Asia

• 30 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Jin Zhong (Yu Ci) celebrates 2 new priests and 2 new deacons Yu Ci (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Zhong Jin (Yu Ci) is celebrating the ordination of two priests and two deacons. The solemn celebration was held yesterday, September 29, at the diocesan Cathedral, presided by dio ...
• 30 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Ayodhya split in two Luknow (Agenzia Fides) – A division of land between Hindus and Muslims: this is the verdict of the Court of Allahabad, a section of Luknow, with respect to the disputed site in the city of Ayodhya, where for centuries ...
• 29 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Commonwealth Games alert for trafficking in human persons Manipur (Agenzia Fides) – There is great concern among civil society and in the Christian community for increased human trafficking during the Commonwealth Games, which start in Delhi on October 3. This is what Fides h ...
• 29 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamic extremists using social networking to fuel opposition to West, Christians Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Social networking sites like "Facebook" and "Twitter" are fertile ground where radical Islamic groups roam freely, looking for new friends and recruiting new members. This is what is happeni ...
• 29 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Archbishop John Hung personally accompanies two young men entering the Seminary Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – For Archbishop John Hung, Archbishop of Taipei, this past September 1st was the most beautiful and joyous day of his episcopate. On that day, he accompanied two young men of the archdiocese wh ...
• 27 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Mother Teresa's dream: a home for terminally ill patients in Ayodhya Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "Mother Teresa wanted the land disputed between Hindus and Muslims in the town of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, to become the site for a shelter for the poorest of the poor, for the terminally ill ...
• 25 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Community of Sant’Egidio tells of refugees camped out in the cemetery Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – They go out to the refugees in boats, the only means to help the people of Kot Addu (near Muzaffargahr, South Punjab), an area still flooded by the waters. The volunteers of the Community of Sa ...
• 25 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catechists aware of the importance of evangelization and spirituality Nan Chong (Agenzia Fides) – The 85 catechists, 3 religious, and 3 seminarians who attended the fourth edition of the training course for catechists organized by the Diocese of Nan Chong, in the Si Chuan province on mai ...
• 24 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Ayodhya verdict postponed thanks to “visionary lawyer” who still believes in peace New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The long-awaited verdict on the Ayodhya dispute (location in the state of Uttar Pradesh), site disputed by Hindus and Muslims, has been postponed to September 28. The dispute led to bloody c ...
• 24 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Formation in Catholic values part of training for 400 new teachers Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – About 400 new teachers from Catholic schools were invited by the Diocesan Office for Catholic Education in Hong Kong to attend a workshop to learn the values and principles of Catholic educa ...
• 24 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society says rich should pay higher taxes to help flood victims Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Pakistan should radically reform its tax system, increasing taxes on the richest members of society, so as to send more aid to the flood emergency. This is what the civil society of Pakistan ...
• 23 September 2010
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Augustinians celebrate 25 years in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – In September 1985, the first four Augustinians, two from Australia and two from England/Wales, arrived in Korea, thus responding to the invitation of the then Bishop of Incheon, William McNaught ...
• 23 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Religious professions of Divine Word Missionaries, celebrating 135th anniversary Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Three Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) took their vows on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, September 8, as part of celebrations marking 135 years since the founding of the c ...
• 23 September 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Aquaculture is vital to food security in Asia Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – "We have to produce 30 million more [metric] tons of fish - 50 percent more - by 2030 or people will not be able to eat," said Rohana Subasinghe, a senior aquaculture specialist for the Food a ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Indigenous Christians denied right to build church Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - A small evangelical Christian community in the state of Kelantan (northeast of Peninsular Malaysia), composed of the indigenous group “Orang Asli,” has been denied the right to rebuild ...