Asia

• 14 October 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - The Franciscan Indians in the front line against violence on women New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We Franciscans, known for the charism of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi, the followers of Christ and his Gospel, lovers of God, of humanity and of every creature, say 'No' to violence ag ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A regional system for the protection of human rights in South Asia is necessary Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Malala Yousafzai and the Indian, Kailash Satyarthi "is a powerful appeal to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC to establish a regional sy ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A court hearing for Asia Bibi Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Asia Bibi's lawyers are working on the final "statement of defense" that will be presented at the Lahore High Court on October 16, a date that – unless there are more surprises - may be the las ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The five Christians of the Orontes Valley, who were still being held by jihadists, have been released Knayeh (Agenzia Fides) - The five Syrian Christians of the Orontes Valley who were still being held after being kidnapped by a brigade of jihadists together with the pastor of Knayeh, Fr. Hanna Jallouf, OFM and other par ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA - China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam on the blacklist of child exploitation in the textile sector New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The textile industry in China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam continues to be on the blacklist for the exploitation of minors. In all, 25 Countries violate international standards for jobs in t ...
• 13 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Premier of Iraqi Kurdistan: Christians must not emigrate Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi Christians must resist anything that pushes them to leave their land and migrate abroad, while patiently waiting for the defeat of the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), which will open th ...
• 11 October 2014
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Church of Phnom Penh launches the Year of Charity Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh announced the opening of a special "Year of Charity": this is the first visible fruit of the Diocesan Synod, which was held from September 25 to 28. As r ...
• 11 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Festival of young Christians in Ankawa. To keep hope alive Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Church organized a three-day festival for young people in Ankawa - Erbil suburb inhabited by Christians - with a program characterized by moments of celebration, singing, prayer and r ...
• 10 October 2014
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Asia-Pacific Congress: "As a Church, we cannot remain silent witnesses of the conditions of migrants and their families" Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "Migration and Family in the Work of Mission Towards a Better World" was the theme of the Congress held in Tai Pei, which in recent days gathered eighty participants, including Bishops, priests, ...
• 10 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Five Christians of the Orontes Valley still held by Islamic jihadists Knayeh (Agenzia Fides) - After the release of Father Hanna Jallouf OFM, parish priest in the Syrian village of Knayeh, about five men of the twenty parishioners who with him had been kidnapped by a brigade of jihadists, ...
• 10 October 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Bosco Tea Project for more than 700 tea laborers Dimapur (Agenzia Fides) - India is one of the largest tea producers in the world. The districts of Golaghat, Sibsagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in the Indian state of Assam, in the northeastern region of the country, have ...
• 10 October 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians to the government: "We are not terrorists" Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have sent a letter reminding the government that they are "not terrorists and are not involved in criminal or anti-social activities" As Fides lea ...
• 10 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Nobel Peace Prize to Malala "recalls women's rights and the right to education" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 awarded to Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl, victim of an Taliban attack when she was only 12 years old, "is good news for all of Pakistan and puts the issue of women ...
• 9 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA – The four women abducted along with Father Hanna have been released; no message from the kidnappers Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday the 4 women who were part of the group of about twenty hostages kidnapped by an armed gang along with Father Hanna Jallouf, parish priest of the Syrian village of Knayeh, in the night b ...
• 9 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Father Jallouf Hanna has been released Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Father Hanna Jallouf OFM, the Franciscan parish priest kidnapped on the night of Sunday 5and Monday, 6 October by a group of armed militants of the jihadist faction Jabhat al-Nusra has been relea ...