Asia

• 1 December 2010
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - “Visas” for missionaries and religious freedom: the expectations of the local Church Astana (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Kazakhstan, a small minority, expects that the visit of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone “will achieve some progress” on two key issues: “The issue of visas granted to forei ...
• 1 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi's husband tells Fides: “We are ready to come to Italy” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “We are sad and worried. We miss Asia so much. My children are crying and look for her every day. Today we leading a threatened life: we are being targeted by extremist groups, and we fear for ...
• 30 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Replace armed forces with negotiations: appeal to Korea by religious leaders in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The prudence and wisdom by both sides, to replace armed forces with negotiation, and follow the principle of peace and give highest importance to human life. The appeal launched by religiou ...
• 30 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Conflict between President and Magistrate in the case of Asia Bibi Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – There is conflict between the powers of State as to the case of Asia Bibi in Pakistan, particularly between the President and the Magistrate. Today a spokesman for President Asif Ali Zardari re ...
• 29 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi, trial process continues Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The case of Asia Bibi will go ahead through ordinary proceedings, without the short cut of “presidential pardon”: according to Fides sources in Lahore. In Pakistani society and politics it no ...
• 29 November 2010
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - For the first time Ulan Baatar is a “City for Life”, against the death penalty Ulan Bator (Agenzia Fides) - Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, will take part in “Cities for Life” for the first time, the great event organized by the Sant'Egidio Community, against the death penalty, which is celebr ...
• 29 November 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of Cathedral of the Diocese He Ze (Tsaochow) dedicated to Christ the King He Ze (Agenzia Fides) - “The inauguration of the parish church dedicated to Christ the King is a sign of the revival of our mission of evangelization”: are the words of the head of the Diocese of Ze He, in the provin ...
• 27 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - No justice for Shazia Bashir, the Christian girl raped and murdered Lahore (Fides Service) – There is outrage and disappointment in the Christian community in Pakistan. Chaudhry Naeem, the rich Muslim lawyer accused of raping and killing Shazia Bashir, a 12 year old Christian girl kill ...
• 27 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian sentenced to 25 years prison for blasphemy released Lahore (Fides Service) - Munir Masih, a Christian accused and sentenced to 25 years in prison for blasphemy, was freed on bail today, 27 November, by the High Court of Lahore. His is another case of blatant abuse of ...
• 27 November 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Two new Institutes at Fu Ren Catholic University: Education and Social Communication Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - After 40 years of waiting, Fu Ren Catholic University in Taiwan has finally launched the Institute for Education and the Institute for Social Communication, in conjunction with celebrating 85 ye ...
• 26 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Proposed revision of the blasphemy law lands in Parliament Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A detailed proposal for the revision of the blasphemy law has arrived at the National Assembly: Fides learned from Sherry Rehman, Muslim, parliamentarian of the “Pakistan Peoples Party”, w ...
• 26 November 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Urgently needed means of subsistence and support for survivors of floods Ton Le (Agenzia Fides) – More than a month after the floods that heavily struck the central part of Vietnam, hundreds of thousands of residents are still suffering the consequences. Many of them have lost everything. O ...
• 26 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Towards the Year for the Laity: proposals for parishes to promote lay participation in Church life Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The preparatory Formation Course for the Year for the Laity has put forward its proposals to parishes to promote the Year for the Laity. According to reports from Kong Ko Bao (the Chinese ve ...
• 25 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Tauran in Pakistan, among tension and protests for the case of Asia Bibi Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – “The visit of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran is a great encouragement to Christians in Pakistan. It comes at a critical moment, in which there are increasing social and religious tensions, for th ...
• 25 November 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Youth from the Diocese of Xia Men protagonists in the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King Xia Men (Agenzia Fides) – The three youth groups from the diocese of Xia Men, in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fu Jian, were protagonists in the diocesan celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King, Sunday, ...