Asia

• 12 June 2015
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Cardinal Parolin inaugurates a new church for the Catholics of the United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - A new Catholic church dedicated to Saint Paul was inaugurated today, Friday, June 12, in Mussaffah, in the presence of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of State. The day before, th ...
• 11 June 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - Five years of continuous Eucharistic adoration have strengthened faith and mission Liao Ning (Agenzia Fides) - For five years, 24 hours a day, without interruption, the faithful of the parish of Corpus Christi of Liao Ning, in mainland China, alternate with the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. For t ...
• 11 June 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Threats to a Christian community in Karachi Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church of Jerusalem" in Karachi is a Protestant Christian community which includes about 300 families. As Fides learns, community members have been receiving threats because they have to re ...
• 11 June 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Former property of a Presbyterian church becomes settlement of Jewish settlers. The Latin Patriarchate: dangerous operation Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - An impressive building complex owned by the Presbyterian Church located in the Palestinian territory was sold and, after several changes of ownership, is preparing to host a community of Jewis ...
• 11 June 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Jihadist militants of al Nusra Front massacre dozens of Druze civilians in Idlib Idlib (Agenzia Fides) - The jihadist militiamen linked to al-Nusra Front have massacred dozens of Druze civilians in Qalb Loza village, in the Mount Simmaq area, near the town of Idlib. Eyewitnesses of the massacre told ...
• 10 June 2015
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - National Director of the PMS: "Faith and youth walk together in East Timor" Dili (Agenzia Fides) - "In the young there is the seed of faith. People have trust in the Church and is attracted by the message of Christ. Today we have, in the two inter-diocesan seminaries, over 120 major seminarians ...
• 10 June 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch: a year after the fall of Mosul, only national reconciliation can save the country Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - On the first anniversary of what is called "the tragedy of Mosul" when the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) conquered the second city of Iraq, the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Louis ...
• 10 June 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Lebanese pray for the unity of the Country in front of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - From 12 to 16 June, a series of liturgical celebrations and moments of Marian devotion will be held in various locations in Lebanon on the occasion of the second anniversary of the consecration o ...
• 10 June 2015
  ASIA - Climate change and ecology at the attention of Asian churches Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Churches of Asia focus their attention on environmental issues and climate change. As Fides learns, in view of the publication of Pope Francis’ Encyclical dedicated to the issues of protect ...
• 9 June 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - The five Patriarchs of Antioch in Damascus: no to the disintegration of Syria Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The only path to follow to try to get out of the Syrian crisis is a "political solution", accompanied by the commitment of regional and global powers to counter the jihadist of the Islamic Stat ...
• 9 June 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Children bought for $ 500 among the ruins of the earthquake Gorkham (Agenzia Fides) - While the Nepalese population are trying to rebuild their lives devastated by the earthquake, traffickers take advantage of poverty to increase illegal trade. This is what four young Californian ...
• 9 June 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 22 Muslims arrested for the attack on the Christian area: massacre avoided thanks to Islamic leaders Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - 22 Muslims arrested and more than 700 under investigation for the mass attack against the Christian area of Sandha, in Lahore, which occurred on May 24 following accusations of alleged blasphemy ...
• 9 June 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A course on "Project Management" for the religious women in Jerusalem Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Twenty nuns of various religious communities in Jerusalem took part in a course on the management of social projects and charity, organized at the house of the Comboni Missionaries of the Holy ...
• 3 June 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bail denied to Christians and Muslims accused of lynching Lahore (Fides) - An anti-terrorism court has denied bail to 18 Christians who are in prison, accused of having carried out the lynching of two Muslims, which took place in Youhanabad, a Christian area in Lahore, immediat ...
• 3 June 2015
  ASIA/THAILAND - Conclusion of the Council: "New paths to give witness to Christ in Thailand" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Thilandia, just concluded in Bangkok, was an important moment to remember the past, our roots, and to look towards the future: the Catholics s ...