Asia

• 8 October 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Lumen Fidei enlightens us" Reflections by Mgr. Ma Daqin Shanghai - (Agenzia Fides) – With "Lumen Fidei enlightens us", text published by His Exc. Mgr. Thaddeus Ma Daqin, the Bishop proposes an in-depth personal reflection on the Encyclical Letter Lumen Fidei by Supreme Pont ...
• 8 October 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christians march to denounce acts of intimidation of extremist settlers Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A spontaneous march of Christians in Jerusalem was held on Monday, October 7th through the streets of the Holy City to denounce the frequent desecration perpetrated by groups of extremist Jewi ...
• 7 October 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarchate prohibits the unauthorized sale of Church properties Baghdad ( Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans has formally prohibited the sale of land and houses belonging to the patrimony of the Church without permission "of the high ecclesiastical authorit ...
• 7 October 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Church's appeal, after the religious conflicts: "In the new Myanmar there is no place for hatred" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Religious conflict in Myanmar does not calm down. The phenomenon of Buddhists nationalist groups and radical Buddhist monks that feed anti-Muslim sentiments across the country causes more violenc ...
• 7 October 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Petition of religious leaders for the release of prisoners of conscience Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The Vietnamese religious leaders unite to demand the immediate release of 14 young Catholics and Protestants currently detained because of their political views. The leaders have signed and spread ...
• 5 October 2013
  ASIA/INDIA – A tabernacle has been desecrated, there are fears of the actions of Satanists Cochin (Agenzia Fides) - The tabernacle of the Catholic Church of St. Anthony in Aluva, in the Indian state of Kerala (southern India), was desecrated and the hosts stolen. As reported to Fides, the episode which occurre ...
• 5 October 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY – A university conference on «crypto-Armenians» Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The Foundation Hrant Dink –born to cherish the memory and ideals of the Turkish writer and journalist of Armenian descent who was assassinated in January 2007 - has begun work on a study conf ...
• 4 October 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The World Council of Churches to the Premier: "We urgently need to protect religious minorities" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The World Council of Churches (WCC ) calls on the Pakistani government to "protect Pakistani Christians and all religious minorities from terrorism": is what is stated in a letter sent by the ...
• 4 October 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian Churches and Pastors are being targeted in Karnataka Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - There has been a surge in anti-Christian attacks in the state of Karnataka: as reported to Fides Agency by the "Evangelical Fellowship of India", which brings together thousands of evangelical ...
• 4 October 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The Year of Faith: catechetical competition and Seminar on marriage Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - A catechism competition in view of the closure of the Year of Faith, for formation in faith, love, prayer and evangelization. The catechetical competition was sponsored by the deanery of Yong J ...
• 4 October 2013
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Southeast Asia hit by typhoons, torrential rains, floods Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The torrential rains that have isolated the various Countries of Southeast Asia have caused the death of 96 people and affected about 3 million inhabitants. According to the International Red ...
• 4 October 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Six Christians in the new autonomous parliament of Kurdistan Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Only 6 of the 111 seats in the new Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan region will be occupied by Christian deputies. We are talking about the six seats reserved for Christian minorities. The results of ...
• 3 October 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Islamist militants block the construction of a Catholic church that has a valid permit Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Christian and Muslim religious leaders have expressed dismay after fierce protests were organized in past days by Islamic fundamentalist groups to block the construction of a Catholic church in ...
• 3 October 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Over 45 thousand faithful attend Cardinal Filoni’s Mass for the Jubilee of the Diocese of Suwon Suwon (Agenzia Fides) – The Eucharist celebration, which was held today at the stadium in Suwon, presided by Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on a visit in South ...
• 3 October 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In mission among the poor and marginalized in the "existential suburbs" of Suwon Suwon (Agenzia Fides) - There is a Missionary of the Oblate of Mary Immaculate who works tirelessly "in the real and existential suburbs of a rich city such as Suwon": we are talking about the Italian Fr. Vincenzo Bordo, ...