Asia

• 7 May 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Permanent married deacons need to be promoted to meet present and future demands of evangelization Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - Married permanent deacons should be promoted in Taiwan to meet current pastoral needs, to face the ageing of the clergy and the shortage of vocations to priesthood: this was decided during the S ...
• 7 May 2012
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Serious concerns about respect for human rights and religious minorities Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - In Indonesia there are "serious concerns" for respect of human rights and religious minorities: this is what is said a note by the NGO "Human Rights Watch" (HRW), published today, sent to Fides. ...
• 7 May 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Health facilities are weak and insufficient: 30 thousand women and thousands of children die each year Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Mother and child health care in Pakistan is extremely precarious, health facilities are weak and insufficient. From 25 000 to 30 000 women die each year due to complications due to pregnancy a ...
• 4 May 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "Gift of God’s Love": a diocesan meeting sponsored by the Commission for Vocations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Gift of God’s Love" was the theme of the prayer meeting sponsored by the Diocese of Hong Kong on the occasion of the International Day of Prayer for Vocations, which took place on April 28 ...
• 4 May 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Assembly of Bishops (7 absent) re-launches reconciliation and calls on the vote Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The conflict and ongoing violence in Syria have had a strong impact on the Assembly of Catholic bishops of Syria, which ended in recent days in Aleppo. As reported to Fides, out of 17 Prelates pr ...
• 4 May 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Church: hope for a "credible UN mission" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "Our hope is that the UN Mission of Observers is credible, fair, independent and restores peace with regards to the situation. We call on all warring parties to accept the UN Observers, who come ...
• 4 May 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A documentary and a march to protect the culture of life Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of the Philippines intends to pursue a "culture war" to protect the value of life: this is why it promoted the creation of a documentary entitled "Philippines: preserving a culture of ...
• 3 May 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - More than 1,200 new missionaries: the first fruits of the Year of the Mission Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - There are over 1,200 new missionaries, including religious and lay people, especially young people in Pakistan: there are all those who, on the occasion of the Year of the Mission, underway in t ...
• 3 May 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic youth volunteers at the service of the Marian shrines for the month of May Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - They serve the Mass, receive the pilgrims, direct the traffic, help the elderly to climb to the shrine, they meet every logistic need: they are young Catholic volunteers who have chosen t ...
• 3 May 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - No agreement on the Constitution: instability is the spectre Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The Constituent Assembly of Nepal, four years after its creation, has not yet reached an agreement on the drafting of the new Charter, as the deadline for the completion, May 27 next approache ...
• 3 May 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Apostolic Vicar: "Religious freedom at risk, Hindu extremism grows" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that the work on the new Constitution are completed. We appeal to the responsibility and good will of all political forces. We ask, for the future, full respect for religious freedom ...
• 2 May 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - May 1 marked by a strong Marian devotion, from commitment to evangelism, to the diaconal ordinations and confirmations Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of May Day in the Catholic community in mainland China was marked by numerous initiatives, characterized by a strong Marian devotion for the beginning of the month of Mary ...
• 2 May 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Alarm on human rights: scarce funds, no control Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The standard of respect for human rights in Pakistan is largely insufficient, and two elements say it unequivocally: the limited funds and lack of independent organizations to monitor the situati ...
• 2 May 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Aung San Suu Kyi in Parliament: for the Bishops it is "a good sign for the future" Mawlamyine (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Myanmar expressed satisfaction and hope for "the new step ahead" taken today by the country: with the oath of office today, the historic pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi i ...
• 30 April 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Large number of pilgrims to the Marian Shrines in view of World Day of Prayer for the Church in China Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Marian month, a large influx of Chinese Catholic pilgrims are already visiting the various Chinese Marian shrines in view of World Day of Prayer for the Church in C ...