Asia
16 October 2012
ASIA - Catholic activist: "South Asia: a land of Christians persecution"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "South Asia is an area of great Christian persecution, subject to the violence of radical Islamic Hindus or also Buddhists": This is what John Dayal, a lay Catholic Indian, human rights activist an ...
15 October 2012
ASIA/CHINA - The "Door of Faith" in the Chinese Catholic communities of the continent opens
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Information and evidence concerning the opening of the Year of Faith in the Chinese Catholic communities of the continent continue to reach Fides Agency. Among these we mention a few. The dioces ...
15 October 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The whole of Pakistan in prayer for Malala; she and Rimsha symbol of change
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – While Malala Yousafzai, the girl victim of a Taliban attack is struggling between life and death and was transferred to a specialized hospital in London, the Pakistani nation is shaken and s ...
15 October 2012
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fr.Tentorio’s murder: a year after his death the army has blocked the investigation
Davao (Agenzia Fides) - A year after the death of Fr. Fausto Tentorio, PIME missionary killed on October 17, 2011 in Arakan, on the island of Mindanao, the perpetrators are still unpunished. Fr. Peter Geremiah, PIME miss ...
13 October 2012
ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - A "year of grace" for the small Catholic community
Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - The small Catholic community in Tajikistan will live a "year of grace": 333 faithful who will keep alight the flame of faith in Central Asia, despite the difficulties and the new restrictions o ...
13 October 2012
ASIA/LEBANON - Catechists and missionaries "special envoys" in the Year of Faith
Bkerke (Agenzia Fides) - It will be the "special envoys in the Year of Faith" to "radiate the missionary spirit and zeal of universal solidarity": more than 700 priests, nuns, lay people, educators, leaders, catechists r ...
12 October 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian boy accused of blasphemy for an sms; bail to the imam who framed Rimsha
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Protests, threats and an attempt to "rough justice" against a Christian teenager, accused of having sent some Muslims peers a blasphemous text message: This is what occurred in the district of G ...
12 October 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - Conversion, relationship with God, community life for the new evangelization: Cardinal John Tong’s exhortation
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Conversion, a more intense relationship with God, faith formation, community life marked by the participation and prayer, service to the poor in order to witness faith, to fulfill the mission ...
12 October 2012
ASIA/INDIA - An Indian court: praying at home does not have to be authorized
Madras (Agenzia Fides) - The freedom to carry out prayer meetings in private homes, of any religion cannot be prevented and do not need any permission on behalf of the civil authorities or police: is what was laid down b ...
11 October 2012
ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic community lives the opening of the Year of Faith also live on the web with St. Peter’s
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - According to information received by Fides Agency, dioceses and parishes in mainland China are living with great fervor the opening of the Year of Faith, proposing a number of religious a ...
11 October 2012
ASIA/MYANMAR - For the Year of Faith Biblical prayer in families and catechism for young people
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Biblical prayer meetings organized within families; special sessions of catechism for young people, with the use of the subsidy "Youcat"; a monthly pastoral letter and prayer for the Year of Fait ...
11 October 2012
ASIA/HOLY LAND - A pilgrimage with stops to crusaders Castles, led by the historian Franco Cardini
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – It will be a unique journey to Holy Land from 1 to 9 November which will be made by a group of European pilgrims on the proposal of the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land. In additi ...
10 October 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Caritas: schools midway between children and refugees, the humanitarian emergency widens
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - As the conflict continues, "humanitarian crisis increases more nad more: although we do our best we are not able to meet all the needs of refugees. We urgently need other humanitarian aid ": i ...
10 October 2012
ASIA/TAIWAN - The site of the Regional Episcopal Conference of Taiwan for the Year of Faith has been inaugurated
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Regional Episcopal Conference of Taiwan has launched its official website for the Year of Faith in view of its opening on October 11, presided over by Benedict XVI in St. Peter's, with the p ...
10 October 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - The Chaldean Bishop: Aleppo among insecurity, poverty and solidarity
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "In Aleppo the population is completely worn out because for three months insecurity, unemployment, poverty has reigned, and schools are closed and in hospitals doctors and medicines are lacking. ...
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