Asia

• 20 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Negotiation for the two Italians kidnapped "has not started", the police ask Churches and NGOs for help Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - "Negotiation for the release of the two Italians kidnapped in Orissa has not yet begun. The Maoist rebels want the government of Orissa to first meet the 13 conditions they demand. They do ...
• 16 March 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Tong encourages the laity to evangelize with a smile, passing on the joy of being Christians Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Being a happy Catholic, to evangelize with a smile, passing on the joy of being Christians, awaiting the Year of Faith: are the recommendations of the Bishop of Hong Kong, the newly-elected Ca ...
• 16 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Apostolic Nuncio: "The humanitarian mission is a blessed initiative" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "The humanitarian mission is a blessed initiative, that we encourage strongly. We need an urgent effort: although we have no details yet on its development, it is an intervention welcomed and l ...
• 16 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Minorities, blasphemy, rights: the work of Shahbaz Bhatti officially arrives in Europe Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The "All Pakistan Minorities Alliance" (APMA), Association of Pakistani civil society, founded in 2002 by Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic Minister for Minorities, murdered a year ago in Islamabad, puts ...
• 16 March 2012
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - One of the poorest countries with the greatest mineral wealth in the world Ulan Bator (Agenzia Fides) - It was the month of July 2001 when a Canadian company announced the discovery of one of the largest gold deposits in Oyu Tolgoi, in the Mongolian Turquoise Mountain. Since then, mining compan ...
• 16 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - A priest: "People ask: can the Church mediate to favor reconciliation?" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "In an atmosphere of prevailing pessimism, while the population suffers at an economic and social level, people ask us: can the Church play a mediating role between the antagonists, for reconci ...
• 15 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two Swiss hostages are free, "high hopes" for the Italian and German aid workers in the hands of the Taliban Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - Olivier David Och, 31, and Daniela Widmer, 29, two Swiss citizens kidnapped in Baluchistan in July 2011 by Taliban groups, have been released, and are now safe in Peshawar. This was reported by ...
• 15 March 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The diocese of Chia Yi begins the journey for the Year of Faith with the Eucharistic Adoration Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Chia Yi began the journey for the Year of the Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, with prolonged Eucharistic adoration. As reported by the Catholic Weekly of the Archdiocese of ...
• 15 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian activist: "Too many errors in the case of the Italian marines: now only the legal way remains" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The case of the two Italian marines detained in prison in Kerala and the killing of the two Indian fishermen in the accident with the Italian oil tanker "Enrica Lexie", "has been contaminated ...
• 15 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Maronite Archbishop: "Christians powerless, while the conflict is headed into the unknown" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "The suffering which we live is great. We are assisting the tragedy helplessly. Fortunately, the Holy Father Benedict XVI fills the void demanding peace, justice, dialogue and reconciliation" M ...
• 14 March 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The preparations for the "Congress on the ministry of the laity" next October Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Responding to the objective of the sanctification of oneself indicated by the Year of the Laity; promoting the threefold ministry (prophetic, priestly and regal) of the laity; encouraging the ...
• 14 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Girl converted to Christianity thrown out of her house and beaten by Hindu extremists Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Rekha is a girl who a few months ago discovered the message of Jesus Christ and embraced him in her life. Her conversion, however, was not accepted by her parents, of Hindu faith, and other mem ...
• 14 March 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Apostolic Vicar: "Less corruption, more unity: urgent need to finalize the Constitution" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The political future of Nepal could be rosy if "corruption and patronage politics are effectively contrasted, if the forces come together for the common good. It is necessary to overcome the ...
• 13 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian killed in Orissa: the second in a month, the sixth in a year Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – Endless stream of Christians killed in Orissa, a Christian named Nayak Suryakant was Murdered in the village of Bakingia, near the town of Raikia, 'which is in the district of Kandhamal, t ...
• 13 March 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Lent assessment in the Diocese of Taiwan: hundreds of catechumens are preparing to receive "new life" on the night of Easter Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - As reported to Fides by the Weekly Catholic of the Archdiocese of Taipei, several dioceses Taiwan celebrated the Lent assessments on the first Sunday of Lent for the catechumens who are preparin ...