Asia

• 28 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Today fasting and prayer for Asia Bibi and for Sawan Masih Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Christians are united in Lahore today, March 28, in a day of fasting and prayer for Asia Bibi and for Sawan Masih, both Christians and unjustly condemned to death on charges of blasphemy. An inte ...
• 28 March 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The missionaries: "May the agreement with the rebels of the South bring peace, justice and development" Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) – May the agreement between the Philippine government and the "Moro Islamic Liberation Front" (MILF) rebel group, signed on March 27, generate new hope but has to truly be "a harbinger of peace ...
• 27 March 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - The Archdiocese of Xi An makes a pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Hu Xian for the Annunciation Xi An (Agenzia Fides) - Following Jesus on the Way of the Cross on the example of Mary: this is how the faithful of the Archdiocese of Xi An, in Shaan Xi Province, wanted to celebrate the solemnity of the Annunciation of ...
• 27 March 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - UN Mission in Iraq: without respect for minorities, there is no democracy Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "All too commonly non-majority communities suffer from multiple forms of discrimination and marginalization that detrimentally affect their full and equal participation in the political, economi ...
• 27 March 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Street children who live in train stations rescued by a Catholic priest Lucknow (Agenzia Fides) - More than fifty poor children of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and victims of drug abuse, have been rescued by an Indian priest who collects children in search of food and shelter in trains ...
• 27 March 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Mgr. Joseph Fan Zhongliang, Bishop of Shanghai: always committed to serving the Church in spite of great difficulties Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Fan Zhongliang, S.I., Bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai (Mainland China ), died on March 16, at the age of 96. The Prelate was born on January 13, 1918: He was baptized o ...
• 26 March 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Small Christian Communities" instrument of evangelization Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - In the Korean "Small Christian Communities" there is great expectation for Pope Francis’ visit in August. The small ecclesial community, in fact, is a type of organization where to live one’s ...
• 26 March 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai intervenes on the election of the new President Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The election of the new President of the Lebanese Republic is a choice that belongs only to the people of Lebanon "and not to the Iranians, the Saudis or the Americans". It must be carried by th ...
• 26 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi, the appeal has been postponed due to the "counterparty’s use of tactics" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The first hearing of the appeal for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani woman accused of blasphemy, has again been postponed. Not for the absence of judges, but for the use of tactics on behalf of the counter ...
• 25 March 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Over 7.7 million dollars for aid to victims of the typhoon: The Church guarantees transparency Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of corruption is always latent: for this reason the Church of the Philippines ensures transparency in the management of over $ 7.7 million in humanitarian aid received to help the ...
• 25 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Armenian Catholic Patriarch: the Christians who fled from Kessab have to deal with the emergency with a spirit of communion Beirut (Agenzia Fides ) - "There are more than three hundred Armenian families who have fled from Kessab. They have now found shelter in the Armenian Orthodox parish in the city of Latakia, an hour's drive from Kessab. T ...
• 25 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Pakistan Day": to remember the Constitution in order to build peace and harmony Lahore ( Agenzia Fides) – To remember the Constitution of Pakistan as an opportunity to build peace and religious harmony in the country: was the reason of yesterday’s parade in Lahore March 23, on the occasion of th ...
• 24 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi, a new hearing on March 26 Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Justice in Pakistan tries again: the first hearing, after two postponements, in the appeal for Asia Bibi, a Christian woman unjustly accused and sentenced to death for blasphemy is set for March ...
• 24 March 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Heads of Churches to all Christians: let us participate in the elections Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Council of Christian Church-Leaders of Iraq, an organization that brings together all the leaders of different Christian denominations in the Middle Eastern Country - has issued a brief pron ...
• 21 March 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The new Muslim mayor: I want the Annunciation to be proclaimed a civic feast in Nazareth Nazareth (Agenzia Fides ) - "It is my greatest desire that the Feast of the Annunciation is proclaimed a civic official holiday for all Nazareth". This is what the new mayor of Nazareth, the Muslim Ali Sallam said in a r ...