Asia

• 28 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Pope’s Holy Thursday Mass collection to refugees: from Cor Unum to Caritas Syria Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Giving the donations collected during the evening Mass on Holy Thursday, which will be celebrated by the Pope in St. John’s basilica in favor of humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees "is ...
• 28 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - On the Feast of the Annunciation a new church was consecrated and the first stone was blessed Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - On the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord a new church was consecrated, dedicated to the Annunciation, which is situated in the diocese of Xian Xian (today Cang Zhou), in He Bei provin ...
• 28 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - From the "yes" to the UN peace plan "new hope for the Syrian people, who want unity and peace" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "The acceptance by the Damascus government of the UN six-point plan is a source of great hope for all the Syrian people. The Christians in Syria support and hope for a rapid enforcement of Kofi ...
• 28 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Persecution of Christians in Madhya Pradesh, accused of "forced conversions" Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - Two episodes of persecution against Christians which occurred in recent days in the state of Madhya Pradesh (Central India) have alerted the local community. This was reported to Fides by the ass ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The assessment of catechumens in the parish of the Immaculate Conception celebrated in the Seminary to promote vocations Beijing (Fides Service) - The catechumens of the course of catechism in the parish of Na Tang in Beijing, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception (and is currently the Cathedral) celebrated the assessment during the visit ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians under attack: attacks by Islamic extremists in a suburb of Karachi Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian population is terrified: violent raids are increasing, day and night, carried out by groups of Islamic extremists in Essa Nagri, Christian suburb of the city of Karachi. In the are ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Every day a thousand people die of tuberculosis: every second a person is infected worldwide Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - A third of the world’s population is currently infected with tbc and every second and a person in the world is infected. Only in 2009 1.7 million people died of tuberculosis, about 4700 deaths ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Legal battle on interfaith marriage: the High Court says the Christians are right New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Christians have won a legal appeal and interfaith marriage takes again its full civil effectiveness: yesterday, March 26, with a landmark ruling, the High Court of Gujarat, declared the ma ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The UN: Child soldiers among the rebels, "a sign of the ongoing tragedy" says a Jesuit Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations has received information of the presence of child soldiers in the ranks of the free Syrian Army rebels, fighting President Bashar al-Assad. This was reported by the UN Specia ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Human being trafficking increases in the province of Sindh: 190 cases in the first two months of 2012 Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - So far this year a sharp increase in human being trafficking in the Pakistani province of Sindh has been registered, and the trend may continue, unless authorities do not intervene promptly. Acc ...
• 26 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Jesuits: "Christians have fled from Homs, not thrown out by Islamists" Homs (Agenzia Fides) - The faithful Christians living in the Bustan Al Diwan and Hamideh neighborhoods, in the city of Homs, have left the area and fled on their own initiative because of fear and conflict and were not f ...
• 26 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Lenten spiritual retreat of the Diocese of Lan Zhou: St. Paul as an example of priesthood Lan Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - Continue to take St. Paul as an example of priesthood: is the invitation addressed to the priests of the Diocese of Lan Zhou, in Gan Su province, during the 5-day Lenten spiritual retreat for d ...
• 26 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Pressure from civil society increases for the release of the Italian hostage of the Maoists Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - After the release of Claudio Colangelo - one of the two Italian hostages kidnapped by Maoist rebels a few days ago - "there are strong pressures from civil society and there is great public ...
• 24 March 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Churches and NGOs to the government: "More efforts on human rights" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation concerning human rights violations are worrying in the Philippines. Libel, harassment, torture, displacement due to military operations and other inhuman treatment of political pri ...
• 24 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Orissa and Kerala: momentary crisis between Italy-India but Christians are "optimistic" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The cases of the two Italian marines in jail in Kerala and of the two Italians kidnapped in Orissa "cast shadows in the relationship between India and Italy", but Indian Christians "remain opt ...