Asia

• 18 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Second national meeting of PMS Volunteers in Taiwan Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – The second national meeting of the Volunteers of the Pontifical Mission Societies was held September 11 and 12 in the city of Kaohsiung, in the south of Taiwan. Over 110 participants from al ...
• 17 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian pastor wounded “for preaching salvation in Christ” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - It is an attack on the religious freedom that the state should be protecting: this is what sources of Fides commented on the recent attack in Pakistan suffered by Pastor Emmanuel Beshir, of the " ...
• 17 September 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - National interreligious committee: an important step towards harmony Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "It is an important step towards establishing interfaith harmony in Malaysia. It is a committee that will serve to meet, discuss, and address - government and religious communities – all ...
• 17 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 5,000 faithful make pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Holy Cross in the Diocese of Zhou Zhi Zhou Zhi (Agenzia Fides) – More than 5,000 Chinese faithful on the mainland, from different dioceses, made a pilgrimage to the shrine dedicated to the Holy Cross, located in the district of Mei Xian, in the Diocese of ...
• 17 September 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - 12.8 million children under 15 living in poverty Manila (Agenzia Fides) – A new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) [ ] and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), estimates that 12.8 million children under the age of 15 are living in poverty, a ...
• 16 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan survey on spiritual life of the faithful for Year of the Laity (2011) Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the Year of the Laity 2011 organized by the Hong Kong diocese, the Diocesan Preparatory Commission is making a telephone survey to know the "current life of the faithful": their lif ...
• 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 ...