Asia

• 26 January 2010
  ASIA/LAOS - First Buddhist University in Laos - When will there be Catholic schools? Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) – Laos will have its first Buddhist university. The first stone of the new institution was officially placed on Sunday, January 24, in a solemn public ceremony in Vientiane. The institute, u ...
• 26 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Shazia's story and the reality of child labor Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – While the nation is still reeling from the tragic story of Shazia – the young Catholic girl brutally murdered in Lahore by her Muslim employer (see Fides 25/1/2010), the Catholic Church in Pa ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - “Let us not forget our fellow Redemptorists and the faithful of Vietnam”- Appeal from Redemptorist Superior General Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope the Vietnamese government conducts an investigation of the incidents at Dong Chiem and that they act with justice. The Provincial Superior of the Redemptorists in Vietnam has requested our ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - 241 registered for first Training Course at new Saint Paul Mission Center in Diocese of Kaohsiung Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - "Woe to me if I preach not the Gospel" is the recommendation taken from the Letters of St. Paul, that Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung of the Diocese of Kaohsiung addressed to 241 students at ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Emotional outpour and protests among Christians following brutal murder of Catholic girl Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Profound emotion, anger, and protests have been taking place among Christians in Pakistan after the murder of a Catholic girl, 12-year-old Shazia Bashir, who was tortured, raped, and killed by ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Director of Rawalpindi Christian Study Center tells Fides about the “long course of violence against Christians” Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - "The tragic case of Shazia will not be the last. It is very sad. The girl was tortured and killed for no reason. She was young, weak, and Christian, and therefore, a perfect victim. We see di ...
• 23 January 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Indignation and concern worldwide, following violence against faithful in Hanoi Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) – The violence taking place against religious and faithful in the parish of Dong Chiem, in Hanoi, are causing serious concern even in Vatican circles. After the visit of President Nguyen Minh Trie ...
• 23 January 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Letter from Bishop of Kaohsiung for the new year: a great missionary future after the 150th anniversary of evangelization Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – A hymn of thanks to the Lord for the past year, the active commitment to evangelization as a plan of life for the new year 2010, based on the Word of God who calls all to conversion and the ...
• 22 January 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Reconciliation and development: challenges for the new president, Archbishop of Colombo tells Fides Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The new president, after the elections on January 26, will have two priorities: "the reconciliation of society and the economic development of the country." This is what Agenzia Fides was told b ...
• 22 January 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - No to religious discrimination of dalit, Bishops say New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Work and education should be a right and an opportunity for all Indian citizens, without discrimination and differences of any kind. This is what the Bishops of India are telling the governm ...
• 22 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic community in Hang Zhou commemorates missionary Fr. Martino Martini, recalling the 350th anniversary of the Cathedral he built Hang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – The great contribution of Jesuit missionary Fr. Martino Martini to support Chinese rites, to follow the missionary line marked out by Fr. Matteo Ricci, for spreading knowledge of the Chinese ...
• 21 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Two Muslim prayer rooms attacked: police investigate Johor (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the arrest of eight young men made yesterday by the Malaysian Police, Malaysia continues to suffer small episodes of vandalism against places of worship. Today, as Fides learned from sourc ...
• 21 January 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Promoting interreligious dialogue: the mission of the President of the Focolare Movement, in Asia Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Promote and participate actively in the creation of harmony and interreligious dialogue in the Philippines and throughout eastern Asia is one of the objectives of the mission of the Focolare comm ...
• 21 January 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Vocational formation, theme of course on “Spirituality of Pastoral Education Workers” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The vocation, prayer for vocations, the response to the call of God, and the meaning of life are the main topics addressed by Fr. Benedict Lam Cho Ming, Rector of Holy Spirit Seminary of the D ...
• 20 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - 8 arrested for church attacks; Christians say government is trying to regain credibility Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The debate and the results on the case regarding the name "Allah" continue to hold the stage in Malaysia. Today, the police arrested eight young people, between ages 21 and 25, suspected ...