Asia

• 14 June 2011
  ASIA/TURKEY-A Christian lawyer elected to Parliament: new hope for the country Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - A Syriac Christian, lawyer Erol Dora, 47, was elected to Turkey’s Parliament during the elections on June 12 and, as sources of Fides say, he has said that he will "become the voice of the C ...
• 14 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-The Christians and the future of India: priority to peace, justice, education, religious freedom New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The priorities for the future of India are the issues that affect peace, justice, education, religious freedom, respect for minorities: this is what Christian Indians say, considering the nex ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The Church committed to the liberation of Farah, the Catholic girl forced to convert to Islam Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Pakistan will do everything possible to free Farah and return her to her family": this is what His Exc. Mgr. Andrew Francis, Bishop of Multan tells Fides, the diocese inv ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/SINGAPORE-Blogs and “social media” are growing, an opportunity to spread Christian values Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The growth of social media and blogs in Singapore is for the local church an opportunity to spread Christian values and to witness the Gospel. As Joan O'Reilly Fix, new Director of the Social ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Pentecost in the communities of the continent: prayer for world peace, for the Church, for priests and assignment of the Christian initiation to the catechumens Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Catholic communities celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost in communion with the universal Church, invoking the descent of the Holy Spirit for world peace, for the Church, for priest ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN-Resignation of the Bishop of Hiroshima and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 13, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Hiroshima (Japan), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Atsumi Misue, in a ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/TURKEY-Legal recognition of religious communities: a challenge for the new Turkey Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - A crucial step in modern Turkey is the legal recognition of religious communities; it is an essential right, which is also the prerequisite for the full exercise of religious freedom: this is wha ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-The 24th camp of children and young people`s faith life of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) - "When Love arrives" is the theme of the 24th camp for children and young people`s faith life of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, organized by the Catechetical Centre of the archdiocese. According to ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The Christian Minister presents the budget law, citing the Gospel, but radicalism is growing in Punjab Lahore (Fides Service) - The Minister for Minorities in the Province of Punjab, the Christian Kamran Michael, had the delegation for finances and yesterday presented the budget law in the Punjab Provincial Parliament. In ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Farah, Catholic Islamized by force, risks being sold abroad Lahore (Fides Service) - Farah Hatim, 24 years old, Catholic, kidnapped by a Muslim family, converted by force and forced to get married to a Muslim, "is likely to disappear or be sold abroad": This is what Fides sources ...
• 10 June 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-A renewed commitment for the Sisters engaged in the diocesan pastoral of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Continue to give praise to God and to sanctify the soul of man through pastoral service: the renewed commitment made by the Sisters’ Association involved in the Diocesan Pastoral of Hong Kon ...
• 10 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Young Christians promoters of peace in Northeast India Kohima (Agenzia Fides) - Young Christians in Northeast India love peace and want to be promoters of peace in the area afflicted by ethnic conflicts and social tensions. In the diocese of Kohima (in the state of Nagaland) ...
• 10 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Mobilization for Farah, the Catholic Islamized by force; she is one of the more than 700 victims every year Lahore (Fides Service) - More than 700 cases are reported each year concerning Christian girls kidnapped, forced to marry Muslim men and forced to convert to Islam. And many cases pass unreported. This is what is reporte ...
• 9 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Fear for Farah, Catholic girl drugged and forced to sign the conversion to Islam Lahore (Fides Service) - There are fears for the life of Farah Hatim, the Catholic girl kidnapped and forced into marriage and conversion to Islam in the city of Rahim Yar Khan in southern Punjab (see Fides 08/06/2011 7 ...
• 9 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Churches of Papua to the government: revision of mining companies contracts Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - The contracts signed by the Indonesian government with big multinational companies for the exploitation of mineral resources in Papua (or Irian Jaya) do not give any benefit to indigenous peop ...