Asia

• 16 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Entire Catholic world - China mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan - all working to assist Haitian earthquake victims Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers and offerings are the watchwords in these hours. From the mainland to Hong Kong and Taiwan, the Chinese Catholic world is mobilizing all its forces to respond to the Pope and to help our ...
• 15 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Contradictions from government: use of “Allah” only permitted for Christians of Malaysian Borneo Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian government, led by the UMNO (United Malays National Organization) has today granted the faithful present in Malaysian Borneo (specifically in the two states of Sabah and Saraw ...
• 14 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - 10th church attacked by vandals, random acts of violence continue occurring Johor (Agenzia Fides) – Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Johor, a city in southern Malaysia (in the State of Malacca), was attacked by vandals last night. Johor is the city hosting the meeting of the Bishops' Confere ...
• 14 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - China responds to Pope's appeal: Jinde Charities organizing Chinese Catholics to help people of Haiti Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Intense prayer, Masses for the repose of the souls of victims, profound spiritual solidarity and concrete aid, a fundraising collection for the primary needs of the people struck by the ...
• 13 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Church working with government to find juridical solution to “Allah” issue Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is quiet and seems to be back to normal. There have been no new attacks. A legal solution is being sought to the question over the use of the name 'Allah;' the Church has ent ...
• 13 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Religious minorities living amidst discrimination and contradictions from judicial system Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Religious minorities in Malaysia do not suffer persecution, yet they are discriminated against and have a limited freedom. Malaysian society has a large component of ethnic Malays, identified as ...
• 13 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Year marks renewed missionary commitment in many mainland communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Agenzia Fides, the first days of the New Year 2010 and the solemn celebration of Epiphany, were marked in many Chinese Catholic communities by a renewed mi ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 2,000 faithful attend reopening of Parish in Qi Bao, Diocese of Shang Hai, celebrated with the baptism of 12 children Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) – Twelve children were baptized during the solemn celebration of the reopening of the Parish of Qi Bao dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, in the Diocese of Shang Hai, after the restoration w ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians and Muslims of Malaysia say no to the political use of religion Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The dispute over the name "Allah" contains political undertones, not theological ones. It is the attempt by the ruling party, the UMNO (United Malays National Organization), to regain the ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on the Dispute Over the Name “Allah” Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) -The legal controversy over the use of the name "Allah" in Christian publications began three years ago and reached its climax in early 2010. Fides sources in Malaysia say it will probably la ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on Church Attacks Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Nine churches were attacked in Malaysia between January 8-11, 2010. This is what the local Church has confirmed with Agenzia Fides: 1. Metro Tabernacle Church, a Pentecostal Church of ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - From a health center to a catechetical center, the Missionaries of the Immaculate are serving the people of Kalidindi Kalidindi (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Roberta Azhakathel of the Missionaries of the Immaculate (MI) works at St. Joseph's Evangelization and Catechetical Training Center in the Diocese of Kalidindi in India. The MI Communit ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Yao was truly a good shepherd who gave his life for his sheep Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On December 30, 2009, Bishop Leo Yao Liang, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Siwantze (Chongli-Xiwanzi), Hebei Province (Mainland China), died at the age of 86. The prelate was born on April 1 ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Priestly ordinations of an Indian of the Society of the Divine Word and a Chinese Salesian: the missionary vocation is a “great gift” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Dedicated to the work of Christ with renewed commitment, following in the footsteps of the Master and the Good Shepherd, fully exercising the priestly ministry, especially the sacramental mi ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bishops' Conference calls for the need to “defuse the conflict that fundamentalist groups are trying to ignite in the nation” Johor (Agenzia Fides) – The Malaysian Church is "concerned and did not expect that the question of the use of the word 'Allah,' would be followed by a reaction of this kind, with attacks against churches and Christian ...