Asia

• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu radicals against the law to protect minorities; for the Church "right and necessary law " New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - For Indian Christians the law is "right and necessary" while for the Hindu extremist groups it is "the fruit of an international conspiracy to attack the Hindu believers". As local sources ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Extreme poverty leads to human trafficking and the selling of children to compensate for the debts Lahore (Fides Service) - Despite laws prohibiting it, forced labor to pay debts are very common in Pakistan. A report by the U.S. Government in 2009 describes the Asian country as a source, transit and destination of the ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Christian nurse kidnapped: the Minister for Minorities in Punjab intervenes (unheard); appeal to the international community Lahore (Fides Service) - To free Hatim Farah, the kidnapped Christian nurse and forcedly converted to Islam in Punjab last month, the Church and the international community need to make an effort. This is the appeal that ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Christians are ready to dialogue even with radical groups Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Dialogue is the "key word" for a more effective and correct behavior when dealing with interreligious relations within Indonesian society, even in a context where there is tension: this is ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Persecuted Christians and minorities under siege: the Report carried out by a Muslim Research Centre Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan there has been a steady increase in violence against religious minorities and Christians "they are the first victims of persecutions": it is an issue that the government must face in ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA- Mainland Catholic communities and the devotion to the Sacred Heart Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The mainland Chinese Catholic communities are intensely experiencing the month of June, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, with various initiatives. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is very muc ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Church says "no" to the legalization of divorce Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines is engaged in a campaign to say "no" to divorce and to reject the attempt to legalize it in the country. This is a new theme ethically sensitive in which th ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Archbishop-candidate for the "Nobel Peace Prize": the support of the Indian Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church strongly supports the candidacy of Mgr. Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, Archbishop of Guwahati, for the Nobel Peace Prize: "It would be a legitimate recognition for the commitment ...
• 4 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-New financial law: no funds for minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - In the budget law submitted yesterday by the Pakistani government appropriations are not expected to contribute to the progress and development of religious minorities. The Federal Minister fo ...
• 4 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Public education neglected by the government, madrasas are on the rise Lahore (Fides Service) - While public education in Pakistan is in a state of total neglect, the madrassas (Islamic schools) are on the rise: it is the complaint that Fides receives from local sources of civil society, fo ...
• 4 June 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-The money raised by Caritas Hong Kong become an instrument of peace and love of Christ Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The HK $ 26 million that Caritas Hong Kong was able to collect during the year will become an instrument of peace and concrete realization of Christ's love for the weakest and poorest . This ...
• 4 June 2011
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Concern for extremism: a new "Agency for Religious Affairs" Astana (Agenzia Fides) - A new "Agency for Religious Affairs", is born in Kazakhstan, the official organ with which the government will handle the matter and its relations with religious communities. With a decree signe ...
• 3 June 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-The parish communities have concluded the Marian Month Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The parishes of the diocese of Hong Kong ended the Marian Month with the solemn Marian procession, the Mass and the community prayer of the rosary. According to reports from the Kong Ko Bao ( ...
• 3 June 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL-The Church asks to ensure full religious freedom (and conversion) for the good of the country Kathmandhu (Agenzia Fides) - The defense of religious freedom and secular architecture of the state is essential today in Nepal. The danger is the approval of a new Criminal Code, which prohibits "religious conversion": ...
• 3 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-"Ban the Bible, a blasphemous book ": new radical Islamic attack against Christians Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The radical Islamic party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has launched a campaign asking to ban the circulation of the Bible, described as a "pornog ...