Asia

• 5 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan seminar on “the priesthood and society” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Priests should always have their heart and feelings conformed to those of Christ." This was the conviction expressed by participants in the seminar organized by the Diocese of Hong Kong on Se ...
• 4 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics celebrate feast of Saint Therese of Lisieux, opening Month of the Missions Shi Jia Zhuan (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community on the mainland celebrated the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, Patroness of the Missions, at the beginning of the month dedicated to the missions, in communion wi ...
• 4 October 2010
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Overcrowded prisons are breeding ground for TB and HIV Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – Tuberculosis and HIV rates in Cambodia's largest prison are roughly six and four times the respective national averages. A screening of 1,783 inmates at the Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh ...
• 2 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Refugee medical assistance improves, religious sisters working hard on health aid Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "In the area of medical care, the overall picture is improving, although there are still many refugees in remote areas who remain excluded from aid and exposed to diseases. In their work, Carit ...
• 2 October 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Church in Taiwan reaffirms desire to “share in the joys and sufferings” of migrants and refugees Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “With Migrants and Refugees Sunday, the Church of Taiwan assures immigrants of her determined desire to share in their joys and sufferings." Thus, Bishop Bosco Lin Chi Nan, Bishop of the Dioce ...
• 2 October 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Ten arrested over attacks on Christians; surge in religious intolerance in “greater Jakarta” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Indonesian police have arrested ten radical Islamic militants, accused of attacking two Christian leaders last Sunday in the suburb of Bekasi, part of the megalopolis of Jakarta. The parish prie ...
• 1 October 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Ayodhya verdict: a “wake-up call” to religious minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “The Ayodhya verdict, based on populism and on political compromise, could have serious repercussions on religious minorities in India. The Hindu extremists who destroyed the Babri Masjid ...
• 1 October 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Government tells Christians: “Say 'Yahweh' instead of 'Allah'” Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Several representatives from the Malaysian government, such as Minister Idris Jala, a Christian, are visiting the Christian communities in Malaysia, trying to convince Christian citizens ...
• 1 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Promoting consecrated life among the youth, testimonies of 4 congregations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A Trappist monk, a PIME missionary, a Sister of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, a member of the Marist Brothers, as well as a diocesan priest, all offered their testimony on the consecr ...
• 30 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Jin Zhong (Yu Ci) celebrates 2 new priests and 2 new deacons Yu Ci (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Zhong Jin (Yu Ci) is celebrating the ordination of two priests and two deacons. The solemn celebration was held yesterday, September 29, at the diocesan Cathedral, presided by dio ...
• 30 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Ayodhya split in two Luknow (Agenzia Fides) – A division of land between Hindus and Muslims: this is the verdict of the Court of Allahabad, a section of Luknow, with respect to the disputed site in the city of Ayodhya, where for centuries ...
• 29 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Commonwealth Games alert for trafficking in human persons Manipur (Agenzia Fides) – There is great concern among civil society and in the Christian community for increased human trafficking during the Commonwealth Games, which start in Delhi on October 3. This is what Fides h ...
• 29 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamic extremists using social networking to fuel opposition to West, Christians Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Social networking sites like "Facebook" and "Twitter" are fertile ground where radical Islamic groups roam freely, looking for new friends and recruiting new members. This is what is happeni ...
• 29 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Archbishop John Hung personally accompanies two young men entering the Seminary Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – For Archbishop John Hung, Archbishop of Taipei, this past September 1st was the most beautiful and joyous day of his episcopate. On that day, he accompanied two young men of the archdiocese wh ...
• 27 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Mother Teresa's dream: a home for terminally ill patients in Ayodhya Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "Mother Teresa wanted the land disputed between Hindus and Muslims in the town of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh, to become the site for a shelter for the poorest of the poor, for the terminally ill ...