Asia

• 24 March 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Making God Present”: yearly gathering for volunteers in Diocese of Tai Chung Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) – "The Catholic volunteers are working to participate more in the district where they live, to expand their services and make the Gospel spirit of charity present, thus making God present." Wi ...
• 24 March 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians being “treated like animals”: international intervention urgently needed Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "In Pakistan, Christians suffer and see their lives in danger every day. In some areas, believers are treated like animals, in slavery or subjected to harassment, violence, and forced conversio ...
• 24 March 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Tension rises, “domino effect” on tourism feared Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Tension is rising in Thailand where the government, fearing the outbreak of widespread violence, has made a one-week extension of the application of the Internal Security Act, which strengthen ...
• 23 March 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops' Conference President tells Fides: action, not words, from the government in defending Pakistani Christians Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "We condemn the recent incidents and violence against Christians. We ask the government for justice and legality, so that such acts do not go unpunished. We demand that the rights of Christians ...
• 23 March 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 2,000 faithful attend consecration of the Church of Tao Li, dedicated to St. Luigi Gonzaga San Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – Over 2,000 faithful attended the recent dedication of the church of Tao Li dedicated to St. Luigi Gonzaga, which is in the Diocese of San Yuan, in the Shaan Xi Province. According to local so ...
• 23 March 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious leaders tell Parliament leader in Punjab to “work for harmony starting with the education system” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Political leaders must be "active promoters of social and interreligious harmony, helping to build bridges between believers of different religions in Pakistan and establishing education progra ...
• 22 March 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Hotline” for religious minorities with President Zardari: Christians report two serious cases of violence Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The President of Pakistan, Ali Zardari, said he would set up a “hotline” to report directly to its officers the most serious cases of violence against religious minorities in Pakistan. Z ...
• 22 March 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Feng Xian Parish remembers Canadian missionaries killed in World War II for defending thousands Xu Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – The Parish of Feng Xian in the Diocese of Xu Zhou, Jiang Su Province, has paid tribute to three Canadian Jesuit missionaries killed during the Second World War, with testimonies of several wit ...
• 20 March 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Evangelization Association begins at St. Paul Parish in Mu Dan Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – After 10 months of preparation, the Evangelization Association of the parish of St. Paul in Mu Dan, in the Diocese of Kaohsiung, has finally taken shape. According to information received by ...
• 18 March 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - “The spirituality of St. Joseph is still relevant today”: Chinese Catholics extremely devoted to Patron of the Mission in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Humility, generosity, unconditional devotion, enlivened by a genuine spirit of service, living in poverty, absolute obedience and chastity, all these virtues that distinguish St. Joseph, which ...
• 18 March 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Obama's visit, an opportunity for Indonesian Islam Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Barak Obama's visit to Indonesia is a great opportunity to prove that "Islam can coexist and contribute to a pluralistic society" and that "the United States and the Islamic community in the w ...
• 18 March 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Federal law against violence among communities: Christians offer proposals and modifications New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – It's a good document which seeks to protect the idea of a secular country, where rights are equal for all, and aims to prevent incidents of intercommunity and interreligious violence. But it ...
• 18 March 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Dengue spreads north, authorities call for continued vigilance Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever is declining in northern Sri Lanka, but health officials are wary to let their guard down and call for heightened vigilance. At the beginning of this yea ...
• 18 March 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Women continue to die from birth-related causes Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – In Myanmar, where abortion is illegal, complications due to dangerous abortion procedures are the third leading cause of maternal deaths after post-partum haemorrhage and eclampsia (seizures), ...
• 17 March 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Blood and black magic in the “Red Shirts” protests: Buddhists reconsecrate stained palaces and, like Christians, pray for peace Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – "We are very concerned. Buddhist and Christian faithful are praying for peace. We hope and pray that the situation will not become more violent. The party of the 'red' is now divided between t ...