Asia
14 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - China responds to Pope's appeal: Jinde Charities organizing Chinese Catholics to help people of Haiti
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Intense prayer, Masses for the repose of the souls of victims, profound spiritual solidarity and concrete aid, a fundraising collection for the primary needs of the people struck by the ...
13 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Church working with government to find juridical solution to “Allah” issue
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is quiet and seems to be back to normal. There have been no new attacks. A legal solution is being sought to the question over the use of the name 'Allah;' the Church has ent ...
13 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Religious minorities living amidst discrimination and contradictions from judicial system
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Religious minorities in Malaysia do not suffer persecution, yet they are discriminated against and have a limited freedom. Malaysian society has a large component of ethnic Malays, identified as ...
13 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - New Year marks renewed missionary commitment in many mainland communities
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Agenzia Fides, the first days of the New Year 2010 and the solemn celebration of Epiphany, were marked in many Chinese Catholic communities by a renewed mi ...
12 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Over 2,000 faithful attend reopening of Parish in Qi Bao, Diocese of Shang Hai, celebrated with the baptism of 12 children
Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) – Twelve children were baptized during the solemn celebration of the reopening of the Parish of Qi Bao dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, in the Diocese of Shang Hai, after the restoration w ...
12 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians and Muslims of Malaysia say no to the political use of religion
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The dispute over the name "Allah" contains political undertones, not theological ones. It is the attempt by the ruling party, the UMNO (United Malays National Organization), to regain the ...
12 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on the Dispute Over the Name “Allah”
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) -The legal controversy over the use of the name "Allah" in Christian publications began three years ago and reached its climax in early 2010. Fides sources in Malaysia say it will probably la ...
12 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on Church Attacks
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Nine churches were attacked in Malaysia between January 8-11, 2010. This is what the local Church has confirmed with Agenzia Fides:
1. Metro Tabernacle Church, a Pentecostal Church of ...
12 January 2010
ASIA/INDIA - From a health center to a catechetical center, the Missionaries of the Immaculate are serving the people of Kalidindi
Kalidindi (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Roberta Azhakathel of the Missionaries of the Immaculate (MI) works at St. Joseph's Evangelization and Catechetical Training Center in the Diocese of Kalidindi in India. The MI Communit ...
11 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Yao was truly a good shepherd who gave his life for his sheep
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On December 30, 2009, Bishop Leo Yao Liang, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Siwantze (Chongli-Xiwanzi), Hebei Province (Mainland China), died at the age of 86.
The prelate was born on April 1 ...
11 January 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - Priestly ordinations of an Indian of the Society of the Divine Word and a Chinese Salesian: the missionary vocation is a “great gift”
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Dedicated to the work of Christ with renewed commitment, following in the footsteps of the Master and the Good Shepherd, fully exercising the priestly ministry, especially the sacramental mi ...
11 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bishops' Conference calls for the need to “defuse the conflict that fundamentalist groups are trying to ignite in the nation”
Johor (Agenzia Fides) – The Malaysian Church is "concerned and did not expect that the question of the use of the word 'Allah,' would be followed by a reaction of this kind, with attacks against churches and Christian ...
11 January 2010
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Nearly 1,050 children die from armed conflict in 2009
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Armed conflict killed hundreds of children and adversely affected many others in 2009 - the deadliest year for Afghan children since 2001. This is what the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM), a Kabu ...
9 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - “Christians are praying and not responding to the provocations,” Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur tells Fides, following attacks on churches
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Church hopes to be in Malaysia "a presence of dialogue and peace" and the legal case over the use of the word "Allah" is part of the “normal right that all citizens have to clarify a ...
9 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Seminarians and catechists respond to non-Christians' questions about the faith during Christmas season
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - The 5 seminarians of the Seminary of St. John of Montecorvino in Tai Yuan, along with catechists and volunteers from the Catholic Cathedral of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, accompanied university s ...
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