Asia

• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Churches patrolled after the attacks, Christians are afraid Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Indonesian police officers patrol Christian churches to discourage further violence, following the aftermath of the attacks in Temanggung (Archdiocese of Semarang, in Central Java) (see Fides ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The work of fundamentalist Christian preachers at the root of inter-religious violence Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – At the root of the violence in Temanggung (three churches attacked) “there is discontent, disharmony, discomfort, and verbal violence coming from Christian fundamentalist preachers,” expla ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church calls for a Commission to monitor the status of Christians in India News Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church is calling the federal Government to establish a special Commission to monitor the numbers, social conditions, and the problems experienced by Christians in India. The C ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - A “new wave of evangelisation” the focus of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Tai Nan Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) – A new wave of evangelisation is the focus of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of Tai Nan: the announcement was launched by Mons. Bosco Lin Chi Nan (Ordina ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Alarm for chronic diseases: 4.2 million people a year at risk in South-east Asia Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – According to the Cambodian Government's statistics, one-third of the Country's population lives below the national poverty line on 75 cents a day. From information gathered by Fides, the ra ...
• 8 February 2011
  ASIA/INDOENSIA - Three churches attacked, a priest struck; for Bishop Pujasumarta it is “orchestrated violence” Semarang (Agenzia Fides) – Three churches attacked, a Catholic priest struck, clashes between protesters and police. This is the balance sheet following a day of tensions in Temanggung, a city in the Archdiocese of Sem ...
• 8 February 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Seminar for Sunday School teachers to better understand the Liturgy of the Mass Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) – “The Liturgy of the Mass” was the theme of the seminar attended by Sunday School teachers in Taiwan on January 15 and 16, organised by the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mission ...
• 8 February 2011
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - 1.2 million people affected by the floods inundating the Country Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – After a brief respite in recent weeks, the floods which began in December and culminated from 9 to 11 January - affecting more than one million people in north and north-west Sri Lanka - hav ...
• 8 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Menamparampil has “a missionary look at Bhutan” Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – From his diocese of Guwahati, in the state of Assam (north-east India), borders with Bhutan, a territory “which we have always watched closely”, Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil confides t ...
• 7 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Inter-faith Harmony Week begins, but attacks rise against minorities Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Inter-faith Harmony Week began in Jakarta yesterday, 5 February, with messages of dialogue and peace, with hopes for reconciliation and calls for tolerance. Thousands of believers from all rel ...
• 7 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Government reshuffle: Ministry for Religious Minorities disappears Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – A government reshuffle is approaching in Pakistan: while negotiations are buzzing between political leaders, the government led by Prime Minister Gilani, the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), w ...
• 7 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Strong fears for violence against Christians during days of Hindu festival Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) – Strong fears for anti-Christian violence in Madhya Pradesh, the central Indian state, with the upcoming Hindu festival, “Narmada Samajik Kumbh” to be held from 10 to 12 February and which w ...
• 7 February 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Evangelisation and Christian formation continue to be the priorities for the new year Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – According to information sent to Fides, evangelisation continues to be a priority for the new year for the mainland Chinese Catholic communities. Immediately after the celebration of th ...
• 5 February 2011
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of Rector of inter-diocesan Major Seminary in Suwon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Card. Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 6 August 2010 appointed as Rector of the inter-diocesan Major Seminary in Suwon (Korea), Father Yong-Hwa ...
• 5 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Radio Veritas Asia in Urdu celebrates 25 years Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Radio Veritas in Urdu is readying to celebrate its 25 year anniversary: the celebrations will commence in August to commemorate its beginnings on 14 August 1987, and will culminate on 4 August ...