Asia

• 10 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young Christian tortured and killed by wealthy Muslim Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Imran Masih, a young Christian in Punjab, was tortured and killed by his emplyer, a wealthy Muslim land owner. This is the latest episode of abuse and bullying, ending in the death of a member ...
• 10 February 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Youth laity in Hong Kong depart for three months of missionary experience in Kenya Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – With a missionary mandate conferred by Father Kam Po Wai Paul, President of the Commission for Pastoral Youth Ministry in Hong Kong, and by Father Franco Cumbo, Provincial Superior of the Po ...
• 10 February 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop of Cebu: “Catholic lay people, protagonists in pro-life demonstrations” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “We trust in the laity, in their work and commitment, to oppose the laws that promote abortion, euthanasia, and anti-life population control policies,” said Archbishop Josè Palma of ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Churches patrolled after the attacks, Christians are afraid Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Indonesian police officers patrol Christian churches to discourage further violence, following the aftermath of the attacks in Temanggung (Archdiocese of Semarang, in Central Java) (see Fides ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The work of fundamentalist Christian preachers at the root of inter-religious violence Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – At the root of the violence in Temanggung (three churches attacked) “there is discontent, disharmony, discomfort, and verbal violence coming from Christian fundamentalist preachers,” expla ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church calls for a Commission to monitor the status of Christians in India News Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church is calling the federal Government to establish a special Commission to monitor the numbers, social conditions, and the problems experienced by Christians in India. The C ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - A “new wave of evangelisation” the focus of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Tai Nan Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) – A new wave of evangelisation is the focus of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of Tai Nan: the announcement was launched by Mons. Bosco Lin Chi Nan (Ordina ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Alarm for chronic diseases: 4.2 million people a year at risk in South-east Asia Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – According to the Cambodian Government's statistics, one-third of the Country's population lives below the national poverty line on 75 cents a day. From information gathered by Fides, the ra ...
• 8 February 2011
  ASIA/INDOENSIA - Three churches attacked, a priest struck; for Bishop Pujasumarta it is “orchestrated violence” Semarang (Agenzia Fides) – Three churches attacked, a Catholic priest struck, clashes between protesters and police. This is the balance sheet following a day of tensions in Temanggung, a city in the Archdiocese of Sem ...
• 8 February 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Seminar for Sunday School teachers to better understand the Liturgy of the Mass Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) – “The Liturgy of the Mass” was the theme of the seminar attended by Sunday School teachers in Taiwan on January 15 and 16, organised by the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mission ...
• 8 February 2011
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - 1.2 million people affected by the floods inundating the Country Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – After a brief respite in recent weeks, the floods which began in December and culminated from 9 to 11 January - affecting more than one million people in north and north-west Sri Lanka - hav ...
• 8 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Menamparampil has “a missionary look at Bhutan” Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – From his diocese of Guwahati, in the state of Assam (north-east India), borders with Bhutan, a territory “which we have always watched closely”, Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil confides t ...
• 7 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Inter-faith Harmony Week begins, but attacks rise against minorities Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Inter-faith Harmony Week began in Jakarta yesterday, 5 February, with messages of dialogue and peace, with hopes for reconciliation and calls for tolerance. Thousands of believers from all rel ...
• 7 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Government reshuffle: Ministry for Religious Minorities disappears Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – A government reshuffle is approaching in Pakistan: while negotiations are buzzing between political leaders, the government led by Prime Minister Gilani, the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), w ...
• 7 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Strong fears for violence against Christians during days of Hindu festival Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) – Strong fears for anti-Christian violence in Madhya Pradesh, the central Indian state, with the upcoming Hindu festival, “Narmada Samajik Kumbh” to be held from 10 to 12 February and which w ...