Asia

• 14 September 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Nineveh Plain, Christians in Alqosh in procession for the feast of the Holy Cross Alqosh (Agenzia Fides) - In the Nineveh Plain, still largely subject to the control of the self-proclaimed jihadist Islamic Caliphate, about a thousand Christians moved in procession among fields and barren hills to reac ...
• 12 September 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Bishop Marcuzzo with regards to Christian Schools on strike: there will be no "closure" of Holy Sites Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - "There is nothing serious and reliable in the rumors of a possible closure of Holy Sites as an initiative to be taken in the support of the strike regarding Christian Schools". This is what Bis ...
• 11 September 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Bombay Archdiocese to hold National Eucharistic Congress in November Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - "The event is meant to affirm our belief in God and learn from the sacrifice Jesus Christ made. By participation, Catholics learn to sacrifice, share and nourish", said Cardinal Oswald Gracias, A ...
• 11 September 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - From the crisis of Zamboanga, a hope for Muslim-Christian relations Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - From the crisis of Zamboanga, the city of the Philippines "destroyed" by Islamic rebels in September 2013, can and must be a hope to improve and develop the Muslim-Christian relations in ...
• 10 September 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Lebanese crisis, a delegation of Hezbollah meets with Maronite Patriarch Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, September 9, a delegation of the Shiite Party of Hezbollah, led by the President of the Political Council Ibrahim Amin el-Sayyed met the Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai in Bkerk ...
• 10 September 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bishop of Rajshahi welcomes Cardinal Filoni: "Communities in jubilation during the Jubilee" Rajshahi (Agenzia Fides) - "Our people live today in jubilation, what we celebrate is a true Jubilee. We thank the Lord for the gifts he has given to our church, we thank the Holy Father for sending us Cardinal Fernando ...
• 10 September 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Inauguaration of the Diocesan Museum in Bassora Bassora (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic archeparchy in Bassora opened the first Christian museum in southern Iraq. The new institution, is housed at the archeparchy seat where there is a collection of over 200 documents, ...
• 9 September 2015
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Families forced to live in cemeteries where children play among the graves Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of Vietnamese live among tombs and gravestones: a whole community was forced to occupy a cemetery in the south of Phnom Penh to tackle poverty and inequality. In Thmor San, an area o ...
• 9 September 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Pastoral Letter of the Bishop of Rajshahi: "A Jubilee of blessing" Rajshahi (Agenzia Fides) - "The celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the Diocese of Rajshahi intends to give thanks to God for all the blessings he has given to the diocese in its history": says the Pastoral Letter sent ...
• 9 September 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - An art exhibition and a film about the Armenian Genocide Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Some works of art directly or indirectly related to the history of the Armenian Genocide has been exhibited for the first time at the Istanbul Biennial, from September 5 to November 1. This was ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Children and teachers do lessons among the rubble of former schools Sindhupalchok District (Agenzia Fides) - In the remote area of Kiul, in Nepal, the devastation caused by the strong earthquake that struck the Country in April and May 2015 continues to make the living conditions and acc ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Peace is possible in the southern Philippines, with faith Tirana (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace is possible in southern Philippines", said Miriam Coronel Ferrer, for years head of the delegation of the Philippine government for the peace negotiations with Muslim rebels in Mindanao, p ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Cardinal Filoni in Rajshahi for the XXV of the diocese: a Church in mission among the adivasis Rajshahi (Agenzia Fides) - "Our community is small and young (it has been a diocese since 1990) but with missionary zeal. The Catholic population of about 64 thousand souls out of 18 million inhabitants, 65% is composed ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: the demands of the jihadists for the release of the Assyrian hostages are more accessible Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The approximately 230 Assyrian Christians that the jihadists of Daesh (the Islamic State) took hostage at the end of February, when they attacked the villages in the valley of the river Khabur, ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Fear for the biggest dengue epidemic ever recorded Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Armed with brochures and insecticides, an 'army' of Malays, mostly elderly, wander the streets of Kuala Lumpur among suburbs, buildings and skyscrapers, to fight against one of the most let ...