Asia

• 28 January 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Patriarchs of Antioch: in order to stop the conflict, arms trafficking must be stopped Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The wars that devastate the Middle East, starting from Syria and Iraq will end only when the flow of arms and money destined to armed factions and terrorist groups by allies and sponsors regiona ...
• 28 January 2015
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: for peace and religious harmony, the government "is on the right path" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The new government of President Mahinda Sirisena has undertaken the important task of ensuring the rule of law in the country and promote peace and harmony among different communities": this is ...
• 27 January 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY – Other three people accused of the massacre of Christians in Malatya have been released from prison Malatya (Agenzia Fides) - The first Criminal Court in Malatya has ordered the release of two former soldiers and a university researcher held for almost four years on suspicion of being involved in the murder of three Ch ...
• 27 January 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishops: No to violence in Mindanao, support for the peace process Dagupan City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of the Philippines expressed its peremptory "no" to all forms of violence against human life, and publicly declared support for the peace process and the ongoing neg ...
• 27 January 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Church set on fire in the state of Telangana New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The new state of Telangana, officially created in the Indian Federation a few months ago, received the "baptism" of violence by Hindu extremists: the Protestant church of the village of Tadur ...
• 26 January 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New church dedicated to Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, in an area where poor families live Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in Pakistan rejoices for the consecration of a new church dedicated to Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross in Pansara, in the diocese of Faisalabad, in Punjab Pakistan. ...
• 26 January 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians: "Obama speak with Narendra Modi about religious minorities" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - President Obama should address the issue of religious minorities in India during the talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: is what Indian Christians ask for during US President Barac ...
• 23 January 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Year of Consecrated Life: the Dominican Family welcomes new laity Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Family in Indonesia - composed of religious men, nuns and laity - welcomes new laity: a sign of hope in the Year of Consecrated Life, in which all religious families are called to ...
• 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 ...