Asia

• 24 September 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - St. Therese’s novena has started at the Shrine in Taipei dedicated to the Patroness of Missions Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - With the intention of prayer "so that the faithful proclaim the Gospel" yesterday, Sunday, September 23, the novena in preparation for the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus began, the shri ...
• 24 September 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - No evidence against Rimsha; support on behalf of Muslim women Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - After a week of further investigation, the Pakistani police have acknowledged that there is no evidence against Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl arrested for blasphemy and then released on bail. Th ...
• 21 September 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - For the Year of Faith also a contest for the hymn that uses "the cultural resources of indigenous peoples" Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The organization of four Seminars, the publication of brochures, a competition for the hymn of the Year of Faith made by the indigenous peoples of the island: are some of the initiatives of the ...
• 21 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Deputy delegate of Aleppo: Christians help refugees, not to take up arms Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "There are tens of thousands of displaced families in the metropolitan area of Aleppo, who fled from the neighborhoods where fighting occurs. They find shelter in schools, churches, mosques, publ ...
• 20 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Thousands of children cannot go back to school Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - In Syria, the school year is expected to begin this week, but the reality of the civil war that the country is going through does not allow thousands of children to attend classes. More than 20 ...
• 20 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Priesthood and diaconate ordinations enrich the continental Catholic community and in Taiwan Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Su Zhou and the Diocese of Ji Nan of the continent are celebrating the priestly and diaconal ordinations just celebrated, representing the harvest of the fruits of evangeli ...
• 19 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The continental Major Seminaries welcome 80 new seminarians and 213 religious women engaged in formation courses Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Nine Chinese continental Major Seminaries opened the new school year in the month of September, as every year, except that of the Diocese of Shang Hai, the Seminary of She Shan. According ...
• 19 September 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Protests against the blasphemous film: religious leaders demand respect, harmony and peace Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The protests against the blasphemous film about Muhammad "The Innocence of Muslims" inflame Pakistan: in all provinces there are continuous demonstrations, while religious leaders try to quell th ...
• 19 September 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - About a quarter of the population is extremely poor Katmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Nepal is working on a program to fight poverty in the country, thanks to which will identify the segment of the population most in need and therefore offer food assistance, he ...
• 19 September 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishops: "Together against human trafficking, modern slavery" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A joint effort of all the ecclesial communities and institutions to combat human trafficking and modern slavery is urgently needed. This is what the Bishops of the Philippines ask in a message se ...
• 18 September 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Film on Mohammed: firing at the Cathedral, a Christian injured in Hyderabad Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Tension and fear for Christians in Hyderabad, a city in the province of Sindh in southern Pakistan. Angry protest marches for the blasphemous film about Mohammed, "The innocence of Muslims," h ...
• 18 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Chaldean Bishop Antoine Audo: "The Pope’s comfort reached Aleppo" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Benedict XVI’s visit also gave comfort to the Christians of Aleppo, the Syrian metropolis which for two months has been in the middle of armed clashes between the rebels and the Syrian army. Th ...
• 18 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The parish of Cai Bang in the city of Xian Tao, a meeting place for 800 faithful, destroyed "in the total indifference of the local authorities" Xian Tao (Agenzia Fides) - More than 800 members of the parish of Cai Bang in the city of Xian Tao, in the province of Hu Bei, discovered with great sorrow that their church was destroyed around 4 pm (local time) on Sept ...
• 18 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christians form "popular committees" armed to prevent violence Homs (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian communities in Syria, after repeated violence suffered by armed gangs, often jihadist groups, have begun to organize, in different locations, "popular dissuasive committees", formed b ...
• 17 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Towards the Year of Faith, the parish of Our Diocese of Sanyuan celebrated the patronal feast Sanyuan (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the Year of Faith wanted by Pope Benedict XVI, the parish dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows of the Diocese of Sanyuan celebrated its patronal feast on September 15. As reported to Fi ...