Asia

• 6 May 2015
  ASIA/THAILAND - Human trafficking, a scourge in the country Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Thai police discovered a field in the south of the country used to segregate the victims of human trafficking: the discovery comes just days after the discovery of 26 bodies of men and women, vi ...
• 6 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian woman files for nominations in the elections in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - There is a Christian woman among the candidates in the local elections in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (in the north), set by the Election Commission of Pakistan for 30 May: th ...
• 6 May 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - 35 per cent children in India have poor lung capacity New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - About 35 per cent of India’s school going children are victims of different types of lung disorders and New Delhi stands tall at the top rank of a nation-wide survey titled Breathe Blue’15 ...
• 5 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Migrant wives struggle in Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - There are thousands women whose husbands work abroad and are struggling in Nepal and have to play the role of men. They are submerged in debts, homeless and without aid. The situation is par ...
• 5 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Church helps quake victims in remote areas Kathamndu (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation remains serious but international support is coming and people are finding a bit of comfort. A coordination committee of all the organizations and NGOs involved has been set up. ...
• 5 May 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christians of the Holy Land are preparing for the canonization of Sister Mariam Bawardi and Sister Marie Alphonsine Ghattas Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, May 6 at 10 am at the Christian Media Center in Jerusalem, a press conference convened by the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land will present the liturgical and p ...
• 4 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Caritas Internationalis: solidarity from across the globe, while the dead and missing increase Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Earthquakes in Nepal and initiatives of solidarity from across the globe continue. In a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, Caritas Internationalis reports on the situation and on aid brought in ...
• 4 May 2015
  ASIA/LAOS – The Christians convicted of illegal practice of medicine have appealed against the sentence Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - The five Christian church leaders in Laos (Pastors Kaithong, Puphet, Muk, Hasadee and Tiang) sentenced to prison as illegal doctors for praying for healing for a Christian woman who later di ...
• 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 ...