Asia

• 9 January 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Church: "A Jubilee Year, freedom and reconciliation, for Myanmar" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - What has just begun is "a jubilee year for Myanmar," in fact "after 50 years of suffocating darkness, today a bright light shines in the beautiful country of Burma": is what is said in a message ...
• 9 January 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - The director of Caritas: revolt in the camp of Zaatari, devastated by the snowstorm; to escape the refugees chose to return to Syria Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The storms of snow, wind and freezing rain that struck the Hashemite Kingdom have had devastating effects on the refugee camp of Zaatari, in the Jordanian desert, where 50 thousand refugees who fl ...
• 8 January 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Nassar: "In Damascus, Palestinian refugees forced exodus, just like the Holy Family" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – During the Christmas period "it is not uncommon these days to see Palestinian families wandering the streets of Damascus. Parents carrying their children, followed by older children carrying ...
• 8 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The death of Mgr. Chen Shizhong: during forced labor he had received the gift of forgiving his enemies Yibin (Agenzia Fides) - On December 16, 2012, His Exc. Mgr. John Chen Shizhong, Bishop of the Diocese of Yibin (Suifu), in the province of Sichuan (Mainland China) died. The Archbishop was 95 years old. He was born in 19 ...
• 8 January 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians: No, to death penalty and chemical castration for rapists; Yes, to sex education in schools Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "No" to death penalty and to chemical castration for rapists: is what the Indian Catholic lay groups say in the debate on the new law to prevent and punish the crime of rape, being examined by th ...
• 7 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - To remember the meaning of Epiphany "to bring the message of Jesus to all those around us" Nan Chong (Agenzia Fides) – To remember the meaning of Jesus' birth and the adoration of the Magi because "they will help us to bring the message of Jesus to those around us": this was the priests' exhortation addresse ...
• 7 January 2013
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Catechism of the Catholic Church in cambodian: A Gift for the Year of Faith Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Catechism of the Catholic Church has been translated into Cambodian and "will be a valuable tool for all communities and associations of the faithful to deepen the contents of the 'Creed' ...
• 7 January 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Korean Bishops: A New Year for the New Evangelization Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - 2013 will be a year dedicated to the New Evangelization, in which the faithful will dedicate themselves "with new ardor, new methods and new expressions": This is what the Korean Bishops say in va ...
• 4 January 2013
  ASIA/HONG KONG - To share and improve the resources of evangelization: the birth of the Catholic Laity Alliance Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Laity Alliance (http://clacla.org/), is an online platform created by the joint work of dozens of lay Catholic communities in Hong Kong and Catholic communities of the Chinese diaspo ...
• 4 January 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christmas Party for 1000 underprivileged children who are at risk Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - More than a thousand children among the most deprived and at risk in Bangalore and suburbs celebrated Christmas in Chamarajpet, Bangalore based NGO Oniyavara Seva Coota (BOSCO). The appointmen ...
• 4 January 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Thousands of Syrian refugee children forced to live in temporary camps in the cold Dalhamieh (Agenzia Fides) - In Dalhamieh, a small village in the Bekaa Valley, about 30 kilometers east of Beirut, the Syrian refugees are scattered in an informal camp where the tents are increasing day by day. Until a ...
• 4 January 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - The campaign to regain the relics of St. Nicholas of Myra restarts Antalya (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish archaeologist Nevzat Çelik, responsible for the excavations at the archaeological site of Mira-Andraike, re-launched during the Christmas holidays the request to return the relics o ...
• 3 January 2013
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Year of Faith: to promote the Eucharistic adoration of children in order to deepen their love for the Body of Jesus Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - To promote the adoration of children in order to deepen trust and love for the Body of Christ, especially in the Year of Faith: this is the reason for the Seminar of formation on the adoration ...
• 3 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - More than 200 children have died as a result of a recent measles outbreak Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A violent outbreak of measles, recently recorded in the south of Pakistan, has killed 210 children. According to the World Health Organization, the province in question is Sindh, where three m ...
• 3 January 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Media linked to Hezbollah pay homage to the Christian feast of Christmas Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon the Christmas period is also marked by the unique media coverage affiliated with Hezbollah dedicated to the Christian celebrations. On Christmas Day, December 25, the Al-Nour radio pai ...