Asia

• 20 July 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Punjab High Court closes the case: Farah Hatim stays with the Muslim family Bahawalpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic girl Farah Hatim will stay with her Muslim husband. This is what sources of Fides in Bahawalpur say, where today, July 20, the hearing before the local branch of the Punjab High ...
• 20 July 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN- Criminal organizations continue to exploit women and children for human trafficking Islamabad (Fides Service) - It is estimated that each year around the world, over 700 thousand people are victims of human trafficking , considered the third largest source of income for criminal organizations that submi ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-5,000 young Catholics conclude the Year of youth, a delegation ready for WYD Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - They have finished the Year of Youth praying and committing themselves to "building a better world" and said they are ready for "World Youth Day" (WYD) in Madrid, which will be attended by a ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Eruption of the volcano in Sulawesi: more than 5,000 refugees in schools and Christian parishes Manado (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Churches and the island of Sulawesi Mando (also known as Celebes) have immediately moved to help the many displaced persons, affected in past days by the eruption of the volcano on ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-On 31 July, the mandate will be given to over 800 young people in Hong Kong on their way to WYD in Madrid Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Young people in Hong Kong have long been on the way to World Youth Day in Madrid with the training and preparatory catechism: they have just completed the third stage of this journey, which wa ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur: "a meeting between the voice of moderation and the voice of peace" Vatican City (Fides Service) - "The voice of moderation - Prime Minister Najib Razak - met the voice of peace, justice, human rights, the reasonableness of faith, who is the Holy Father Benedict XVI. I am very happy for ...
• 18 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Pastoral commitment continues even during the summer period: summer camps for children are open in many dioceses, parishes and basic ecclesial communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - With the start of the summer holidays, many basic ecclesial communities, parishes and dioceses in mainland China have opened, like every year, their summer camps for children to continue the ...
• 18 July 2011
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Diplomatic relations with the Holy See get closer and closer: religious freedom and more rights for Christians Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - After this morning’s meeting between the Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak and Pope Benedict XVI "I expect we will soon officially announce relations between the Holy See and the Rep ...
• 16 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The seminarians of Shaan Xi Shang Hai in pilgrimage at the conclusion of their studies Shang Hai (Fides Service) - Giving thanks to the Lord because he has called them and accompanied them in their path in these formative years; to pay homage to Our Lady who has always assisted them, to thank all the gener ...
• 16 July 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - With regards to the Kachin war "the big powers close their eyes, for economic interests" Myitkyina (Fides Service) - "The civil war continues in northern Myanmar, with indifference on behalf of international community. The Kachin people suffer a lot and experience a great sense of abandonment": this is the c ...
• 16 July 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Autonomy and federal state : how the Burmese government betrayed the Kachin Myitkyina (Fides Service) - "The key point is the agreement of Panlung in 1947: the Kachin signed it, like other ethnic minorities, supporting the struggle of General Aung San for the independence of Burma from the Briti ...
• 15 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Last farewell to Fr. Franscesco Wei, 95 years old, more than 20 spent in prison Chang Sha (Agenzia Fides) - At 8 o'clock yesterday morning, July 14, the Church of Chang Sha, the capital of the Hu Nan province, was packed with people who wanted to give a final farewell to the 95-year old Franciscan ...
• 15 July 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH-Serious sanitary problems in the remote Chittagong Hill Tracts Bandarban (Agenzia Fides) - The remote area of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), in Bangladesh, registers the poorer levels of health care. The rate of infant and maternal mortality is among the worst ever achieved by the na ...
• 15 July 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA- Negotiating table on mediation for peace in Papua will soon take place: ok from the political leaders and indigenous religious Jayapura (Fides Service) – Between the Indonesian government and representatives of Papua an official table of negotiations will soon start, to deal with delicate political, economic and social aspects of the region, a ...
• 14 July 2011
  ASIA/THAILAND-Buddhists massacred by Islamic rebels in the South: the first challenge for new government Bangkok (Fides Service) - While the country is looking for a "common ground" on which to rebuild the fabric of a split society, and seeks paths for "national reconciliation" after the general elections won by the young l ...