Asia

• 18 June 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Mass Attack against Christians in Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - Nightmare for Christians in Orissa, eastern India is back. A Pastor and the entire community of a Christian village, about 12 families, were violently attacked and injured by an organized gr ...
• 18 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Civilians trapped in Homs are likely to die of hunger Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "Save us, we are hungry": is the appeal launched by the families of Homs, seeking the intervention of humanitarian organizations. The situation for about 800 civilians (half Muslim Sunni, half ...
• 18 June 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - Conflict in Syria and appointment of the Bishop of Homs in the Synod of the Greek Melkite Church Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The conflict in Syria, the plight of the approximately 300 thousand greek-Melkite Catholic faithful in Syria, the appointment of the new Greek-Melkite Bishop of Homs: are among the topics on the ...
• 15 June 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Sisters of St. Joseph open the doors of their convent, inviting to "open your heart to welcome God's Love" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Open your heart to welcome God's Love" was the theme of the second day "open doors" sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of Beijing. Given last year’s gre ...
• 15 June 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - Early Marriages: Every year thousands of girls leave school to marry Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Every year in Nepal, thousands of girls drop out of school to marry. According to data of the Ministry of Education of Nepal, over 34% of new marriages in the Himalayan region are brides aged ...
• 15 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Church occupied by militias: the Christians are asking for the respect of Holy Places Qusayr (Agenzia Fides) - The Greek-Catholic church of St. Elias in Qusayr, near the town of Homs, has been occupied by a group of gunmen of the Syrian opposition, that have established their base. As reported to Fides by ...
• 15 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Appeal of the civilians in peril of their life in Homs: "Let us go!" Homs (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us go, in God's name!" Is a desperate appeal by Christian families and Sunni Muslims trapped in the old town of Homs. We are talking about 800 civilians, including women, elderly, youth, child ...
• 14 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Amnesty International: "The Syrian army guilty of crimes against humanity" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detentions and indiscriminate destruction of homes: are the actions carried out by the armed forces and "shabiha" government militias in Syria, that consti ...
• 14 June 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The collaboration of the laity and the priests, for better coordination of evangelization Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - To continue to promote maximum cooperation of the parish priests of the Council for the Laity of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei with the laity, for better coordination of evangelization and greater ...
• 14 June 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced marriages: the most common crime against women Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – he most widespread crime against women in Pakistan is forced marriage, says a Report of the NGO coalition "Free and Fair Election Pakistan" (FAFEN), which counted the official complaints rec ...
• 14 June 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Conversions and forced marriages: a new draft law is ready Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A new draft law to combat the phenomenon of forced conversions and marriages was presented to the government by the "National Commission for Minorities in Pakistan", which in past months had r ...
• 13 June 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Diocese of Nan Chong studies the Apostolic Letter "Porta Fidei" Nan Chong (Agenzia Fides) - To implement the recommendations contained in the "Note with pastoral guidelines for the Year of Faith" published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Diocese of Nan Chong of ...
• 13 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christian and Sunni Civilians trapped in Homs: negotiations for a cease-fire Homs (Agenzia Fides) - There are approximately 800 civilians trapped in the historical center of Homs, to be rescued, while the fighting rages between the army and opposition forces barricaded in the city. Among the civi ...
• 13 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - A Greek Catholic Church desecrated in Qusayr: an alarm signal Qusayr (Agenzia Fides) - A band of radical militiamen broke into the Greek-catholic church of St. Elias in Qusayr this morning, near the town of Homs, desecrating it. The militiamen forced the door, rang the bells in moc ...
• 13 June 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Kidnappings and threats against Christians in Karachi Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Armed gangs of Islamic radical militants continue to terrorize the Christians of the district Essa Nagri, the largest Christian settlement in the city of Karachi, where about 50 thousand faithfu ...