Asia

• 2 October 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Church and civil society: it is urgent to release seven innocent Christians sentenced in Orissa New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church and numerous organizations that defend human rights call for the release of seven Christians sentenced two days ago by a court of first instance in Orissa, for the alleged mu ...
• 1 October 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Solidarity visit of the Heads of Churches to the Mosque of al-Aqsa Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of senior representatives of the Christian Churches of Jerusalem carried out a visit to the Mosque of Al-Aqsa on Monday, September 30th to publicly express their solidarity with t ...
• 1 October 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - New incursions of armed gangs in sednaya; Christians turn to faith and prayer Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - After Maalula , now Sednaya, a village in the north of Damascus, known for its historical, cultural and religious heritage, characterized by a large presence of Christian churches and monasteri ...
• 30 September 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Three new Jesuit priests for the mission in Vietnam Kontum (Agenzia Fides) - The Society of Jesus in Vietnam has three new priests who have already started their pastoral service in the country. To the delight of the congregation and the entire Christian community, Tommas ...
• 30 September 2013
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Anti-Christian vandalism in the evangelical cemetery. Four students arrested Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday afternoon, September 29 four young Israeli Jews between 17 and 27 years of age were arrested after they had severely damaged at least fifteen evangelical Christian graves in the ceme ...
• 30 September 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul: "Cardinal Filoni’s visit is an incentive for the Church in Korea that wants to be missionary" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "We thank Cardinal Fernando Filoni for his visit, for the attention and support for the Korean Church. We are honored and we feel particularly blessed by the Lord for his presence among us". These ...
• 27 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Merciful Jesus "stands out" in Madhya Pradesh: the tallest statue in India will be blessed Sagar (Agenzia Fides) - "The size of the statue is a message that is intended to show the immensity of the mercy of Jesus": this is what the Bishop of Sagar, His Exc. Mgr. Anthony Chirayath explains to Fides Agency with ...
• 27 September 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Gaza, the return to class without problems for Christian schools Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The re-opening of the school year for five Christian schools (including three Catholic schools) operating among the population of the Gaza Strip took place with no surprises. "Children and teachers ...
• 27 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After the bombs, atrocities against Christians, organ trafficking concerning victims of Peshawar? Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - After the bombs in the church of All Saints in Peshawar, the situation remains tense in the Pakistani society: not only tragedy but also horror. The Christians said they were "horrified" by the ...
• 27 September 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Franciscan Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: 90th anniversary of the founding Xi An (Agenzia Fides) – Return to the original charism, renewal, dedication and evangelization: are the four themes chosen for the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Franciscan Missionary Siste ...
• 26 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Fatwa of Ulema of Damascus: "It is legal to confiscate goods belonging to Christians, Alawites and Druze in order to buy weapons" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Life for Syrian religious minorities gets more and more difficult and in the conflict they are the most vulnerable sectors of society. As Fides learns, 36 ulemas (Muslim religious leaders) of D ...
• 26 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "The situation is critical for Christians" Lahore ( Agenzia Fides ) - "It is a very sad moment for the Church of Pakistan. The situation is very critical. The faithful Christians who died in the attack at the church of Peshawar are the innocent martyrs of faith, ...
• 25 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Coutts : "The government has to seriously address the issue of sectarian violence " Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The government has to seriously address the growing religious and sectarian violence that has reached alarming proportions, as evidenced by the incident in the Church of Peshawar": says, in a n ...
• 25 September 2013
  ASIA/LAOS - Christians expelled from a district because of their faith Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - The civil authorities of the district of Atsaphangthong, in the province of Savannakhet, have determined that the Christian Lao citizens in the various villages in the district, must renounce ...
• 25 September 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - A library for the University of Madaba Madaba (Agenzia Fides) - Among the projects that the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has decided to support in the near future, according to the program already foreshadowed for the second half of 2013, there is also the ...