Asia

• 12 March 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Meeting of catechumens with Godparents, for a joint spiritual journey towards Easter Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The first meeting of catechumens with Godparents was held on 6 March and the second on Sunday, 13 March, organised by the Diocesan Commission for Liturgy of the Diocese of Hong Kong. The aim ...
• 11 March 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN - Tsunami in Sendai: Caritas has mobilised, a commitment of solidarity for Lent Niigata (Agenzia Fides) – “A tsunami has hit our people. Is a tidal wave has come to overwhelm our lives. We are still in shock over what has happened. The news is mixed, but the diocese most affected is that of Send ...
• 11 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 'Justice and Peace' calls for “more commitment to capture the masterminds behind Bhatti's murder” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The perpetrators of Shahbaz Bhatti's murder are unknown, but, highlights the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Pakistani Bishops, there are things about which we can be certain: “There ...
• 11 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The European Parliament: “Shed light on the crime, continuing the work of Bhatti” Strasbourg (Agenzia Fides) – Shed light on all aspects of Pakistani Minister Shahbaz Bhatti's murder; bring the perpetrators of the crime quickly to justice; quickly appoint a new Minister for Religious Minorities and, ...
• 11 March 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Follow the outstanding example of the first disciples!: Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Hong Kong for Lent Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “Follow the outstanding example of the first disciples” is the title of the Pastoral Letter from Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, published at the beginning of Lent in Kong Ko Bao (the dio ...
• 10 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Official recognition of Shahbaz Bhatti by institutions Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Streets that lead to the village of Kushpur, in Punjab, will be named after Shahbaz Bhatti; the President of Pakistan Ali Zardari – by request from the executive, led by Premier Gilani – ha ...
• 10 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani priests meet the Pope: “From him, words of hope” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We explained to the Pope the situation of Christians in Pakistan, where to witness to the faith can sometimes lead to death. The Holy Father seemed very concerned. He expressed his solidar ...
• 10 March 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong announces that at Easter 3,400 catechumens will receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, during the Annual Assembly of the Association of Lay Catholics in Hong Kong announced that “at Easter 3,400 catechumens will be baptised - a noteworthy incre ...
• 10 March 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence in Karnataka: judge informs the Governor Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – The Christians viciously attacked in 2008 are still victims of Hindu militants and police brutality, said Judge Michael Saldanha, now retired, presenting the new Report on anti-Christian vio ...
• 9 March 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - New wave of anti-Christian violence in Orissa: the nightmare returns for faithful Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) – A new wave of anti-Christian violence has once again plunged the local faithful into terror, local Fides' sources report, alarmed that tribal Christians in the district of Malkangiri, Ori ...
• 9 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Zardari meets with family of Shahbaz Bhatti: his brother Paul close to becoming Minister for Minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Paul Bhatti, the oldest brother of Shabhaz, the Minister for Minorities who was killed on 2 March, seems close to taking his brother's position as the new Federal Minister for Religious Mino ...
• 9 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Protest by Pakistanis in Rome: Catholics grateful to the Pope, disassociate from protest Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Groups of Christian Pakistanis in Italy have announced a protest in Rome tomorrow, 10 March, from 3.00 – 5.00 pm, in front of the Embassy of Pakistan to Italy. Some politicians and unionists ha ...
• 8 March 2011
  ASIA - Urgent measures to counter violence against women in Asia Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Violence against women in Asia is a widespread phenomena that affects the whole continent and that the governments must face and counter with urgent measures: So affirms the Asian Human Righ ...
• 8 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi speaks about Minister Bhatti: we need to protect religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Asia Bibi, from her isolation cell in jail in Sheikhupura, Punjab, expresses her “pain and concern for the death of Minister Shahbaz Bhatti”. Her lawyer, seeing her yesterday, reported this ...
• 7 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Candidates to succeed Bhatti: a Catholic favoured Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The seat held by Shahbaz Bhatti in the National Assembly (the Parliament of Pakistan), was officially assigned today by the Electoral Commission to Javed Michael, a Catholic, and member of t ...