Asia

• 22 September 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Catholic Bishops: the recognition of the "Aramean" nationality aims to divide the Palestinian Christians from others Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The decision of the Israeli Ministry of the Interior that Christian Palestinian Arab citizens in Israel can now change their registration in the Ministry from Arabs to "Arameans" is denounced ...
• 22 September 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The jihadists of the Islamic State destroy the memorial church of the Armenian Genocide in Deir el-Zor Deir el-Zor (Agenzia Fides) - The jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) have destroyed an Armenian church in Deir el Zor, the city with a Kurdish majority, which they conquered in past days. The news, spread by local witne ...
• 22 September 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Mercy and Compassion" is the theme of the Pope's visit Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The theme that will mark Pope Francis’ visit in the Philippines (from 15 to 19 January 2015) is "mercy and compassion": this was announced, in a note sent to Fides Agency, by the Catholic Bisho ...
• 19 September 2014
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Even an Israeli NGO gives aid to Yazidi and Christian refugees Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Israeli non-governmental organization IsrAID, engaged in humanitarian relief missions in various parts of the world, has started to offer its support to Christian and Yazidi refugees who h ...
• 19 September 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leader accused of blasphemy killed: civil society meeting to ask for harmony Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A liberal and moderate Muslim scholar who had been accused of blasphemy for a speech during a visit in the United States, was killed yesterday in Karachi. Muhammad Shakil Auj was the dean of Isl ...
• 18 September 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Execution of a person sentenced to death has been suspended Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A Pakistani court in Rawalpindi has suspended the execution of the Muslim Shoaib Sarwar, previously fixed for September 18, who was sentenced to death for murder. As Fides learns, local offici ...
• 18 September 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - The President of Caritas Lebanon: organized chaos in the Middle East also kills charity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Some time ago a Lebanese bishop tried to collect money to help Syrian refugees. Well, he did not manage to collect any money. People said: enough, we do not want more help. For many people, aid to ...
• 18 September 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Children have died due to contaminated measle vaccine Idlib (Agenzia Fides) - In the province of Idlib, northeast of Syria, about 35 children have died due to some contaminated doses of measle vaccine. Children began to suffer from serious symptoms immediately after adminis ...
• 18 September 2014
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Bishops: "Joseph Vaz, apostle of peace, first saint to Sri Lanka: the Church rejoices" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "What would you say if a wish comes true after 300 years? The whole Church in Sri Lanka rejoices today. The canonization of Joseph Vaz, co-founder of our Church is a great gift and we thank Pope ...
• 17 September 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Commission "Justice and Peace": stop the executioner, Pakistan must not go back in time Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is urgent to stop the executioner and not to bring Pakistan back in time. We say 'no' to the execution of the Muslim Shoaib Sarwar, who would be the first civilian after six years, and we ask ...
• 17 September 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Twal: the presence of Christian immigrants is an asset for the local church Jaffa (Agenzia Fides) - The presence of Christian immigrants in the Holy Land for work reasons "is an asset for the Church and a gift for the local Christians, often too involved in politics". The Patriarch of Jerusalem ...
• 17 September 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – The Bishop after the flood: "In Kashmir we are like Ground Zero" Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - "The State of Jammu and Kashmir has experienced the worst-ever floods in living history and our area is like Ground Zero. The lives and livelihood of the people have been completely upturned. C ...
• 17 September 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - 240,000 children return to school in Gaza Gaza City (Agenzia Fides) - 240,000 children return to United Nations-run classrooms in Gaza where many of their schools have been damaged and destroyed. "After the traumatic 50 days of brutal conflict, death, destructio ...
• 17 September 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II: we will do our best to increase the presence of Arab Christians Amman (Agenzia Fides) - In the sectarian conflicts afflicting the Middle East, Jordan wants to represent even in the future "an oasis of security and stability", while pledging to do its utmost to protect the Christian A ...
• 16 September 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - “The mission of priests today”: cultural sharing in Taiwan for a group of priests from He Bei Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – “The mission of priests today” was the focus of a Cultural Formation Discussion in Taiwan for a group of priests from He Bei, held 20 August to 10 September. The meeting was organi ...