Asia

• 18 December 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “Save Rizana, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia”: appeal by religious leaders and human rights groups Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - A heartfelt appeal and a petition to save Rizana Nafeek, a young Sri Lankan Muslim woman sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia is the initiative, Fides is told, undertaken by Christian, Muslim and ...
• 18 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic girl raped by a Muslim Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Gulfam, a nine year old Catholic girl, was raped by a Muslim man in the district of Samundari Tehsil, in the district of Faisalabad. Today the child is in shock and in the throes of a physica ...
• 17 December 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Attack of vandalism on a Marian Shrine New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Health, in Guntkal within the Diocese of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, was attacked by vandals who have destroyed sacred statues and paintings. The Bishops' Confe ...
• 17 December 2010
  ASIA/MACAO - New priestly ordination in the Diocese of Macao after 18 years Macao (Agenzia Fides) – There is much celebration in the Diocese of Macao for the first priestly ordination in 18 years. The deacon, Li Xian Jun, of Korean origin, who entered the Diocese of Macao in 2005, was ordaine ...
• 16 December 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Malnutrition continues to have a lethal effect on children in the tribes of Madhya Pradesh Shivpuri (Agenzia Fides) – According to a report by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), in two months five children from the Sahariya tribe in Madhya Pradesh have died from malnutrition, and another ten are serio ...
• 16 December 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - A long pilgrimage to commemorate the efforts of the first missionaries, opens the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Kaohsiung Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - “Always continue the journey of the 150 years of Evangelization of Wanchin” is the theme of the celebration of the 150 year anniversary of the foundation and commitment to evangelization b ...
• 16 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamic radicals: a Christmas protest against Asia Bibi, for “the honour of the Prophet” Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - It promises to be a difficult Christmas for the Christian community in Pakistan. An alliance among radical Islamic groups - which includes religious parties, Islamic movements, organizations a ...
• 15 December 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - “Vocations Training” theme for Forum organized by Faith Institute for Cultural Studies in collaboration with seminaries, religious congregations and dioceses Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - “Vocations Training” is the main theme of the Forum for the modern formation of vocations, organized by the Faith Institute for Cultural Studies (FICS) in collaboration with 16 mainla ...
• 15 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Kiran's foetus is malformed, the pregnant Catholic girl who was raped Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – The foetus suffers from a severe form of hydrocephalus; no higher or lower limbs are present. It is destined for certain death due to miscarriage, or, should it come to light, in the first ...
• 15 December 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Food security at risk in the north of the Country Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Food security remains very precarious in the northern part of Sri Lanka. According to the latest information from the World Food Programme (WFP), the majority of the 1,755 families monitored in ...
• 15 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bounty on Asia Bibi, we need to prosecute imams: letter from the bishops and politicians in the government Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - In a letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousaf Raza Gilani, the Bishops, political leaders and representatives of civil society in Pakistan write: prosecute the imam who put a bounty on ...
• 15 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy in a “frenzy”: a Muslim doctor incriminated Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Shock and protest reign in the Pakistani civil society. Naushad Valyani, a Muslim doctor in Hyderabad (Sindh province) was arrested for blasphemy in the last few days. His crime is to have sn ...
• 13 December 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Thousands of pilgrims at the Sanctuary of St Francis Xavier, expecting shelter Goa (Agenzia Fides) - Amidst the Government's indifference and local builders who are seizing possession of the land surrounding the historic Basilica of “Bom Jesus” in Goa, the Basilica is trying to cope with some 5 ...
• 13 December 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Even the thoughts of Ratzinger at the Third Forum on Catholic Studies for young Chinese scholars Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Evangelization, Sacred Scripture, the Ratzinger school of thought, interreligious dialogue, historical study, formation and the role of mass media were the main themes discussed at the Third For ...
• 10 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The first assistance after floods for the population of Kotri: the mission of the Camillian Task Force continues Kotri (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of the Camillian Task Force (CTF) continues in Pakistan (see Fides 14/10/2010). “With the help and collaboration of many people of good will we started our ministry of healing by sta ...