Asia

• 24 September 2007
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bringing the Gospel to indigenous Animists: first PIME missionaries reached island of Borneo 150 years ago Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - 1857-2007: 150 years of continual evangelisation in conditions of poverty, itinerant catechesis, caring for the sick, being close to families. This is the experience of Italian missionaries ...
• 24 September 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “Violence against Christians must be stopped”: India's Christian send open letter to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Make known the plight of India's Christians account of their religious faith and the escalation of violence against them: call for an end to acts of discrimination and threats and a serious in ...
• 21 September 2007
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Exultation and expectation in the local Church for imminent opening of Beatification cause for Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - There is great joy and exultance in the Church in Vietnam for the imminent opening of the Beatification cause for Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan, dearly loved apostle and bishop who died on 16 ...
• 21 September 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Give new life blood to the peace process in Sri Lanka: on mission Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith, Secretary of the Congregation Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - A war torn land where fear and insecurity reign, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people suffer and whole generations of children are denied education and hope for the future. This was t ...
• 20 September 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Cable TV and American Catholic network ETWN will enable young Indian Catholics in Karnataka to be virtually present for World Youth Day in Sydney 2008 Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in Mangalore diocese, in the southern Indian state of Karantaka, especially young people, have welcomed the news that they will now be able to watch one of the most popular Catholic ...
• 20 September 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The whole Church commemorates Saint Andrea Kim Taegon and companion martyrs Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Through the ages, Asia has given the Church and the world a great host of these heroes of the faith, and from the heart of Asia there rises the great song of praise: Te martyrum candidatus laud ...
• 19 September 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - ERRATA CORRIGE - Chhattisgarh State governor postpones coming into force of strict anti-conversion law Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - [with regard to the article ASIA/INDIA Fides 14/9/2007 please read as follows] Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - The governor of Chhattisgarh State in central east India Mr E.S.L. Narasimhan, has postp ...
• 19 September 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - Warm welcome for Neo Catechumen family in Kagoshima diocese to evangelise families Kagoshima (Agenzia Fides) - Kagoshima diocese recently welcomed a young missionary family from Spain. Members of the Neo Catechumen Way Alfredo and Emilia Martinez, the parents aged 30, and six children aged 10 months to ...
• 19 September 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Harmony and Dialogue among Christians and Muslims: Silsilah Movement sends Ramadan Message to Muslims in the Philippines Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - For all believers the holy month of Ramadan is “a time to follow the style of God who is in dialogue with all and cares for all”. This was part of a message addressed to Muslims in the Phi ...
• 19 September 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Franciscan witness in a Muslim society: 67 conventual friars renew their religious vows in northern Sumatra Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscan presence in the large Indonesian island of Sumatra is lively, dynamic and flourishing even in a mainly Muslim society where life is difficult for Christians often regarded with di ...
• 18 September 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In North West Frontier Province terrorists are targeting Christians says Catholic Justice and Peace Commission Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in North West Pakistan are subject to threats, violence intimidation and their lives are in danger every day because of terrorist groups in the area. This was reported to Fides by the ...
• 18 September 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Italian NGO AVSI opens new Home for Orphans in Tamil Nadu Pondicherry (Agenzia Fides) - In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, one of the poorest India, childhood is difficult: many children are orphans, many live on the streets, without healthcare or schooling, many are forced ...
• 17 September 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic Foundation helps destitute parents face expenses of baptism parties and schooling to guarantee children a more dignified life Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty prevents the parents of 10 million children in the Philippines, the largest Catholic country in Asia, from having their children baptised, according to Hulog ng Langit Foundation (Sent fr ...
• 17 September 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops Justice and Peace Commission calls on the Foreign Ministry not express abroad support for the country's anti-blasphemy laws Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Through its Commission for Justice and Peace of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference has called on the Foreign Ministry not to express abroad support for the country's 'blasphemy laws', espe ...
• 17 September 2007
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Solidarity for the poor and commitment for peace: Caritas Jerusalem marks 40 years of service Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On September 15 and 16 Caritas Jerusalem celebrated forty years of activity in the field of schooling, healthcare, support for families in need on the one hand and promotion of reconciliation ...