Asia

• 3 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians take to the streets to protest against the Report on the attacks in Karnataka Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of Christians in India, of all confessions, will peacefully take to the streets in Bangalore on Saturday, 5 February, to demand respect for their rights. A torchlight procession wi ...
• 3 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Justice and Peace”: the blasphemy law gives power to Islamic extremists Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The blasphemy law transfers the power of the State into the hands of Islamic extremists, Fides was told by the Episcopal National Commission for Justice and Peace in Pakistan, issuing “the al ...
• 3 February 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Web Retreat”, evangelisation through the mass media and formation for the “Christian Life Community in Hong Kong” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The “Web Retreat”, evangelisation through the mass media and formation are the action areas that marked the successful work done by the “Christian Life Community Hong Kong” (CLC) dur ...
• 3 February 2011
  ASIA/IRAQ - Projects for a new hospital and university: signs of hope for Catholics in the country Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – In a recent statement issued by the Pontifical Legal Society “Aid to the Church in Need”, Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, announced a plan to build a new Catholic hospital and a universi ...
• 3 February 2011
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The diocese of Mannar: “The government must be committed to the truth about human rights abuses” Mannar (Agenzi Fides) – The Sri Lankan Government “must publicly demonstrate the commitment to the truth about the events recorded during the decades of civil conflict. This commitment is a important prerequisite to ...
• 2 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Burned effigies of the Pope and Minister Bhatti: dismay of Christians Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The radical Islamic groups gathered in the “Tehrik Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Risalat network” (TTNR, “Alliance to defend the honour of the Prophet”), burned effigies and mannequins representing ...
• 2 February 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops-Government: dialogue on pro-life policies must continue Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The Aquino Government has expressed its desire to continue dialogue with the Bishops on the controversial bill on family policy and population control that is before Parliament. Fides sources i ...
• 2 February 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Campaign for signatures to halt the Document on Reproductive Health Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Pro-life activists in the Philippines have launched a campaign for signatures in parishes, schools and streets, to stop the approval of the “Document on Reproductive Health” (or under its n ...
• 2 February 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 2011 Lunar New Year message from Religious Leaders in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – As is the usual case, in view of the 2011 Lunar New Year, the Colloquium of Six Religious Leaders of Hong Kong issued their good wishes, hoping for prosperity for the land, progress and deve ...
• 1 February 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL - Missing cemeteries: Christians ready to demonstrate for minority rights Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – There is disappointment and indignation in the Nepalese Christian community at the lack of land to bury their dead in Kathmandu. Faithful Christians, after months of waiting, “are ready to ...
• 1 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - All absolved: Report on anti-Christian violence “dishonest and full of prejudices” Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – Praise from Hindu militant fundamentalists, strong protests from Christian leaders: these are the reactions recorded by Fides after the publication of the Report on anti-Christian violence t ...
• 1 February 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - In rural areas, 23 health workers per 10,000 people: doctors prefer clinics and hospitals in cities or they emigrate Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – At the recently held UN World Health Organization (WHO) second forum on human resources for health in Bangkok (25-29 January), experts sought new strategies to attract and retain health workers ...
• 1 February 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “President Aquino, confirm the policies for respect for life,” request from activists in the “Month for Life” Manila (Agenzia Fides) – President Benigno Aquino should “confirm, absolutely and with legal measures, not just with words, that the Government intends to pursue family and demographic policies in complete respect fo ...
• 1 February 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL - More than one and a half million child labourers, 24% are girls Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - According to an International Labour Organization (ILO) report, documenting Nepal's sizeable population of child labourers, this year one million fewer children are working in Nepal than a dec ...
• 1 February 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Continual attention from the Catholic community to encouraging vocations Zhou Zhi (Agenzia Fides) – Among the most popular initiatives in many Catholic communities in view of the Chinese New Year, is the visiting of families of priests, men and women religious, by members of the community, ...