OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Enrolments rise in Catholic schools
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – According to a report in the daily Australian newspaper, “The Age”, in 2010 Catholic schools recorded a 53% increase in enrolments, equivalent to 2,586 students, with respect to 543 studen ...
7 February 2011
ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of Auxiliary of Suwon
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI on 7 February 2011 appointed as Auxiliary of the Diocese of Suwon (Korea) Father Linus Lee Seong-hyo, Professor and Director of the Centre for Research Academ ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Radio Veritas Asia in Urdu celebrates 25 years
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Radio Veritas in Urdu is readying to celebrate its 25 year anniversary: the celebrations will commence in August to commemorate its beginnings on 14 August 1987, and will culminate on 4 August ...
ASIA/NEPAL - Election of new Prime Minister: the hopes of Christians
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – After six months of stalemate, the political parties of Nepal have come to an agreement to elect the new Prime Minister. He will be Jhalanath Khanal, head of the Communist-Leninist Party of ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia's Bibi's lawyers: “Confidence in the retrial”
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Confidence in the outcome of the retrial, confidence in Pakistani justice, confidence in being able to demonstrate the complete innocence of Asia Bibi: these are the premises and impressions wi ...