Asia

• 19 February 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM - From the meeting of Asian Bishops hopes for peace and unity Interview with Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) – The meeting of Asian Bishops which is set down for 2012 in Vietnam, for the first time in histo ...
• 19 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Fr Amalan killed for a few rupees by a youth he was helping Palayamkottai (Agenzia Fides) – He was killed for a few rupees by a youth he often helped: Father G. Amalan, 54 years old, Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for the Family, in the Diocese of Palayamkotta, in Tamil ...
• 19 February 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Enthusiasm for the pilgrimage of relics of the parents of St Teresa of Lisieux: pray together for the family and for vocations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The “Pilgrimage in honour of the Blesseds Louis and Marie Zelie Guerin Martin” – the pilgrimage of the relics of the parents of St Teresa of the Infant Jesus, beatified in Lisieux on 1 ...
• 19 February 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Mass vaccination to prevent the re-emergence of the polio virus that has paralysed 33,000 children Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Three years after the last epidemic, polio has reappeared in Myanmar. Following a confirmed case in December and two others with as yet undefined origins in January, the Ministry of Health has ...
• 18 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - New threats to Christians in Bekasi: a spiral of violent reactions at risk Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – From the Courtroom where the defendant is on trial for inciting religious hatred, Murhali Barda, radical Muslim leader of the Islamic Defenders Front, now suspended from the movement, has laun ...
• 18 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Blasphemous” and “enemy of Islam" anyone who opposes the blasphemy law Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Anyone who opposes the controversial law on blasphemy (art. 295b and 295c of the Pakistani Penal Code) “is considered blasphemous and an enemy of Islam”, sustain radical Islamic groups who ...
• 18 February 2011
  ASIA/MACAO - Spiritual preparation begins for the delegation from Macao for WYD in Madrid Macao (Agenzia Fides) – Monthly preparatory courses have begun for the delegation from the Diocese of Macao which will travel to Madrid next August to participate in World Youth Day (WYD). According to information prov ...
• 17 February 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - A site dedicated to historic buildings recounts 170 years of missionary history within the diocese Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – To use the most advanced technology and new media to build an information archive on historical diocesan buildings; to realise the mission of evangelisation through this web platform: these ...
• 17 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sherry Rehman, promoter for amending the blasphemy law, incriminated for blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Sherry Rehman, Parliamentarian from the Pakistan People’s Party, the woman who presented the motion to the Pakistani Parliament to modify the blasphemy law has been formally charged with blas ...
• 17 February 2011
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Visa restrictions for Christian missionaries who want to go abroad Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The South Korean Government has imposed limits on issuing visas for Korean Christian missionaries who want to go abroad, especially to countries in the Middle East and Central Asia, which are mo ...
• 17 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian civil society: a “house of lies” to expose corruption and abuse Semarang (Agenzia Fides) – It's known as a “house of lies” and is, in fact, a new Observatory to expose corruption, lawlessness and abuses by the Government and public administration at the expense of Indonesian ci ...
• 16 February 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Continuing commitment by Taiwanese dioceses to promoting vocations Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Diverse dioceses on the island of Taiwan are vigorously promoting vocations among youth, says the Vocational Service of the Regional Seminary of Taiwan. According to information gathered by F ...
• 15 February 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Priests from Diocese of Tang Shan take spiritual retreat in the footsteps of St John Vianney; focus on spirituality, challenges and opportunities for priests today in China Tang Shan (Agenzia Fides) – In the footsteps of St John Marie Vianney, the retreat for priests from the Diocese of Tang Shan, He Bei province, began yesterday, 14 February. According to a note received by Fides, the r ...
• 15 February 2011
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - German Children's relief organisation assisting victims of the floods which have affected more than a million people Aachen (Agenzia Fides) – Since 9 January, strong, incessant rains have been a concern for many regions throughout Sri Lanka, especially in the east and north-east of the Country, where floods have affected more than a ...
• 14 February 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Day of the Eucharist in the Diocese of Nan Yang Nan Yang (Agenzia Fides) – Following a 60 year tradition, the Diocese of Nan Yang celebrated the “Day of the Eucharist”. On 11 February, more than 4,000 of the faithful, coming from surrounding dioceses and communi ...