Asia

• 16 October 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious freedom under the shadow of blasphemy Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The year 2011 was a horrible year for religious freedom in Pakistan: So says the XI edition of the "Report on Religious Freedom in the World", published today by the Papal Foundation "Aid to the Ch ...
• 16 October 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The death anniversary of Fr. Tentorio, "Reviving justice and to heal the wounded peace" Arakan (Agenzia Fides) - On the first anniversary of the death of Fr. Fausto Tentorio, who was killed in Mindanao on 17 October 2011, "we are seeking to revive the peace justice to heal the wounded," says to Fides Agency ...
• 16 October 2012
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - An orphanage in Laos and a school in Vietnam: two projects for disadvantaged children Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - A group of seven Swedish professionals have founded the charity organization Together for Charity in Singapore. These are married women, expatriated from their country of origin, who have beco ...
• 16 October 2012
  ASIA - Catholic activist: "South Asia: a land of Christians persecution" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "South Asia is an area of great Christian persecution, subject to the violence of radical Islamic Hindus or also Buddhists": This is what John Dayal, a lay Catholic Indian, human rights activist an ...
• 15 October 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The "Door of Faith" in the Chinese Catholic communities of the continent opens Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Information and evidence concerning the opening of the Year of Faith in the Chinese Catholic communities of the continent continue to reach Fides Agency. Among these we mention a few. The dioces ...
• 15 October 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The whole of Pakistan in prayer for Malala; she and Rimsha symbol of change Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – While Malala Yousafzai, the girl victim of a Taliban attack is struggling between life and death and was transferred to a specialized hospital in London, the Pakistani nation is shaken and s ...
• 15 October 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fr.Tentorio’s murder: a year after his death the army has blocked the investigation Davao (Agenzia Fides) - A year after the death of Fr. Fausto Tentorio, PIME missionary killed on October 17, 2011 in Arakan, on the island of Mindanao, the perpetrators are still unpunished. Fr. Peter Geremiah, PIME miss ...
• 13 October 2012
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - A "year of grace" for the small Catholic community Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - The small Catholic community in Tajikistan will live a "year of grace": 333 faithful who will keep alight the flame of faith in Central Asia, despite the difficulties and the new restrictions o ...
• 13 October 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - Catechists and missionaries "special envoys" in the Year of Faith Bkerke (Agenzia Fides) - It will be the "special envoys in the Year of Faith" to "radiate the missionary spirit and zeal of universal solidarity": more than 700 priests, nuns, lay people, educators, leaders, catechists r ...
• 12 October 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian boy accused of blasphemy for an sms; bail to the imam who framed Rimsha Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Protests, threats and an attempt to "rough justice" against a Christian teenager, accused of having sent some Muslims peers a blasphemous text message: This is what occurred in the district of G ...
• 12 October 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Conversion, relationship with God, community life for the new evangelization: Cardinal John Tong’s exhortation Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Conversion, a more intense relationship with God, faith formation, community life marked by the participation and prayer, service to the poor in order to witness faith, to fulfill the mission ...
• 12 October 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - An Indian court: praying at home does not have to be authorized Madras (Agenzia Fides) - The freedom to carry out prayer meetings in private homes, of any religion cannot be prevented and do not need any permission on behalf of the civil authorities or police: is what was laid down b ...
• 11 October 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic community lives the opening of the Year of Faith also live on the web with St. Peter’s Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - According to information received by Fides Agency, dioceses and parishes in mainland China are living with great fervor the opening of the Year of Faith, proposing a number of religious a ...
• 11 October 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR - For the Year of Faith Biblical prayer in families and catechism for young people Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Biblical prayer meetings organized within families; special sessions of catechism for young people, with the use of the subsidy "Youcat"; a monthly pastoral letter and prayer for the Year of Fait ...
• 11 October 2012
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A pilgrimage with stops to crusaders Castles, led by the historian Franco Cardini Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – It will be a unique journey to Holy Land from 1 to 9 November which will be made by a group of European pilgrims on the proposal of the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land. In additi ...