Asia

• 12 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Thanks for the Day of Prayer on 20 April” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Asia Bibi, the woman condemned to death for blasphemy, behind bars in the Sheikupura prison, thanks the Masih Foundation and all those who will pray for her on the “Special Day of Prayer” o ...
• 12 April 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Only Japanese priest in Taiwan thanks the Taiwanese for their support to earthquake-shaken Japanese Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) – The only Japanese priest in Taiwan, Fr Michael Shintate, thanked the Taiwanese for their support to earthquake-shaken Japanese during the Mass recently celebrated in the Cathedral of the Dioce ...
• 11 April 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Course dedicated to Sacred Scripture in Chinese State High Schools in Xi Shi Chong Qing (Agenzia Fides) - “The greatest of all is love”: this Pauline teaching on love was the theme of the first class on 7 April, of the course on Sacred Scripture in a Chinese State High School. According to i ...
• 11 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Day of Prayer for Asia Bibi and for victims of the blasphemy law Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Around the world people will be in prayer for Asia Bibi, the woman unjustly condemned to death for blasphemy. On 20 April, Wednesday of Holy Week, a “Special Day of Prayer for Asia Bibi and f ...
• 11 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Arif is in danger: among those accused of blasphemy in Punjab, 43 killed out of 45 cases Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Arif Masih, Christian of 40 years, from the village of Chak Jhumra, in Faisalabad, who was arrested on 5 April for blasphemy “needs protection because his life is in serious danger,” says t ...
• 9 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New case of Christian falsely accused of blasphemy Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – A Christian by the name of Arif Masih, 40 years old, from the village of Chak Jhumra, in Faisalabad, was arrested on 5 April by local police accused of blasphemy. This was communicated to F ...
• 9 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy: a moratorium urgently needed Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – The new case of Christian Arif Masih, falsely accused victim of blasphemy, relaunches the proposal for a moratorium on the application of the blasphemy law in Pakistan. Paul Bhatti, Specia ...
• 9 April 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - First course of continuous formation for priests of Beijing Beijing Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) – 14 March, diocesan Bishop Giuseppe Li Shan of Beijing, inaugurated the first course of continuous formation for the priests of Beijing. It will go from March to June and then from Sep ...
• 9 April 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholic lawyer and member of the Justice and Peace Commission in jail in Vinh Vinh (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic lawyer and member of the Justice and Peace Commission, Le Quoc Quan, was arrested by police, together with Doctor Pham Hong Son. The two were arrested on 7 April for participating in the ...
• 8 April 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG Catholic Mongols on pilgrimage to Hong Kong in the footsteps of St John Bosco Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Eight Catholic Mongols, led by Salesian Father Liang Gan Chao, went on pilgrimage to Hong Kong and Macao in the footsteps of St John Bosco. Since the end of March the relics of Don Bosco hav ...
• 8 April 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of Bishop of Jiangmen Jiangmen (Agenzia Fides) – The Episcopal Ordination of Paolo Liang Jiansen was held on Wednesday, 30 March in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Jiangmen, Guangdong province. Bishop Jiansen is 46 years old an ...
• 7 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi has chickenpox; she is weak but still fasting Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Asia Bibi, the Christian woman from Pakistan condemned to death for blasphemy and currently in jail, recently contracted chickenpox with spots all over her body and it is not known who gave her ...
• 7 April 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Greater attention to choice and formation of permanent deacons Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – To reinforce the formation of permanent deacons, the Diocese of Hong Kong will make participation in new courses in biblical and liturgical ministry a part of the journey of formation for ca ...
• 7 April 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Five precious weeks to save the Philippines from abortion Manila (Agenzia Fides) – “To introduce abortion into the Philippines would be like a tsunami for the company. We have five weeks before the new session of Congress, which begins on 9 May in order to save the Country, ...
• 7 April 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Battle against corruption: Christians on the frontline New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Christians in India are on the frontline in the war against corruption, which is involving large sectors of Indian civil society. At institutional and federal levels, the Bishops are act ...