Asia

• 2 June 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Suicides of farmers, a scourge of society New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Over the past 20 years, about 300,000 farmers have committed suicide in India, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of India. And in the first months of 2015, 257 farmers committed s ...
• 2 June 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Message from the "Silsilah" movement: a Ramadan of peace in Mindanao Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "In a time when people are being killed because they belong to a religion or a specific group, it is important to remember the value of life, and reaffirm our common origin that gives us the s ...
• 2 June 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - Study Seminar to improve the collaboration between the Catholic Church and Chinese society Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To improve the exchange and cooperation between the Catholic Church and Chinese civil society, promoting a vision and a comprehensive evaluation of the development of the Church in contemporary ...
• 1 June 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Salesians start a center for renewable energy in the Northeast Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) - It is a center created thanks to the partnership of Salesian Fathers with other companies already present in the sector: the Don Bosco Centre for Renewable Energy, within the Don Bosco Technica ...
• 1 June 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Muslim leaders for the release of father Murad, but the kidnappers are foreign to the social fabric Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Father Jaques Murad, the priest kidnapped in the area of Homs on May 21, known in the area of the village of Al-Qaryatayn, where he lived in the monastery of St. Elias, was much appreciated for his ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Jinnha Institute: difficult life for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan, space and freedom for ethnic and religious minorities and marginalized communities is more and more restricted, and those who defend human rights are being targeted: is what the p ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Monsoon emergency : Caritas Nepal promotes an intervention plan Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - One month after the devastating earthquake that destroyed Nepal, there is a new emergency. With over three million displaced and hundreds of thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed, the up ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop of Aleppo: unreliable rumors on a jihadist beheaded by an Assyrian soldier. Christians never justify revenge with religious issues Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Georges Abou Khazen OFM, Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo for the Catholics of the Latin rite, considered the rumor spread from London by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and relaunched by ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA - Christians in Asia in the name of ecumenism and dialogue Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Lord wants Christians in Asia to live together in common obedience, witnessing the love of God in the world": this is the conclusion of the 14th general assembly of the "Christian Conferenc ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Street dentists for the poor: a widespread service Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - A group of non-specialized dentists have organized themselves to work on the streets in some small Indian cities offering very low rates for the poorest people. Ignoring noisy buses and curiou ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church destroyed and six Christians beaten in Punjab Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A new episode of violence against Christians in Pakistan. A Protestant church was destroyed and six Protestant Christians, including a Pastor, were beaten by armed men. The incident happened yest ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Innocent victims of blasphemy are forced to leave the country Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Innocent victims accused of blasphemy are "marked forever": their lives are at risk if a court considers them innocent. For this reason they are forced to leave Pakistan. This is the experience o ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/HONG KONG - First Congress of lay missionaries: "The Church in Asia: from conversion to evangelization" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Asia: from conversion to evangelization" was the theme of the first Congress of lay missionaries in Asia organized by the Association of Lay Catholics in Hong Kong as part of th ...
• 28 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "The Church's mission continues despite terrorism", says the Director of the PMS Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenge we face as Christians in Pakistan is that of terrorist attacks and to be a community that lives in constant fear. But despite the difficulties, we continue to proclaim and give ...
• 28 May 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Radical Buddhist groups: "The Rohingya are not Burmese" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Rohingya are not Burmese and have no right to remain in Myanmar: proclaiming this slogan, several hundred Buddhist protesters, led by monks, marched through the streets of the main city of My ...