Asia

• 16 July 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Two Christian children affected in the bombings in Aleppo Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The civilian population of Aleppo pay the highest price of the clashes that inflame the city. Over the past three days, more than 150 mortar shells have hit residential areas killing 15 people an ...
• 16 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against Christians in Orissa: for the Bishop "the government should act" Balasore (Agenzia Fides) - "Violence still strikes Christians in Orissa. Very often those responsible are Hindu fundamentalist groups who do not look kindly upon Christians. As a Church we are insisting with the governme ...
• 15 July 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai: sectarian militias will lead the country to ruin Harissa (Agenzia Fides) - Any non-state army should be considered "illegitimate" and will result in the return of the country to the "law of the jungle and an increase in crime, a phenomenon that unfortunately we are alr ...
• 15 July 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian sentenced to life imprisonment for a blasphemous SMS Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The controversial blasphemy law continues to claim victims in Pakistan: Sajjad Masih Gill, a 28-year-old Christian, residing in the district of Pakpatan, in the province of Punjab, was sentenced ...
• 15 July 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Urbanization, Immigration and Pastoral Care: Seminar of the local Church to respond to the social evolution Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Urbanization and internal immigration have become the most pressing challenges for the pastoral care of the Catholic Church in mainland China. With this awareness and sensitivity, the local chur ...
• 13 July 2013
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Petition for the release of a Christian Pastor jailed for false accusations Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Immediate and unconditional release of Christian Protestant Pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, imprisoned in Kazakhstan two months ago on the basis of invented accusations: This is what the internat ...
• 13 July 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Conversion of children, religious education, use of the term "Allah": the Christians new challenges Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia are all interested in three issues that currently involve the political and social life, all related to religious freedom: the change of children’s religion; Islami ...
• 12 July 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A Ramadan of justice and reconciliation: message of the pro-dialogue "Silsilah" Center Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Month of Ramadan is "a special time to renew friendship and solidarity between Christians and Muslims": says the Message issued during the month of Ramadan by the Center for inte ...
• 12 July 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Survey: impatience towards Syrian refugees increases Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - 54 per cent of the Lebanese hopes that the borders of their own Country are barred, due to the influx of new refugees from Syria. As much as 90 percent of them prefer to see the freedom of unrest ...
• 11 July 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Religious tolerance under the UN lens in Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - What is the status of respect for human rights and religious freedom in Indonesia? Is there an atmosphere of religious intolerance? These are issues that these days (in the July 8-26 session) ar ...
• 11 July 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - A food embargo in Aleppo: there is "no bread" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Supplies and goods have been blocked, including food, a real "food embargo", which is devastating the civilian population of Aleppo. The block, now in its seventh day, was imposed by rebel groups ...
• 10 July 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Year of Faith: visit of the Papal Representative to the nuns of the diocese of Bui Chu Bui Chu (Agenzia Fides) - The Sisters of Bui Chu have dedicated their life to the Church and society as a whole, because it is based on prayer and service to the poor and the sick: this is the recognition of Mgr. Leopold ...
• 10 July 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A nation consecrated to Mary, for the common good: Bishops' Message Manila (Agenzia Fides) – National consecration to the Virgin Mary in order to have light in dealing with difficult pastoral challenges the nation is facing: is what the Bishops of the Philippines are doing in a message ...
• 9 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians: no to the new anti-conversion law in Madhya Pradesh Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - Christians of the state of Madhya Pradesh (Central India) strongly oppose a measure that exacerbates the existing measures on the prohibition of conversion. The new law was approved by the execut ...
• 9 July 2013
  ASIA - Bishop Wickramasinghe: major effort for inter-religious harmony is needed in Asia Galle (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on all people of good will to promote dialogue among believers of all religions in Asia: it is urgent to promote mutual respect, understanding, harmony, love and peace in the hearts and m ...