Asia

• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/TURKEY-Legal recognition of religious communities: a challenge for the new Turkey Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - A crucial step in modern Turkey is the legal recognition of religious communities; it is an essential right, which is also the prerequisite for the full exercise of religious freedom: this is wha ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-The 24th camp of children and young people`s faith life of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) - "When Love arrives" is the theme of the 24th camp for children and young people`s faith life of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, organized by the Catechetical Centre of the archdiocese. According to ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The Christian Minister presents the budget law, citing the Gospel, but radicalism is growing in Punjab Lahore (Fides Service) - The Minister for Minorities in the Province of Punjab, the Christian Kamran Michael, had the delegation for finances and yesterday presented the budget law in the Punjab Provincial Parliament. In ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Farah, Catholic Islamized by force, risks being sold abroad Lahore (Fides Service) - Farah Hatim, 24 years old, Catholic, kidnapped by a Muslim family, converted by force and forced to get married to a Muslim, "is likely to disappear or be sold abroad": This is what Fides sources ...
• 10 June 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-A renewed commitment for the Sisters engaged in the diocesan pastoral of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Continue to give praise to God and to sanctify the soul of man through pastoral service: the renewed commitment made by the Sisters’ Association involved in the Diocesan Pastoral of Hong Kon ...
• 10 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Young Christians promoters of peace in Northeast India Kohima (Agenzia Fides) - Young Christians in Northeast India love peace and want to be promoters of peace in the area afflicted by ethnic conflicts and social tensions. In the diocese of Kohima (in the state of Nagaland) ...
• 10 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Mobilization for Farah, the Catholic Islamized by force; she is one of the more than 700 victims every year Lahore (Fides Service) - More than 700 cases are reported each year concerning Christian girls kidnapped, forced to marry Muslim men and forced to convert to Islam. And many cases pass unreported. This is what is reporte ...
• 9 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Fear for Farah, Catholic girl drugged and forced to sign the conversion to Islam Lahore (Fides Service) - There are fears for the life of Farah Hatim, the Catholic girl kidnapped and forced into marriage and conversion to Islam in the city of Rahim Yar Khan in southern Punjab (see Fides 08/06/2011 7 ...
• 9 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Churches of Papua to the government: revision of mining companies contracts Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - The contracts signed by the Indonesian government with big multinational companies for the exploitation of mineral resources in Papua (or Irian Jaya) do not give any benefit to indigenous peop ...
• 9 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINAThe Diocese of Han Zhou comes back to life after the 2008 earthquake Han Zhong (Agenzia Fides) - Three years after the earthquake, the diocese of Han Zhong in the province of Shaan Xi, which was strongly hit by the earthquake on May 12, 2008, is regaining its pastoral and missionary ac ...
• 8 June 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Registrations are about to close for the Youth Day in Taiwan, from July 14 to 17 Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - "Rebuild everything in Jesus Christ" is the theme of the World Youth Day in Taiwan in 2011 to be held in the diocese of Kao Hsiung, from July 14 to 17. According to information gathered by F ...
• 8 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-"Truth and Justice" for Farah, Catholic girl, kidnapped and converted to Islam Lahore (Fides Service) - "On the case of Farah Hatim, we are seeking truth and justice": this is what Paul Bhatti tells Fides, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the affairs of religious minorities an ...
• 8 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Sherry Rehman: the rights of minorities is crucial for democracy in Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "A report on the status of religious minorities is part of our initiative to promote full democracy in Pakistan. The report documents the deteriorating status of religious minorities and the ri ...
• 8 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Living together and harmony between Christians and Muslims in Bekasi, a place of tension and conflict Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and Muslims greet each other with smiles, they respect and think highly of each other, and live together in harmony: this is what happens in Bekasi, with over 2 million inhabitants, i ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-Canossian and the Dominican Third Order: new professions in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Canossian Third Order and Dominican Third Order in Hong Kong welcomed new members in recent days. According to reports from the Kong Ko Bao (the Chinese version of the diocesan bulletin), ...