Asia

• 24 May 2011
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA-A new Catechism for young people within sight of the WYD Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A new Catechism for young people within sight of the World Day of Youth: an initiative of the Episcopal Conference of Korea, through a synergy between the Commission for Catechesis and a Cateches ...
• 23 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Pilgrimages and consecration of new churches: the Catholic continental communities towards May 24 Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The pilgrimage to Marian Shrines and the consecration of new churches mark the intense journey of the Chinese Catholic communities of this period, towards May 24, World Day of Prayer for the Chu ...
• 23 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The alarm of a priest, "the country is in the hands of the Taliban" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Pakistan is now in the hands of the Taliban. They have become even stronger, even after the death of Bin Laden. And enjoy the consensus of large segments of the population: the ordinary citizen, t ...
• 23 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-A Bishop "always on the road" to give stimulus to mission among the tribal Purnea (Agenzia Fides) –Mgr. Angelus Kujur, SJ, Bishop of Purnea, diocese in North Bihar, in northeast India, bordering Nepal is a Bishop “on the road” always travelling. His untiring movement has only one reason: ...
• 21 May 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-Commitment of the diocese to support the training of the lay abroad Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Fund for the Formation of the Laity of the Diocese of Hong Kong has allocated HK $ 600 000 for the training abroad of six lay people in 2011. According to reports from the Kong Ko Bao (th ...
• 21 May 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-No to violence: a network to improve the status and human rights of indigenous women Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - The indigenous women of the Indonesian Papua have suffered and continue to suffer all kinds of violence, rapes, torture, abuse, kidnapping by the Indonesian military forces committed in the r ...
• 21 May 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR-The "American Bishop" of Pyay "priority to evangelization" Pyay (Agenzia Fides) - "The priority for our Church is to evangelize. The motto I have chosen for my episcopal service, 'May they have life', clearly expresses this meaning and this need to communicate the love of Christ ...
• 20 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Maria example of evangelization: the first Cultural Week dedicated to the Madonna was celebrated Beijing (Agenzia Fides) –To celebrate the Year of Evangelization of the Lay and the Marian month, to urge the faithful to imitate the spirit of Mary following her footsteps as an example of evangelization: these are t ...
• 20 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Attacked or driven out from their homes: the trampled rights of Christians in Punjab Lahore (Fides Service) - Two Christian nurses were seized and beaten for nine hours by an official of the Muslim Fatima Hospital in Lahore (Punjab), a wealthy Muslim landowner, with a history in politics, usurped the lan ...
• 20 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-In defense of Christians in Orissa, " the judicial farce continues:" many crimes still go unpunished New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The government's response, courts and institutions, against the Christian community in Orissa, affected by the massacres of 2008, is still "too weak, similar to a farce." This is what Joseph D ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-New workers in the vineyard of the Lord for the Catholic communities of the continent Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In the intense celebration of the Marian month and the Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, several Chinese Catholic communities have welcomed the "new workers in the vineya ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-The Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, in Orissa: " Persecution exists, but the faith of Christians is growing" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - " Persecution on Christians in Orissa exists, but faith grows and strengthens, and even the number of the faithful is increasing. We are not afraid: we will always be ready to tell the trut ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Bishops to the government: "With regards to the Document on reproductive Health we will respect our principles" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The dialogue between the Church and the Philippine government regarding the document on reproductive health has stopped , as there are no conditions to carry on and because "we must respect our ...
• 18 May 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL-Access to land for everyone to prevent food insecurity in the country Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Food insecurity in Nepal is causing serious violations to human rights and at the same time fomenting women trade. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), about 60-70 women in ...
• 18 May 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-The promotion of vocations and training is a commitment of the whole Church Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The promotion of vocations and training is a responsibility of the whole Church, said Don Benedict Lam Cho Ming, chairman of the Diocesan Vocations Commission of Hong Kong during the event org ...