Asia

• 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 ...
• 11 October 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Less military spending, more funds to fight hunger: the Church and the MDGs New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – "The Catholic Church in India will continue to work tirelessly and to make a specific contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals set by the UN." This is what Fides has been t ...
• 9 October 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Impunity and peace, challenges for the Aquino Administration Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Issues such as impunity and peace will present a challenge to the government of Benigno Aquino, just over three months after his election. This is what Fides learned from Fr. Sebastiano D'Ambra ...
• 8 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Sacred music and prayer used to deepen in faith and proclaim Gospel Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Sacred music and prayer are being used to deepen the faith and proclaim the Gospel by the laity and lay groups of Hong Kong, in order to prepare themselves enthusiastically for the Year of t ...
• 8 October 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Campaign for Life,” to say “no” to birth control policies Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Demonstrations in all the major cities of the Philippines, public lectures, conferences, liturgies, especially prayer vigils: these are some of the initiatives of the wide-reaching "Campaign fo ...
• 7 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - False NGOs take advantage of Christians' suffering Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – False NGOs are raising funds by exploiting the plight of Christian refugees and spreading false information. This is what Fides has learned from Catholic sources in Pakistan's civil society, wh ...
• 7 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Taliban kill moderate Muslim leader who worked for dialogue Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – "His passing is a great loss for moderate Islam and dialogue in Pakistan. It is a blow to interreligious dialogue and is a warning to all Muslims who say they are opposed to the unjust blas ...
• 5 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan seminar on “the priesthood and society” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Priests should always have their heart and feelings conformed to those of Christ." This was the conviction expressed by participants in the seminar organized by the Diocese of Hong Kong on Se ...
• 4 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics celebrate feast of Saint Therese of Lisieux, opening Month of the Missions Shi Jia Zhuan (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community on the mainland celebrated the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, Patroness of the Missions, at the beginning of the month dedicated to the missions, in communion wi ...
• 4 October 2010
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Overcrowded prisons are breeding ground for TB and HIV Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – Tuberculosis and HIV rates in Cambodia's largest prison are roughly six and four times the respective national averages. A screening of 1,783 inmates at the Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh ...