Asia

• 12 July 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “In Papua, the real problem is corruption,” says Bishop of Jayapura Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) – Faced with street protests in recent days and requests for a referendum for independence from Indonesia, "we must make it clear that the real problem in Papua is corruption," says Bishop Leo ...
• 12 July 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Children from Hong Kong's parishes visit Seminary Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The 400 children in "Sunday Schools" at the 13 parishes of the Diocese of Hong Kong visited Holy Spirit Seminary on Sunday, July 4, to get to know the lives of those preparing for the priest ...
• 10 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Religious vows ceremonies in several Chinese orders Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In recent days, religious from several congregations on the Chinese mainland took temporary or perpetual vows, according to information gathered by Fides. Two religious of the Congregation of ...
• 8 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of the Diocese of Zhengding released Zhengding (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, July 7, Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo, the legitimate non-official Bishop of the Diocese of Zhengding in the Province of He Bei in mainland China, was released. Age 75, Bishop Julius J ...
• 8 July 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Priest threatened to death, Bishop warns: “Central India is in the hands of Hindu extremists” Indore (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Anand Muttungal, a priest of the Diocese of Bhopal and spokesman for the Catholic Church in the state of Madhya Pradesh has received a death threat from Hindu extremists. “The situation i ...
• 8 July 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Two activists killed: new government faces question of extrajudicial executions Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The first real problems for the new president Benigno Aquino, who took office a few days ago, were immediate: the execution of two activists and defenders of human rights has shaken public opin ...
• 7 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Government announces: task force and national conference against terrorism; Christians show support and pray for peace Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – After the last tragic bombing of a Sufi Muslim temple in Lahore (1 July), the government of Pakistan announced the creation of a task force to fight terrorism and the convening of a national ...
• 7 July 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Dialogue: the key word for new leaders of Indonesian Islam Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Indonesian Islam is being renewed and confirming its aspects of moderation, dialogue, openness, pluralism. This is what seems to emerge as the intentions and the will of the new leaders of the ...
• 7 July 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Diocese of Kao Hsiung relaunches the mission and pastoral ministry Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) – With the closing of the Year for Priests, the sending of 230 "Promoters of Evangelization" and a priestly ordination, the Diocese of Kao Hiung relaunched the pastoral mission of evangelizat ...
• 7 July 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Human rights and victims of war: protests against UN and European Union Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – Sri Lankan society is expressing its disappointment and protesting the attitude of the international community towards the country: the United Nations and the European Union are particularly i ...
• 7 July 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Summer camps for children in Indian villages Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – Despite progress in the last thirty years, in India more than two million children die each year from preventable infections. Moreover, as regards education, the number of children not at sc ...
• 6 July 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist reflect on the mission of the laity Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – In preparation for the Year of the Laity, the Diocese of Hong Kong opened in 2001, the Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist Group, which belongs to the Diocesan Liturgy Commission, organ ...
• 6 July 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Muhammadiyah hold congress, amidst politics and religion Yogyacarta (Agenzia Fides) – Over 2,000 executives of “Muhammadiyah,” the second Muslim organization in Indonesia, with about 40 million members, are meeting these days in Yogyacarta for the 46th Congress celebrat ...
• 6 July 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - No violence reported against Christians, “but the government should stop the Islamic extremists” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – "We have no news of imminent threats or violence against Christians. Bekasi Islamist groups have only launched a warning for now. Parliamentarians, civil society, and radical Muslim organizati ...
• 5 July 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - 50th anniversary of “The Eucharistic Crusade” Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Half a century ago, a priest from the Diocese of Shanghai launched the first "Eucharistic Camp" according to the style of Eucharistic Movement of Shanghai and obtained an immediate success. To ...