Asia

• 13 April 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - To die or leave? The Maronite Archbishop of Damascus talks about the unanswered dilemma of Syrian Christians Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Syria "must choose between two bitter chalices: to die or leave." A dilemma that involves the whole ecclesial reality in this battered Country, and is told by the Maronite archbis ...
• 12 April 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The percentage of Christians in the Palestinian territories has halved over the last 13 years Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The percentage of Christians in the population of the Palestinian territories has halved since the year two thousand, from 2% to 1% over the last 13 years. And in Jerusalem, where in 1948, 27, ...
• 11 April 2013
  ASIA/VIET NAM - Christian leader who died in prison: a victim of beatings, the faithful do not believe in suicide Dak Nong (Agenzia Fides) – There are suspicions concerning the death of the Christian leader of the Vietnamese Evangelical Church Hoang Van Ngai (also known as Vam Ngaij Vaj), who died on March 17 while he was in polic ...
• 10 April 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Chaldean Bishop Audo: Aleppo is starving Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "One lives day by day. I have the impression that people are more and more exhausted. They have all become poor and everyone is always looking for something to eat for himself and his family. In ...
• 10 April 2013
  ASIA/INDIA – Church insulted and defamed in a newspaper of Hindu fundamentalists Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church is hell and nuns live a life of hell, abused and battered": are among the statements published yesterday by the newspaper "Charaiveti" (which in Hindi means "Go ahead") published in t ...
• 10 April 2013
  ASIA/JAPAN - "Peaceful relations between North Korea and neighboring countries": the hope of the Church Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Peace is the key word to be pursued by all means, and actions at local and regional level, but also internationally. The support expressed by Pope Francis in talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki ...
• 9 April 2013
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - In the country there are more than 8 million students, 39% of whom are girls Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the economic problems and obstacles caused by the folk traditions, Afghan girls are returning to school in their villages to guarantee themselves a future. One of these structures is in Qa ...
• 9 April 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The death of Mgr.Thomas Qian Yurong. A man of simple faith Xuzhou (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 March Thomas Qian Yurong died. He was 99 years old. He was born in 1914 in the County of Tongshan from a family of ancient Catholic tradition. During the Sino-Japanese War he had saved a ba ...
• 9 April 2013
  ASIA/LAOS - Two Christian pastors released, arrested for "spreading the Christian faith" Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - Two Laotian Christian pastors were arrested on February 5, 2013 on charges of "spreading the Christian religion" have been released and, since mid-March, they returned to their families. Thi ...
• 9 April 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - Mass influx of Assyrian Christians fleeing the Syrian conflict Gaziantep - (Agenzia Fides) In the last 3 days more than 500 Syrian Christians of the Assyrian Church have crossed the Turkish border to seek safety from the tragic civil war in progress in their country. According to so ...
• 9 April 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Lightning of the East" in the sky of the Chinese Christians China (Agenzia Fides) – Fides received from various sources news about a sect originated in China, called "Lightning of the East" or the "Almighty God", which with its method of deception, blackmail to Catholic leaders ...
• 8 April 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops of Northeast India: "In the Year of Faith, by the side of the poor" Agartala (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an unbreakable bond between our faith and the poor": the Bishops of Northeast India - a region troubled by social conflicts and inhabited by tribal people who often lack basic service ...
• 8 April 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy: it is urgent to defend the Christians from summary executions and to protect minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - If the Christian Younis Masih, sentenced to death for blasphemy in recent days was acquitted by the High Court (see Fides 03/04/2013), his wife Meena Bibi and four children suffered for eight yea ...
• 5 April 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Honor crimes" caused the death of about a thousand women in 2012 Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Terrorist attacks, acts of violence against the different sectors of Pakistani society, violation of human rights, particularly of women and children, continue to increase the violence in the ...
• 5 April 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Winds of War, the Bishops appeal to the Pope: "Ask the leaders to work for peace" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The dominant feeling in the South Korean people is not so much the fear but rather anguish and bitterness due to this agonizing situation. The war today, with lethal weapons that exist, would be ...