Asia

• 1 October 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Governor Taseer's murderer sentenced to death, the Christians: "Courageous decision, but No to capital punishment " Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri to death, former Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer’s murderer. He had fought to defend Asia Bibi, a Christian woman ...
• 30 September 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The government stop-work of the dam on the Irrawaddy: civil society celebrates, the Bishops are satisfied Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In an unprecedented decision that surprised observers, the government of Myanmar has announced the stop-work of the Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy River in the north of the country. President Thei ...
• 30 September 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL - Insufficient resources for drug addict children in Dharan Dharan (Agenzia Fides) - More than 50% of children in Dharan, one of the largest cities of Nepal bordering India, is involved in drug use. Most of these children’s parents are away for work and then left alone, unsuper ...
• 30 September 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - "Justice for the martyrs of Orissa": Christians' appeal to the National Commission for Human Rights New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The suffering of Christians must not disappear from the national political agenda and can be the drive to approve the bill on violence against minorities: this is why Indian Christians have wr ...
• 30 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - "A Word of God a day" for the year 2012 has been published Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "A Word of God a day" for 2012 has been published by Faith of He Bei. According to information received by Fides, Faith has been publishing "A Word of God a day" for 4 years, with great ...
• 29 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics led by Jinde Charities are always ready to help the people affected by natural disasters Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Do not make distinctions of religious denomination, to work for humanitarian reasons, to bring the love of Catholics: these are the characteristics that distinguish Catholic aid and relie ...
• 29 September 2011
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Christians' fears and hopes of a new era of democracy and freedom Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "As Christians from the Middle East we would like the countries where there are dictatorships or theocratic regimes to have a genuine democracy based on respect for others and respect of human ri ...
• 29 September 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "It is forbidden to print Christian images", religious prejudice and intolerance continues to spread Okara (Agenzia Fides) - "A few days ago I went to have some holy images and photographs portraying Jesus’ face and the Cross printed. The staff of the print shop after seeing the religious images refused to do the job ...
• 29 September 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Churches shut down or demolished: the subtle pressures on Indonesian Christians Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - In 2010, 47 churches were shut down in Indonesia and in the first 4 months of 2011 9 Christian places of worship have been shut down or demolished: this is what "Jakarta Christian Communication ...
• 28 September 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The fourth Camillian priest and 17 Divine Word missionaries have been ordained in Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, September 25, at the Theological Seminary of the Divine Word in Maumere, on the island of Flores, the Bishop Emeritus Mgr.Anton Pain Ratu, DWS, ordained the fourth Camillian priest ...
• 28 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The parish of St. Vincent de Paul would like to thank Our Lady for her protection and the Lazarist missionaries who brought the Gospel Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - "Give thanks to Our Lady who protected and ensured us the success of the mission, tribute to the Lazarist missionaries who brought us the Gospel, invoking the Lord for a better future of the Ch ...
• 28 September 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Civil society and Christians mobilize to "save the Irrawaddy"; the Bishops wrote to the government Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Environmentalists, singers, poets, journalists, fishermen, Christians, activists, monks, Bishops: all united to "Save the Irrawaddy", the great river that crosses from north to south Myanmar, and ...
• 28 September 2011
  ASIA - Asian Bishops: "Religious fundamentalism is the greatest danger in the continent" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of secularization and the growth of religious fundamentalism are "the two greatest challenges of evangelization in Asia", says His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Menamparampil to Fides, Archbis ...
• 27 September 2011
  ASIA/MACAO - Caritas and government give life to the Food Bank in Macao, for families affected by the economic crisis Macao (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, September 26, the Food Bank was born in Macao, run by Caritas in collaboration with the Social Welfare Bureau of MSAR (Macao Special Administrative Region) Government, to meet the most ...
• 27 September 2011
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Archbishop Kim after the trip to the North: "A trip centered on religious themes, a hope for peace" Kwanju (Agenzia Fides) - The journey of seven religious leaders in North Korea leaves a door open to hope that religion may again flourish beyond the "Bamboo Curtain": this is the wish expressed at the end of the journey ...