Asia

• 26 February 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ – Iraq’s Catholic Bishops insist: we must react to the violence destroying our nation Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The dramatic situation which Iraq is experiencing has prompted the country’s Catholic Bishops, yesterday in assembly, to urge the nation’s Christians and all Iraqis to react against sect ...
• 26 February 2014
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN – Humanitarian aid and videogames for orphans in Herat Herat (Agenzia Fides) – Rice, oil, winter clothes, trainers, toys, various hand-craft kits and videogames, were recently delivered, with the help of the Spanish Airforce, Ejército del Aire, and sent by several Spanish ...
• 26 February 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Pluralism endangered” government inertia NGO report Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The historical and traditional religious pluralism which has always marked Indonesia is at risk due to inertia on the part of the government which leaves space for Islamic extremists: this war ...
• 25 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – The UN takes closer look at massacres in 2002 and the present situation of freedom of religion in Gujarat Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) – The United Nations Organisation intends to act to guarantee that the human right of ‘freedom of religion’, ratified in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is fully respected in t ...
• 25 February 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Syria, Gaza, Egypt: Holy Land Custodians launch initiatives to face emergency Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Ongoing violence and social and political crisis rocking the Middle East has prompted the religious communities in the region rethink forms of presence in order to meet the urgent needs of ...
• 24 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA – Catholic Bishops: for 2014 “a Church with a warm heart” (Agenzia Fides) – A “Church with a warm heart”. This is the motto chosen by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of South Korea for the year 2014: Fides was informed by Fr. Thaddaeus Lee Ki-rak, the Conference’s ex ...
• 24 February 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: A Lenten Season of fasting and prayer that Christians in Iraq will not emigrate Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - “I ask you to fast and to offer prayers that Iraqi Christians will remain here in our country and not emigrate”. This pressing call was contained in a brief but heartfelt message, issued by ...
• 24 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - No to social exclusion, no to the caste system: Franciscans in India play a prophetic role Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) – Franciscans, consecrated persons as well as lay members, have reaffirmed their prophetic role in India, their desire to be “a poor fraternity among the poor and for the poor”, committed to ...
• 21 February 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ – Decision to include Syriac and Christian religious education in 152 schools Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Ministry of Education has decided to include Syriac and Christian religious education in the currucula of 152 public schools in the provinces of Baghdad, Nineveh and Kirkuk. The goal i ...
• 21 February 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Dialogue with the Taliban? Peace march to say "no" to extremism Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan must wake up and seriously consider the threat posed by the Taliban militancy, formulating an appropriate strategy to ensure lasting peace. Dialogue must go hand in hand with a clear ...
• 20 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Half of India's population lives in poverty: the responses of the Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - There are 680 million Indian citizens, 56% of the population, who do not have the means to meet their basic needs of daily sustenance and access to basic services: This is what the new Report ...
• 20 February 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The commitment of the Churches for AIDS patients Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The different Christian Churches in the Philippines want to strengthen cooperation in order to promote a vision and common operational strategies in society on the issue of AIDS. This is why a ca ...
• 20 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - 78 thousand children die of congenital heart disease every year Jaipur (Agenzia Fides) - Because of the precariousness of health services and the consequent inadequate care, 78 thousand children in India die every year due to congenital heart disease. According to information gathere ...
• 20 February 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Latin Patriarchate schools relaunch their educational mission Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin Patriarchate schools of Jerusalem in Palestine and Israel met to make plans for the future regarding the educational and social mission that they are called upon to carry out in a hu ...
• 19 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Forty days for life": Church reinforces its commitment against abortion Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - For the Church in Korea the months of February and March are full of activities, celebrations, meetings for life. As reported to Fides, in particular the "Committee for Life and Bioethics" withi ...