Asia

• 16 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop of Islamabad: if it's not disinterested, it's not charity Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The groups that give food with ulterior motives, "are not doing charity work; they are not acting according to God. That is not charity, or mercy. That is something else," said Bishop Ruf ...
• 16 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamic extremists increase aid activity: civil society on alert Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Radical Islamic groups are taking hold and gaining ground in the aid operations among displaced persons: this is the alarming report that has reached Fides via the world of NGOs, Catholic vo ...
• 16 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamic NGOs: amidst solidarity and extremism Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – They are numerous, well organized, efficient, assisting only Muslim refugees; within them are hidden associations linked to Islamic extremism, banned by the government, “acting with ulterior ...
• 15 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians and Muslims confirm discriminations in aid distribution Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is terrible for everyone. However, we continue to see and receive news on discrimination in the management of humanitarian aid, at the expense of Hindus and Christians from lo ...
• 15 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops: “The government needs to admit the discrimination and work against it” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The discrimination in aid distribution is still taking place. It's time the government officially admitted it, speaking out with clear words of condemnation and implementing a strategy to avoid ...
• 15 September 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Agricultural reforms will help country reach MDG to reduce hunger by 2015 Hanoi (IRIN) – A new Oxfam report highlights Vietnam's performance in meeting the UN Millennium Development Goal of halving hunger and reducing poverty five years ahead of the 2015 target. "Vietnam's track record is on ...
• 15 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Church in Taiwan recalls the 10th anniversary of the canonization of the Chinese Martyrs Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – With a solemn Eucharist, an exhibition of 120 Chinese martyrs (plus one more, St. Dong Wen Xue, who had been canonized in 1996), and many other initiatives, the Church in Taiwan commemorates t ...
• 14 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Kashmir: “The community feels threatened, however political tensions have been brewing for some time” Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) – “There are policemen everywhere, wherever there are churches and schools, to protect Christian sites. We are very sad for what has happened. We are very concerned. The Christian community, ...
• 14 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Machado: proceed with interreligious dialogue, to build peace and reconciliation Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - "In India, there are generally good relations between Muslims and Christians. We are two large minority communities. There are 130 million Muslims and 25 million Christians, in comparison to the H ...
• 14 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Second Theology Course for Religious in He Bei Province Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The Second Theology Course for Religious in the He Bei Province was recently inaugurated. The course is sponsored by the Union of Major Women Superiors of He Bei. As Fides was informed ...
• 13 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church bombing in the northwest, 2 Christians wounded Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) – There is alarm in the Christian community of Peshawar, provincial capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the Northwest Frontier Province) in northwestern Pakistan. Yesterday evening ...
• 13 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - New council members for the Federation of the Bible Apostolate Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – “If a Catholic does not read the Bible, he will not be able to grow”:with these words Archbishop John Hung, Archbishop of Tai Pei, following the teachings of Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Ch ...
• 11 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fear and aprehension among Christians, end of Ramadan celebrated: Catholic layman injured Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – There is fear and apprehension among Christians in Pakistan as the country celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The story of the “Koran Burning Day” has led to tension, protest ...
• 11 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan celebration of World Mission Sunday to take place in Hong Kong stadium Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The celebration of World Mission Sunday in the Diocese of Hong Kong will focus on the sharing of the mission by priests and laity, and encourages priests to be faithful to their mission, esp ...
• 11 September 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Increased roll of women as head of the family in north Jaffna (Agenzia Fides) – Fifteen months after the end of fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and the Tamil Tigers, women in the north are taking up a new and challenging role as breadwinners - with more and m ...