Asia

• 22 June 2011
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR-The missionaries working in the country have been recognized as "heroes" by Parliament Dili (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the National Day of the Country, the President of East Timor, Jose Ramos Horta, has praised the work of many Catholic missionaries who lived and worked with the local population ...
• 22 June 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Islam, state religion and laity: the contradictions and the "back off" of the government Dhaka (Fides Service) -In recent days the Government of Bangladesh has "backed off", on the theme of the laity of the state, as reported by the Christian human rights activists who work on site to Fides. The Special Par ...
• 22 June 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM - " Imitate the martyrs evangelize" the path for Vietnamese Catholics Hanoi (Fides Service) - " Imitate the martyrs and evangelize": these are the main points suggested by the Vietnamese Catholic Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, during his recent visit to North Vietnam (5-18 J ...
• 21 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Appeal for an Anglican Pastor who has disappeared, a victim of radical groups Islamabad (Fides Service) - A strong appeal for the salvation of a Christian Anglican pastor who has disappeared for more than a month comes from the Pakistani Christian community on the occasion of "Day of Prayer for Pa ...
• 21 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Dialogue and Proclamation: the mission of 25 new priests in the Indonesian province predominantly Christian Kupang (Fides Service) - Dialogue and Proclamation: these are the two main points the mission of the 25 new priests ordained at the beginning of June in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, in the center of the Indonesian ...
• 21 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The pilgrimage marks the month of the Sacred Heart in the Catholic community in mainland China and of the Diaspora Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - There are several pilgrimages of the Chinese Catholic community, both continental and of the Diaspora, that distinguish this month of June, dedicated to the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus ...
• 21 June 2011
  ASIA - A Catholic voice within ASEAN, "social conscience" for dialogue and freedom Bangkok (Fides Service) - The Asian Churches welcome with appreciation and with high hopes the appointment of Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli as the first Apostolic Nuncio at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN ...
• 20 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Ordination of deacons and priests, in the continent and Taiwan: signs of hope for the Church Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A number of ordinations, both deacons and priests, were celebrated recently in the continent and Taiwan, filling the Catholic community with joy that sees in them signs of hope for the Church. " ...
• 20 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Survey of the Ministry of Minorities on the case of Farah Hatim, the Catholic Islamized by force Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Federal Ministry for Harmony and Religious Minorities has launched an investigation in the case of Farah Hatim, the Catholic girl kidnapped and forced to marry a Muslim and converted to Is ...
• 18 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-After the violence in Punjab, Christians live a " Prayer Day for Pakistan" Islamabad (Fides Service) - Praying for peace, building a harmonious society, stressing that Christians are in effect "Pakistani citizens": with these objectives, the " Prayer Day for Pakistan" will be celebrated tomorro ...
• 18 June 2011
  ASIA/IRAQ-The German bishops: to help the Christians of Iraq "priority to work" Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In the difficult situation of Christians living in Iraq, while "the exodus of the faithful continues", "priorities are peace and work": is what His Excellency Archbishop Ludwig Schick, Archbishop ...
• 18 June 2011
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN-Unregistered mosques, madrasas and churches are forbidden to children and adolescents Dushanbe (Fides Service) - Stop the radical Islamic indoctrination on children and adolescents: this is the objective of the measure approved by the lower chamber of the Tajik Parliament. Called "law on parental respons ...
• 18 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Success for the first Sacred Art Exhibition of the parish of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing, more than 8 000 visitors Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - More than 80 works of art including paintings, sculptures, paper work, panels with written biblical themes, made by 15 priests, religious, seminarians and laity of the Diocese of Beijing, were e ...
• 17 June 2011
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Islamic Party "turns over a new leaf": new hope for the future of the nation ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Islamic Party "change skin": new hope for the future of the nation Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - PAS (Parti Islam SeMalaysia), the main Islamic party in Malaysia, has opened a new era of reform, aba ...
• 17 June 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-Helping young people in Hong Kong to get to know the refugees’ reality, making them aware about the rights to development for everyone Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - A photo exhibition regarding the 60 years of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and a journey of the Catholic university students in northern Thailand, in the refugees c ...