Asia

• 13 September 2011
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Nine million people risk starvation Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The drought in northern, northwestern and western Afghanistan, is putting other 1.5-2 million people at the risk of starvation, in addition to the seven million around the country who already live ...
• 12 September 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Orders to demolish churches in Orissa have been cancelled Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - It is a victory for the Catholic Church in Orissa: the local government of Kandhamal district, the scene of anti-Christian violence in 2008, announced the cancellation of the demolition orde ...
• 12 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic university students launch a new website dedicated to their peers to deepen the meaning of life, values and faith Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Catholic university students of the diocese of Han Dan, in He Bei province, mainland China, launched a new website for evangelization titled "The Choir of Angels", to offer their peer ...
• 12 September 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Clashes between Christians and Muslims in the Moluccas. The Bishop: "Religious leaders peacemaker operators" Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - Clashes between Christians and Muslims which occured yesterday, September 11, shocked the town of Ambon, the capital of the Moluccas, the islands in eastern Indonesian archipelago. As local source ...
• 10 September 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Muslim students at the Vatican: from the post-September 11 protests to the invite to the Pope Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – To seek support to open the door to dialogue and religious pluralism; to begin forms of collaboration; to invite Pope Benedict XVI in Indonesia to give a speech at an international confer ...
• 10 September 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Among the young "Captain Jihad" depopulates: the former comic terrorist hero Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – It is the most popular reading among young Indonesians, Muslims and other religions: on the occasion of the anniversary of September 11, a new comic hero, "Captain Jihad" depopulates in Indo ...
• 10 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - For the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Catholic community visit the elderly Bishops, priests and the nuns, "an example of faith and witness" Xi An (Agenzia Fides) - "I am an example of faith and witness. We and the whole Church will always be grateful for their contribution", said the parish priest of Bei Tang of the diocese of Xi An, Shaan Xi Province of mai ...
• 10 September 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL - The health of more than 80% of the population is at risk Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - In the village of Nagarkot in central Nepal, the inhabitants of the district of Bhaktapur, in addition to living in extreme poverty, are also prone to health problems caused by greenhouse gase ...
• 10 September 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A United Nations commission of inquiry for the crimes of war is urgently needed, say the NGOs Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - A United Nations official commission of inquiry for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Myanmar against ethnic minorities is urgently needed: this is what a group of non-governm ...
• 9 September 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN - Caritas, six months after the earthquake: "Winter is round the corner for 100 thousand displaced persons, more efficient aid is required" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "Winter is round the corner and it will be a very cold season. So it is essential that the new government manages the aid and accommodation of displaced persons with greater speed and efficiency" ...
• 9 September 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian open new schools to pull boys out of the influence of terrorists Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A new school opened its doors in Quetta (in Baluchistan), where terrorist attacks follow one another; another in the "France colony," Christian ghetto in Islamabad: these are the new initiativ ...
• 9 September 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Holy Spirit Seminary: 80 years of vocational formation Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - About a hundred priests, former graduate seminarians or former students who studied at the Holy Spirit Seminary of the Diocese of Hong Kong, celebrated on September 3rd the 80th anniversary o ...
• 8 September 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Mgr.Tong calls to support Caritas: "any small donation is a seed of hope that many benefit from" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Give them hope," applying the spirit of the multiplication of the loaves and fish (Matthew 14.13-21): this is the invitation that His Exc. Mgr. John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, ...
• 8 September 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - With regards to the Delhi bomb it seems that Islamists are behind the attack but "careful not to demonize all Muslims", says a Jesuit New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Police investigations continue and what seems to be coming to surfice is that Islamic fundamentalist groups active in Kashmir, are behind the attack that yesterday hit the High Court in Delhi, ...
• 8 September 2011
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - A UN survey for crimes against humanity in North Korea, "would be a gesture of charity to the people," says the Church Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – An official UN investigation on crimes against humanity which are committed in North Korea is required: this is what more than 40 organizations working on human rights and legality worldwide, h ...