Asia

• 30 October 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A new Bishop in Faisalabad: 10 thousand at the Mass with Cardinal Filoni Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a moment of joy and hope. We are happy because the Year of Faith has given us a new Pastor who will help us to strengthen our faith. The problems and challenges in the area are many. T ...
• 30 October 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - The leaders of Catholic schools: with the "Arab springs" negative impact on freedom of education Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The so-called "Arab Springs" have had so far in many Countries of North Africa and the Middle East a negative impact on freedom of education, which has penalized the traditional educational work c ...
• 29 October 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Jesuits on the Syrian conflict: Let’s stop arms dealers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In order to understand and stop the conflict in Syria "one should recognize and call by name the real interests at stake, at a local, regional and international level, which do not correspond to th ...
• 29 October 2013
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Aid from humanitarian organizations to people affected by monsoons and floods Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - A month of monsoon rains and floods in Cambodia has claimed the lives of 168 people, over a hundred thousand homeless in 20 of the 24 provinces of the Country, including some parts of the cap ...
• 29 October 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - More funds from the government to the Minister for Religious Affairs: appeal to promote harmony Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Indonesian government has steadily increased over the past five years funds to the Ministry for Religious Affairs, which has increased by 25% per annum since 2008. The trend, say Fides sourc ...
• 29 October 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Ethnic minorities at a conference: a common strategy in view of a peace agreement Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - A session of talks between the representatives of 19 ethnic Burmese minority groups started today in the Kachin State in northern Myanmar, which aims to develop a common position and strategy, ...
• 28 October 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists attack Christians with the charges of "forced conversions" Kalva (Agenzia Fides) - An assembly of faithful Christians was attacked yesterday, Sunday 27 October, by Hindu extremists belonging to the Radical Group "Bajrang Dal" in Kalva, Indian state of Maharashtra. As reported to ...
• 25 October 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Reception centers for street children Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Provincial Government of Jakarta is planning reception centers for street children and victims of violence. The construction of safe houses for children is among the priorities of the local ...
• 25 October 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christian book burning in Raqqa Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - The militia of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the faction that in several regions of Syria monopolized the armed insurrection against the regime in Damascus in recent days have o ...
• 25 October 2013
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - A Tamil priest: The government has failed in reconciliation, a prophetic role of religious leaders is needed Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Sri Lankan government has failed in national reconciliation in the aftermath of the civil war. In such situation, we need a prophetic role of religious leaders: this is what S.J. Emmanuel, a ...
• 25 October 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Orthodox Bishop: a humanitarian corridor to save civilians of Sadad is needed Homs (Agenzia Fides) - The Metropolitan Silwanos Boutros Alnemeh, titular of the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Homs and Hama, has launched an appeal to institutions and international humanitarian organizations on behalf ...
• 24 October 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Let us run for the poor" at the Beijing Marathon 2013 Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Run for the charitable works of the Church; we have to run for our poor, elderly, orphans, the sick ....; we have to run to witness our faith": this is how a few participants in the Beijing Int ...
• 24 October 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - Christians sentenced to 80 lashes for having drunk the Eucharist wine Rasht (Agenzia Fides) - A court in the Iranian city of Rasht sentenced four members of the "Church of Iran", Christian Protestant denomination, to 80 lashes each for drinking communion wine during a Christian liturgy. Th ...
• 24 October 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - Patriarch Twal opens the Conference on the role of women in the Middle East Fuheis (Agenzia Fides) - With a report on the role of women in the Church and society in the Middle East, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal opens on Thursday, October 24 in Fuheis the conference organized by th ...
• 24 October 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Proposal to the Government: an "Islamic triumvirate" to unblock peace in the southern Philippines Zamboanga del Sud (Agenzia Fides) - To end the stalemate regarding peace negotiations in the South of the Philippines "the solution could be to create, for the new 'Bangsamoro region' - Autonomous Region for Muslim commu ...