Asia

• 21 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Two Muslim prayer rooms attacked: police investigate Johor (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the arrest of eight young men made yesterday by the Malaysian Police, Malaysia continues to suffer small episodes of vandalism against places of worship. Today, as Fides learned from sourc ...
• 21 January 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Promoting interreligious dialogue: the mission of the President of the Focolare Movement, in Asia Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Promote and participate actively in the creation of harmony and interreligious dialogue in the Philippines and throughout eastern Asia is one of the objectives of the mission of the Focolare comm ...
• 21 January 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Vocational formation, theme of course on “Spirituality of Pastoral Education Workers” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The vocation, prayer for vocations, the response to the call of God, and the meaning of life are the main topics addressed by Fr. Benedict Lam Cho Ming, Rector of Holy Spirit Seminary of the D ...
• 20 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - 8 arrested for church attacks; Christians say government is trying to regain credibility Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The debate and the results on the case regarding the name "Allah" continue to hold the stage in Malaysia. Today, the police arrested eight young people, between ages 21 and 25, suspected ...
• 20 January 2010
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Message from Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: "Look with hope to the New Man, to the future, because you young people are the hope for a future of justice and peace!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Authentic peace is not only the fruit of our own efforts. It is a gift of God, fruit of faith in God. Thus, the unique importance of the International Day of Intercession for Peace to co ...
• 20 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics participate in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, recalling Haitian earthquake victims Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The Chinese Catholic world, in communion with the Universal Church and Pope Benedict XVI, is participating in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity recalling Haitian earthquake victims. Accor ...
• 19 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Franciscans in China: 1200-1977, 1,162 Friars Minor lived in China Roma (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical University Antonianum on January 15 held a study day on the Church in China in the 700th anniversary of Friar Giovanni da Montecorvino's ordination as Bishop of Beijing and Patriarch ...
• 19 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church tells government: “No to religion in politics,” like Bangladesh Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - No to the use and abuse of religion in politics, which is the cause of many ills in the country and is a fact that generates misunderstanding and discrimination against religious minorities, is t ...
• 18 January 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Over 5 million HK$ collected in 2009 in the Catholic Church Lenten Campaign for charitable organizations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church Lenten Campaign of the Diocese of Hong Kong in 2009 was able to gather over 5,570,000 HK$ (equivalent to approximately 500,000 euros), allocated to the operations grouped ...
• 18 January 2010
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Fear returns to Kabul, but “Church continues in her social commitments,” Superior of the Missio sui iuris tells Fides Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "We heard explosions and gunfire this morning. The conflict was intense. Until not long ago, in Kabul the atmosphere seemed more relaxed and these incidents have now brought fear. The city is not ...
• 18 January 2010
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, “a great opportunity” Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is celebrated January 18 to 25, is "a great opportunity for Christians to overcome their divisions. Unity begins through a seeking of the authentic ...
• 16 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Updated List of 11 Churches Attacked Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The number of churches attacked in Malaysia between January 8-16, 2010 is now at 11, although there is also a Sikh temple and a mosque. This is an updated list, according to information g ...
• 16 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Rocks thrown against a Baptist church and bottles thrown at mosque - Christians in prayer and fasting confirm non-violent stance Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - An eleventh church has been hit by vandals in Malaysia. This morning, the Grace Global Prayer Baptist Church in the city of Semabarna - the state capital of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Ma ...
• 16 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Entire Catholic world - China mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan - all working to assist Haitian earthquake victims Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers and offerings are the watchwords in these hours. From the mainland to Hong Kong and Taiwan, the Chinese Catholic world is mobilizing all its forces to respond to the Pope and to help our ...
• 15 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Contradictions from government: use of “Allah” only permitted for Christians of Malaysian Borneo Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian government, led by the UMNO (United Malays National Organization) has today granted the faithful present in Malaysian Borneo (specifically in the two states of Sabah and Saraw ...