Asia

• 10 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA – Maaloula kidnapped nuns released Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - In the late evening of Sunday, March 9 about 13 Greek-Orthodox nuns were released. They went missing in December after Islamist fighters took the ancient quarter of the Christian town of Maalou ...
• 10 March 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Church in aid of displaced people of Fallujah and Ramadi Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of senior officials and volunteers of the Chaldean Church, led by Patriarch Raphael Louis Sako, visited areas of the Iraqi capital where the displaced have found refuge in the citie ...
• 7 March 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - The women of Zi Gong: active in the Church and in society, following the example of Mary Zi Gong (Agenzia Fides) – In view of International Women's Day, March 8, the women of the parish of the Zi Gong of the Diocese of Yi Bin, in the province of Si Chuan, met to reflect on how to be more active protagonist ...
• 7 March 2014
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - "Time of compassion": Archbishop Goh’s message for Lent Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - "Lent teaches us how to live the love and compassion of Christ. In his ministry on earth, Jesus expressed God's love to the needy, the sick, the lepers. His mercy culminated on the cross, when ...
• 7 March 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem resolves water emergencies in two Palestinian cities Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - The problems in the management of water resources in the Palestinian Territories in different forms penalize the lives of the local population. The general scarcity of water is accompanied by p ...
• 7 March 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Where to be born female is considered "a disaster " Anantapur (Agenzia Fides) - Women living in India suffer abuse eight times higher than any other place in the world. Physical abuse in the country is seen as a "right of the husband" and almost half of the violence affec ...
• 7 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women in Pakistan: Christian girls raped by Muslims Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The rape of girls belonging to religious minorities is a very common phenomenon in Pakistan. Christian women are a prime target, because the most vulnerable and defenseless. The majority of cases ...
• 6 March 2014
  ASIA/BRUNEI - Christian Faith forbidden in Christian schools if there are Muslim children Brunei (Agenzia Fides) - Principals and teachers in schools and private educational institutions in Brunei risk five years in prison and a fine of up to $ 20,000 if they teach or speak to a Muslim child of religions othe ...
• 6 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: Christians do not support the Kurdish autonomous entity Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in the north-eastern Syrian province of Jazira have ruled out any support regarding the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region in the area surrounding the towns of Qamishli and Has ...
• 5 March 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Religious freedom at risk and violence against minorities, in view of the general elections New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Tensions and violence against religious minorities in India increase in view of the general elections to be held in May: this is what is stated in the new Report published by the NGO "Christ ...
• 5 March 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Twal: the Pope's visit will boost the peace process Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The visit Pope Francis will carry out in the Holy Land at the end of May will give a new impetus to the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. This was written by Patriarch Fouad Twa ...
• 5 March 2014
  ASIA/IRAN - A Christian Pastor released on bail Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - The Armenian-Iranian Christian Pastor Sevada Aghasar, was released on bail after spending six months in prison in Evin. The pastor was arrested on August 21, 2013 with two laymen, Masoud Mirzaei ...
• 4 March 2014
  ASIA/CHINA – The formation of the laity in view of Lent intensifies Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In view of Lent, and in the light of the Lenten Message of the Holy Father - "He became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich. (cf. 2 Cor 8:9)" -, various Catho ...
• 4 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo: During Lent prayers and fasting to ask for the gift of peace Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - In Syria, the Eastern Rite Churches have already begun Lent, the liturgical season during which the Christian, with a journey of conversion, fully lives the mystery of the resurrection of Christ ...
• 4 March 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops' message for Lent: "Poverty dehumanizes the country" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Poverty in the Philippines degrades and dehumanizes millions of people. During this Lenten season in the Year of the Laity, we invite you to reflect on poverty, in particular on what contradicts ...