Asia

• 7 March 2013
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Prison camps spread out and encompass the villages Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The notorious "prison camps" that exist in North Korea, where more than 200 thousand political prisoners and dissidents are detained, for reasons of conscience and religion, are getting bigger and ...
• 6 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian Pastor released, who was arrested for alleged blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Protestant Pastor Karma Patras, 55 years old, arrested in October 2012 on false charges of blasphemy, was released on bail after his accuser admitted he accused him "incorrectly". A ...
• 6 March 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula": Archbishop of Seoul’s appeal Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Due to the tensions that occur between North and South Korea, "it is urgent to promote a desire for dialogue." Starting with an assumption: "The Church proposes to denuclearize the Korean Penins ...
• 6 March 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai: Soon a summit between the Orthodox and Catholic Patriarchs of the Middle East Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We are preparing a meeting of all Orthodox and Catholic Patriarchs of the Middle East, to promote unity among Christians and deal with the problems and suffering that we share in this difficult mo ...
• 5 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Year of Faith: antidote to terrorism and violence in Punjab Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Rediscover and renew one’s faith, deepen catechism, work for the new evangelization is an antidote to the spread of sectarian violence in the province of Punjab, the most important in Pakistan: ...
• 5 March 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Religious Minorities under attack, the indifference of the government: a new Report Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Indonesian government fails to protect religious minorities in front of the growing religious intolerance and violence, which caused 264 attacks in 2012: says a new Report published by the N ...
• 4 March 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - With faith and the Word of God, the Diocese of Bao Ding lives Lent in the Year of Faith Bao Ding (Agenzia Fides) - With faith and the Word of God, the Diocese of Bao Ding of He Bei province of mainland China lives Lent in the Year of Faith. According to what Faith of He Bei reported, the Diocese of Bao Ding ...
• 4 March 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES – The activist killed in Boracay was a lay Catholic of the Vincentian Family Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Dexter Condez was a lay Catholic and belonged to the religious Family of the Society of St. Vincent de 'Paul (Religious Vincentian Family) he was a 26-year-old activist who was killed with eigh ...
• 4 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians and activists commemorate Shahbaz Bhatti and demonstrate against sectarian violence Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Commemorate the "martyr" Shahbaz Bhatti, on the second anniversary of his death on March 2, 2011; condemn sectarian violence and terrorism that cause so much bloodshed and innocent victims, such ...
• 1 March 2013
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Faith, Creed and Evangelization: theme of fraternity and communion of priests, men and women religious and consecrated laity of the Diocese of Kao Hsiung Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - "Faith, Creed and Evangelization" was the theme of fraternity and communion of priests, men and women religious and consecrated laity of the Diocese of Kao Hsiung led by Mgr. Peter Lui, arch ...
• 1 March 2013
  ASIA/NEPAL - Fasting against corruption Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - A group of human rights activists launched a hunger strike to protest against corruption in the country. For six days, the coordinator of the initiative, the activist Sharada Bhusal, is in the ...
• 28 February 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church next to the tribals, in the face of abuses in the tourist paradise of Boracay Boracay (Agenzia Fides) - The Philippine island of Boracay is a tourist paradise, an island that includes beaches among the most beautiful of Southeast Asia. But it is also the scene of abuse and violence suffered by ind ...
• 28 February 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Evangelization: a priority in the Year of Faith Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - In the Year of Faith, the priority for the Church is evangelization. This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, in a meeting with the clergy of his diocese. Before an ass ...
• 28 February 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Over two thousand faithful at the Lectio Divina Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - Over two thousand faithful from the provinces of Jiang Su, Zhe Jiang, Fu Jian and Shang Hai attended the seminar "The Word of God strengthens our Lenten journey" organized by the Diocese of Wen ...
• 27 February 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - New Shiite militant group threatens Sunnis and Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - What everyone fears is a return to sectarian violence that has bloodied the country for years: families of a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad in recent weeks have received warnings and threats from ...