Asia

• 24 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - A new future for Christians in Karnataka Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - There may be a different future: made of respect for human rights, dialogue, justice and harmony for Christians in Karnataka, one of the major Indian States. After the local elections on May 5 ...
• 23 May 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A Jesuit: President Yudhoyono is an accomplice of religious intolerance Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is in fact, an accomplice and creator of the climate of religious intolerance and violence against minorities that exists in Indonesia. The st ...
• 23 May 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Roham: the people suffer even when there is no fighting Monaco (Agenzia Fides) - The suburban areas of northern Syria "are mostly controlled by various insurgent groups." The military government has abandoned the rural areas to concentrate its presence on the city of Hassaké ...
• 22 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Catholic student killed in the village of Kushpur Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - A premeditated attack, a young Catholic student was killed and two people were wounded: is the toll of the attack which took place in the village of Kushpur, in the district of Faisalabad, in ...
• 22 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians will bring aid to Syrian refugees during a journey of solidarity Ernakulam (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Christians mobilize for their confreres in Syria which has caused since the beginning of the civil war more than 90,000 victims and refugees continue to increase. The Syrian Christi ...
• 22 May 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - March of prayer for the Syrian bishops kidnapped. "May the Almighty safeguard the stability in the Hashemite Kingdom" Amman (Agenzia Fides) - More than two thousand people crossed Amman yesterday evening with candles in their hand to pray for the release of the bishops and priests kidnapped in Syria and ask for the gift of peace through ...
• 22 May 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - No to worship in the Persian language: a Christian Pastor arrested, the church risks closure Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Pastor, Robert Asserian, of the Protestant denomination "Assembly of God" was arrested yesterday in Tehran during a prayer meeting in his church. As reported to Fides by the NGO "Ch ...
• 21 May 2013
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - "Spirituality of communion": the new Archbishop’s manifesto Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - "Spirituality of communion" is the style and pastoral manifesto of the new Archbishop of Singapore, just appointed by Pope Francis. His Exc. Mgr. William Goh succeeds His Exc. Mgr. Nichols Chi ...
• 21 May 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: there is no majority and minority in the Church Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The attachment to one’s "Chaldean" ethnic and cultural roots should not become fanatical cult of one’s national identity, if one does not want to obscure the Church's catholicity. This is th ...
• 21 May 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Strong in tribulation, constant in prayer": a booklet to pray for Chinese Catholics Bologna (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China - which will be celebrated worldwide on May 24 - the first booklet has been prepared to accompany the faithful who want to bear ...
• 21 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New Violence against Christians in South Punjab: appeal to politics Multan (Agenzia Fides) - More than 250 Christian families have been threatened and thrown out from their homes in the village 'Chak 31 "in Khanewal district, in southern Punjab for fear of mass attacks and arson. What ha ...
• 20 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pentecost for Christians in Pakistan: "United in diversity" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – An ecumenical vigil marked the Pentecost celebration for the different Christian communities of Lahore, capital of Punjab, who found themselves gathered at a meeting of prayer and reflection, w ...
• 20 May 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - A harsh warning by Patriarch Rai to Lebanese politicians: build your own Country, instead of getting involved in the Syrian conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the long tour among the Maronite communities in Latin America, the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Bechara Boutros Rai addressed a severe reprimand to Lebanese politicians w ...
• 16 May 2013
  ASIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Young pilgrims from Papua ask to pray with the Pope in Rome Madang (Agenzia Fides) - Fifteen Christian students of the Divine Word University in Madang will make a pilgrimage to Rome from June 14 to 21, for the Year of Faith and have asked to pray with Pope Francis, participating ...
• 16 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Congress of catechists from Orissa, agents of evangelization in the Year of Faith Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - To maintain and strengthen the role of lay catechists as agents of evangelization: with this goal the Bishops of the state of Orissa have organized, on the occasion of the Year of Faith, a c ...