Asia

• 29 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 3,000 dengue cases, 29 resulting in death: testimony of a Camillian working on site Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – More than cholera (99 cases detected) it's the dengue fever that is worrying health professionals engaged in Pakistan among the displaced: "There are more than 3,000 reported cases with 29 d ...
• 29 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Christians invite everyone to live All Hallows' Eve in faith, thanksgiving, and holiness Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in Hong Kong invite everyone, especially young people, to live an experience of faith, a sense of thanksgiving, and of striving for holiness of life in the night preceding the fea ...
• 29 October 2010
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Catholic women across the world meet for 100th anniversary of the World Union of Organizations of Catholic Women Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic women from all over the world gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the World Union of Organizations of Catholic Women (WUCWO), founded in 1910 to coordinate " ...
• 28 October 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Tsunami in Sumatra, Bishop says “Catholic villages are the hardest hit” Padang (Agenzia Fides) – The most seriously affected population in the tsunami that hit the islands of Metawai (opposite the island of Sumatra) are the Catholic towns, Fides learns from Bishop Martinus Situmorang, Bish ...
• 28 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Be witnesses of Christ's love”: theme of the Choice Asian Conference Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – "Be witnesses of Christ's love" was the theme of the Choice Asian Conference held in Singapore October 7 to 10, with 140 delegates' of Choice Asian, including those of "Choice Weekend Hong K ...
• 28 October 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Volcanic eruption leaves over 5,000 refugees at risk from extreme cold Semarang (Agenzia Fides) – “Following the eruption of Mount Merapi, the priority is now the over 5,000 children who now risk their lives out in the cold. The cold is biting and the accommodation of IDPs is in itself ...
• 28 October 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Health emergency for refugees of volcano eruption Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Indonesian health authorities are warning of increased health risks for thousands of people displaced by the volcano eruption in central Java. At least 28 people are now confirmed dead and 90 ho ...
• 27 October 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Caritas makes appeal to faithful to show solidarity to disaster victims Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – "We are working tirelessly on three fronts: the floods in Papua, the eruption of the volcano Merapi in Java, and a new tsunami in Sumatra. The emergencies have come one after the next, without ...
• 26 October 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians beaten and arrested on allegations of “forced conversions” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Christians involved in social work, schools, or in preaching the Gospel are the main targets of Hindu (as well as Buddhist) extremist groups who accuse them of "fraudulent and forced conver ...
• 26 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - WHO and Caritas: cholera alert, 99 cases among flood refugees Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Cholera has broken out among flood refugees: the World Health Organization today confirmed 99 cases of cholera among displaced populations in the country after the floods. The cases were reg ...
• 26 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Beijing Cathedral returns to its original splendor of 1887 Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Beijing's Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Savior (often called Bei Tang or the church of Xi shi ku), returns to its former glory of 1887, and also back to being the center of the life of the ...
• 25 October 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Rise in attacks and violence against churches, Christians concerned Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The violence and attacks, against Christian churches of all denominations, has grown in recent years and now in the past several days, especially in Jakarta and in the western part of Java isla ...
• 25 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - 5 priests ordained in the Diocese of Ji Nan for World Mission Sunday Fei Cheng (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Ji Nan, in the Province of Shan Dong celebrated World Mission Sunday with a solemn ordination to the priesthood. According to “Faith,” the ordination took place Friday, Oc ...
• 25 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Khushpur: one of few Christian villages, over 1300 families without food, housing, medicine, and drinking water Khushpur (Agenzia Fides) – The live report continues from the two Camillian missionaries sent by Camillian Task Force for an initial survey of the needs of Pakistani flood victims. The missionaries told Fides that the ...
• 25 October 2010
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - War, lack of vaccine access, low awareness are main obstacles for ridding the country of polio Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – Hopes for a polio-free northern Afghanistan have been dashed after a case was reported in the northern Kunduz Province in August, almost a decade since the last one. The crippling virus has been ...