Asia

• 27 August 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Let us give a hand to fulfil the dream of study" Wan Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - Twenty university students from poor families received financial aid on August 23 from the Diocese of Wan Zhou in Si Chuan province in mainland China. The initiative is part of the campaign "Le ...
• 27 August 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul and Cardinal Grocholewski: education as a means of evangelization in Asia Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Re-launching education and the formation of the clergy as a way to evangelize Asian nations: is the orientation which emerged during the talks between the Archbishop of Seoul, His Exc. Mgr. Yeom ...
• 27 August 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako to the Christians of Kurdistan: Do not sell your homes Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans Louis Raphael I Sako addressed to the Christians of Iraqi Kurdistan a strong reminder to "cling to their villages" and not to sell the houses and lands ...
• 26 August 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The turbulent context of Raqqa and the mission of Fr. Paolo Dall'Oglio Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) – This silence regarding the fate of the Jesuit Fr. Paolo Dall'Oglio, who disappeared about a month ago in the area of Raqqa, generates fear and concern in the Christian community and in Syrian so ...
• 26 August 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - "Rape is social alarm", says the Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly and unequivocally condemn the recent gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai. A crime against women such as rape is a crime against humanity. It is urgent to immediately stop thi ...
• 26 August 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Prayer and fasting for Fr. Dall'Oglio and for peace in Syria at the monastery of Deir Mar Musa Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - At the monastery of Deir Mar Musa, that is the Monastery of Saint Moses the Ethiopian in Syria, on August 27, on the eve of the liturgical feast of Saint Moses (which falls on August 28), one p ...
• 24 August 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - President Yudhoyono: more commitment against intolerance and for religious freedom Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was concerned about the growing religious intolerance in Indonesia and promised that the country, champion of pluralism, will defend religio ...
• 24 August 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Use of the word "Allah" for Christians: on September 10 the hearing for the government’s appeal Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The legal dispute on the use of the word "Allah" in Christian publications will be examined in the appeal hearing on September 10. As reported to Fides, this is the result of the decision o ...
• 23 August 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - "Faith grows among the persecuted Christians in Orissa": Archbishop Barwa five years after the pogroms Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - "Tertullian's observation: 'the blood of martyrs is the seed of Christians' has become a reality in the Church of Orissa": says His Exc. Mgr. John Barwa SVD, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswa ...
• 23 August 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal of the Church and civil society: "In ethnic and religious diversity, the path is dialogue" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Authentic peace in Myanmar passes through "respect for ethnic and religious diversity". "A real peace process with ethnic minorities" is necessary which involves "national political dialogue," an ...
• 22 August 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Coutts to the leaders of society: "All eyes are on Pope Francis’ humility" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - For professionals, managers, social and political leaders, "Pope Francis’ humility can be a valuable source of inspiration. If you really want to become agents of transformation and social cha ...
• 22 August 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Kidnappings, forced conversions and violence against Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Several incidents of violence, harmful to religious freedom, have troubled the Christian communities in India in the last few days. Police in Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are lo ...
• 20 August 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas Pakistan in aid of flood victims Multan (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Pakistan has launched massive humanitarian aid for flood victims, mostly Muslims, which in past days hit Pakistan. Heavy monsoon rains have hit the country in the last two weeks, especial ...
• 20 August 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - A Christian sentenced to ten years in prison for spreading copies of the Gospel Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - An Iranian man, converted from Islam to Christianity, was sentenced to ten years in prison for "crimes against state security": the defendant is guilty of distributing copies of the Gospel in the ...
• 20 August 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Mission to rescue and start a rehabilitation program for the people of Uttarakhand hit by the devastating floods Dehradun (Agenzia Fides) - The torrential rains that have hit the Indian Himalayan region of Uttarakhand are a national tragedy that has touched thousands of people. The Religious Camilliani, together with the whole Chur ...