Asia

• 6 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-At least 20,000 encephalitic children forced into begging Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan the worst form of child slavery in the name of religious tradition has become common practice. In the village there is no law nor authority to protect these slaves, mentally retard ...
• 5 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Bishop Peter Li Hongye, who died during the Easter Vigil, is remembered for his fortitude with which he lived his vocation and endured long periods of suffering Luoyang (Agenzia Fides) - On 23 April, during the Easter Vigil, while he was blessing the water before administering baptism, the Archbishop Peter Li Hongye, Bishop of the Diocese of Luoyang (Loyang) in the province of ...
• 5 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The Catholic communities opened the month of Mary with great devotion and missionary zeal Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The solemn Marian pilgrimage, the Eucharistic celebration and the procession have marked the opening of the Marian month of May, the month of Mary, in the Chinese Catholic continental communitie ...
• 5 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Even a Muslim at the top of the Ministry for Religious Minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – There is also a Muslim, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada at the top of the Ministry for Religious Minorities, in which the government in recent days has given the new, permanent structure, after ...
• 5 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Christian schools reopen, between the anger of ordinary people and the risk of violence Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian churches and schools have reopened and the pastoral and social activities of the Christian community in Pakistan have returned to a normal pace, though, after the death of Bin L ...
• 5 May 2011
  ASIA/CAMBODIA -Too many women die during childbirth Kraing Kaok (Agenzia Fides) - The women of the village of Kraing Kaok, Cambodia, fear of dying during childbirth. The Asian country records the highest maternal mortality rates in the region. According to UN estimates, f ...
• 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 ...