Asia

• 6 July 2012
  ASIA/LAOS - Christians arrested because "they explained the Bible" Luang Namtha (Agenzia Fides) - The faithful Christians of at least 15 villages in the province of Luang Namtha in the north of Laos, have reported cases of intimidation and threats by some police officers who distrusted ...
• 6 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Efforts of reconciliation in Homs: present the new Minister Ali Haidar Homs (Agenzia Fides) - "Mussalaha", the interfaith movement for reconciliation, born spontaneously in the civil society in some Syrian cities (see Fides 12 and 27/06/2012), is taking steps forward and obtained the attent ...
• 6 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - President, Bishops, ministers: shock and shame for the case of a "blasphemous" man burned alive Multan (Agenzia Fides) - There is strong concern, deep sorrow and shock for the case of man accused of blasphemy and burnt alive near Bahawalpur in Punjab (see Fides 05/07/2012). The place is in the Diocese of Multan and ...
• 5 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A "blasphemous" man burned alive: the Bishops call for the intervention of the institutions Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Ghulam Abbas, a man accused of blasphemy was burnt alive by an angry mob of radical Islamists outside the police station of Chani Ghoth, in the town of Bahawalpur in the province of Punjab. As co ...
• 5 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Conviviality and solidarity: Syria rejects war Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A large part of the Syrian society rejects the civil war that is devastating and paralyzing the country. Men and women of good will, of every ethnicity and religion, reject sectarianism, and th ...
• 28 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Clarification on the trip of the Archimandrite Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – With regards to the testimony of the French priest Fr. Philippe Tournyol du Clos, published by Fides Agency on 4/6/2012, please note that - as confirmed in the letters signed by the then ...
• 28 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "People are tired of violence, peace initiatives are urgently needed," says the Apostolic Pro-Vicar Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - As the country is sinking into a civil war, "the majority of the population is tired of violence, wants peace and dignity. What is urgently needed are peace initiatives, as Franciscans, we encour ...
• 27 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Desperate situation for Christian families in Homs, where now there is urban guerilla warfare Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of the civilians in the center of Homs is getting worse. About 400 Christian civilians trapped in the Hamidiyeh and Bustan Diwan neighborhoods along with 400 other Sunni Muslim c ...
• 27 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "Peace in Syria": the popular movement for reconciliation "Mussalaha" grows Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - New meetings and new initiatives for the inter-religious popular movement "Mussalaha" ("Reconciliation"), which proposes a "reconciliation from below" starting from families, clans, the differ ...
• 26 June 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Victims and people missing due to heavy rainfall recorded in the last days Chaghcharan (Agenzia Fides) - More than a hundred homes and as many acres of farmland and farm animals have been destroyed following the heavy rains that have taken place continuously for 5 days in the northern part of A ...
• 26 June 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Church: yes to a Commission for truth and reconciliation Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Church looks at the establishment of a "Commission for truth and reconciliation" with favor, which examines issues such as corruption and discrimination in the country. As rep ...
• 26 June 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - More than 5,000 Bibles released by the government for the Christian communities of Borneo Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) – Satisfaction on behalf of the Christian communities in the provinces of Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory of the island of Labuan, part of Malaysia's island: as reported to Fides ...
• 25 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christians in the front line in solidarity with those suffering due to the conflict Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian communities in Syria and the Christian Churches in the Middle East are heavily involved in helping and in solidarity toward all those who suffer because of the ongoing conflict: s ...
• 25 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Witnessing the Gospel in the midst of the conflict: the message of the Greek Melkite Synod Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to be "witnesses of Gospel values in Syria", and "rediscover our vocation to become light, salt and leaven in Arab societies": is the appeal launched by the Synod Fathers at the ...
• 23 June 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Government Format: Paul Bhatti confirmed at the Ministry for Harmony Islambad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan has a new prime minister: Raja Pervez Ashraf, of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), who yesterday received the positive vote of the Federal Parliament, and has already formed the new g ...