Asia

• 15 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - St. Vincent de Paul Society working on increasing presence in Hong Kong over next 3 years Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Central Council of Hong Kong Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) aims to boost its mission of charity with a specific goal. In honor of their 150th anniversary of foundation, they hope ...
• 15 October 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians call for President Obama's support against discriminations suffered by “untouchables” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Open support in the battle to eliminate discrimination of Indian society towards the "untouchables" and the outcasts: this is the demand being made by India's Christians to U.S. President Ba ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Justice for Lubna: parents file complaint Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – The parents of Lubna Masih, age 12, the girl raped and murdered by a group of Muslims in Rawalpindi (see Fides 13/10/2010), have filed a formal complaint to the police. Accepting, albeit wi ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Archdiocese of Tai Pei living Month of Rosary in preparation for World Mission Sunday Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - According to information received by Fides, the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, led by its pastor, Bishop John Hung Shan Chuan, is intensely living the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary with a pilgrima ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archbishop of Yangon on elections: justice, freedom, and development for the nation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - “We are praying that there may be justice, freedom, peace and development in our country!” These are the words of Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Yangon in an appeal he has made in light of t ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Disaster response knows no religion, race, or nation”: the work of the Camillian Task Force Multan (Agenzia Fides) – The serious emergency situation created by flooding in Pakistan continues. Fides was recently sent a note from Brother Luca Perletti, Secretary General of the Order of Ministers of the Sick of ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Murder of Baptist pastor who worked for human rights and morals Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Today, October 13, at 9 am Joseph Saliba, 42, pastor of a Baptist church in the Philippines was shot and killed by a gunman in broad daylight while traveling in his car in Quezon City, in downt ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rape and murder of Christian girls Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Brutal violence has been committed against two Christian girls: Lubna Masih, age 12, was raped and murdered by a group of Muslims in Rawalpindi and Kiran Nayyaz of Faisalabad, a 13-year-old ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Violence Against Women - Brief Overview Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Violence against women in Pakistan, especially against Christian workers, is a phenomenon that is ascertained, but often met with indifference or impunity. According to the Pakistani NGO “A ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese priests and religious recall Abbot Timothy Thomas Kelly, OSB, great benefactor of the Catholic community on the mainland Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The priests and religious of mainland China have recalled Abbot Thomas Timothy Kelly, OSB, Abbot of Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota (USA), with deep emotion as a benefacto ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Child labor emergency for minor flood victims Jacobabad (Agenzia Fides) - Flood victims across Pakistan have been returning home to villages where houses have been reduced to piles of mud and brick, farmland ravaged and streets reduced to swamps. Some families are h ...
• 12 October 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's reflection at opening of Synod: “faith is the foundation, and, undoubtedly, the foundations of the earth cannot be shaken if they remain close to the faith, to true wisdom” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – During the First General Congregation of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, on Monday, October 11, the Holy Father Benedict XVI gave the meditation followin ...
• 12 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Refugee Card” amidst chaos, corruption, nepotism, and favors Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Chaos and corruption are impairing the project of "Watan Card," the so-called "Refugee Card" assigned by the government to displaced people. This is what local NGOs engaged in the field for ...
• 11 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Wen Zhou's work with deaf persons, to bring the God's love to everyone Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - “The faith has brought me peace and happiness. The Church is like a united family. We all love each other. I am delighted to be able to be a member of this family." This was one of the reflec ...
• 11 October 2010
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - “Too many” seminarians: a challenge for the month of the missions Dili (Agenzia Fides) – Vocations boom in East Timor: in the small Asian country with a Catholic majority, the local Church smiles for the exponential growth of seminarians, which goes beyond the most optimistic forecas ...