Asia

• 12 February 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk promotes a blood drive for the victims of terrorism Kirkuk (Agenzia Fides) - An extraordinary blood drive campaign was held with the intention of showing solidarity towards the victims of jihadist terrorism and also with the armed forces and Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers who ...
• 12 February 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Palestinian Mayors: the Wall in the Cremisan Valley will suffocate the presence of Christians Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - "They want to build the separation Wall in the Cremisan valley and then expropriate the lands that belong to Palestinian Christians. If that happens, the whole area will be suppressed from the ...
• 10 February 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - CCSM denounces offensive drawings of Lord Jesus Christ on hookahs Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM) in Jordan denounces steps undertaken by some companies in which immodest and indecent drawings depicting Lord Jesus Christ are posted on hubble bub ...
• 10 February 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Elections in Delhi: nationalists collapse, for the Church it is "a new beginning" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "One may well say that it is a new beginning. A certain ideology has been defeated and we hope that now the wave of violence against churches may cease. We cherish hopes that the new governm ...
• 10 February 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Archbishop of Lahore: "Blessed are the parents who teach love, not hatred to their children" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The family is the first place where one learns to love, where we experience and practice mutual love. Blessed are those parents who teach their children respect and love for others, who avoid ha ...
• 10 February 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Archbishop Matar: Lebanon must adopt a strategy to distance itself from regional conflicts Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanon must adopt a strategy to distance itself from regional conflicts. This is the alarm launched by Maronite Archbishop Boulos Matar Youssef during his homily yesterday, Monday, February 9, o ...
• 9 February 2015
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The preciousness of consecrated life: three days of celebrations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The preciousness of consecrated life, living the Evangelii Gaudium becoming a sign of God: these were the themes of the three days of celebrations on the occasion of the Day of Consecrated Lif ...
• 9 February 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops of Latin rite: "We urgently need to respect the rule of law, peace and harmony" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – There is anxiety related to threats to social and religious harmony; request for the protection of the rule of law and religious freedom, in accordance with the Constitution: is what 140 Ind ...
• 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 ...