Asia

• 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, ...
• 16 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After Bin Laden: programs for youth rehabilitation manipulated by the Talibans Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Talibans have done serious damage on the minds of children and young people. Their propaganda through songs, media, family visits, education, direct training, have attracted children and y ...
• 14 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Reconstruction of the churches, the Mass, prayer meetings: the Catholic community in Si Chuan recalls the three-year journey to rise from the earthquake Beijing (Agenzia Fides) –To always have a heart full of gratitude to the Lord, forgive and pray, to be ready to welcome the coming of the Lord, have the weak and needy at heart: these are the dominant feelings in the l ...
• 13 May 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-The diocese of Hong Kong, warmly welcomes the newly baptized to continue the journey of training and testimony Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Continue the Christian formation, share one's faith with others, participate actively in community life: are the main commitments that Bishop John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, poi ...
• 13 May 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN-The Nuncio: "The visit of Cardinal Sarah is a boost of encouragement for stricken Japan" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "The visit of Cardinal Robert Sarah, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, will have a strong encouraging impact for the Japanese population hit by the earthquake and tsunami. I am sure th ...
• 13 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN- Christian nurse kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam, Christians invoke the intervention of the Federal Ministry Lahore (Fides Service) - A Christian nurse, Farah Hatim, 24, was kidnapped, beaten and forcibly converted to Islam, for a forced marriage with the Muslim man who kidnapped her. The new case, reported by "Masihi Foundatio ...
• 12 May 2011
  ASIA/SINGAPORE-Importance of “Quality Family Time” by the Archbishop of Singapore Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent that families find "quality time" for their lives, which means to live "special moments" for dialogue, sharing, listening to each other, the deepening of Christian faith, prayer: ...
• 12 May 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-Celebrations have started for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Taichung: "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done" Taichung (Agenzia Fides) - "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done" is the theme that guides the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Taichung, on the island of Taiwan. According to information gathered b ...
• 12 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Peace in Mindanao is possible thanks to the missionary martyrs Jolo (Agenzia Fides) –Peace in Mindanao is possible if all people of good will undertake, with courage and love, "to live and promote a culture of dialogue, the path to peace." If today we have moved forward for reco ...
• 12 May 2011
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA-Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 12, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Kwangju (Korea), the Rev. do Simon Ok Hyun-jin, of the clergy of Kwangju, Professor at the Cat ...