Asia

• 24 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Measles emergency for flood victims Dadu (Agenzia Fides) - Concern for health emergencies continues in Pakistan. After malaria, typhoid, dengue, cholera (see Fides 21/10/2010), now a serious outbreak of measles has already seen 11 deaths among children in ...
• 24 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Catch the Vision, Live The Dream”: workshop organized by the Commission for Youth Pastoral Care Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Catch the Vision, Live The Dream” is the theme of the workshop organized by the Commission for Youth Pastoral Care in Hong Kong which was held from 14 to 19 November. According to reports ...
• 23 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Italy and the Holy See united in defence of Asia Bibi and of religious freedom throughout the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Italy and the Holy See are united in the defence of freedom of worship and religion in the world, and also in the defence of dignity and human rights, as in the case of Asia Bibi”: Director ...
• 23 November 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Reviving the mission of evangelization and commitment to pastoral care: the objectives of the sisters of the Annunciation of Mary in the Diocese of Yi Bin Yi Bin (Agenzia Fides) - The relationship between the congregation and the diocese, between the congregation and the parishes, the identity of the sisters, the spirituality of the consecrated life; these were the main th ...
• 23 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - If pardoned, the life of Asia Bibi is in danger: radical Islamic groups raise their aim Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - “If the President grants her the pardon, Asia Bibi will be discharged but her life will be in extreme danger. Radical Islamic leaders state that if someone who is guilty of blasphemy has bee ...
• 22 November 2010
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Biblical Week reflects on eternal life Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Biblical Week, an important gathering involving all the Catholic parishes of South Korea, has begun today. This year, the reflection will be on eternal life. As Fides learns from the local Churc ...
• 22 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi raped by accusers; death threats from Islamic fundamentalists Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Before being handed over to police and put on trial for blasphemy, Asia Bibi was suffered rape at the hands of her accusers. This is what she told the Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, who vis ...
• 20 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Anti-blasphemy motion scheduled for upcoming Parliament session Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Sherry Rehman, a Muslim member of Parliament, of the Pakistan Peoples Party and Chairman of the Jinnah Institute, the prestigious Institute of Political Studies in Islamabad, has told Fides ...
• 19 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi's legal defense overseen by Pakistani Christians in the diaspora Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The Pakistani Christian community in the United Kingdom has taken up the case of Asia Bibi and is providing legal assistance for the woman. The Pakistani community in the United Kingdom has ...
• 19 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - NGOs and US government put the spotlight on Asia Bibi, discrimination and religious freedom Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Social discrimination, the controversial blasphemy law, and the status of religious freedom in Pakistan are now coming into the spotlight. International NGOs like Amnesty International and C ...
• 19 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Petition from Arab Christians in the Holy Land: “Canonize Iraq's martyrs” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – “We ask that the martyrs of Iraq be canonized, because the example of their lives and their sacrifice is an inspiration to us all as Christians, Arabs and non alike, living in the Middle E ...
• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan writes to brother bishops on the relationship of a bishop with his priests Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - “I pray for you, your dioceses and the whole Church in China...May the Lord also grant you that your evangelization and pastoral work progress smoothly and successfully. May all the Catholic ...
• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi: further developments and biographical notes Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Asia Bibi's family, lawyers, and Christian organizations that are protecting her are anxiously awaiting the date of the first hearing before the High Court of Lahore, where the appeal for her c ...
• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders say government is “an accomplice in the martyrdom of the minority” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Ali Jinnah, the father of the Pakistani Constitution "would have joined the campaign to save Asia Bibi and repeal the blasphemy law." If the government fails to protect religious minorities, "t ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Muslims challenge Ayodhya decision; Church says make it “a place of peace” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Muslim groups have filed an appeal against the decision at first instance on the allocation of the disputed site of Ayodhya, claimed by both Hindu and Muslim communities, and now divided fol ...