Asia

• 11 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Contrasts between the jihadist factions. Father Karam: it is now a war "all against all" Beirut ( Agenzia Fides) - The leader of al-Qaeda Ayman Zawahiri with an official pronouncement has delegitimized the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the jihadist organization that last year had assumed a heg ...
• 11 November 2013
  ASIA/YEMEN - No marriages to minors: the Ministry intervenes for the Protection of Human Rights Taiz (Agenzia Fides) - After the most recent reported cases of early marriages, reported by the YemenPost, the Ministry for the Protection of Human Rights in Yemen has issued a warning to local authorities to prevent the ...
• 9 November 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - A Bishop of Orissa: "The Church relieves the suffering of the people affected by the cyclone" Balasore (Agenzia Fides) - Because of cyclone Phailin, which in recent weeks "has caused untold misery and tragedies in Orissa, the Church prays for the victims and is fully committed to alleviating the suffering of the ...
• 9 November 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - A Christian Iranian; rigorous imprisonment for a Pastor arrested unjustly Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Iranian Mostafa Bordbar was released from prison after winning an appeal against the sentence to 10 years in prison, which had been imposed in July 2013. As Fides learns, the releas ...
• 9 November 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - The Director of Caritas: the refugee camp in Zaatari will become a "provisional city" Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The biggest refugee camp hosting Syrian refugees, displaced in the Jordanian desert, is about to become a "temporary city". This is confirmed to Fides Agency by Wael Suleiman, Director of Caritas ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/CHINA – To leave the congregation to go to the suburbs: bicycle pilgrimage for 37 nuns Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – To leave one’s congregation and go to the outskirts of the diocese to give witness to faith, to evangelize and to consolidate the union of the community: these are the objectives that drove ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - President Rohani: Iran and the Holy See together in the fight against extremism Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Iranian President Hassan Rohani relaunches dialogue between the Islamic and the Christian world, and hopes for an alliance between Iran and the Holy See regarding the major issues that shake huma ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Typhoon Yolanda aggravates the disastrous situation of 4 million people already affected by the earthquake Bohol (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of the people of Bohol severely damaged by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the entire area on October 15 (see Fides 18/10/2013) continues to worsen. As reported to Fides Agency ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - An "inclusive agreement" for peace in the southern Philippines: religious leaders meet with the government Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) – To explore all possible ways and solutions to achieve peace; to promote an "inclusive" agreement, which takes into account all the components of religious, ethnic and cultural needs of ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Audo: clashes at the power plant. Aleppo at risk of environmental catastrophe Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "For three days there has been no electricity in the center of Aleppo. There have been clashes at the power plant in al-Harrarieh, and there is very dangerous situation because hazardous material ...
• 7 November 2013
  ASIA - The nations of Central Asia: repatriate compatriots who fight in Syria Almaty ( Agenzia Fides) - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, three of the major nations of Central Asia, are studying ways and solutions to repatriate compatriots fighting in Syria and to block the flow of Islamist a ...
• 7 November 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - A Bishop reiterates the "right to catechism" for children Cuddapah ( Agenzia Fides) - Among the many rights to be granted to children, there is also the "right to catechism", that is to say the right to Christian education in order to grow in faith: this is emphasized by His Ex ...
• 7 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: the jihadi militias also massacre the other rebels Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - In the Syrian city of Hassaké and Qamishli there was no massacre of Christians and the government army "gives the impression of being able to defeat the rebels when it wants and as it wants". ...
• 6 November 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - The Jesuits: online courses for refugees Amman (Agenzia Fides) – Currently there are more than 500 thousand Syrian refugees in Jordan. The jesuits have set up online higher education courses which have already been tested in other contexts marked by wars and ...
• 6 November 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Kerala to the government: give a home to the homeless Cochin (Agenzia Fides) - To give a home to the homeless in Kerala was the appeal launched to the state government of Kerala by Philipose Mar Crisostomo, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara independent Church "M ...