Asia

• 2 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - February 5, prayer and fasting to stop the war in Nagaland in northeast India New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Prayer and fasting for peace: is the initiative of Christian churches in the state of Nagaland, northeastern state of India, where a raging insurgency that in 30 years, has claimed more than 2 ...
• 1 February 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Faith and prayer to overcome the difficulties in volunteer service Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - Prayer is the best way to overcome the difficulties arising from carrying out voluntary service: This was the main theme of the first Course of formation of the year 2012 for volunteers, organ ...
• 1 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian cemetery desecrated and destroyed in Gujarat Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - An ancient Christian cemetery has been desecrated and destroyed by bulldozers in Sabarmati, near Ahmedabad, the state capital of Gujarat (western India). According to the Christians of the All ...
• 1 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Training leader promoters of peace, justice, religious harmony Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - India is in urgent need to form the consciences of young people, future leaders, to values such as harmony, peace and justice, celebrating its "unity in diversity": this is what emerged from a re ...
• 1 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Over 580 thousand signatures from 100 countries around the world to save Asia Bibi Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Over 580 thousand people all over the world have signed a petition asking the Pakistani government to free Asia Bibi, a Christian woman unjustly condemned to death for blasphemy. For the woman ...
• 31 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA-Aggression on behalf of radical Hindus at the Jesuits’ campus: the dean arrested, students injured Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - It was a day of terror for the Jesuits and students of St. Joseph University Institute in Anekal, near Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka: the aggression was carried out by over 100 me ...
• 31 January 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Apostolate on campus, so that the youth help the young to know Christ Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - Twenty years ago, Sister Teresa Li, of the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus, began the apostolate on the university campus in Taiwan with a dream to be fulfilled: "Young people help young ...
• 31 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Appeal on behalf of Bishops, civil society, politicians: the protection of Christians and religious freedom Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Respect for Christians and to give them full religious freedom is the appeal launched by Bishops, Christian leaders, leaders of movements and associations, politicians of the state of Karnatak ...
• 31 January 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - From the Church "a certain hope" for the Filipino people: the Bishops’ message Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Church brings hope, which is the Gospel of Christ, in a country plagued by social, political, economic problems: this is what His Exc. Mgr. Jose Palma, Archbishop of Cebu and the new Presiden ...
• 30 January 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The first 13 tertiaries of Hong Kong of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary professed their vows Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the celebration of 135 years of its foundation of the religious congregation of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM), the first 13 tertiaries of Hong Kong (men, women a ...
• 30 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Regional elections in northern India: Hindu nationalists provocative poster New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the upcoming elections for the renewal of the local Parliament in Uttar Pradesh (state in northern India), which will begin on February 4, the Hindu nationalist "Bharatiya Janata Pa ...
• 30 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian Schools targeted by radical Muslims in Kashmir Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - Christian schools are being targeted by Islamic extremists in Kashmir, accused of "proselytism". After the expulsion order against two Protestant and one Catholic missionaries (Pastors C.M. Kh ...
• 27 January 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The parish of Ma Bu Gao Sha of the diocese of Wen Zhou in the footsteps of St. Paul’s missionary spirit Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - "In the footsteps of St. Paul and his missionary spirit, so that we are the salt of the earth and light of the world, becoming authentic Christians": is the wish of His Exc. Mgr. Zhu Wei Fang, ...
• 27 January 2012
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Faith is an anchor for the young, in times of crisis and unemployment Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian faith is a point of reference for young Koreans, and is for them a firm anchorage in difficult times of economic crisis, unemployment, social unrest. This is what emerges from a rece ...
• 27 January 2012
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - On Sunday, 29 January prayers will be held in 2500 cities around the world for peace in Holy Land Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The residents of about 2500 cities around the world will pray for peace in the Land of Jesus on Sunday, January 29. On the Fourth International Day of intercession for peace in Holy Land, a prayer ...