Asia

• 15 May 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Tong to the 800 newly baptized: formation, witness and mutual support to rekindle the faith in the family of the Church Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Formation and the testimony of faith, mutual support to rekindle the faith in the family of the Church, in the footsteps of the first Christian communities: is the encouragement of Cardinal ...
• 15 May 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Communist and rebel" nuns, the army accuse the religious engaged in Mindanao Davao City (Agenzia Fides) - Two Philippines religious women, committed to peace, defence of the indigenous peoples and the natural heritage of Mindanao, have been accused by the military of being "communists and rebels, ...
• 15 May 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Radical Islamic groups fanning the conflict that plagues Lebanon Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Radical Islamic Groups are fanning the conflict and want to infect Lebanon: this is the alarm launched to Fides by Fr. Paul Karam, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Lebanon ...
• 14 May 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - About 10 thousand faithful went to the Marian Shrine of Hu Xian for the feast of Our Lady of China Hu Xian (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly 10,000 faithful from all parts of China, went on the pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Hu Xian, in the province of Shaan Xi, for the feast of Our Lady of China , celebrated on May 12 , i ...
• 14 May 2012
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In the Year of Faith, the challenges of mission and dialogue, in front of radical Islam Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Year of Faith will be an opportunity to renew the momentum of the mission in Indonesia," says to Fides Fr. Romanus Harjito, O. Carm, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in ...
• 14 May 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Environmentalist leader killed in Mindanao, the Bishops appeal to "stop violence" Malaybalay (Agenzia Fides) - Murder emergency on the island of Mindanao: Margarito Cabal, an environmentalist leader was killed in the province of Bukidnon, in Mindanao (southern Philippines). This is the third murder wi ...
• 12 May 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christians expelled from Hama Homs (Agenzia Fides) - A disturbing news reaches Fides from the province of Hama, in the north of Homs: armed men have expelled all Christian families in the village of Al Borj Al Qastal, in the province of Hama. The new ...
• 12 May 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - A Catholic priest in the province of Damascus was victim of an attack Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Severe attack against father George Louis, priest of the Greek catholic church of San Michele, in the historical center of Qara, in the province of Damascus. As Fides sources in the Greek Catho ...
• 12 May 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The "Party of Solidarity" at risk, accused by "warlords" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – It is an "uncomfortable" party and therefore in danger of disappearing, accused and delegitimized by "warlords" and by criminals. The Democratic Party of Afghanistan "Hambastagi" ("Party of Soli ...
• 12 May 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - A former persecutor of Christians and Hindus in Orissa converts and becomes a preacher of the Gospel Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The story recalls that of St. Paul: Niladri Kanhar, leader of a Hindu village in Orissa, known for his hatred towards Christians and who once persecuted and killed them, has converted to Chr ...
• 10 May 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - A survey reveals the importance of the formation of faith for an integral growth of the young Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The formation of the Christian faith is essential for an integral growth of young people today: is the result of a survey conducted by "Hong Kong Family Movement" in collaboration with the Gro ...
• 10 May 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A Catholic journalist killed in Mindanao, committed to a "culture of life" Davao City (Agenzia Fides) - His final broadcasts were devoted to the defense of the "culture of life", a topic that fascinates Philippine politics and society: Nestor Libaton, a 40-year-old Catholic journalist engaged i ...
• 10 May 2012
  ASIA/TURKEY - Distorted translation of the Gospel, to make it "close to Muslims"-Christians protest Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - A distorted translation of the Gospel and not authorized by the Christian Churches has created a public protest on behalf of Christians in Turkey. In a statement sent to Fides, the "Alliance of ...
• 10 May 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Open war and new displaced persons: humanitarian crisis in the Kachin state Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese military hostilities intensify in northern Myanmar, in the state inhabited by minority ethnic Kachin: Caritas and the few organizations of solidarity across the territory launch, thro ...
• 9 May 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Concert on behalf of immigrant women to express thanks to all those who have helped them and the strong links with their families of origin Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Women's Choir of the new immigrants of the Good Shepherd Social Welfare Foundation of Taiwan, will perform on Sunday, May 13, on the occasion of Mother's Day and International Day of the fam ...