Asia

• 5 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA -On 6 May hunger strike against anti-Christian persecution in Orissa Bubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - Non-violent protest for the discrimination and persecution of Christians in Orissa; demand for a thorough investigation on the involvement of the military vertex in anti-Christian massacres ...
• 4 May 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-United in Christ: Ecumenical prayer for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Tai Nan Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) – With a solemn ecumenical prayer, the procession of the Cross and the Sacred Scriptures, another phase of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Tai Nan, on the island of T ...
• 4 May 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL-Liberty, equality and justice: still many obstacles regarding the protection of women's rights Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – According to a statement of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization, and the Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) N ...
• 3 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-New structure of the Ministry for Religious Minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Ministry for Religious Affairs in Pakistan has a new structure, sanctioned by the entrance in the government of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q. After a political agreement concluded two days ...
• 3 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Vigorous campaign against the "Document on reproductive health", in the name of John Paul II Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church, pro-life organizations, associations and Christian schools in the Philippines have re-launched the pro-life campaign to block the approval of the "Document on Reproductive He ...
• 2 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Bin Laden killed, feared reactions against Christian churches, schools closed and churches guarded Lahore (Fides Service) - Schools and Christian institutions closed, churches and Christian areas guarded with utmost security measures, this is the situation that the Christian community recorded in the main city in Pak ...
• 2 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-"The beatification of our beloved Pope John Paul II is a hope and a blessing for the Church in China and for Chinese Catholics": the voice of the faithful Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of our beloved Pope John Paul II represents the hope and blessing for the Church in China and for Chinese Catholics", “it is an opportunity to pray for the unity of the Chur ...
• 2 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Christians fleeing from Gujranwala, for fear of a massacre Lahore (Fides Service) - The faithful of the two Christian neighborhoods "Aziz colony" and "Gulzar Colony in the city of Gujranwala (Punjab province) are leaving their homes, terrified, to save their lives after the atta ...
• 2 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-After the death of Bin Laden the Bishops remember the "love for enemies" and "the example of John Paul II" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In the soul of a Christian there is never joy for the death of a man, even if he is an enemy. On the occasion of the death of Bin Laden I would like to remind the supreme commandment of the C ...
• 30 April 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN-The sufferings of the Japanese people commended to Blessed John Paul II Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Christian pilgrims from Japan, accompanied by a Salesian religious, has arrived in Rome to attend the beatification of John Paul II and "to commend to the Polish Pope the sufferings the ...
• 30 April 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-In a former refugee camp of "boat people" the first sanctuary dedicated to John Paul II Manila (Agenzia Fides) - It will be a symbol of new life in a place of suffering: a former refugee camp in the province of Bataan on the island of Luzon (Northern Philippines), will host the first sanctuary dedicated to ...
• 30 April 2011
  ASIA/CAMBODIA -New treatment and rehabilitation centers for children at risk Neak Loeung (Agenzia Fides) - Currently in the world there are about 150 million street children. In Cambodia, poverty, lack of education and scruples on behalf of many adults and especially the lack of intervention by t ...
• 29 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian girl held and abused: the indignation of the Church and civil society Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – Indignation and concern, but also worry and fear, within the Christian community and civil society following the latest case of violence and abuse on a Christian girl: Sehar Naz, 24 years o ...
• 29 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN -The Federal Ministry for Religious Minorities in danger of being abolished Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Federal Ministry for religious minorities - which was the seat of the murdered Catholic minister Shahbaz Bhatti - is likely to be abolished by the central government and fragmented into fo ...
• 28 April 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN- Inter-religious solidarity and hope in the day of mourning for the "49 days" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and Buddhists in Japan have shared today, April 28th, in solidarity and love for one another, the "49 Days" since the tragedy of 11 March, when an earthquake and tsunami devastated th ...