Asia

• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Civil and religious leaders’ appeal: a new year in the sign of harmony Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – May the new year - just started, after the Lunar New Year - be a harbinger of peace, harmony and national unity: this is the appeal launched by civil and religious leaders who have taken ...
• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul: "The Korean martyrs, a model of holiness" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of the Korean martyrs is great news for the Korean Church. I am full of joy and I thank the Holy See for such a decision. I want to share this happiness with all those who have ...
• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Feast of St. Maron, the Lebanese reflect on the "Bkerké Charter" Beirut ( Agenzia Fides) - The Feast of St. Maron, celebrated in the Maronite churches in Lebanon and around the world on Sunday, February 9th, represented for the Lebanese also an opportunity for reflection on the so-cal ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The future mission is education: the first assembly of the Jesuits in the country Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The future for the Jesuit mission in Myanmar, a country which is rapidly changing, is the commitment concerning education: this is what emerged from the first meeting of the Jesuits in Myanmar, h ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Simple boats transformed into mobile clinics to deliver humanitarian and medical aid Guiuan (Agenzia Fides) - In order to have the possibility to deliver medical and humanitarian aid in five islands in the south of Guiuan, affected by Typhoon Haiyan, the NGO Doctors Without Borders has organized mobile c ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Assembly of Indian Bishops: to renew the Church and society, while remaining faithful to Christ Palai (Agenzia Fides) - "A Renewed Church for a renewed society", in the spirit of the II Vatican Council and to be on the same wavelength with Pope Francis’ words: is the theme of the 31st Plenary Assembly of the Bish ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christian candidates in random order in the next national elections Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – There will be nine main political lists inspired by Christian activists - Chaldeans, Syrians and Assyrians - who will take part in the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for Apr ...
• 6 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Only education can defeat superstition and ensure full respect for life in all its forms New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The National Day for Life has just been celebrated, to remind everyone of the tremendous value of life which is often, unfortunately, trampled and degraded. Too many times human beings are dep ...
• 6 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In the wake of Evangelii Gaudium, the Church is committed to the poor and unemployed Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Korea, in response to the request of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Evangeliii gaudium, confirms the preferential option for the poor and his commitment to the defense, prote ...
• 5 February 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - The victims of the Armenian Genocide will be canonized Antelias (Agenzia Fides) - Almost a century since the Armenian genocide – carried out in the territories of Turkey in 1915 - the Armenian Apostolic Church firmly and definitively confirms its intention to proceed with ...
• 5 February 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A new bishop of ethnic chin: a sign of unity for the Church and the nation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The new bishop Lucius Hrekung who, in the Diocese of Hakha, will have the pastoral care of the population of the Chin ethnic minority, to which he himself belongs, is "a sign of unity for the Chu ...
• 4 February 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Report on the pro-Gaza interventions of the Pontifical Mission have been published Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission for Palestine has published a detailed report on emergency measures it put in place for the people of the Gaza Strip after the "Pillar of Smoke" military interventions conduc ...
• 4 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Vocations bloom: the ordination of bishops, priests and deacons in Seoul Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The increase of vocations to priesthood and religious life in South Korea knows no limit: from February 5 to 7, three ordinations of bishops, priests and deacons are to be held in Seoul. Pope Fran ...
• 4 February 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - No to bail: the appeal of Christians allowed, the Lahore High Court does not release extremists Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The extremists who set fire to the "Joseph Colony" Christian area in Lahore a year ago will not leave prison: in fact, as reported to Fides, in recent days the High Court in Lahore has declared t ...
• 3 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul: "The Pope in Korea? A message of hope for all of Asia" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "An apostolic visit of Pope Francis in Korea would be a message of hope to all countries in Asia. We hope with all our heart that this happens. It would also give great motivation to the Korean Ch ...