered in Orissa, Christians in shock: "The massacre continues" Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - A targeted killing against the Christian community in Orissa: banita Pradhan, a 17 year old Christian girl was raped and killed. According to Christians, extremist groups that continue to r ...
• 16 May 2011
  ASIA/SYRIA-"Christians at risk if Alawite regime falls, "says a missionary Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "If the Alawite regime of Bashar al Hassad falls, the Christian minorities are at great risk. The risk is to see what happened in Iraq, after the fall of Saddam Hussein "is what Fr. Paul Karam, ...