Asia

• 24 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Missionaries: "Do not exploit the attacks on Christians " Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - There is a political game in Pakistan that tries to exploit the attacks suffered by Christians: this is denounced by the missionaries contacted by Fides Agency, in the aftermath of the massacr ...
• 23 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ – Car bombing against the home of a Christian politician. 50 wounded Kirkuk ( Agenzia Fides) – At least 50 people were wounded in the attack against the home of a well-known Christian politician on Sunday morning 22 September in Kirkuk. As reported by local sources to Fides Agency, a ca ...
• 23 September 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Measles and other diseases infect children in centers for displaced people in Zamboanga Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - As fighting continues between government forces and a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), local health authorities have reported cases of transmission of infectious diseases ...
• 23 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops and Christians condemn the suicide attack: "shameful act of cowardice" Karachi ( Agenzia Fides) - "On behalf of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference (PCBC) and the Christians of Pakistan we condemn this act in strongest terms", said the Archbishop of Karachi, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Coutt ...
• 23 September 2013
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Minors abducted and exploited for the practice of "Bacha Bazi" Nangarhar (Agenzia Fides) - The sexual exploitation of children, in particular , the practice of "Bacha Bazi" ( literally playing with boys), in which boys are "bought" to make them dance and have sex, remains one of the ...
• 21 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The massacre of 130 Christians in Aleppo is false: no to sectarian conflict Aleppo ( Agenzia Fides) – The news of a massacre of 130 Christians in Aleppo by Syrian opposition groups, as reported recently by the Lebanese media and some websites is completely false. This is confirmed to Fides b ...
• 21 September 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "Hopes for a path of dialogue in the crisis of Zamboanga" Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - "We hope in an effort of dialogue and a negotiable solution to the crisis in Zamboanga. As a church we join our voices to the bishops of Mindanao in asking and building peace in the southe ...
• 20 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Mortar shells against the Melkite Archbishopric of Aleppo; Bishop Jeanbart : "Yes to the truce" Aleppo ( Agenzia Fides) - In a "besieged" Aleppo, the conflict also affects churches. As reported to Fides Agency by Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Melkite Archbishop of Aleppo, last night "two mortar shells damaged the seat ...
• 20 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Infant Jesus of Prague arrives in Gojra, place of anti-Christian massacres Gojra (Agenzia Fides) - A statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague has been given and has arrived in recent days in the Sacred Heart Church in Gojra (Punjab province) and will remain there for the worship and devotion of the ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - A monk of the Holy Land: "No to confessionalism: the Syrians are forced to remain silent" Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - "We need to separate religion and politics. Nothing is worse, in this situation, than a confessional approach. Syria is a country full of ethnic and religious diversity. Among Christians ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The Diocese of Lan Zhou welcomes three new priests "under the Cross of Christ" Lan Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Lan Zhou, in the province of Gan Su in mainland China, has welcomed three new priests "under the Cross of Christ", according to the words of the Bishop, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Han ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - Even two Christian women among the prisoners released Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - In the list of released prisoners in Iran between Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18, September there are also the names of two Christian women, Mitra Rahmati and Maryam Jalili. This was reported by th ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Disparities between rich and poor for the provisioning of water New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The poor who live in the city of New Delhi are the most severely affected by the precariousness of water supply in the city. In most of the unauthorized urban settlements, such as overcrowded ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Dialogue with the Holy See, tension in the diocese of Vinh Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue between the Holy See and Vietnam continues on a path of good relations and cooperation, while there is tension in the diocese of Vinh, where protests continue over the arrest of t ...
• 18 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections in Iraqi Kurdistan: Christian candidates in no particular order Erbil (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the upcoming elections for the regional parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan - scheduled for Saturday, September 21 - Christian candidates participate with a plurality of competing lists . ...