Asia
10 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women disfigured with acid: the first prosecution of an offender under the new law
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Faisalabad have officially registered today, March 10, the first case of a woman disfigured by acid, with the prosecution of the offender thanks to a new law, refer local sources of ...
9 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - A Catholic killed in Orissa accused of witchcraft
Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Hindu men killed a Catholic of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, in Orissa, accusing him of practicing "witchcraft". As reported to Fides by the local Church, the accusation ...
9 March 2012
ASIA/CHINA - The catechumens’ assessment and the intense spiritual retreats distinguish the Lenten journey of mainland Chinese Catholics
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The catechumens’ assessment, spiritual retreats and other opportunities to strengthen faith, characterize the intense Lenten journey of Chinese Catholics on the continent. Among the spiritual ...
9 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - For the Year of Faith, the Bishops launch an evangelization project with music
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – It is called "Kalam ke Geet", which in Urdu means "Songs of the Word of God": it is a new CD with liturgical and some non-liturgical music, produced by the studio "Wave", which acts under the a ...
9 March 2012
ASIA/LAOS - Local officials to Christians: "abjure your faith"
Luang Prabang (Agenzia Fides) - Local government officials, with threats and intimidation, want to force groups of Lao Christians to abjure their faith. This is "plain violation of the Constitution of Laos, which guarant ...
9 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Italian Militaries in Kerala: "The Church has confidence in the Court, so that the truth emerges"
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church has full confidence in the Upper Court of Kerala, called to settle the controversy concerning the two Italian soldiers, currently under arrest in Trivandrum (in Kerala). The ...
8 March 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG-The newly appointed Cardinal John Tong appeals for greater pastoral attention towards the non-Chinese immigrant workers
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Evangelization, the promotion of vocations of priests and men and women religious, the treatment of non-Chinese Catholics of the diocese and the Church in China: are the four basic pastora ...
8 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Pakistani nun: "The education of women, priority to change the nation"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Working in the field of education, particularly the education of women, is the main way to change the mentality and culture of the country. It is needed to train people with a new approach, base ...
8 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Protestant Pastor stabbed by Islamic extremists, saved by a miracle
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Evangelical Christian Pastor John Pervaiz was attacked and stabbed by a group of Islamic extremists who wanted to kill him. The attack took place in past days, for reasons entirely unknown ...
8 March 2012
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Limiting the rights of women: the government agrees with the Ulema
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai has given public support for a "code of conduct" that limits women's rights, issued by the influential Council of the Ulema, an Islamic body that br ...
7 March 2012
ASIA/CHINA-Social institutes dedicated to St Joseph celebrate their patron saint
Cang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - The social institutes named after Saint Joseph are celebrating with intense prayers the month dedicated to their patron saint, Mary’s husband and Jesus’ foster father. According to what wa ...
7 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN- High political and religious dignitaries remember Shahbaz Bhatti
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - High civil and religious dignitaries in Islamabad recalled the late Catholic minister for minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, in a convention organized yesterday, March 6, by his brother Paul Bhatti, ...
7 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN-" Blood cries out": a pop song dedicated to Shahbaz Bhatti
London (Agenzia Fides) - "These are the hands, praising your life. Peace is the star that guides our hearts to you. Your blood cries out": are words of the song "Blood cries out", composed by the British pop music group ...
7 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Women’s rights and development: a commitment of Caritas India, which celebrates 50 years
Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - Emancipation of women, ensuring women rights and development in the social, economic and political field; services to the poor and marginalized groups such as Dalits, outcasts and indigenous peop ...
6 March 2012
ASIA/CHINA-The Eucharist at the centre of Lent and the lives of the faithful
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The Eucharist is at the center of Lent and of the lives of the continental Catholics, who are living intensely the "period" in preparation for Easter in communion with the Universal Churc ...
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