Asia

• 23 October 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Premier: "Christians in Borneo can use the term Allah"; the Bishops criticize the "misinformed judges" Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) - The Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak said that the Christians of Malaysian Borneo - ie those residing in the states of Sabah and Sarawak - can continue to use the term "Allah" during ...
• 23 October 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES – After two years, Fr. Fausto Tentorio’s murder goes unpunished Kidapawan (Agenzia Fides) - Two years since the murder of PIME missionary Fr. Fausto Tentorio, the crime goes unpunished. The missionary was killed on October 17, 2011 at his parish in Arakan, in the province of North Co ...
• 23 October 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Incursion of the Islamist militias in the Christian city of Sadad Sadad (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian city of Sadad, situated in a strategic area along the road that joins Homs to Damascus, has been since yesterday at the center of the battle between the army of Assad and rebel milit ...
• 23 October 2013
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Commission "Justice and Peace" in Jaffna denounces "the genocide of Tamils" Jaffna (Agenzia Fides) - "A genocide of the Tamil people is in progress in Sri Lanka": this is a strong and circumstantial complaint sent by the Commission "Justice and Peace" of the diocese of Jaffna in the north of Sri ...
• 22 October 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Parliament debates on the revision of the Constitution, on corruption and development Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The revision of the Constitution of 1992 and other important measures on issues such as corruption and socio-economic development are at the center of the sixth session of the National Assembly in ...
• 22 October 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Armenian language can be used in election campaigns Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The reform package recently presented by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will allow to carry out election campaigns in Armenian. According to reports from local news sources, the ...
• 22 October 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Many Catholic organizations involved in disaster relief to the people affected by the earthquake Quezon City (Agenzia Fides) - Relief efforts in Bohol and in some areas of the central region of the Philippines continue. In the latest update sent to Fides Agency by the Philippine Camillian Task Force, Father Dan Vic ...
• 22 October 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archbishop of Yangon: next to Pope Francis, to evangelize with mercy Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "One of the great evangelists of Christian history is the current Pope Francis: his words and actions have given enthusiasm to Christians and the world. He has become the pastor of the global vil ...
• 21 October 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After Malala, may the world help the Christian Kashmala, disabled after the massacre in Peshawar Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - The whole world has been following with bated breath the story of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl hit by the Taliban, then moved to London and now in healthy condition. As Fides learns, to ...
• 21 October 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Church, the former seminary becomes a condo for needy families Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Patriarchate has announced the upcoming distribution of the first batch of 16apartments thanks to the renovation of the former Patriarchal Seminary, intended for families in need. A ...
• 19 October 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Conclusion of the Year of Faith: a new impetus for mission and unity Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - For Pakistani Christians the Year of Faith will leave a profound spiritual renewal and a new impetus with regards to mission. It will strengthen unity among believers and also instill "new courag ...
• 19 October 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Government: the judgment on "Allah" only applies to the weekly Herald, not the Bible and the liturgy Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The ban on the use of the word "Allah" is only for the weekly Catholic Herald, and not for other Christian publications or the Bible in Malay language, called "Al-Kitab", widely used in the ...
• 19 October 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Maronite Bishop: With regard to the conflict in the Middle East, Western Christians are poorly informed Latakia (Agenzia Fides) - With regard to the events in the Middle East and in particular the tragedy of Syria "The West is poorly informed including its churches, despite good intentions". This is what Bishop Elias Sle ...
• 17 October 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Protestant Pastor and two laymen accused of blasphemy, other leaders threatened Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Protestant Christian Pastor Adnan and two laymen, Arfan and Mushtaq Masih, resident in Lahore, have been formally accused and charged with "blasphemy". As Fides learns, the complaint was file ...
• 16 October 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Hundreds of children survive behind the train station in Varanasi, victims of abuse and exploitation Varanasi (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of children live and roam every day behind the train station in Varanasi, Uttar - Pradesh, in the north of the Country, crossed daily by more than 300,000 passengers. Behind lies Charb ...