Asia

• 22 March 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal for respect for the rights of ethnic and religious minorities Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - A strong appeal for respect concerning the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in Myanmar: was launched by a group of non-governmental organizations that include "Human Rights Watch", "Chri ...
• 21 March 2013
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - "We feel close to the Pope, humble person, who knows the life of the poor" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very close to the figure of Pope Francis: he is a humble person who knows the life and problems of the poor": is what the Catholic Rosaline Costa, an activist of the NGO "Human Rights Hotl ...
• 21 March 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Emeritus Sabbah: the great people in the world visit us, but our situation does not change Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "All the great people in the world come to visit us. They arrive and depart, and our reality does not change. We are in the same situation." So says to Fides Agency Patriarch Emeritus of Jerus ...
• 20 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders defend Christians: the abuse of blasphemy is to be punished Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Punishing abuse and exploitation linked to the controversial blasphemy law is an urgent need for the respect of law and the rule of law in Pakistan: this was said by Muslim leaders who met in pas ...
• 20 March 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Commission "Justice and Peace" to Obama: respect for international law and fight illegal policies Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of Barack Obama’s visit in the Middle East - which began today, Wednesday, March 20 with the arrival in Israel - the Commission "Justice and Peace" of the Assembly of Catholi ...
• 18 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy and forced conversion: two young Christians rescued Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian teenager Ryan Stanton, victim of false accusations of blasphemy, was rescued and taken abroad with his family. A Christian girl, Rafia Mansha, 14, kidnapped by a Muslim and forced i ...
• 18 March 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Roman meetings between Patriarch Rai and political Lebanese leaders on the electoral law Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Today consultations between the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Boutros Bechara Rai and political leaders of the Lebanese delegation, who arrived in the City to attend the opening Mass of the ...
• 15 March 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Pope Francis, we are looking forward to having you in China": Chinese Catholics welcome Pope Francis with great enthusiasm and happiness Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - In communion with the Universal Church the Chinese Catholics welcome Pope Francis with great enthusiasm and happiness. At 5 am on March 14, the first masses of the parishes of Beijing ded ...
• 15 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Hope for a better future," the people gladly welcome the election of the newly elected Pope Francis Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The whole Christian community in Pakistan was very happy for the election of the new Pope, a man of God and a deeply spiritual person" This is what was reported to Fides Agency by father Mushtaq ...
• 15 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Schools destroyed by bombs because they are considered a symbol of the State and of modern western education Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Attacks on the school buildings by the Pakistani Taliban continue. Among the latest allegations a bomb exploded on February 16 in the village of Kadi, Swabi district, province of Khiber Pakhtu ...
• 14 March 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - 70 000 Indian children exploited in 5000 coal mines Shillong (Agenzia Fides) – From a bamboo ladder children descend into humid wells up to 20 meters deep, they crouch to get into a hole 60 cm wide and crawl in the mud for 90 metres before starting their long day of wor ...
• 14 March 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop Machado: "Hindus and Christians welcome Pope Francis, a man of dialogue and charity" Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - "All the people of India, Hindus and Christians, welcome with joy Pope Francis. We believe he will be a man of dialogue and charity ", says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Felix Machado, Bishop of V ...
• 14 March 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Church in Indonesia near the new Pope: "We hope to promote dialogue with Islam" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Emotion and high hopes for a renewed dialogue with Islam in the Indonesian Church, after the election of Pope Francis. His Exc. Mgr. Johannes Maria Pujasumarta, Archbishop of Semarang and Sec ...
• 13 March 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The old restored church in the city of Hai Kou of the Diocese of Hai Nan consecrated and opened Hai Kou (Agenzia Fides) - On March 9, the old restored church in the city of Hai Kou of the Diocese of Hai Nan was consecrated and opened. According to reports from Faith of Hei Bei, the church dedicated to St. Joseph wa ...
• 13 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious and civil society: it is urgent to revise the law of blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The urgency for reform of the blasphemy law, its rules and procedures: is what the orders and religous Catholic congregations in Pakistan ask for in an appeal sent to Fides Agency, through their ...