ASIA/INDIA - The Church's efforts in educating the “untouchables”
Bijnor (Agenzia Fides) – There were no Christians in the Diocese of Bijnor, in northern India, until three priests arrived in 1972. According to the provincial superior of the Congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immacu ...
3 September 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society groups protest diverted flooding
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Civil society, politicians, and the media in Pakistan are raising their voices against the phenomenon of "diverted flooding" that has caused suffering and displacement for millions of poor. ...
2 September 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian and Hindu villages flooded intentionally
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – It is something that adds to the tragedy of suffering and frustration of the flooding: the poor villages, many of which are inhabited by Christian and Hindu citizens, are deliberately floode ...
2 September 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic schools start academic year with a Mass
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic schools of the Diocese of Hong Kong have opened the new school year on September 1, with the celebration of Holy Mass. According to the results of a recent survey, the local Chu ...
2 September 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Diverted flooding”: poor and minorities suffer
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "There are powerful and influential people with connections in government or who are in political parties: their territories have a 'priority' in being saved from the floods. The villages of t ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Waters diverted, Christian village flooded on purpose
Multan (Agenzia Fides) – Local NGOs have reported to Fides on the building of a dam to save some land and divert floodwater towards other areas inhabited by Christian citizens, in Punjab, near Multan, where inhabitants ...
ASIA/CHINA - Xi Ning celebrates first baptisms with 5 Tibetan catechumens
Xi Ning (Agenzia Fides) – Over 700 faithful of the Catholic community of the Diocese of Xi Ning, in the Province of Qing Hai attended the first baptism to take place in their community. The five Tibetan catechumens wer ...
ASIA/TAIWAN - Conclusion of Taiwan Youth Day 2010
Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) – Taiwan Youth Day 2010 is in full swing in the Diocese of Hsinchu. This year it is the Diocese of Hsinchu's turn to host the annual youth event held August 23 to 30, on the topic indicated by t ...