Asia
3 November 2011
ASIA/TURKEY - During the "Islamic Feast of Sacrifice" Christian Message of peace
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - "In today's world, distance grows between Christians and Muslims. We know the suffering of our Christian brothers and sisters in many countries. It is, therefore, an opportunity for us, in this ...
3 November 2011
ASIA/THAILAND - Hospitals on alert for the supply of drugs hampered by floods
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Hospitals in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, are on alert for the supply of drugs that could be hampered by prolonged floods that are hitting the country. Local production and delivery of medi ...
3 November 2011
ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian slander campaign conducted by Hindu extremist leaders
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Hindu extremist leaders have intensified a campaign of hatred and slander against Christians in India: this is the complaint Fides learns about on behalf of organizations like the "All India C ...
3 November 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA - Violence of the military on the population in Papua: the Christian community has also been hit
Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian citizens of Indonesian Papua (also known as the province of "Irian Jaya") are victims of abuses and unjustified violence on behalf of the military, who accuse them of being "colla ...
31 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Fr. Fausto Tentorio, "an instrument of peace in Mindanao"
Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) - The investigation into the murder of Fr. Fausto Tentorio is underway and there is in Mindanao, a large island in the southern Philippines, a widespread desire for justice and peace: according t ...
31 October 2011
ASIA/CHINA - Priestly ordinations in various dioceses at the end of missionary month
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Several Catholic communities wanted to end the missionary month of October with priestly ordinations, which represent the Church's vitality and continuity of the mission. In fact "the conclusion ...
31 October 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Tuberculosis: 17 000 infected, the country is among the top 6 in the world for number of cases
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Health authorities in Pakistan are intensifying efforts to contain the spread of tuberculosis, which affects about 17 000 people in the country, placing it among the top 6 in the world with the h ...
29 October 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN-Open letter from the ruling party: "Guarantee justice for minorities"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - After the first-rate murders of Judge Arif Iqbal (who in 1997 had acquitted a Christian accused of blasphemy), of Governor Salmaan Taseer and the Minister Shahbaz Bhatti (2010), who had the coura ...
29 October 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal for a Christian woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for blasphemy
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Another Christian victim of the controversial "blasphemy law" asks for bail – risking death: we are talking about Ruqqiya Bibi sentenced in 2010 by the court in Kasur (in Punjab) to 25 years in ...
29 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - 13 priests killed in Mindanao; the Church to the government: "The culture of impunity urgently needs to be tackled"
Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) – Out of 13 priests killed on the island of Mindanao since 1970, only one case has been resolved (that of the PIME missionary Father Tullio Favali), with the investigation of the responsibles o ...
29 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The list of priests killed in 40 years of mission in Mindanao
Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) - There are 13 priests who have been killed on the island of Mindanao since 1970 to date: 4 of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, three of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), a Cla ...
29 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Inquiry into the abuses of military and paramilitary", the forum asks "Justice for Fr Pops"
Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) - While the Special Task Force, which is inquiring into the murder of Fr. Fausto Tentorio explains it is looking into "at least three angels, as possible motives for the investigation of the Ital ...
28 October 2011
ASIA/NEPAL - The number of torture and abuse that goes unpunished on juvenile detainees is still high
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - In Nepal, the threats to the victims and the absence of mechanisms of protection for witnesses have hindered access to justice for thousands of people and fed impunity towards perpetrators of ...
28 October 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG - Sacred art, instrument of catechesis at the College of St. Francis Xavier
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - During the month of the Rosary, the College of St. Francis Xavier of the Marist Brothers in Hong Kong, has dedicated an exhibition of religious paintings to the Madonna, to allow the students ...
28 October 2011
ASIA/THAILAND - Imminent and inevitable disaster in the capital because of heavy monsoon rains
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The National Rescue Centre in Thailand has predicted that four hundred million cubic meters of water will flood the capital, where the system is able to drain only small fractions of daily water ...
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