Asia

• 23 January 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - No to impunity for rape and murder of Kachin women Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Local Christians and NGOs such as "Christian Solidarity Worldwide" (CSW) condemned the rape and murder of two Kachin women in their church compound and called on the government of Burma to "imm ...
• 22 January 2015
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Verdict on the term "Allah": the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur: "disappointed" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "We are disappointed for the court’s ruling, which, however, was not totally unexpected. However, we hope that something good for our future can be born from this measure: we have faith i ...
• 22 January 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II praises the Pope: religions must not offended Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The views expressed by Pope Francis during his recent visit to Asia on the need to reconcile freedom of expression and respect for religions and religious symbols were praised and supported by Kin ...
• 20 January 2015
  ASIA/INDIA – The men who devastated a church in Delhi are Sikhs: three people arrested New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Three men were arrested by the Delhi police for having committed acts of vandalism in the church of Our Lady of Grace, in the area of Vikaspuri, on January 14. This is confirmed to Agenzia Fid ...
• 20 January 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: to put into practice the words of the Pope on the proximity to the poor Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The Filipino Bishops are excited and inspired by a new wind of the Holy Spirit, they are eager to put into practice the Pope’s words on the proximity to the poor, on receiving from the poor. T ...
• 19 January 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - For Armenians: Erdogan's invitation to President Sarkysian for the centenary of the battle of Gallipoli is a provocation Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish leader has taken the unprecedented diplomatic step of extending an invitation to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to ceremonies marking the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli in ...
• 19 January 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai: also poverty destabilizes the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Even poverty and deprivation "are destabilizing" the Middle East, because "there cannot be peace where there is underdevelopment". With these words, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai pointed ...
• 19 January 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Year of the poor" and new evangelization: Bishops in assembly after the Pope's visit Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Philippines gathered in Manila for the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conference. As Fides learns, the meeting will last until January 22 and the new evangelization and the " ...
• 17 January 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Conversions and forced marriages legitimized by the High Court Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Protest and disappointment among the Hindu and Christian religious minorities after a judgment of the High Court of Sindh province, in the south of Pakistan: the court has effectively legitimize ...
• 17 January 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Pope shows deep compassion for the victims of the Typhoon Palo (Agenzia Fides) - "It was a very touching moment, a moving celebration. Pope Francis showed deep compassion with the victims of the typhoon, during the Holy Mass celebrated, in adverse weather conditions, at Tacloba ...
• 16 January 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Necessity to re-evangelize families: the Pope encourages them to be "living school of the Gospel" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's message encourages, inspires and challenges families in the Philippines to be 'home and school' of the Gospel". This is what Rene Bullecer, lay Catholic, national director of the "Hum ...
• 16 January 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Director of a Christian magazine: "With the Pope we say no to the vilification of Islam" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Freedom of press is sacred, but it cannot be used to offend, ridicule or insult religion, especially the Islamic religion, which is very sensitive to the issue of blasphemy. We found a source of ...
• 15 January 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Director of the PMS: "The Pope in the Philippines shows us mercy towards the last" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "It will be a journey of compassion, even the official theme chosen, 'Mercy and compassion', explains it. The Pope is in the Philippines and will give a testimony of closeness and compassion towa ...
• 15 January 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite League: a UN resolution against the attacks on religions is needed Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Governing Council of the Maronite League met on Wednesday, January 14 and condemned what happened in France last week as an "attack on human rights and human dignity, which is in contradictio ...
• 14 January 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Bishops' Holy Land Coordination visit the Cremisan Valley Beit Jala (Agenzia Fides) - The 16 Bishops of the Holy Land Coordination – body that brings together Bishops and representatives of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe and North America (see Fides 07/01/2015; 12/01/201 ...