Asia

• 17 February 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - "Everyone must respect the Constitution": Bishop of Bandung tells Fides about ruling supporting construction of a church Bandung (Agenzia Fides) – "We accept with serenity the verdict of the Court, in favor of the construction of the Church of Saint Mary, in the Diocese of Bandung, without claiming victory. We are now awaiting the motion ...
• 17 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Testimony of Bishop Raymund Wang Chonglin: untiring in the work of evangelization, never discouraged by difficulties Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On this past February 2, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Archbishop Raymond Wang Chonglin, retired bishop of the Diocese of Chaohsien (Zhaoxian), Hebei Province (Mainland China) died follo ...
• 17 February 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres celebrate 50 years of mission on the island Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) have completed 50 years of mission in the island of Taiwan. During the solemn jubilee celebration presided over by Archbishop Peter Liu of Kaohsiung, ...
• 17 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Church attacked by fundamentalists distributing free medical treatment for the needy Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) – Responding to evil with good...it is in this spirit that the Catholic community of the Church of the Miracles, a parish in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka (India Southwestern), has launc ...
• 16 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics moved by Pope's greetings for New Year's; commemoration of deceased missionaries among initiatives Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Masses of Thanksgiving, prayers for the world and the country, the commemoration of deceased priests and missionaries, the pastoral visit of the bishops and priests to the Ecclesial Base Commu ...
• 16 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Bosco Kids are “Social Reformers”: thousands of children renew their commitment Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The Third All Karnataka State-Level Convention of the Salesians-run ‘Bosco Kids’ was held at St. Charles High School auditorium at Lingarajpuram. More than a thousand ‘Bosco Kids’ and ...
• 16 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sinister child trafficking behind the sad case of Shazia Lahore (Fides Service) – There is a sinister twist of sale, trafficking, and slavery of children surrounding the case of Shazia, the Catholic girl who was raped and killed by a Muslim lawyer in Lahore, where she served ...
• 16 February 2010
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - To avoid another epidemic: vaccination campaign against measles for 20 million children Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – In Bangladesh, thousands of health workers and volunteers have been sent across the country to immunize 20 million children against measles. The campaign was launched with the vaccination of 2.5 ...
• 15 February 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Jesus' parables still speak today, theme of spiritual retreat for Taipei priests Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – "The parables of Jesus" was the theme of the annual spiritual retreat for priests of the Archdiocese of Taipei held at the end of January. According to information received by Fides, in five da ...
• 15 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic family home set on fire, threatened by three Muslims; police ignore claim Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Another episode of violence in recent days has targeted a Catholic family in Pakistan, as Agenzia Fides is informed by local Catholic sources. This time, it is the family of Walayat Masih, a re ...
• 15 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Revision" or "withdrawal”? - “Blasphemy law" ignites public debate Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Some would like to see a “revision,” such as the Federal Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti. Others call for their immediate cancellation, such as the Archbishop Lawrence Saldanh ...
• 15 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Brief Overview of Recent Cases of Christians Targeted by “Blasphemy Law” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Thanks to data from the “Christian Study Center” in Rawalpindi and the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops' Conference, Agenzia Fides has compiled a list of the most recent serious ...
• 13 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Young Catholics doing volunteer work during school vacations for New Year's Zhang Jia Kou (Agenzia Fides) - During the winter school holidays, young Catholics in the parish of Zhang Jia Kou are set to perform works of charity, becoming volunteers to witness to the love of Christ to all people, b ...
• 13 February 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - "The Church is concerned, but has confidence in the authorities and in justice," President of the Bishops' Conference tells Fides Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Sri Lanka "which is acting in compliance with the institutions and has expressed its concern, is confident in the national legal system, without renouncing her prophetic role and ...
• 13 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - 14 children die, 6 hospitalized after fire at student hostel Dimapur (Agenzia Fides) – On Thursday, February 11, a fire broke out in a small student hostel near the Don Bosco Institute in Palin, in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering China in the “India-Dimapur” Provi ...