Asia

• 11 November 2009
  ASIA/IRAQ - “Religious minorities under pressure and deprived of religious freedom,” Human Rights Watch reports Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - "We have documented many cases of intimidation and violence by security forces. Christian communities and other religious communities are in a state of obvious distress. This is why Human Rights W ...
• 10 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Vandals break into Church of St. Anthony in Diocese of Bangalore; Archbishop Moras deplores "the apathy of government and police" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - “It is a very serious act that must be condemned without appeal” and that has led to confusion and bitterness in the local Church, Fides was told by the Church sources in Bangalore, where ...
• 10 November 2009
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Catechists in Singapore at mass media school Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Use the mass media like TV, movies, music, and Internet in catechesis, to better adapt to the vocabulary of students: this is what catechists of the Archdiocese of Singapore are being called t ...
• 10 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Preparing for closing celebrations of 150th anniversary of evangelization in Taiwan: a series of initiatives at Sacred Heart Parish in Gu Ting Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – A seminar on the missionary vocation of the laity, catechism meetings on the origin of life, a pilgrimage to a Marian shrine, sharing the Word of God, prayer for the catechumens, getting to kn ...
• 10 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Inauguration of new Minor Seminary of “Opera Don Guanella” Vatluru (Agenzia Fides) – The new Minor Seminary of the “Opera Don Guanella” will be inaugurated on Saturday, 14 November, in Vatluru, Andhra Pradesh. The site opened on All Saints' Day 2008, with the laying of the ...
• 9 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Third training course for priests of the Diocese of Lan Zhou dedicated to the Sacred Scripture Lan Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – More than 200 priests, along with a group of nuns and some lay faithful of the Diocese of Lan Zhou, took part in the third training course for priests in this Year for Priests, following the ...
• 9 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - A Church in mission among tribes: an assessment of the "Platinum Jubilee" of the Archdiocese of Shillong in Northeast India Shillong (Agenzia Fides) – A Church that is alive and vital, growing and enthusiastically dedicated to the work of peace and to the mission among the tribal communities of Northeast India: this is the face of the Churc ...
• 9 November 2009
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Palestinian student in prison: University of Bethlehem appeals for her release Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Palestinian students in Gaza, enrolled at the University of Bethlehem in the West Bank, are at risk for imprisonment as Israeli soldiers intend to enforce the recent law in force prohibiting P ...
• 7 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in Xin Zhou celebrate 80-year-old pastor's 25th anniversary of ordination, recalling his own vocation and perseverance Xin Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 1,000 faithful from the Catholic community of Xin Zhou, of the Province of Shan Xi, celebrated the 25th anniversary of ordination, of their beloved 80-year-old pastor, Fr. Peter Cao S ...
• 7 November 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “The religious leaders have come together for peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka,” Archbishop of Colombo tells Fides Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - “The religious leaders have come together for the good of the nation. On the important issues, on crucial questions that concern the afflicted Sri Lankan nation, the religious leaders are sho ...
• 7 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “The Bible in Every Home”: Daughters of Saint Paul support Bishops in campaign to spread the Word of God Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Daughters of St. Paul are offering a practical contribution to the campaign launched by the Filipino bishops called “The Bible in Every Home,” which aims at a widespread distribution of t ...
• 6 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - BJP accuses Church of alleged “illegal mass conversions”: Christians tell Fides their response New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Baratiya Janata Party (BJP), the Hindu nationalist party currently the opposition party in the Indian federal government but that does govern several Indian states, continues to spread r ...
• 6 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - “Priesthood and Holy Orders” is the theme of the spiritual retreat for the Year for Priests in the Diocese of Tian Jin, held in the new Diocesan Pastoral Center Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - “It was like re-living the moment of my ordination. Now I am ready for the new mission, with the strength I have gotten from this spiritual 'recharge'.” This was one of the commentaries mad ...
• 6 November 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops embrace campaign led by doctors and obstetricians against abortion Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – With affirming its no to abortion, a practice now conducted legally and illegally in Korea, the Korean Bishops' Conference Commission for Bioethics has expressed its public support for the anti- ...
• 5 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - New 2010 Calendar from Faith Press dedicated to the Year for Priests and “Our Popes” Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The new Catholic calendars for 2010 from Faith, the large communications association in He Bei, have now been published. According to a statement sent from Faith to Agenzia Fides, two t ...