Asia

• 13 July 2013
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Petition for the release of a Christian Pastor jailed for false accusations Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Immediate and unconditional release of Christian Protestant Pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, imprisoned in Kazakhstan two months ago on the basis of invented accusations: This is what the internat ...
• 13 July 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Conversion of children, religious education, use of the term "Allah": the Christians new challenges Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia are all interested in three issues that currently involve the political and social life, all related to religious freedom: the change of children’s religion; Islami ...
• 12 July 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A Ramadan of justice and reconciliation: message of the pro-dialogue "Silsilah" Center Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Month of Ramadan is "a special time to renew friendship and solidarity between Christians and Muslims": says the Message issued during the month of Ramadan by the Center for inte ...
• 12 July 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Survey: impatience towards Syrian refugees increases Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - 54 per cent of the Lebanese hopes that the borders of their own Country are barred, due to the influx of new refugees from Syria. As much as 90 percent of them prefer to see the freedom of unrest ...
• 11 July 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Religious tolerance under the UN lens in Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - What is the status of respect for human rights and religious freedom in Indonesia? Is there an atmosphere of religious intolerance? These are issues that these days (in the July 8-26 session) ar ...
• 11 July 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - A food embargo in Aleppo: there is "no bread" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Supplies and goods have been blocked, including food, a real "food embargo", which is devastating the civilian population of Aleppo. The block, now in its seventh day, was imposed by rebel groups ...
• 10 July 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Year of Faith: visit of the Papal Representative to the nuns of the diocese of Bui Chu Bui Chu (Agenzia Fides) - The Sisters of Bui Chu have dedicated their life to the Church and society as a whole, because it is based on prayer and service to the poor and the sick: this is the recognition of Mgr. Leopold ...
• 10 July 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A nation consecrated to Mary, for the common good: Bishops' Message Manila (Agenzia Fides) – National consecration to the Virgin Mary in order to have light in dealing with difficult pastoral challenges the nation is facing: is what the Bishops of the Philippines are doing in a message ...
• 9 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians: no to the new anti-conversion law in Madhya Pradesh Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - Christians of the state of Madhya Pradesh (Central India) strongly oppose a measure that exacerbates the existing measures on the prohibition of conversion. The new law was approved by the execut ...
• 9 July 2013
  ASIA - Bishop Wickramasinghe: major effort for inter-religious harmony is needed in Asia Galle (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on all people of good will to promote dialogue among believers of all religions in Asia: it is urgent to promote mutual respect, understanding, harmony, love and peace in the hearts and m ...
• 9 July 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Mgr. Villegas, Cardinal Sin’s successor, dusts off the "critical collaboration" with the government Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The relationship between Church and government will be marked by a "critical collaboration": His Exc. Mgr. Socrates Villegas, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan and newly elected President of the Cat ...
• 9 July 2013
  ASIA/ISRAEL - The Justice and Peace Commission intervenes on the recruitment of Christian Arabs into the army Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A document which has just released by the Justice and Peace Commission - a body linked to the Assembly of Ordinary Catholic Bishops of the Holy Land and presided by the Patriarch Emeritus Mich ...
• 8 July 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Fr. Dall'Oglio’s appeal for peace during Ramadan Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The holy month of Ramadan is a time of penance and conversion to God and is a time to ask our brothers and sisters’ forgiveness. We ask the grace of repentance for everyone. We ask it while clai ...
• 8 July 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako to priests: priesthood is a mission, not business Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In recent years, the weakness in the management of the central authority, the vacatio of several episcopal sees, the lack of security and the state of perpetual socio-political emergency experie ...
• 8 July 2013
  ASIA - Asian Bishops: conviction for violence against Buddha, more effort against divisions New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Asian Bishops strongly condemn the violence against Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya. They also condemn the mentality of division, discrimination and communalism that breeds violence. They de ...