Asia

• 16 April 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal to the Italian government to ask for "the repeal of the blasphemy law in Pakistan" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to the Italian government comes from the Federation of Pakistani Associations in Italy: Adan Farhaj Bakhsh, president of the Federation, in a message sent to Fides, calls on the Italian g ...
• 16 April 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako's Easter Message, with a thought to the elections Baghdad (Agenzia Fides ) - "I hope that the Easter celebrations, Easter of Resurrection and new life, put an end to the suffering of our people". This is the hope expressed in the Easter message issued by the Patriarch o ...
• 16 April 2014
  ASIA/NEPAL - Great joy for 60 newly baptized during the Easter Vigil Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "We are preparing ourselves to live an atmosphere of great joy to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord. For our small Catholic community this is the biggest feast, and this year about 60 peo ...
• 16 April 2014
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Archbishop Goh: Easter invites us to "proclaim the Gospel with joy and passion" Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Easter invites all the faithful "to proclaim the Gospel with joy in our reality in Singapore": This is what the Archbishop of Singapore, William Goh says in his Easter message, addressed to al ...
• 15 April 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops to the President: We will give a great contribution to the country New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church prays for the elections which will be held in April and will continue to give its valuable contribution to the nation, especially in the field of education and social service ...
• 15 April 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Churches devastated and icons desecrated in Maalula Maalula (Agenzia Fides) - After the reconquest of the Christian village of Maalula - 55 km northeast of Damascus - by the Syrian government army, the images and descriptions released by government sources and internation ...
• 15 April 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Minorities are being targeted: the study and testimony of Pakistanis abroad London (Agenzia Fides) - Minorities in Pakistan, whether they are ethnic, religious or political, are victims of hatred, discrimination, prejudices that make their life a living hell: this is what was expressed in a new ...
• 15 April 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - A missile on an Armenian Catholic school: a child killed, 61 injured Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A child died, 61 people were injured: children, parents and teachers. This is the tragic toll of the missile which hit the Armenian Catholic school in Damascus, in the historic district of Bab ...
• 14 April 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon’s message: An Easter of reconciliation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, and He gave us the ministry of reconciliation. God was in Christ and through Him embraced the whole world": With this awareness, the Archbish ...
• 14 April 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN - The director of Caritas: among the refugees, the number of Christians increases Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Among the Syrian refugees in Jordan, Christians "are continuing to increase and prepare to live a Easter marked for them by discouragement and spiritual weariness". This was reported to Fides Agen ...
• 14 April 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The government army regains control of the city of Maalula Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian army loyal to President Assad have retaken control of the town of Maalula, 50 kilometers from Damascus. The news comes from Syrian security sources, according to which the army is ga ...
• 14 April 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi trial "postponed to a later date": a mystery Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The continuous postponement of Asia Bibi’s appeal is becoming a mystery. As anticipated by Fides Agency (see 12/04/2014 ), this morning the administration of the Lahore High Court announced tha ...
• 12 April 2014
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Coptic Christians make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The prohibition desired by Pope Shenouda ceases to be effective Tel Aviv (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday April 11th about ninety Coptic Christians landed in Tel Aviv with the intention of celebrating Holy Week in Jerusalem and in the Christian Holy Places scattered in Israel. The news, f ...
• 12 April 2014
  ASIA/BRUNEI - The Islamic Penal Code in force that "violates human rights" Bandar Seri Begawan (Agenzia Fides) - The new Penal Code based on the "Sharia" (Islamic law) which came into force in these days in Brunei, includes archaic sanctions such as flogging and stoning to death, some applicabl ...
• 12 April 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi's case: the hearing is likely to be postponed Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - It is very likely that Asia Bibi’s new hearing for the appeal process will be postponed, scheduled for Monday, April 14. This would be the umpteenth postponement, this time "for administrative ...