Asia

• 3 June 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-The parish communities have concluded the Marian Month Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The parishes of the diocese of Hong Kong ended the Marian Month with the solemn Marian procession, the Mass and the community prayer of the rosary. According to reports from the Kong Ko Bao ( ...
• 3 June 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL-The Church asks to ensure full religious freedom (and conversion) for the good of the country Kathmandhu (Agenzia Fides) - The defense of religious freedom and secular architecture of the state is essential today in Nepal. The danger is the approval of a new Criminal Code, which prohibits "religious conversion": ...
• 3 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-"Ban the Bible, a blasphemous book ": new radical Islamic attack against Christians Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The radical Islamic party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has launched a campaign asking to ban the circulation of the Bible, described as a "pornog ...
• 3 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - The relics of Don Bosco in the diocese of the Bishop " candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize" Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers, Pilgrimages, vigils for peace characterized the program of the visit of the remains of St. John Bosco in the Diocese of Guwahati, in the state of Assam in northeastern India. The reli ...
• 1 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Journalist murdered: activists and religious minorities take to the streets to "defend the truth" and to say "no" to impunity Lahore (Fides Service) - Journalists, human rights activists, civil society organizations, religious communities take to the streets today to demonstrate outside the headquarters of the press associations in major cities ...
• 1 June 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The religious in Taiwan ask themselves: "Rethinking the mission today" Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "Rethinking the Mission Today" is the theme of the seminar organized by the Regional Association of Major Superiors of religious institutes for men and women in Taiwan (Regional Association of M ...
• 1 June 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Reform on Education: "Integrating Islamic schools in the public system is positive," says a missionary Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Integrating the madrassas (Islamic schools) in the public system is a good thing: it would mean more state control and adjustment of madrassas to the standards and curriculum of public education ...
• 1 June 2011
  ASIA PHILIPPINES - Not only politics: history, culture and religion are necessary to build peace in Mindanao Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Peace in Southern Philippines is not just a matter of "political negotiations," but "requires an effort that involves and considers history, culture, the religion of all social groups present in ...
• 31 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA- The cross has been placed on the new church in Nan Yi Dian dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians Lin Fen Lin (Agenzia Fides) - In a solemn Mass and the Procession of the Cross, the parish of the Diocese of Zhao Cheng in the diocese of Lin Fen, in Shan Xi province in China, blessed and placed the Cross on the new ch ...
• 31 May 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR-A Bishop:"the natives affected by the cyclone have a strong faith and rebuild the churches" Pyay (Agenzia Fides) - The indigenous people affected by Cyclone Giri, violently hit the west coast of the Diocese of Pyay (Myanmar Central West), in autumn 2010 "have a strong faith to continue to worship, to pray tir ...
• 30 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-The result of collective mobilization for evangelization: 243 adults newly baptized in the parish of the Cathedral of Xi Kai, diocese of Tian Jin Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - "Put the Word of God in the center of life and put it into practice in life" is the exhortation to 243 catechumens who received Baptism, Confirmation and first Eucharist at the solemn celebrat ...
• 30 May 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM-More space to privates in terms of education; the Bishops to the government: the Church is ready Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Vietnam is ready to contribute to the development of the country working in the field of education - a key sector for the training of young people and of the conscience- and ...
• 30 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Law to protect minorities: urgent after 3800 cases of inter-community violence in five years New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Indian Union government has finally decided to act, bringing forward a Bill to prevent minorities and inter-community violence. In particular, in the last 40 years, Christians have been ...
• 28 May 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM-The Catholics “ are called to contribute to justice and peace in the nation” Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Vietnamese Catholics intend to commit themselves in building justice and peace in Vietnam, starting from their daily lives, so as to contribute to human and social development as well a ...
• 28 May 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-The Eucharistic Congress in Taiwan in the Year of the Laity and in preparation for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012 Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) – The spring Assembly of the Regional Episcopal Conference in Taiwan, held in recent days in the Diocese of Tai Nan, launched the Eucharistic Congress in Taiwan. According to reports from the ...