Asia

• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/THAILAND - "Houses of Hope" for abandoned children Pathum Thani (Agenzia Fides) - In a letter sent to Agenzia Fides, Father Adriano Pelosin, PIME missionary who has been in Thailand for 36 years talked about the work carried out in the Houses of Hope where abandoned chil ...
• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Ignace Yussif III at the Synod of the Syro- Catholic Church: let us help to grasp the "signs of the times" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Syrians have suffered persecution and martyrdom "since ancient times". And today, faced with the present situation in the Middle East which causes suffering to the local Christian com ...
• 10 December 2014
  ASIA/MONGOLIA – First Mongolian deacon: "Immense grace for the Church", says the apostolic vice-Prefect Baatar (Agenzia Fides) - The ordination of the first deacon of Mongolian nationality, 22 years after the rebirth of the Church in the country, "is an immense grace and a priceless gift for the small community of the bapt ...
• 9 December 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – A Christian woman beaten and humiliated: justice moves Sheikhupura (Agenzia Fides) – Besides the case of a Christian married couple burned alive on 4 November, another serous episode caused concern among the Christians in Punjab: only days ago in the town of Rana, Shiekhup ...
• 9 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Human Rights Day: Bishops focus on minorities, religious, tribals and Dalit New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of Human Rights Day, December 10 “it is necessary to examine the situation of human rights in India and to urge the government to solve various questions demanding a solut ...
• 9 December 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - In Ankawa thousands of faithful take part in procession for the feast of the Immaculate Conception Erbil (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands took part in a procession on Saturday 7 of December for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception which moved through the streets of Ankawa, a mainly Christian suburb of the city of Erbil ...
• 6 December 2014
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Show everyone “the joy of consecrated life”, use Facebook to foster vocations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Demonstrate the joy of religious consecrated life, because its source is Christ and His Gospel, and use Facebook to attract young people to consider a religious life: with this proposal Hong ...
• 6 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Artists of different faiths reflect on Saint Francis Xavier Goa (Agenzia Fides) – For the first time artists in Goa of different faiths have come together at an Art Exhibition organised on the occasion of the exposition of relics of Saint Francis Xavier. According to informati ...
• 5 December 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Missio Christmas Campaign for Asia Bibi Achen (Agenzia Fides) - Missio-Achen, the German section of the Pontifical Mission Societies, has launched a Christmas Campaign of prayer and solidarity in aid of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman, married and mot ...
• 5 December 2014
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN – First baby arrives in MSF new maternity centre in Kabul Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – In Afghanistan hardly anyone can afford private medical care, most pregnant mothers have their babies at home and the absence of specialised medical assistance can raise problems and deliveries ...
• 5 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – Protection for churches and religious freedom: Franciscans mobilise New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Christians stage protests demanding police protection for churches. Following a mysterious fire which destroyed St Sebastian Catholic church in east Delhi on December 1, the city’s crimin ...
• 4 December 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “God is present in the family”: joint Christmas Message from Catholic and Protestant leaders ASIA/INDONESIA - “God is present in the family”: joint Christmas Message from Catholic and Protestant leaders Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The family, where God is present, has an important role in the history of sa ...
• 4 December 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Coutts: “Advent in the spirit of love of neighbour” Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – “May Advent, a time of preparation for Christmas, help you to open your hearts to the gift of the Holy Spirit, asking Him to deepen your faith, confirm your hope in God’s promises, and hel ...
• 4 December 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops: they are turning the country into an oligarchy, at the expense of the Constitution, the people and the institutions Bkerkè (Agenzia Fides) – A struggle for power and a short sighted attitude of Lebanese political leaders who pursue only their own partisan interests are turning the country into an “oligarchy at the expense of the ...
• 3 December 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan in Salt launches ”Winter Campaign” Salt (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday 2 December Ahliyyah school in Salt hosted the opening meeting for the launching of the Winter Campaign organised by Caritas Jordan in the area surrounding this historic Jordanian city. ...