Asia

• 31 January 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer celebrated for peace in all churches: a sign of hope for Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The Day of prayer and fasting for peace celebrated yesterday, 30 January, in all the churches in Pakistan, was and is “a bright sign of hope for the whole Country.” It is an initiative whi ...
• 31 January 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - India celebrates Pope John Paul II, on the 25th anniversary of his Visit to the nation New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – From tomorrow, 1 February, India will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Visit of John Paul II to the Asiatic nation in 1986. It will be “an event which carries a strong message of pea ...
• 31 January 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - A village of vocations on the Silk Road Zhou Zhi (Agenzia Fides) – A small village on Silk Road, inhabited by 660 people, of whom 400 are Catholic (about 130 families), has given 14 vocations to the Church in recent years: 7 priests, 1 deacon, 3 religious si ...
• 29 January 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Archbishop of Manila: “To respect life in family policies and in society is the correct path for the Country” Manila (Agenzia Fides) – “To promote respect for life at levels throughout the Country: both in family policies, which should be based on the values of unborn life and responsible parenting; and in the daily pattern ...
• 28 January 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Preparing a terrorist attack to eliminate Catholic Minister Bhatti Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Terrorist organizations in Pakistan are preparing an attack to eliminate Catholic Shahbaz Bhatti, Federal Minister for Religious Minorities: the alarm was issued to Fides by the “All Pakis ...
• 28 January 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Prayer published for the Year for the Laity Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – After having published the 2011 Pastoral Letter dedicated to the Year for the Laity, entitled “Walking together to man, living for the Lord” (see Fides 10/1/2011), the Regional Episcopal C ...
• 28 January 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Talks resume for peace in Mindanao: hopes of the missionaries Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) – Everyone is hoping that it is a real breakthrough: peace talks resume resume between the new Filipino government and representatives of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to addres ...
• 28 January 2011
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - From Jerusalem “the message of hope needs to be sent that peace is possible and God will achieve it”: 2,000 cities around the world pray for peace in the Holy Land Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – On 29 and 30 January 2011 the third International Day of Intercession for Peace in the Holy Land will be celebrated, a prayer initiative which arose from the desire of various associations o ...
• 27 January 2011
  ASIA/BHUTAN - Indian missionaries and sisters “ready to bring the Gospel to Bhutan” Chennai (Agenzia Fides) – Much attention, curiosity and interest has been attracted within the missionary world, especially in India, regarding the news of the possible opening of the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan to the ...
• 27 January 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Human Rights Watch: Asia Bibi, symbol of persecuted Christians Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The widespread fanaticism, intolerance and violence paint a gloomy picture for the respect of human rights in Pakistan: according to the international organization “Human Rights Watch” ( ...
• 27 January 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Catholic Community prepares for New Year intensifying its witness of charity Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The mainland Chinese Catholic community continues to intensely live out its charity work in view of the upcoming Chinese New Year, the traditional celebration of the Chinese people, tha ...
• 26 January 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi in isolation cell Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Asia Bibi, the Christian woman condemned to death accused of blasphemy and imprisoned in Sheikhpura jail for over a year and a half has been moved into an isolation cell. This was reported to F ...
• 26 January 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani civil society thanks Italy for support in the anti-blasphemy campaign Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The civil society of Pakistan “thanks and gives much importance” to the initiative by parliamentarians and Italian civil society for Asia Bibi and for the repeal of the blasphemy law. “We ...
• 25 January 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 30 January: call by Episcopal conference for great prayer for peace in the Country Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the polarisation afflicting society, in view of the divisions that often result in violence, in view of the use of religion as an instrument by extremist Islamic movements, the Catho ...
• 25 January 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The Congregation of St Teresa of the Infant Jesus celebrates its 80 year anniversary with a religious sister's perpetual profession Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – At the start of the new year the mainland Chinese Catholic community continues to reap vocational fruits, with priestly ordinations and religious sisters' solemn vows, encouraging youth ...