Asia

• 1 March 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic volunteer group founded in Cheng An, Diocese of Han Dan, on Feast of the Chair of St. Peter Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Cheng An, in the Diocese of Han Dan, in the He Bei Province, officially formed a group of Catholic volunteers on the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, on February 22. According to i ...
• 27 February 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians conduct peaceful march, Masses in the afternoon as a sign of protest: “We want justice,” Syro-Catholic Archbishop of Mosul tells Fides Mosul (Agenzia Fides) – Sunday, February 28th, will be a special day for the Christian community of Mosul: "Bishops, priests, religious, and lay people will be marching in a peaceful and silent march, in protest agains ...
• 27 February 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Love...makes dreams come true”: Third Youth Vocations Encounter Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Love .... makes dreams come true" is the theme of the Third Youth Vocations Encounter in this Year for Priestly Vocations (in Hong Kong), sponsored by the Committee on Priestly Vocations from ...
• 27 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Life imprisonment for two Christians accused of blasphemy, amidst deceit and falsehood Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian community in Pakistan has responded with indignation and bitterness to the sentence of life imprisonment for two young Christians accused of blasphemy. "The accusations are unjust ...
• 26 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church points out government's lethargic attitude towards Taliban's elimination of religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, President of the Bishops' Conference has signed and sent to Fides a press release from the "Justice and Peace Commission" condemning "lethargic attitude on part of ...
• 26 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Two churches consecrated in District of Wei Xian, Diocese of Han Dan Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – "We dedicated the church made with the building material, which is the temple of God. Now we must build the Temple of God in our hearts, to witness to Jesus." These are the words of the Bishop ...
• 26 February 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Preparing for the vote: Filipino Bishop tells Fides “no selling votes, faithful must have a Gospel perspective” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Every Christian must say no, with courage and foresight, to false illusions and selling of votes and approach every situation, whether it be political or social, from the Gospel perspe ...
• 25 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops of India say they are offended, but do not desire a law against blasphemy Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – "We are deeply offended by the blasphemous image of Christ used on school books and on posters. We feel sad and indignant for this act of sacrilege. We support the legal actions taken by the ...
• 25 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church and youth, an emerging force in the country: Bishops examine Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – 47% of India's population consists of young people under age 20 and the percentage will rise to 22% in 2015. This makes for about 500 million young people who are seeking meaning in their liv ...
• 25 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians condemn Taliban attacks on Sikh Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in Pakistan express their full solidarity with the Sikh community of believers and strongly condemns the attacks of the Taliban, confirming the urgent need to defend the rights of re ...
• 25 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Re-building bridges of unity: Guanellians hold celebration at “Vatluru Tower”: a great event of reconciliation for Catholics and non Rome (Agenzia Fides) – It is a sort of bell tower, with stairs that allow people to go up and stop at various points along the way to pray in front of statues of saints: this is Vatluru (India). "There is no feast of a ...
• 24 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Violence against Christians in Karachi, working to return to calm Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – There is calm on the streets, but tension remains high in the city of Karachi in southern Pakistan, where Sunday, February 21 a group of 150 Muslims attacked Christian churches, shops, and hom ...
• 24 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Public press coverage of Fr. Matteo Ricci exhibition in Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Matteo Ricci – A Meeting of Civilizations in Ming China," the exhibition commemorating the 400th anniversary of death of the Italian Jesuit missionary, was opened in Beijing with ample covera ...
• 24 February 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Thanks to dialogue, the Catholic community is opening new churches, hospitals, and social centers,” Indonesian Bishop tells Fides Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – His diocese includes over more than a thousand small islands: Bishop Hilarius Moa Nurak, missionary of the Divine Word, is Bishop of the Diocese of Pangkal Pinang, in the South China Sea. ...
• 23 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops call for peace and write Minister for Education in response to blasphemous image of Christ New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Indian Bishops are launching an appeal for peace and will write a formal letter of protest to the Federal Minister for Education, asking them to supervise publishing houses and the education ...