Asia

• 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 ...
• 6 November 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Private schools offer new hope, says Archbishop of Yangon Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is now calm. The time of elections, despite the difficulties, is an awaited moment that offers more hope to the country. As the Catholic Church and Christians in Myanmar, we trust ...
• 6 November 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Modern Challenges for the Indigenous Church in Taiwan”: environment and mass media Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – As Fides learns from the Commission for the Pastoral Care of Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan, the VI Pastoral Congress of Indigenous Peoples, held October 21 to 23, had the theme "Modern Challeng ...
• 5 November 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias asks President Obama to help protect human rights Bombay (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in India are asking U.S. President Barack Obama to stand up for issues such as human rights, peace, justice, and dialogue, says Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and Chai ...
• 5 November 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians in Orissa: “Obama condemns discriminations, recalls religious freedom” Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – Christians of Orissa are asking U.S. President Barak Obama, in India from 6 to 8 November, to condemn, in meetings with top government officials, religious intolerance, the violence of Hin ...
• 5 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians place themselves under protection of Our Lady of Lourdes Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) – "Stay with us; pray for us. We need your moral and fraternal support," is the appeal made by the Iraqi bishops, on behalf of all Christians of Iraq, to all the faithful and to the bishops of F ...
• 5 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Retired should be active in life and mission of the Church Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Participating actively in the life of the Church is good for the spiritual life of retired men and women and is also a way to renew the Church. This is the appeal made by Catholic volunteers ...
• 4 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Bishops meet with Prime Minister: priority given to security Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – Security, solidarity, and commitment to building a country where prosperity and peace reign are the themes being discussed in an emergency meeting taking place in Baghdad this morning, Novembe ...
• 4 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Political vacuum leaves room for violence towards Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – "As Christians of Iraq, we have to be very careful and cautious in the coming months to see if the violence against Christians will end and how the problems of our security and the terrorism w ...
• 4 November 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Retreat for priests and ordination of two priests in Archdiocese of Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The encyclical "Deus Caritas Est" of Pope Benedict XVI was the theme of spiritual retreat for priests of the Archdiocese of Beijing, which took place October 18 to 21 at the diocesan seminary. ...