Asia

• 7 April 2014
  ASIA/TURKEY - Deputy Prime Minister assures: soon a regulation on the Foundations of minorities Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc assured that the new regulations of Foundations linked to religious minorities in Turkey will be ready within the current month of April. This was revea ...
• 7 April 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - A Jesuit Killed in Homs Damascus (Agenzia Fides ) - The Dutch Jesuit Fr. Frans van der Lugt, a religious who lived in the troubled city of Homs, was killed this morning. This was confirmed in a statement by Fr. Alex Basili, Provincial of the Je ...
• 4 April 2014
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - JRS Cambodia celebrates World Interfaith Harmony Week Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The different religious communities in Cambodia intend to work together for sustainable development that respects people and environment: is what was said during the recent "World Interfaith ...
• 4 April 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - A special prayer for the elections will be recited in all the Chaldean churches Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans Louis Sako Raphael I gave orders to spread a special prayer in all the Chaldean churches in Iraq which will be recited at the end of Sunday Masses in v ...
• 4 April 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Death sentence for the Christian Sawan Masih: politics is deaf but dissent is increasing Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Christian Sawan Masih was sentenced to death on false charges of blasphemy. But what happened to those who were found guilty? This question is still unanswered. Religious minorities in Pakis ...
• 4 April 2014
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Drought and monsoons: the dramatic situation especially for the poorest people Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - After six months of drought and with forecasts of a monsoon arriving, Sri Lanka is likely to suffer serious losses in crops and significant decreases in the production of electricity. According ...
• 3 April 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Threats to the lawyer who defends Christians accused of blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Christian activist and lawyer is closely following the cases concerning Asia Bibi and Sawan Masih, Christians accused and sentenced to death for blasphemy: this is why Sardar Mushtaq Gill, head ...
• 3 April 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Catholic Bishops: the repetition of the word persecution of Christians plays into the hands of extremists Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The way and instrumental and misleading tones with which certain Western circles launch warnings concerning the persecution suffered by Christians in the Middle East responds to political calc ...
• 2 April 2014
  ASIA/IRAN – Iranian Christian prisoner goes on hunger strike Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Vahid Hakkani, a Christian convert from Shiraz, went on a hunger strike, despite his poor health, to protest rejection of his conditional release appeal by jucidial authorities. Hakkani was arres ...
• 31 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Masih’s death sentence is the "death of justice": it is urgent to repeal the blasphemy law Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We deplore Sawan Masih’s death sentence which has created further fear and insecurity among Christians in Pakistan. This verdict marks the death of justice in Pakistan". This is what was repor ...
• 31 March 2014
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Half of the children live in extreme poverty Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the considerable progress made in the economic sector, millions of children in Cambodia are still deprived of basic rights such as health, education and housing, and all kinds of ...
• 31 March 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon: "The census is a golden opportunity for peace and development" Yangon (Agenzia Fides ) - "The census is a positive step: we hope it will be a fair and transparent process. It is a golden opportunity to promote and strengthen peace and development in the nation": So says the message ...
• 29 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Where is justice? A terrible day for Christians in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Pakistani Christians are already persecuted and they feel very insecure and vulnerable, especially after so many false blasphemy cases registered against them. The verdict sentencing Sawan Masih ...
• 29 March 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN – The parish of Zarqa is the first to acquire a "solar energy system" Zarqa (Agenzia Fides) - The Twelve Apostles parish of Zarqa is the first church in the Middle East to acquire a solar energy system. This was confirmed to Fides Agency by the parish priest Kurzum Elias. "The idea", says ...
• 28 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Missile on an Armenian church in Aleppo during Mass Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The Armenian Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity in Aleppo was hit by a missle while the faithful were attending mass. The attack damaged the dome and broke the windows, but caused no injuries. T ...