Asia

• 20 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Federal Ministry for Harmony mobilizes for Asia Bibi Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A report on the critical conditions of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, and locked up in the prison of Sheikupura, reached the Federal Ministry for Harmony. As in ...
• 20 December 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - "We brought the Gospel outside the church door": 270 baptisms in the cathedral of Xi Kai of the Diocese of Tian Jin Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - During the solemn celebration on December 17th which was held in the Cathedral of Xi Kai, the Diocese of Tian Jin, 270 catechumens were baptized. During the Eucharist on the fourth Sunday of Adv ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - More than 100 000 euros between offers and material goods collected in the traditional Christmas charity event sponsored by Jinde Charities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - More than 100 000 euros were collected between offerts and material goods collected during the traditional Christmas charity event organized by Jinde Charities, the charitable Chinese Catholic o ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - The Korean bishops: "The death of Kim Jong-il may be the beginning of a turning point, for reunification" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may be the beginning of a turning point for the path of reunification of the Koreas. We hope that the Lord gives light and strength to the North Korea ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - No to the marriage of minors and violence against children Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Two out of three girls in Bangladesh are married before the age of 18, many on average around 12 years of age. In addition to child labor, Bengali girls are facing also this stark reality, especia ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro: "Strong solidarity among the victims of the typhoon. Thanks to the Pope for his encouragement" Cagayan de Oro (Agenzia Fides) – There is strong emergency, there is great discomfort but there "is equally strong solidarity among the victims", while "the Pope's words are a great encouragement for all": this is what ...
• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic community intensifies its efforts to spread Christmas values in society Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In Beijing, Shanghai, Shi Jiang Zhuang (capital of the province of He Bei) and in many other cities, large and small, Chinese Catholics are preparing the traditional Christmas concert, a high le ...
• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/SRI LANKA-Proposal for an "anti-conversion Law"; Christians discriminated in building permits Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The request to enact an "anti-conversion law" makes a comeback on the public scene which forbids a citizen to change his/her faith, except in specific cases and with the permission of a magistra ...
• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Fight against corruption in society and the Church: the commitment of the religious New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Transparency, morality in public and private life, the fight against corruption, are in the DNA of the religious and of all Christians commitment, in society and the Church: this is what was s ...
• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/YEMEN - Thousands of people at risk of hunger and health for the blocking of humanitarian aid, children, as always are the most vulnerable Sana'a (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of people in a stage of seige of armed rebel troops in northern Yemen are in urgent need of food and health care. According to humanitarian sources involved on the premises, there have ...
• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Ethnic minorities, "shooting continues, emergency refugees": the alarm of a Bishop Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - The soldiers are still there and continue to shoot and kill; the displaced increase and are desperate; peace with the Kachin ethnic minorities still seems far away: this is the alarm raised by Hi ...
• 16 December 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Bishop of Hong Kong encourages vocations, in the footsteps of the pioneers who have dedicated their lives for the diocese Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Invoking the protection of Our Lady, commemorating all the Pastors and pioneer priests who have dedicated their lives for the diocese of Hong Kong, today's faithful are to promote and pray fo ...
• 16 December 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH-Progress has been made in combating militant Islam Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Bangladesh seems to be "on the road to recovery" from militant Islamism. According to a Report of the Asian think tank "South Asia Terrorism Portal," sent to Agenzia Fides, in 2011 there were no v ...
• 16 December 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - A Catholic leader, human rights activist, killed in Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The catechist and Catholic activist Rabindra Parichha, 47, was killed in Orissa, a state in eastern India. Parichha worked in the famous district of Kandhamal, the scene of anti-Christian ma ...
• 16 December 2011
  ASIA/LAOS - The diocesan Process for the beatification of 15 martyrs of Laos is valid Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has judged the diocesan process for beatification of 15 martyrs valid, among religious and lay catechists, killed in Laos, "in hatred of the Chris ...