Asia
16 May 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced Conversions result of Poverty and Ignorance
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Poverty, ignorance, illiteracy and social injustice are the principal causes of the phenomenon of “forced conversions” which is afflicting Pakistan. New regulations are needed to counter ...
16 May 2012
ASIA/NEPAL - 300 new Pastors preparing for ordination
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – The Evangelical Christian community, Vittoria di Cristo”, has informed Agenzia Fides that 300 new Pastors will be ordained in Nepal next July - all Nepalese – who will be leaders in the ...
16 May 2012
ASIA/CINA - The first museum in China dedicated to Father Matteo Ricci, fruit of the collaboration between the civil authorities and the Catholic Church, inaugurated
Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – The first museum dedicated to the Jesuit missionary, Father Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), was inaugurated on 13 May, thanks to the collaboration between the civil authorities and the Catholic Chu ...
16 May 2012
ASIA/ LAOS - Forbidden to pray at home and put crucifixes on the walls
Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) – It is forbidden to pray at home; crucifixes must be taken down and removed from the external walls of the houses of Christians: this is an order from the authorities in the district of Phi ...
15 May 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Tong to the 800 newly baptized: formation, witness and mutual support to rekindle the faith in the family of the Church
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Formation and the testimony of faith, mutual support to rekindle the faith in the family of the Church, in the footsteps of the first Christian communities: is the encouragement of Cardinal ...
15 May 2012
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Communist and rebel" nuns, the army accuse the religious engaged in Mindanao
Davao City (Agenzia Fides) - Two Philippines religious women, committed to peace, defence of the indigenous peoples and the natural heritage of Mindanao, have been accused by the military of being "communists and rebels, ...
15 May 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Radical Islamic groups fanning the conflict that plagues Lebanon
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Radical Islamic Groups are fanning the conflict and want to infect Lebanon: this is the alarm launched to Fides by Fr. Paul Karam, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Lebanon ...
14 May 2012
ASIA/CHINA - About 10 thousand faithful went to the Marian Shrine of Hu Xian for the feast of Our Lady of China
Hu Xian (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly 10,000 faithful from all parts of China, went on the pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Hu Xian, in the province of Shaan Xi, for the feast of Our Lady of China , celebrated on May 12 , i ...
14 May 2012
ASIA/INDONESIA - In the Year of Faith, the challenges of mission and dialogue, in front of radical Islam
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Year of Faith will be an opportunity to renew the momentum of the mission in Indonesia," says to Fides Fr. Romanus Harjito, O. Carm, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in ...
14 May 2012
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Environmentalist leader killed in Mindanao, the Bishops appeal to "stop violence"
Malaybalay (Agenzia Fides) - Murder emergency on the island of Mindanao: Margarito Cabal, an environmentalist leader was killed in the province of Bukidnon, in Mindanao (southern Philippines). This is the third murder wi ...
12 May 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Christians expelled from Hama
Homs (Agenzia Fides) - A disturbing news reaches Fides from the province of Hama, in the north of Homs: armed men have expelled all Christian families in the village of Al Borj Al Qastal, in the province of Hama. The new ...
12 May 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - A Catholic priest in the province of Damascus was victim of an attack
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Severe attack against father George Louis, priest of the Greek catholic church of San Michele, in the historical center of Qara, in the province of Damascus. As Fides sources in the Greek Catho ...
12 May 2012
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The "Party of Solidarity" at risk, accused by "warlords"
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – It is an "uncomfortable" party and therefore in danger of disappearing, accused and delegitimized by "warlords" and by criminals. The Democratic Party of Afghanistan "Hambastagi" ("Party of Soli ...
12 May 2012
ASIA/INDIA - A former persecutor of Christians and Hindus in Orissa converts and becomes a preacher of the Gospel
Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The story recalls that of St. Paul: Niladri Kanhar, leader of a Hindu village in Orissa, known for his hatred towards Christians and who once persecuted and killed them, has converted to Chr ...
10 May 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - A survey reveals the importance of the formation of faith for an integral growth of the young
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The formation of the Christian faith is essential for an integral growth of young people today: is the result of a survey conducted by "Hong Kong Family Movement" in collaboration with the Gro ...
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