Asia

• 24 July 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Salesians: skills and employment for two million disadvantaged youths New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – BASE, a plan for professional training and employment for more than two million disadvantaged youngsters in rural areas of India, mainly of Dalits and no caste families, has been launched by ...
• 23 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy law, an evil of society Muslim lawyer says Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The blasphemy law and Islamic extremism “are obscure evils of Pakistan's society ”, “they disrupt stability, harmony and legality ”: Muhammad Aslam Khaki, a Muslim jurist and lawyer, ...
• 23 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy law: recent cases Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – A Christian family forced to negotiate conversion to Islam for peace and tranquillity; an elderly Christian on the grounds of false accusations could spend the rest of his life in prison: th ...
• 23 July 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Introducing young people to the consecrated life and discernment Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “You, I and Him … to kindle Love”: is the title of a Vocations Exhibition organised by the Hong Kong Vocations Commission and inaugurated on 10 July at Holy Family parish church. Missi ...
• 23 July 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Islamic leaders ban T shirts with diabolical and non Muslim symbols Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Muslims should not wear football shirts with diabolical or religious symbols of other religions: for example the Manchester United shirts with a famous red devil. Other football shirts de ...
• 23 July 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - National Week for the Prevention of Dengue: 21.486 registered cases in monsoon season Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – In Sri Lanka the third week in August is marked as National Week for the Prevention of Dengue. During the monsoon season registered cases of Dengue rocketed: on 20 July the total was 21,486 ca ...
• 22 July 2010
  ASIA /PAKISTAN - Civil society: a bill of debate to abrogate the Blasphemy Law must be tabled before Parliament Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – “We, as the civil society, representing associations for the defense of human rights and legality, are yet again shocked and offended by the murder of two Christian citizens of Faisalabad, ...
• 22 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic commitment to evangelise children continues all through Summer with Camps and Catechism Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Although it is time for Summer holidays, Catholic commitment to evangelise children continues with Summer Camps, Summer Catechism and other similar initiatives thanks to the generous help of w ...
• 22 July 2010
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Catholic community grows in hope Arvaiheer (Agenzia Fides) – Hope, joy and optimism is growing in Mongolia's small Catholic community, in particular because of a brand new community formed by six newly baptised women in Arvaiheer, main town of the sou ...
• 21 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians killed: ambiguity of government and police regarding respect for human rights Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Over 60 Islamic militants arrested, investigations underway, other arrests expected: this has been the reaction of the government and local police in Faisalabad, following the barbarous assa ...
• 21 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians killed: seven days of mourning Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in Faisalabad, besides police, social and religious organisations have announced that they will observe seven days of mourning for the two Christian brothers murdered two days ag ...
• 21 July 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Evangelising through reading: inauguration of Catholic area at Hong Kong Book Fair 2010 Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Today, 21 July, at 10.30am local time (Hong Kong), Mgr Michael Yeung Ming Cheung, diocesan vicar of Hong Kong, presided the solemn blessing and inauguration of the Catholic stands at the ann ...
• 20 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop of Faisalabad: “Obscure forces foment interreligious tension and hatred” Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Joseph Coutts is anxious and exhausted after being up all night, in constant contact with the civil authorities and the police which succeeded in restoring law and order in the subur ...
• 20 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Mob attack on Christians: “sleepless night” for the Church in Faisalabad Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – “Policemen patrol every street in Waris pura. After last night's attacks, the situation is tense and some panic stricken Christian families are barricaded in their homes. I and other Cath ...
• 20 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Bishop of Xiamen ordains first deacons: diocese collects funds for flood victims Xiamen (Agenzia Fides) – “The solemn ordination of three deacons is a sign of the unity of the people of God, communion in the diocese of Xiamen in Christ and with the universal Church”. This was the most widesprea ...