Asia

• 26 August 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Church of Jerusalem in aid of Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday 25 August, 500 Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers were released from the Israeli detention center in Holot, in the Negev desert, where they had been forcibly held in violation of ...
• 26 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Census on religions: Muslims increas, Christians stable New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Muslims have increased by 0.8% and now represent 14.2% of the Indian population, while Hindus have fallen by 0.7% and represent 79.8%: are the data just released by the Indian authorities, ...
• 26 August 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Caritas launches "phase two" for rehabilitation after typhoon Yolanda Manila (Philippines) - Caritas of the Philippines, has started the second phase of its three-year rehabilitation program for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. As reported by the Director of Caritas, Rolando Tirona, the s ...
• 26 August 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Mortar attacks on two churches in Damascus. The Maronite Archbishop: our life is like a game of Russian roulette Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 23 August, a rain of mortars fell on the neighbourhood including two shells on the roof of the Maronite church. This was reported by Maronite Archbishop Samir Nassar, in an appeal-sta ...
• 25 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi case: her father will be able to visit her in prison Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Soran Masih, Asia Bibi's father, will be able to visit her in prison: yesterday, August 24, the Lahore High Court in fact accepted the request made by the man, who asked for permission to see his ...
• 25 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - "No more violence": anniversary of anti-Christian massacres in Orissa Cuttack (Agenzia Fides) - Prayers and events under the slogan "No more violence": is how the Christian community in India lives the seventh anniversary of the massacres against Christians in the district of Kandhamal, in ...
• 25 August 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Syriac Catholic Bishop Flavianus Michael Melki, martyr of the "Assyrian Genocide" will be beatified next Saturday Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Syriac Catholic Bishop Flavianus Michael Melki, martyred during the "Assyrian Genocide", will be beatified on the evening of Saturday, August 29, during a solemn liturgy to be held at the Patriar ...
• 24 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religions committed to finding unity and justice Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Changing attitudes is a key factor for effective dialogue. Everyone is called to contribute to peace and unity": said Hafiz Nehmood Ashrafi, president of the Pakistan Ulema Council, speaking at ...
• 24 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - A Christian Forum urges the Government of Orissa to protect Christians Sambalpur (Agenzia Fides) - To protect Christians and ensure their rights under the Constitution is what the Christian Forum Sambalpur, district of the Indian state of Orissa, call for in a Memorandum sent to the Governo ...
• 24 August 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - A committee against abuse and violence against Christians has been set up Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – A committee of the security forces has been set up with the aim to collect information and provide practical measures regarding the violence and abuse suffered by Christians in Iraq and in par ...
• 21 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians open a new convent in the state of Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Salesian Sisters, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) have opened a house in the Indian state of Orissa, in Kandhamal district, which is located in the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhub ...
• 21 August 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Mass of thanksgiving for the two holy Palestinians Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem will preside a Mass of thanksgiving for the canonization of the two Palestinian saints, Saint Mariam Baouardy and Saint Marie Alfonsine ...
• 20 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Protestant Pastor and other Christians accused of blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Protestant Christian Pastor Aftab Gill and three other Christians from Gujrat, in Punjab, Pakistan, have been accused of blasphemy. They are accused of having used the word "rasool" (apostle) dur ...
• 20 August 2015
  ASIA/THAILAND - Interfaith prayer at the Erawan temple, site of the attack Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders of Thailand will meet tomorrow, 21 August for an interfaith prayer, in the Hindu temple of Erawan, site of the attack which took place on August 17 and shocked the nation, caus ...
• 19 August 2015
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Cardinal Parolin: "Proclamation of the Gospel in a changing society" Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Witnessing the Gospel by counteracting "aggressive secularism that attempts to remove God from society": is the invitation addressed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State to C ...