Asia

• 2 August 2012
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Big party at a local church for the inhabitants of Palukathurei who have just returned to their homes after 6 years of forced removal Palukathurei (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas negotiated with the authorities of Sri Lanka for the return of 150 families in the village of Palukathurei after six years of forced removal from their respective homes. So far, the ...
• 1 August 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - We need more attention concerning the education and nutrition of the Chepang indigenous children Shaktikhor (Agenzia Fides) - The Chepang population, one of the most disadvantaged and marginalized indigenous groups of Nepal, is fighting for the education of their children. Those who manage to send them to school, ev ...
• 1 August 2012
  ASIA/KOREA - Hundreds of deaths, thousands injured, houses and roads destroyed by the typhoon Khanun Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Torrential rains caused by the summer Typhoon Khanun, which recently hit North Korea, has so far caused hundreds of deaths and injuries, besides leaving thousands of people homeless. According to ...
• 31 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christian communities in Aleppo establish a Humanitarian Assistance Committee Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - As fighting continues in Aleppo between government forces and the insurgents, the Christian communities of the Syrian city have decided to set up a steering committee to provide humanitarian as ...
• 31 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Peace Agreement in Qalamoun based on the line drawn by opponents in Rome Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - New success of the "Mussalaha" (Reconciliation) initiative, which is working to prove that there is a "third way" possible, alternative to war and weapons, that of civil society. According to ...
• 30 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "The Pope's appeal for peace has been widely reported in Syria," says the Metropolitan Archbishop of Aleppo for the Greek-Catholics Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We are happy and thank the Holy Father for the appeal for peace in Syria launched during yesterday's Angelus" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ale ...
• 28 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Taliban stop the vaccination campaign for children against polio Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Taliban offensive has forced Pakistan to suspend, in different tribal areas, the country's vaccination campaign against polio for thousands of children. According to local sources, a Ghana ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The appeal of the Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch: "It is urgent to stop the war" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We urgently need to stop all hostile actions": is the appeal launched to all parties involved in the Syrian conflict, in Syria and abroad, by His Beatitude the Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian opposition open to dialogue: "No to violence and civil war" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not too late to save our country. While recognizing the citizen’s right to legitimate defense, we reiterate that weapons are not the solution. Violence has to be rejected and slipping into ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - From the Pope a message of peace for Syria and religious freedom in the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "The visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Lebanon represents a great hope for Lebanon, a message of peace for Syria and is an invitation to religious freedom throughout the Middle East": is what Fr. Pau ...
• 26 July 2012
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Warning of a hand-foot-mouth disease that mainly affects malnourished children Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - According to some experts, the high rate of malnutrition in Cambodia has caused the rapid spread of an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease which, since last April, has killed 54 poor boys and ...
• 26 July 2012
  ASIA/THAILAND - Franciscans in mission among AIDS patients, modern "lepers" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - In the Spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi – who at the beginning of his journey of conversion embraced a leper, as his biographers narrate - the Franciscans in Thailand are at the service of th ...
• 26 July 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Marian Shrine of the Diocese of Nan Wei has been consecrated to relaunch evangelization and strengthen faith Wei Nan (Agenzia Fides) - The Marian Shrine and Rosary Garden of the Diocese of Wei Nan, in the province of Shaan Xi has been recently consecrated. The solemn celebration was attendced by over two thousand faithful who s ...
• 26 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Greek-Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo: "The West supports dialogue between the parties" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The West, if one wants to make a good service to the Syrian people, has to support and put pressure for dialogue between the parties," says to Fides His Excellency Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Metrop ...
• 25 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani Muslim leader attends lessons in Christianity at the Pontifical Universities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Sohail Raza, 42 years of age, a Muslim from Lahore, is the Director of the Department for Inter-religious Relations in "Minhaj ul Quran" ("The Way of the Koran"), an international Islamic movemen ...