Asia

• 12 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops of Pakistan make “appeal to the Pope and to all the mothers in Pakistan” for Asia Bibi Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We make a heartfelt appeal to the Holy Father, asking him to pray, intercede, speak out in favor of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was wrongly sentenced to death for blasphemy. We ask that she ...
• 12 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim lawyers and human rights activists rallying for Asia Bibi Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Civil society in Pakistan – not just the Christian community – is rallying in favor of Asia Bibi, the first Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy. "We support Asia Bibi and we ...
• 12 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Follow me” (Mk 1:17) is the theme of the Diocesan Year for the Laity, centered on its “Vocation, Communion, and Mission” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Follow me" (Mk 1:17) is the theme of the Year for the Laity 2011 organized by the Diocese of Hong Kong, under the subheading "Vocation, Communion, and Mission." At the official announcement o ...
• 11 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Post-flood rebuilding: Christian refugees ignored by government Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "The post-flood reconstruction has begun, but there are about 20,000 displaced Christian families being completely abandoned by the government. Discrimination continues. There are only a few C ...
• 11 November 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Islamic-Christian dialogue: the “chain of harmony” in Indonesia Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – The charism of Silsilah, the experience of Christian-Muslim dialogue initiated in the southern Philippines for over 25 years, is now in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country in the wor ...
• 10 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Archbishop Matoka: Terror knocks at the door of the Christians; the government is paralyzed Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – “What can we do, what can we say? A deep sadness envelops our community. The wave of attacks is increasing. Ten days ago, the carnage in our cathedral. Today, they've come to our doorstep. T ...
• 10 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy, nothing changes: new cases of Christians under fire Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "Christians are under fire with the instrumental use of the anti-blasphemy law. The cases of false allegations continue and we are very concerned. There have been at least 5 in the last two mon ...
• 10 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Archbishop John Ha highlights importance of the Word of God on the eve of inauguration of seminar on Sacred Scripture in the Chinese language Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “The Word of God is at the heart of Christian formation and also promotes inter-religious dialogue.” This is how, on the eve of the ninth seminar dedicated to Sacred Scripture in Chinese ...
• 10 November 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - “Signs of love”: a new magazine of the Guanellians, in Tamil Rome (Agenzia Fides) – It is called Anbin Suvadugal, or "signs of love," and it's the new magazine published by the Guanellians in India, entirely in Tamil. "The aim of the initiative - said a note from Father Rajesh, ...
• 9 November 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Corruption, intolerance, poverty: challenges in a nation hosting Obama Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – "President Obama knows Indonesia and has lived here. We are asking him to work, on an international level, to build peace and harmony with Islam." This is what Fides is told by Bishop Johannes ...
• 9 November 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Ethnic minorities: failed accords, new violence feared Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – “The government has sought agreements with ethnic minorities. With the ethnic groups Karen, Shan and others, it has reached a cease-fire. Other groups have not accepted the terms: they want f ...
• 9 November 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - "There is an ongoing humanitarian effort, but if the regime collapses there will be civil war." Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – "The humanitarian response has been prompt and efficient. The problem of ethnic minorities goes way back in time. However, if the Burmese regime collapses abruptly, civil war will break out, w ...
• 9 November 2010
  ASIA/YEMEN - Children drop out of school for fear of revenge killings Al-Jawf (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of children in three of Yemen's 21 governorates have stopped going to school for fear of being targeted by revenge killings, according to international NGO Partners-Yemen (PY), which ...
• 8 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Two more Christians killed, as massacre-site church re-opens; protests on Facebook Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The liturgy is once again being said at the Syrian Catholic Church of Our Lady of Deliverance in Baghdad, after the massacre of Christians on October 31, but there is fear among the faithful. ...
• 8 November 2010
  ASIA/SYRIA - Fighting poverty to reduce agricultural child labor Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The Syrian government and international agencies are focusing efforts on tackling child labour, amid concerns that rates in the country are rising, especially among 1.3 million families of sm ...