Asia

• 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 ...
• 28 April 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Anti-Christian violence in several states: community prays for peace and seeks volunteers Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Incidents of anti-Christian violence have characterized the last days and even the Easter holidays: organizations like the “Catholic Secular Forum” (CSF) condemn the violence, and invitate to ...
• 28 April 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN-Serious health risks for pregnant women and fetuses exposed to radiation in Fukushima Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - These days mark the 25th anniversary of the catastrophic explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, releasing clouds of radioactive particles into the atmosphere across Russia and ...
• 27 April 2011
  ASIA / SOUTH KOREA - Bearers of hope, in light of the risen Jesus, even in these dark times Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of Easter, each diocesan bishop in Korea issued a message addressed to their diocesan community in which they exhorted the faithful, reborn by the risen Jesus, to bear witness ...
• 20 April 2011
  ASIA / PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi is not alone: all over the world is praying for her Lahore (Fides Service) - From the Clarisse of Lovere (Italy); the cloistered Poor Women of New York (USA); the community of Franciscans of Thu Duc, Hochiminh City (Vietnam); the diocese of Batouri (Cameroon), the ...
• 18 April 2011
  ASIA / CAMBODIA - Missionaries and civil society: "No" to the new draft law on NGOs Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The new draft law on Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and associations strongly penalizes, rather than promote, the development of civil society in Cambodia. That is why a large number o ...
• 18 April 2011
  ASIA / EAST TIMOR - Indonesia also in favour: East Timor approaches ASEAN Dili (Agenzia Fides) - East Timor is making progress towards ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and could soon become a member. In recent days, even the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Marty Natalegawa, gave a ...
• 18 April 2011
  ASIA / PAKISTAN - Christians are "strong in faith and prayer’, after the recent attacks in Punjab Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "Christians in Pakistan are not discouraged when faced with suffering, we are firm in faith, hope and charity and will continue without stopping to promote interfaith dialogue with moderate Musl ...
• 18 April 2011
  ASIA / PAKISTAN - A church attacked, Christians arrested in Punjab; Arif Masih released , wrongly accused of blasphemy, thanks to Muslim witnesses Lahore (Fides Service) - The church of the "United Pentecostal Church" in Jinnnah Road, in Gujranwala (in Ounjab) was attacked yesterday, April 17, by a mob of radical muslims who stopped the celebration of Palm Sunday. ...
• 18 April 2011
  ASIA / PHILIPPINES - Still too many children engaged in armed conflict in the country Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) - Significant progress has been made in the Philippines against the use of child soldiers committed by rebel groups, but the problem still persists. According to the UN, approximately 250 0 ...