Asia

• 1 September 2014
  ASIA/JAPAN – Resignation of the Archbishop of Osaka and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 20 August 2014, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Osaka (Japan) presented by Archbishop Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J., i ...
• 1 September 2014
  ASIA/NEPAL - Vicar Apostolic tells Religious men and women: mission starts with self-evangelization Katmandhu (Agenzia Fides)- Mission starts with self-evangelization: said the new Vicar Apostolic of Nepal, Mgr Paul Simick, in meetings with local men and women religious in Nepal. Fides was told that the Vicar Apostolic ...
• 30 August 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND – Catholic schools cancel strike, but Israeli government talks of ‘take over’ Jerusalem (Fides News Agency) – The past two years have been difficult for Catholic schools in Israel, particularly from the financial point of view: the Education Ministry has repeatedly reduced both subsidies to scho ...
• 30 August 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – 11 militants arrested for turning a Christian church into a Hindu temple Aligarh (Agenzia Fides) – Following protests and reports to the police, 11 militants belonging to different violent Hindu extremist groups were arrested in Uttar Pradesh for occupying and desecrating a Christian church ...
• 22 August 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Cardinal Fernando Filoni: my mission among the sufferings of the Iraqi brothers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, who returned from Iraq last night after his visit as personal envoy of Pope Francis, met the Pope th ...
• 22 August 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - The Jesuits: the Government of Gujarat promotes extremism and violence in schools Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Gujarat promotes the principles of extremism and Hindu nationalism among school children: it has introduced, in more than 42,000 primary and secondary state schools, nine tex ...
• 22 August 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan welcomes Iraqi Christians put to flight by the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Almost a thousand Christians fleeing from northern Iraq, faced with the advancing of the jihadists militia of the Islamic State, will be welcomed in Jordan within the next few days thanks to the c ...
• 21 August 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Mission of the Patriarchs in Iraq. The Chaldean Patriarch: no to sectarian militias Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The defense of the attacked is an absolute right. But only "the forces of the State should take charge of this defense", while the creation of differentiated militia on ethno-religious basis "can ...
• 21 August 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Violence against minorities: a 12-year-old Christian girl raped by a gang Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Indignation and outrage in the Christian community of Lahore after the rape of a 12-year-old Christian girl. Muqadas, is the daughter of the Christian Liaqat Masih who has four daughters. As Fide ...
• 20 August 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Barzani: ready to arm Christian volunteers Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, announced that the government of the autonomous Region of northern Iraq is ready to open its doors to Christian volunt ...
• 20 August 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian leaders in Pakistan: "The international community must wake up" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Condemnation regarding the violence and the massive migration of Iraqi Christians; appeal to the international community to ensure safety to all religious minorities in Iraq: is what Christian ...
• 20 August 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch Rai: united also with Hezbolllah to block the road to the infiltration of the ISIL Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Bechara Boutros Rai said he was ready to meet soon the leader of Hezbollah Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah in order to address together the growing concerns about ...
• 19 August 2014
  ASIA/NEPAL - A Christian pastor released from prison, in Tibet Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Protestant Pastor Chhedar Bhote Lhomi, 37, was freed from blame and released from prison, he is now free after a bad experience of detention. As Fides learns, the Pastor lives in a remote area ...
• 19 August 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - End of the war and federal solution: the Burmese Bishops' appeal Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - Immediate end of the civil war and of the suffering of the population; protection of human rights and civil rights; search for a permanent solution to the conflict through federalism: are the hea ...
• 18 August 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Bishops: "The hug towards the disabled: the most significant moment of the Pope's visit" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope's visit was "a success for the faith, for the media coverage, for the organization". Bergoglio has left "an indelible mark" in the Catholic and non-Catholic faithful. But if one were to r ...