Asia

• 28 August 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Conclusion of Taiwan Youth Day 2010 Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) – Taiwan Youth Day 2010 is in full swing in the Diocese of Hsinchu. This year it is the Diocese of Hsinchu's turn to host the annual youth event held August 23 to 30, on the topic indicated by t ...
• 28 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Three murdered humanitarian workers were Christian foreigners Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Fides sources in the Swat Valley, working in government, military, and NGO settings, have confirmed the murder of three humanitarian workers in the Swat Valley (see Fides 27/8/2010). The thr ...
• 28 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic religious and laity working in flood relief Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "The religious, missionaries, nuns, and lay Catholics are all working on the forefront in offering relief to displaced people. They give with all their heart, mind, strength, helping the famili ...
• 27 August 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - “The Letters of John Paul II to Priests for Holy Thursday” to continue in the spirit of the Year for Priests Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Although the Year for Priests has concluded, the journey of priestly formation and deepening in the theme of the priesthood in the Catholic world on the Chinese mainland continues. With ...
• 27 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Three humanitarian workers killed by Taliban Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Three humanitarian workers operating in the Swat Valley, in the northern part of the country, have been killed by Pakistani Taliban while working to bring aid to flood victims. The attack of ...
• 26 August 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop of Calcutta: “Mother Teresa: a ray of hope for the poor of India” Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "In the midst of natural disasters, violence, injustice, and suffering, the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa comes to bring a ray of hope and joy to thousands of poor, underprivileged, disadv ...
• 26 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Helpless and nameless: the painful reality lived by Christian refugees Multan (Agenzia Fides) – Over 200,000 Christian refugees and 150,000 Hindus in the southern Punjab province have been cut off from humanitarian aid and are still waiting to receive minimal assistance for survival. That ...
• 26 August 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Youth workshop on Christian marriage Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A workshop entitled "The Challenge of Marriage," organized by the Commission of Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Hong Kong, will be held September 5, to promote the value of Catholic marriag ...
• 25 August 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Bishop of Xia Men administers Sacrament of Confirmation to over 800 faithful Pu Tian (Agenzia Fides) – Over 800 faithful of the parish of Ping Hai, in the Diocese of Xia Men, received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Joseph Cai Bing Rui of Xiamen (Hsiamen/Amoy), who was consecrated May ...
• 24 August 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese encourages youth participation in WYD 2011 in Madrid Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – There is exactly one year left before the opening of World Youth Day 2011, scheduled to be held in Madrid (Spain) from August 16 to 21, with the theme will be "Rooted and Built Up in Jesus C ...
• 23 August 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - "Mother Teresa, a miracle for the world" - Interview with Sister Mary, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) – It's Jesus who leads the steps of the Missionaries of Charity, who leads them in their missionary spirit and work: 100 years after the birth of Mother Teresa (an event which will be celebrate ...
• 23 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Beware of false NGOs”: Msgr. Coutts warns donors Faislabad (Agenzia Fides) – At this time of great effort in providing humanitarian aid, “it is of utmost importance that people be attentive to the institution they choose to send money to. In fact, there are false N ...
• 21 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Missing children cases on the rise: NGOs warn of traffickers and abductors Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - “While the rescue workers' efforts are focusing on the movement and organization of refugees, whose number is continually on the rise, the number of missing children and mothers weeping for ...
• 20 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discriminations against minorities in distribution of humanitarian aid Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “While Caritas and the Pontifical Mission Societies are working on providing humanitarian relief to displaced persons without discrimination of origin, race, or religion, in other areas, the Ch ...
• 20 August 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Church launches “National Day for Indian Martyrs” Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) – This coming August 29, all over India, faithful will be marking the anniversary of the massacres in Orissa, on the "National Day for Indian Martyrs." This is what Fides learned from the Ecumeni ...