Asia

• 9 February 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - No to "total war" in Mindanao, unity against "the ideology of violence" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "In order to combat violence and war we need to adopt different methods. I appeal in particular to religious leaders, Christians and Muslims. We have a great responsibility. Muslim leaders sho ...
• 9 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Synod of Chaldean Bishops: join forces to liberate the lands occupied by jihadists Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi national government and the regional Kurdistan government must "allocate the necessary funds to support families that Daesh (Arabic acronym which indicates the jihadists of the Islamic ...
• 6 February 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Attacks on churches: Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, promises security to churches New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, has ordered an inquiry into the recent attacks on Catholic churches in the last two months (see Fides 02/02/2015), starting from the desecration ...
• 6 February 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bombing in Damascus, the Franciscan monastery attacked in the area of Bab Touma Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday the central areas and suburbs of Damascus were hit by intense firing rockets and mortar shells, both from areas under rebel control and from the artillery of the government army. The ...
• 6 February 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Kurdish Militia regain control of Tel Hormuz, reestablished the cross removed by jihadists Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian village of Tel Hormuz, attacked in recent days by the jihadist of the Islamic State (Is), is back under the control of the People's Security Unit (YPG), Kurdish militias operating in ...
• 5 February 2015
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Vietnamese NGO Report on human rights and religious freedom Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - A forum of 24 independent organizations has prepared and distributed a Report that draws attention regarding the human rights violations that occurred in Vietnam in 2014. The document includes abu ...
• 5 February 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Interfaith harmony, a journey towards peace in the world Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - World interfaith harmony week, announced by the UN and scheduled in the first week of February each year, is being celebrated with various initiatives: Muslim-Christian dialogue and with the p ...
• 5 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarchate: reports on the execution of a priest in Mosul are unfounded Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Patriarchate "strongly denies recent news stories that report a priest being executed by Islamic State militants in Mosul". In recent days, the Chaldean Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona ...
• 4 February 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - The ancient church of the diocese of Ning Bo will soon return to being the symbol of the city Ning Bo (Agenzia Fides) - By the end of 2015 the old church of the diocese of Ning Bo, in the province of Zhe Jiang, originally dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and then to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, will return to its f ...
• 4 February 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - Today masses and prayers in churches for the pilot burned alive by jihadists Amman (Agenzia Fides) - At midday today, Wednesday, February 4, the bells of all the Catholic churches scattered throughout the Hashemite Kingdom will ring in sign of mourning for the gruesome killing of Muath al-Kaseasb ...
• 3 February 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - Jordanian Minister: satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad have nothing to do with Christianity Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The activities of the terrorist Islamic State (IS) "have nothing to do with Islam, and the satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad have nothing to do with Christianity, while the Zionist polici ...
• 3 February 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Pope's letter to the Archbishop of Palo: "I will never forget Tacloban" Palo (Agenzia Fides) - " I thank you too, wholeheartedly, for the witness of faith and endurance which your people showed me in the midst of their trials. I will never forget this and I will keep them in my prayers" says ...
• 31 January 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Ensuring security and justice for minorities": New Report by Human Rights Watch Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan’s government should ensure the security of the country’s religious minorities from judicial injustice and attacks by militants: is what is written in the new international Report ...
• 31 January 2015
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - First fruits of the commitment of the Jesuits in the field of education Dili (Agenzia Fides) – There are hundreds of young Timorese who are eager to study and have a higher education: the Education Project of the Jesuits in East Timor, including two education institutions are valuable reso ...
• 30 January 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters storm Christian school Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - 300 Muslim students armed with iron bars and sticks protesting against the French satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" for publishing blasphemous cartoons of the prophet Mohammed stormed a Chri ...