Asia

• 20 February 2010
  ASIA/NEPAL - Despite the fact that leprosy has been officially eliminated in the country, many years are needed to eradicate the disease Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – On January 19, 2010, the government declared to have officially eliminated leprosy in Nepal, after reaching a prevalence of 0.89 per 10,000 people nationwide, but the challenges in the fight ...
• 19 February 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Pastoral Letter for Lent from Bishop Tong calls for continuous conversion and social justice, according to Pope's indications Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The teachings of Scripture and the Pope, personal spiritual experience and examples of the Saints were all presented to the faithful by Bishop John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, ...
• 19 February 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Stop Mosul from becoming a “graveyard” for Christians Mosul (Agenzia Fides) – Fear and shock today are the dominant feeling among the Christians of Mosul, Fides was told by a Chaldean priest of the local church, requesting anonymity for security reasons. The ferocity an ...
• 18 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Cathedral of Tai Yuan: analyze evangelization work of 2009 to improve in 2010 Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – Nothing is more important, urgent, and wonderful than evangelization: this statement of of Pope Benedict XVI was the standard used by the Catholic community of the Cathedral of the Diocese of ...
• 17 February 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - "Everyone must respect the Constitution": Bishop of Bandung tells Fides about ruling supporting construction of a church Bandung (Agenzia Fides) – "We accept with serenity the verdict of the Court, in favor of the construction of the Church of Saint Mary, in the Diocese of Bandung, without claiming victory. We are now awaiting the motion ...
• 17 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Testimony of Bishop Raymund Wang Chonglin: untiring in the work of evangelization, never discouraged by difficulties Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On this past February 2, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Archbishop Raymond Wang Chonglin, retired bishop of the Diocese of Chaohsien (Zhaoxian), Hebei Province (Mainland China) died follo ...
• 17 February 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres celebrate 50 years of mission on the island Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) have completed 50 years of mission in the island of Taiwan. During the solemn jubilee celebration presided over by Archbishop Peter Liu of Kaohsiung, ...
• 17 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Church attacked by fundamentalists distributing free medical treatment for the needy Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) – Responding to evil with good...it is in this spirit that the Catholic community of the Church of the Miracles, a parish in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka (India Southwestern), has launc ...
• 16 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics moved by Pope's greetings for New Year's; commemoration of deceased missionaries among initiatives Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Masses of Thanksgiving, prayers for the world and the country, the commemoration of deceased priests and missionaries, the pastoral visit of the bishops and priests to the Ecclesial Base Commu ...
• 16 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Bosco Kids are “Social Reformers”: thousands of children renew their commitment Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The Third All Karnataka State-Level Convention of the Salesians-run ‘Bosco Kids’ was held at St. Charles High School auditorium at Lingarajpuram. More than a thousand ‘Bosco Kids’ and ...
• 16 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sinister child trafficking behind the sad case of Shazia Lahore (Fides Service) – There is a sinister twist of sale, trafficking, and slavery of children surrounding the case of Shazia, the Catholic girl who was raped and killed by a Muslim lawyer in Lahore, where she served ...
• 16 February 2010
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - To avoid another epidemic: vaccination campaign against measles for 20 million children Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – In Bangladesh, thousands of health workers and volunteers have been sent across the country to immunize 20 million children against measles. The campaign was launched with the vaccination of 2.5 ...
• 15 February 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Jesus' parables still speak today, theme of spiritual retreat for Taipei priests Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – "The parables of Jesus" was the theme of the annual spiritual retreat for priests of the Archdiocese of Taipei held at the end of January. According to information received by Fides, in five da ...
• 15 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic family home set on fire, threatened by three Muslims; police ignore claim Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Another episode of violence in recent days has targeted a Catholic family in Pakistan, as Agenzia Fides is informed by local Catholic sources. This time, it is the family of Walayat Masih, a re ...
• 15 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Revision" or "withdrawal”? - “Blasphemy law" ignites public debate Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Some would like to see a “revision,” such as the Federal Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti. Others call for their immediate cancellation, such as the Archbishop Lawrence Saldanh ...