Asia

• 9 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani Bishops: "We are close to Pope Francis for peace in Syria" Lahore ( Agenzia Fides ) - "We pray for peace in Syria, together with Pope Francis. As Christians, who wish and work for peace, we hope that there is no more violence in Syria and in the world. We want peace in in the wo ...
• 9 September 2013
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - "To execute the converts to Christianity": shock-appeal in Parliament Kabul ( Agenzia Fides) - A member of the Afghan Parliament suggested that those who convert from Islam to Christianity are to be executed, according to the sharia (Islamic law), in order to stop the rapid growth of Chris ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: let us pray for peace in Syria, together with Pope Francis Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople welcomes the appeal of the "brother in Christ, Francis Pope" to pray and fast for peace in Syria, asking also international leaders gathered ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Melkite Patriarch: appeal to save Maaloula, a holy place for the Syrians Damascus ( Agenzia Fides) - The cross that towered on the dome of the monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus does not exist any more. Armed groups of the jihadist Galaxy removed it, who on Wednesday attacked and invaded ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians and Hindus united in fasting and prayer for peace in Syria Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - Fasting and prayer for peace in Syria sees Christians and Hindus in India united. This is what was said to Fides Agency by His Exc. Mgr. Felix Machado, Bishop of Vasai and President of the Commiss ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - Iranians of different faiths: fasting and prayer in solidarity with the Syrian people Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Iranian citizens around the world, followers of Shia Islam, Christians, citizens of the Bahai faith, or lay people, all members of the organization "Iran Rights Watch" will fast tomorrow, Septemb ...
• 5 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Prayer and fasting in Maaloula, a village symbol of coexistence, threatened by armed groups Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – One already prays and fasts for peace in Maaloula, a small Christian village in the north of Damascus, where Aramaic is spoken, the language of Jesus. Maaloula is a small Christian village in ...
• 5 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Church prays and fasts for peace together with Pope Francis Baghdad ( Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans Louis Raphael I Sako calls on the Chaldean Church and all Iraqis to share a day of fasting and prayer for Syria convened by Pope Francis for Saturday, ...
• 5 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Christian MP Maria Saadeh: "Stop the attacks: we join the Pope for peace" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "All Syrians, Christians and non-Christians, hope that prayer and fasting serve to stop violence, violations of human dignity, announced military attacks. As Syrian Christians, we share the hea ...
• 5 September 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The goals for the new year of the preparatory Seminary of Xing Tai Xing Tai (Agenzia Fides) - A spirituality centered on the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Penance: is Don Zhang Ji Can’s exhortation, Rector of the preparatory Seminary of Xing Tai, in He Bei province, to 70 seminarians ...
• 5 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against Christians: record in Karnataka state Bangalore ( Agenzia Fides) - The Indian state of Karnataka continues to be the center of attention for episodes of violence against Christian communities. After the cases reported in previous days by Fides Agency, there ...
• 4 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Stop violence: fasting and prayer of the Bishops and the faithful in Damascus Damascus ( Agenzia Fides ) - "All the Bishops and faithful Christians in Damascus welcome the appeal to fast and pray for peace in Syria on Saturday, September 7. Prayer is our last chance to stop violence": says the sta ...
• 4 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Letter from the Grand Mufti of Damascus to the Pope: "Let us work together for peace" Damascus ( Agenzia Fides) - In St. Peter's Square (if possible) or in the great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Hassou , spiritual leader of Sunni Islam, welcomes the Pope's appeal a ...
• 4 September 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II: Christians and Muslims become allies against sectarianism Amman ( Agenzia Fides) - The protection of the rights of Christians in religiously motivated conflicts afflicting the Middle East "is not a matter of courtesy, but a duty", partly because "Arab Christians have had a key ...
• 4 September 2013
  ASIA/LAOS – Renounce Christian faith or leave: authorities order to 11 families Borikhamsai (Agenzia Fides) – The authorities of the village of Nongdaeng, in the Borikan district, Province of Borikhamsai, ordered 11 families who converted to Christianity (in all about 50 people) to renounce their ...