Asia

• 3 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop's death mourned Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This past August 28, Archbishop John Yang Shudao, Archbishop Emeritus of Fuzhou, passed away in his hometown of Toubao, in the County of Lianjiang, at the age of 91. Archbishop Yang was a ...
• 3 September 2010
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Urgent need for healthcare specialists to address maternal deaths Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – There is one doctor or midwife for every 1,000 people in Cambodia, compared with two per 1,000 in Thailand, and 12 per 1,000 in Japan. The country must increase the number of trained health ...
• 3 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church's efforts in educating the “untouchables” Bijnor (Agenzia Fides) – There were no Christians in the Diocese of Bijnor, in northern India, until three priests arrived in 1972. According to the provincial superior of the Congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immacu ...
• 3 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society groups protest diverted flooding Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Civil society, politicians, and the media in Pakistan are raising their voices against the phenomenon of "diverted flooding" that has caused suffering and displacement for millions of poor. ...
• 2 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian and Hindu villages flooded intentionally Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – It is something that adds to the tragedy of suffering and frustration of the flooding: the poor villages, many of which are inhabited by Christian and Hindu citizens, are deliberately floode ...
• 2 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic schools start academic year with a Mass Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic schools of the Diocese of Hong Kong have opened the new school year on September 1, with the celebration of Holy Mass. According to the results of a recent survey, the local Chu ...
• 2 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Diverted flooding”: poor and minorities suffer Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "There are powerful and influential people with connections in government or who are in political parties: their territories have a 'priority' in being saved from the floods. The villages of t ...
• 1 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas Pakistan: urgent appeal for “female doctors to treat women” Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - “In the tragedy of displacement, women are among the most vulnerable victims. The danger of diseases and epidemics is growing. Women who become ill, however, are often not accompanied by doc ...
• 1 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Italian missionary Fr. Luigi Colombo passes away after 40 years' service in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Luigi Colombo, an Italian missionary of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), greatly loved by the faithful of Hong Kong, has returned to the Father's house on August 22 ...
• 31 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Waters diverted, Christian village flooded on purpose Multan (Agenzia Fides) – Local NGOs have reported to Fides on the building of a dam to save some land and divert floodwater towards other areas inhabited by Christian citizens, in Punjab, near Multan, where inhabitants ...
• 31 August 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - On the feast of the Queenship of Mary, Sacraments of Confirmation and Baptism administered in several communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community on the mainland solemnly celebrated the Feast of the Queenship of Mary on Sunday, August 22, a very specially celebrated feast on the mainland, where the local Catholic co ...
• 31 August 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Dengue: 26,824 infected, entire population in serious danger Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – It was reported that around 192 people have died from dengue fever in the first seven and a half months of this year. The total number of infected people came to more than 26,824 and there can ...
• 30 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Three volunteers killed were Americans from one of the 1,500 foreign NGOs Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The three aid workers killed in the Swat Valley between August 24 and 25 by an attack waged by Islamic fundamentalist groups (see Fides 27 and 28/8/2010) are American citizens local sources ...
• 30 August 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Xi Ning celebrates first baptisms with 5 Tibetan catechumens Xi Ning (Agenzia Fides) – Over 700 faithful of the Catholic community of the Diocese of Xi Ning, in the Province of Qing Hai attended the first baptism to take place in their community. The five Tibetan catechumens wer ...
• 30 August 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic organizations lobbying for pro-life legislation Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic groups that defend the value of human life have launched a campaign to convince members of the Filipino Congress to approve two important documents that promote the value of human life ...