Asia

• 25 October 2010
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - War, lack of vaccine access, low awareness are main obstacles for ridding the country of polio Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – Hopes for a polio-free northern Afghanistan have been dashed after a case was reported in the northern Kunduz Province in August, almost a decade since the last one. The crippling virus has been ...
• 23 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Families on mission among refugees, discouraged, and those in debt Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic families are on a mission among flood victims: as the difficult phase of reconstruction and the return to normal life begins, "the Catholic community in Pakistan, in every diocese, ce ...
• 22 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians protest chapel violently taken over by Muslims Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - A nonviolent protest and an outdoor Mass: this is how Christians in Pakistan intend to raise awareness in the national government and public opinion regarding the case of an illegal occupati ...
• 22 October 2010
  ASIA/TURKEY - The memory of Bishop Padovese at "Glimpses of the Christians of the Middle East" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "A kind and generous man, born in Milan, but with a great Turkish affection." This is how Bishop Luigi Padovese was described by Archbishop Fahrat, Nuncio emeritus in Turkey, speaking of the Bish ...
• 22 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong delivers the Gospel "so the faithful can assume their missionary commitment" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop John Tong presented the Gospel to the delegates of the parishes of Hong Kong "so the faithful can assume their missionary commitment" in bearing witness to Jesus and to proclaiming the ...
• 21 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Typhus, cholera, malaria, hemorrhagic fever, eye infections, and skin diseases...we are in urgent need of medicine to face the epidemics”: appeal from Fr. Waseem Ibang (Agenzia Fides) – In Pakistan, the situation remains critical. The biggest problems are health concerns. There are many people suffering from intestinal infections, typhoid, cholera, malaria, hemorrhagic fever, e ...
• 21 October 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - New life for the Shrine of the “Red Sand Saint,” venerated by Christians and non alike Madurai (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of St. John de Britto, the Jesuit Province of Madurai, India, has prepared a great initiative called the Shrine Britto Dream Project, i.e. a large shrine in honor of the saint, as the ...
• 21 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic mainland gearing up for World Mission Sunday Bao Ding (Agenzia Fides) – In preparation for World Mission Sunday, Sunday, October 24, the Catholic community on mainland China is organizing a myriad of events. According to a statement sent to Fides from “Faith,� ...
• 20 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop Tong mentions absolute priority of evangelization before 27,000 participants at diocesan celebration of World Mission Sunday Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “Evangelization is the primary importance of our mission,” said Bishop John Tong, Bishop of Hong Kong, thus confirming and reaffirming the priority of evangelization in the presence of 2 ...
• 19 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Bao Ding prepares for World Mission Sunday Bao Ding (Agenzia Fides) - With a solemn procession and Mass, Bishop An Shu Xin, coadjutor of the Diocese of Bao Ding, on Sunday, October 17, opened the diocesan path toward World Mission Sunday. According to information ...
• 19 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Camillian missionary tells of desperation among Hindu families deprived of every assistance Multan (Agenzia Fides) – The mission of the Camillian Task Force (CTF) in Pakistan continues (see Fides 14/10/2010). Mustaq Anjum, a Pakistani-born member of the Order, currently on a mission on behalf of the CTF, has ...
• 18 October 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Church's commitment to pastoral ministry on the streets of Asia and Oceania, a continental encounter Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – From 19th to 23rd October 2010, the First Integrated Meeting on the Pastoral Care of the Road/Street for the Continents of Asia and Oceania will be held at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Training ...
• 18 October 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Two priestly ordinations and the laying of the cornerstone at the Camillian seminary in Indonesia on World Mission Sunday Maumere (Agenzia Fides) – The celebration of World Mission Sunday, October 24, will have a historical significance for the Camillians in Indonesia with the ordination of two young priests in the Seminary of the Divine ...
• 18 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “We give them hope”: message of Bishop John Tong for Caritas collection Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – "We give them hope": with these words Bishop John Tong, Bishop of Hong Kong, opened his letter to the entire diocese calling for a generous donation in the annual collection of Caritas. Acco ...
• 18 October 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - “Guarantee peace and security to obtain democracy” says Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "To the Christians of the West, I first of all ask that they pray for peace, then that they raise awareness and place pressure on governments to make political action be based on dialogue and not ...