Asia

• 4 May 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch opens discussion on the draft Constitution for the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the parliamentary debate on the adoption of the Constitution of the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan, Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I intends to open a free and serene debate on ...
• 4 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders and Christians together for religious harmony in Youhanabad Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – To re-create harmony, security and confidence among the Christians of Youhanabad, the district of Lahore hit by the two recent attacks on Christian churches: is the aim of the meeting organized ...
• 2 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Murders of activists and intellectuals: concern of civil society Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A long trail of murders of activists and intellectuals are worrying civil society in Pakistan, creating unrest and protests. In past days Waheed-ur-Rehman, 42, an assistant professor at the D ...
• 2 May 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Military offensive to free the province of Nineveh. Chaldean priest: "Christians want to return to their homes" Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Interior Ministry has announced the creation of a joint task force coordination to start military operations aimed at freeing Mosul and Nineveh province, currently in the hands of the ji ...
• 30 April 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: "jihadi attack warded off in Hassaké. Deadlock in negotiations for the release of Assyrian hostages" Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "We are going through a terrible moment. The jihadists of the Islamic State attacked Hassaké for two days. They were warded off by the army and Kurdish militias. But we are cut off, like an is ...
• 29 April 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Dramatic situation: water, food, shelter and emergency medical care are needed Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The death toll due to the massive earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25 is unfortunately increasing. The children affected by this disaster have tripled. Now there is also the fear that childr ...
• 29 April 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - The first "Lourdes Grotto" in the Hashemite Kingdom Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The first shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in Jordanian territory is located in the parish of the Sacred Heart in Nour, 24 kilometers south of Amman, and will be inaugurated on Saturday, Ma ...
• 28 April 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Jesuits and Salesians engaged in disaster relief and assistance Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, April 25, a massive earthquake struck Nepal. The epicenter of the quake was approximately halfway between Kathmandu and the town of Pokhara in central Nepal. Deaths and destructi ...
• 28 April 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL – Health care is on the verge of collapse, drinking water and electricity is lacking, while the aftershocks continue Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and at the same time full of a huge cultural heritage that has been devastated by the earthquake, while the number of deaths continues to inc ...
• 28 April 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - Armenian Catholicos Aram I appeals to the Turkish Constitutional Court for the return of properties to the Catholicosate Antelias (Agenzia Fides) – Today Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church submitted to the Constitutional Court of Turkey the appeal demanding the return of the residences and p ...
• 28 April 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Catholic Church in Nepal Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The first Catholic priest to enter Nepal was the Portuguese Jesuit Father Juan Cabral, in 1628. In 1670 King Pratap Malla invited the Jesuits to settle in the country. In 1703 the Italian Capuchins ...
• 27 April 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - First emergency measures in favor of the disabled people affected by the earthquake Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The earthquake has brought destruction and death among the people of Nepal and, in these times of uncertainty, there is an alarming fact: the death rate of people with disabilities is twice th ...
• 27 April 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Church prays and helps earthquake victims Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - A requiem Mass for the earthquake victims was celebrated this morning by the Vicar Apostolic of Nepal, Catholic Bishop Paul Simick: as reported to Fides, the Bishop prayed for the victims. T ...
• 27 April 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Israeli President commemorates Armenian victims of "mass murder" without using the word "Genocide" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted a commemorative event to commemorate the centenary of the planned extermination of the Armenians which took place a century ago in Anatolia, at the presi ...
• 24 April 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Islamic and Christian religious leaders: "Necessity to review the Bangasamoro Basic Law" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - An additional reflection is necessary. In a recent statement, sent to Agenzia Fides, the Inter Faith Council of Leaders, IFCL of the city of Zamboanga, on the island of Mindanao, highlights "t ...