Asia

• 16 July 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Autonomy and federal state : how the Burmese government betrayed the Kachin Myitkyina (Fides Service) - "The key point is the agreement of Panlung in 1947: the Kachin signed it, like other ethnic minorities, supporting the struggle of General Aung San for the independence of Burma from the Briti ...
• 15 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Last farewell to Fr. Franscesco Wei, 95 years old, more than 20 spent in prison Chang Sha (Agenzia Fides) - At 8 o'clock yesterday morning, July 14, the Church of Chang Sha, the capital of the Hu Nan province, was packed with people who wanted to give a final farewell to the 95-year old Franciscan ...
• 15 July 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH-Serious sanitary problems in the remote Chittagong Hill Tracts Bandarban (Agenzia Fides) - The remote area of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), in Bangladesh, registers the poorer levels of health care. The rate of infant and maternal mortality is among the worst ever achieved by the na ...
• 15 July 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA- Negotiating table on mediation for peace in Papua will soon take place: ok from the political leaders and indigenous religious Jayapura (Fides Service) – Between the Indonesian government and representatives of Papua an official table of negotiations will soon start, to deal with delicate political, economic and social aspects of the region, a ...
• 14 July 2011
  ASIA/THAILAND-Buddhists massacred by Islamic rebels in the South: the first challenge for new government Bangkok (Fides Service) - While the country is looking for a "common ground" on which to rebuild the fabric of a split society, and seeks paths for "national reconciliation" after the general elections won by the young l ...
• 14 July 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - The auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, after the attacks: "violence will not triumph, we work for peace" Bombay (Fides Service) - Prayer, solidarity and commitment to help victims: these are the first responses of the Church of Bombay to the three simultaneous bombings that devastated the city yesterday, causing at least 20 ...
• 14 July 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-Appreciation on behalf of the Mayor of Hsin Chu for a 99-year old missionary Hsin Chu (Fides Service) - Sister Ellerik Rozalia, FMM, a 99-year old Polish-born Australian missionary, has dedicated her life to the mission in China, first in mainland and in Macao, and then, for almost half a century ...
• 14 July 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - The Indian Bishops: may the country find unity against terrorism New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe it is a time when the whole nation needs to be united to deal with terrorism in the strongest terms. United in the spirit of brotherhood, we will be able to overcome the powers tha ...
• 13 July 2011
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN-Education and professional training: the Jesuits' commitment to give a future to the country Herat (Agenzia Fides) - In a country torn by war and terrorism, the young Afghans, who are 68% of the population, "want peace and security and dream about education", like all the other young in the world. "The Church m ...
• 13 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Year of the Laity: the faithful are aware of their missionary responsibility Ba Meng (Fides Service) - "Here I am Lord, send me!": these are the words pronounced by 24 lay missionaries of the diocese of Ba Meng, in Inner Mongolia in mainland China during the rite of the missionary mandate preside ...
• 13 July 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu radicals threaten a Catholic school asking for the admission of Hindu children Khandwa (Agenzia Fides) - The radical Hindu groups have threatened the headmaster and teachers of a Catholic school in the Diocese of Khandwa (in the Madhya Pradesh state) trying to get a Hindu girl admitted to the scho ...
• 12 July 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The case of Farah Hatim arrives at the High Court of Punjab, the Catholic girl Islamized by force Multan (Fides Service) - The High Court in Punjab will judge and determine the truth about the case of Farah Hatim, the Catholic girl kidnapped, Islamized and forced to marry a Muslim man in the city of Rahim Yar Khan i ...
• 12 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-From the Vatican Council II to the current pastoral: summer training in the diocese of Liao Ning Liao Ning (Agenzia Fides) - In order to improve overall preparation of priests, religious men, religious women and laity of the diocese, the diocese of Liao Ning in the northeast province in mainland China a series of tr ...
• 12 July 2011
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN-Maternal and infant mortality rate among the highest in the world Kabul (Fides Service) - 50 women die in childbirth every day in Afghanistan, one in three has suffered psychological or sexual violence, and the average age of survival is 44. According to the report State of the World' ...
• 12 July 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Two American tourists kidnapped, the nightmare of "Abu Sayyaf" returns Zamboanga City (Fides Service) – Fear for tourists and missionaries in south Philippines returns. The news of the kidnapping of two American tourists on holiday on the island of Tictabon, off the coast of Zamboanga Cit ...