Asia

• 18 February 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Christian and Muslim religious leaders: “the peace process must not be abandoned” Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The Philippines government “must not abandon the peace process in Southern Philippines”, if it is to avoid more massacres such as those in Mamasapano: this is the call launched by Christian ...
• 18 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch urges Muslims: Join us in our Lenten fast to obtain the gift of peace Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – An invitation to “Muslim brothers and sisters” to join for a few days the annual Christian time of fasting to obtain “as soon as possible the gift of peace, stability and a dignified lif ...
• 18 February 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Prime Minister promises protection for minorities, bishops call for “concrete action” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Words to be followed by concrete action: with this remark the Catholic Bishops of India responded to a statement by India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who promised commitment on the pa ...
• 18 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAN - President Rohani: massacre of Copts: now, whoever funds these jihadists must be made to beg for pardon Teheran (Agenzia Fides) – The Islamic Republic of Iran “strongly condemns” the “inhuman and savage" murder of the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya by jihadists affiliated with the so-called Islamic State ( ...
• 17 February 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA – Hopes grow in religious minorities for greater security and more tolerance Jacarta (Agenzia Fides) – Hopes grow in religious minorities for greater security and more tolerance. With the presidency of moderate Joko Widodo, communities such as Ahmad and Christians, express good wishes, judging ...
• 17 February 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Women’s Day in Faisalabad: greater rights and dignity for working women Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – Guarantee healthcare and safety for working women; adopt a code of behaviour of “gender justice” to safeguard women from injustice and abuse; guarantee safe workplaces free of abuse, ha ...
• 16 February 2015
  ASIA/LAOS - Prayers for a dying woman: five Pastors charged with “abuse of medical profession” ASIA/LAOS – Prayers for a dying woman: five Pastors charged with “abuse of medical profession” Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) – Five Christian pastors, leaders of five different communities, have been charged by th ...
• 16 February 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA – New Archbishop of Samarinda appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 16 February 2015, has appointed Archbishop of Samarinda (Indonesia) Mons Yustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F., until now Bishop of Tanjung Selor. (SL) (Agenzi ...
• 16 February 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Expectation for appeal verdict for the murderer of governor Taseer ASIA/PAKISTAN – Expectation for appeal verdict for the murderer of governor Taseer Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The High Court of Islamabad, after its last hearing suspended judgement regarding the case of Mumtaz Q ...
• 16 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - In Mosul jihadist “patrols” ban Saint Valentine Mosul (Agenzia Fides) – In the days leading up to February 14, St Valentine's Day, Service Utility Vehicles and pick-ups driven by IS jihadist activists patrolled the town’s busiest market and shopping areas using ...
• 14 February 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Uncertain future after Nepal fails to agree on constitution Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The Constituent Assembly of Nepal failed to agree and approve a draft of the new constitution and the deadline was January 22: This step opens a future of uncertainty and instability and gener ...
• 13 February 2015
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Civil society: "Confidence in the hundred days of the new government's reforms" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Request for "solid protection of human rights" in Sri Lanka and to "end the culture of impunity"; confidence in the "program of one hundred days of reforms" that place the rule of law and democr ...
• 13 February 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A Medical mission prepared the first "Day of the Sick" in the history of Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "For the first time in the history of the diocese of Maumere, Flores island, Indonesia, the World Day of the Sick was celebrated, on February 11, in the Cathedral, with a solemn Eucharistic Litu ...
• 13 February 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy: the judiciary in Punjab lists 50 unfounded cases and organizes rapid trials Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The judiciary in Punjab, in collaboration with the police and with the government of the province, has compiled a list of 50 cases of people currently on trial for blasphemy, defined as "victims ...
• 12 February 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Blasphemy against the Christian faith Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - Cases of defamation and insult against the Christian faith are increasing in India. The "All India Bakchod" comedy group offered "unconditional apology" to the Catholic Church for the blasphemous ...