Asia

• 9 April 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholic lawyer and member of the Justice and Peace Commission in jail in Vinh Vinh (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic lawyer and member of the Justice and Peace Commission, Le Quoc Quan, was arrested by police, together with Doctor Pham Hong Son. The two were arrested on 7 April for participating in the ...
• 8 April 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG Catholic Mongols on pilgrimage to Hong Kong in the footsteps of St John Bosco Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Eight Catholic Mongols, led by Salesian Father Liang Gan Chao, went on pilgrimage to Hong Kong and Macao in the footsteps of St John Bosco. Since the end of March the relics of Don Bosco hav ...
• 8 April 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of Bishop of Jiangmen Jiangmen (Agenzia Fides) – The Episcopal Ordination of Paolo Liang Jiansen was held on Wednesday, 30 March in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Jiangmen, Guangdong province. Bishop Jiansen is 46 years old an ...
• 7 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi has chickenpox; she is weak but still fasting Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Asia Bibi, the Christian woman from Pakistan condemned to death for blasphemy and currently in jail, recently contracted chickenpox with spots all over her body and it is not known who gave her ...
• 7 April 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Greater attention to choice and formation of permanent deacons Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – To reinforce the formation of permanent deacons, the Diocese of Hong Kong will make participation in new courses in biblical and liturgical ministry a part of the journey of formation for ca ...
• 7 April 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Five precious weeks to save the Philippines from abortion Manila (Agenzia Fides) – “To introduce abortion into the Philippines would be like a tsunami for the company. We have five weeks before the new session of Congress, which begins on 9 May in order to save the Country, ...
• 7 April 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Battle against corruption: Christians on the frontline New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Christians in India are on the frontline in the war against corruption, which is involving large sectors of Indian civil society. At institutional and federal levels, the Bishops are act ...
• 6 April 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Bishop of Sendai: “Thank you” to the Pope and the Universal Church for assistance to displaced people Sendai (Agenzia Fides) – Solidarity and support continues to rise for the Church and people in Japan, struck by the earthquake and tsunami: “The aid will help us to rise again after this tragedy,” says Bishop Marti ...
• 6 April 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Oppression for Dalits in Orissa who come to the Christian faith; new Archbishop's hopes Cuttack (Agenzia Fides) – The tribal families of Dalits (the “untouchables”) in Orissa are subjected to constant harassment and oppression, based solely on caste discrimination. These dalits, deprived of land, owne ...
• 6 April 2011
  ASIA/YEMEN - Children the main victims of armed conflicts in Yemen Taiz (Agenzia Fides) – Many Yemeni children have been affected by the violence that has accompanied nationwide protests which began in February 2011 against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. A statement from UN ...
• 6 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Shahbaz Bhatti among the “new witnesses to the faith”, an example for “Christians in politics” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Shahbaz Bhatti has been named among the “new witnesses to the faith”, in a solemn prayer vigil last night in Rome in the church of St Bartholomew on Isola Tiberina, organised by the Sant'Egid ...
• 6 April 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Alarms for child marriage, despite various initiatives and laws Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - “Early marriage is a big problem for Bangladesh. We cannot reduce maternal mortality and morbidity if we do not stop early marriage,” Gias Uddin, a project manager for the Family Planning Asso ...
• 6 April 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - From 9 April - Year for Evangelisation by the Laity in the Diocese of Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Beijing will celebrate a special year, dedicated to promoting the formation and commitment of the laity in evangelisation – the Year for Evangelisation by the Laity – from 9 ...
• 5 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian threatened and accused of blasphemy, forced into hiding Mardan (Agenzia Fides) – “Convert or die”. Masih Gill, Christian from the city of Mardan, in the province of “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” (Northern Pakistan), was threatened with these words by a group of Muslims with ...
• 5 April 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Hindu or a Christian in Parliament? Controversy about the vacant seat of Shahbaz Bhatti Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – There is current controversy about who will occupy the seat left vacant in the Pakistani Parliament by Shahbaz Bhatti, the Minister for Minorities that was killed a month ago. The seat is re ...