Asia

• 12 May 2011
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA-Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Kwangju Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 12, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Kwangju (Korea), the Rev. do Simon Ok Hyun-jin, of the clergy of Kwangju, Professor at the Cat ...
• 11 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The Catholic communities celebrate the Marian month preparing for May 24, World Day of Prayer for the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - According to information provided by Faith (the most popular Catholic website in Chinese language) to Fides, the Chinese Catholic communities of the continent are celebrating the Marian month wa ...
• 11 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-False accusations against Christians: a pretext for the massacres in Orissa and Karnataka New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian police has proved beyond doubt that accusations against the Christians were totally false, a pretext to launch a massive attack that provoked the massacres in the states of Orissa a ...
• 11 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The new Ministry of Harmony and Religious Minorities is without any funds Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The new Federal Minister for inter-faith Harmony and Minorities, announced in past days by the Pakistani government (see Fides 09/05/2011), was born "poor", as it has no allocation of funds ...
• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Religious Professions and anniversary celebrations mark the vitality of consecrated female life Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The month of May, dedicated to the popular devotion to the Virgin Mary, was chosen by several religious congregations to promote vocations and confirm their "yes" to the Lord, like Mary did, thr ...
• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-What does the future hold for Christians after "the Bin Laden era"? Lahore (Fides Service) - "Bin Laden is dead but the crucial issue now is how many more Bin Laden`s are being born in Pakistan. Today the town is a hub for terrorists. In this situation there are disturbing questions abou ...
• 10 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Church-government: dialogue and prayer in view of the approval of the Document on Reproductive Health Manila (Agenzia Fides) - An intense prayer and a renewed desire for dialogue between the Church and the government to seek "common ground": these are the elements that characterize the Philippines in the aftermath of the ...
• 9 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Muslim minister out, new "Ministry for inter-religious harmony and Minorities is born" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - With yet another change, the Department of Religious Minorities in Pakistan becomes "Federal Ministry for Inter-faith Harmony and Minorities." At the Summit of the department two Catholic lead ...
• 9 May 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-Three events for the Diocese of Kao Hsiung: 130 years since the foundation of a parish, 30 years of priesthood for three Dominican missionaries and the opening of the new Center for the Laity Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Taiwan's Kao Hsiung celebrates three major events at the beginning of the month of Mary. According to the various bodies of information and information gathered by Fides, the ...
• 9 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-A " saffron colored corridor " to attack Christians: two Memorandum to the President of India New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - There is a real "saffron-colored corridor" - the color used by militants of the Hindu extremist groups - which extends from one side to the other side in India, on the western and the easter ...
• 7 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-In the few years of his episcopal ministry, Bishop Lu gave a lot to the Diocese, working hard and without attracting attention Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 April, S.E.Mgr. Francis Lu Shouwang, Bishop of the Diocese of Yichang (Ichang), in Hubei province (China) died at the hospital of Tongji in Wuhan, where he was hospitalized last September for ...
• 7 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Post Bin Laden: radio broadcast battle between " propaganda of hatred" and "propaganda of peace" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - There are radio stations that fuel religious hatred and terrorist propaganda and those who combine their efforts to send messages of peace, dialogue and harmony: it is through radio broadcast ...
• 7 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Mother's Day in solitude for Asia Bibi, between pain and hope Lahore (Fides Service) - The pain of a mother who cannot embrace her children, prayer and trust in God, with the hope of salvation and freedom: with these feelings Asia Bibi - the Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to d ...
• 7 May 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-First ordination of a Congolese priest in Hong Kong: he is a CICM missionary Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Dominique Mukonda, of the missionaries of Scheut (CICM, the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), of Congolese origin, arrived in Hong Kong three years ago, was ordained priest on ...
• 7 May 2011
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - A new Center to help victims of religious extremism Astana (Agenzia Fides) - A center in Astana for the victims of religious extremism has opened. It is called the "Kokbozat Centre", which will provide psychological, social and legal assistance to all those who have suff ...