ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese preparing for 25th World Youth Day
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Youth Ministry Commission of the Diocese of Hong Kong has been preparing the youth of Hong Kong for the XXV World Youth Day (WYD), which is celebrated this year, at a diocesan level, on ...
13 March 2010
ASIA/CAMBODIA - First Catholic secondary school opened in Cambodia
Takeo (Agenzia Fides) – The new St. Paul Higher Learning Institute was recently inaugurated in Takeo, 70 km south of Phnom Penh, to train young people in agricultural sciences and informatics. This is the first institu ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - NGOs: target for extremists
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "The non-governmental organizations are the favorite target of Islamic extremists. Especially for what they represent in Pakistani society: human rights, freedom, democracy" Fides is told by Pe ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Faithful in prayer for victims of World Vision attack
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The flow of the faithful is constant. At the National Shrine of Lahore, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Christian pilgrims from all denominations come to pray, leave flowers, express empathy a ...
11 March 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Intimidation of Muslims in Punjab, one Christian dead
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – In the Punjab region of Pakistan, life is becoming more difficult for the Christian minorities. According to reports sent to Fides from the Christian organization "Life for All,” which operat ...
ASIA/HONG KONG - The priest's duty in caring for the weakest in society
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – "Regardless of his social context or formation, it is obligatory for priests to care for the most vulnerable members of society, taking care of their problems." These were the words of Fathe ...