Asia

• 20 February 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishop of Banmaw: "Peace long and difficult on Kachin land, full of landmines" Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - The landmines that the land is scattered with and the serious epidemics affecting children: are among the most pressing problems of the population of ethnic Kachin, in the north of Myanmar, the s ...
• 17 February 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Recognize the gifts received and return in charity and service: Mgr. John Tong’s message for Lent, newly-appointed Cardinal Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "What we need to be interested in today's society is not just the material needs of our younger brothers and sisters, but also their right and their freedom to be children of God, who are inse ...
• 17 February 2012
  ASIA/HOLY LAND -The appeal on behalf of the Custodian of the Holy Land for Syria: the weakest in society are hit so inescapable, there is no electricity and water, many companies have closed down Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "After the change in Egypt, the situation in which Syria finds itself unequivocally indicates how the landscape in the Middle East is transforming. Until a year ago it would have been unthinka ...
• 16 February 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The centenary death of Fr. Mattia Leopoldo Guo Ji Fen, "a model of faithfulness to Christ, zealous evangelist, at the service of the faithful until the end" Taiyuan (Agenzia Fides) - "His life of true dedication to serving the Lord is a true model for us all priests, men and women religious and lay faithful. We must imitate his fidelity to Christ, his zeal for evangelism and ...
• 16 February 2012
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Very little food limits the growth of children under 5 years of age Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the annual economic growth from 5% to 6% since the early '90s, the precarious nutritional status of women and children from Bangladesh undermines the health and welfare of all Bangladeshis ...
• 15 February 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic Community promotes the role of women in the Church and society Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To reaffirm and promote the role of lay women in the spiritual life, in evangelism, and in the life of the Church in general: is the reason for the formation course for women who are active in t ...
• 15 February 2012
  ASIA/MONGOLIA-Assistance, education and participation: the path of the missionary Church in Mongolia Ulaanbatar (Agenzia Fides) - In the fall of the communist regime in 1991, there were no Catholics in Mongolia. In 2006 there were 600, including 350 native Mongolians, and the country's first vocation was born in 2008. N ...
• 15 February 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR-Reconciliation with ethnic minorities, but investigations concerning abuse are "premature" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Myanmar government has officially expressed its intention to launch full reconciliation with ethnic minorities, but the newly formed "National Commission on Human Rights" (NHRC) is not invest ...
• 15 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian students discriminated at University because they "do not learn the Koran" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Christian students who participate in examinations for admission in public universities are discriminated against and disadvantaged because "they do not know the Koran by heart": this is the c ...
• 14 February 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Diocesan Pastoral Center: for 25 years the "second home" of Filipino and Indonesian domestic workers Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "I was a stranger and you welcomed me" (Mt 25:35), Jesus' words have accompanied the 25-year life of the Diocesan Pastoral Centre for Filipinos of the Diocese of Hong Kong. They were 25 years ...
• 14 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The effort to save aid workers held hostage by the Taliban, who "fear the work of NGOs" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Pakistan "strongly condemns the kidnapping of the two European aid workers of the NGO 'Welthungerhilfe' who are in the hands of the Taliban. The country is engaged in the fig ...
• 14 February 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Bishops: "No abortion, preferential option for life" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Church reaffirms its "No to abortion" and urges all Christians in Korea to make a "preferential option for the defense of life": So says the "Committee for Bioethics" within the Catholi ...
• 13 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - The High Court of Kashmir blocks the Islamic Court and saves Pastor Khanna Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - The High Court of the state of Jammu and Kashmir has revoked the charges against the Christian Pastor C.M. Khanna, establishing the protection of constitutional guarantees and his right to resi ...
• 13 February 2012
  ASIA/THAILAND - Appeal to the Government for Valentine's Day: it is urgent to stop prostitution Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Prostitution is a widespread evil in society, governed by businessmen, government officials and politicians networks; radical measures are urgently needed to stop the thriving illegal sex indust ...
• 13 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - There will be the first Christian Senator in the history of Pakistan Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Kamran Michael, a Christian politician who is an active member of the "Pakistan Muslim League-N", will be the first Christian Senator in the history of the country. The Party, in fact, has nom ...