Asia

• 25 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Community of Sant’Egidio tells of refugees camped out in the cemetery Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – They go out to the refugees in boats, the only means to help the people of Kot Addu (near Muzaffargahr, South Punjab), an area still flooded by the waters. The volunteers of the Community of Sa ...
• 25 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catechists aware of the importance of evangelization and spirituality Nan Chong (Agenzia Fides) – The 85 catechists, 3 religious, and 3 seminarians who attended the fourth edition of the training course for catechists organized by the Diocese of Nan Chong, in the Si Chuan province on mai ...
• 24 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Ayodhya verdict postponed thanks to “visionary lawyer” who still believes in peace New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The long-awaited verdict on the Ayodhya dispute (location in the state of Uttar Pradesh), site disputed by Hindus and Muslims, has been postponed to September 28. The dispute led to bloody c ...
• 24 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Formation in Catholic values part of training for 400 new teachers Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – About 400 new teachers from Catholic schools were invited by the Diocesan Office for Catholic Education in Hong Kong to attend a workshop to learn the values and principles of Catholic educa ...
• 24 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society says rich should pay higher taxes to help flood victims Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Pakistan should radically reform its tax system, increasing taxes on the richest members of society, so as to send more aid to the flood emergency. This is what the civil society of Pakistan ...
• 23 September 2010
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Augustinians celebrate 25 years in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – In September 1985, the first four Augustinians, two from Australia and two from England/Wales, arrived in Korea, thus responding to the invitation of the then Bishop of Incheon, William McNaught ...
• 23 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Religious professions of Divine Word Missionaries, celebrating 135th anniversary Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Three Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) took their vows on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, September 8, as part of celebrations marking 135 years since the founding of the c ...
• 23 September 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Aquaculture is vital to food security in Asia Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – "We have to produce 30 million more [metric] tons of fish - 50 percent more - by 2030 or people will not be able to eat," said Rohana Subasinghe, a senior aquaculture specialist for the Food a ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Indigenous Christians denied right to build church Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - A small evangelical Christian community in the state of Kelantan (northeast of Peninsular Malaysia), composed of the indigenous group “Orang Asli,” has been denied the right to rebuild ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - World Youth Day helps youth to strengthen their faith and hope Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – World Youth Day helps young people in Hong Kong to strengthen their faith and hope, to be more satisfied with life, and enjoy good moral and mental health. This is the result of a recent sur ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Church warns: Orissa becoming a “realm for trafficking of women” Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – "There are alarming reports of trafficking of young women on a large scale in Orissa. The victims are mostly young Christian women. The violence against Christians in 2008 gave the opportu ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Buddhist and Christians working together for a just economy Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) – A group of Buddhist and Christian representatives, who met recently at the Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand highlighted the need for faith communities to engage with the government ...
• 21 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fear among Christians in Karachi, suffering “insecurity” Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "There are no imminent threats, but there is still fear evident among the Christian community. In Pakistan, we Christians are in a precarious condition: we do not know what may happen in the n ...
• 21 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Commitment to Christianizing the family is a journey that should never end Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – "The courses dedicated to Christianizing the family have ended, but the effort to Christianize the family is a journey that should never end." This was how Archbishop Peter Liu of the Dioces ...
• 21 September 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Decrease in the number of dengue cases in comparison with same time in 2009 Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – Health officials in Sri Lanka are reporting a significant drop in the number of reported dengue cases. According to the team of officials, 58 cases of the mosquito-borne disease occurred durin ...