Asia
13 April 2021
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A diocese opens health centers in all parishes during the pandemic
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A diocese in the Philippines has decided to create a health facility in each parish to meet the needs of the population in the midst of the pandemic. Mgr. Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop of Kalookan ...
13 April 2021
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Solidarity of Catholics towards the Church and the people of Myanmar
Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "With pain and sadness we have followed the recent episodes of the seizure of power by the military and the inhuman atrocities on the peaceful demonstrations of citizens who are demanding democrac ...
12 April 2021
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Inauguration of the new Archbishop of Karachi: "I want to be a shepherd with the smell of sheep"
Karachi (Agenzia Fides): "I thank God for choosing me as Archbishop of Karachi and I thank Pope Francis for considering me worthy to lead the archdiocese. The Holy Father's humility and love for those who live in the sub ...
12 April 2021
ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarch in the 'message for Ramadan': let's remove the definitions that offend Christians from school texts
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "On the occasion of the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, I extend my sincere congratulations and my sincere blessings to our Muslim brothers and sisters, asking the Almighty God to bless the ...
12 April 2021
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Civil society network: stop extrajudicial executions, "red tagging" and impunity
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic communities are really appalled and deplore the countless human rights violations and extrajudicial executions committed by government forces and stigmatize the prevailing culture o ...
10 April 2021
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Pizzaballa: the proclamation of the Gospel passes through the gratitude of "forgiven sinners", such as Mary Magdalene
Magdala (Agenzia Fides) - Men and women of all times, to be reached and touched by the announcement of the Risen Christ, need "witnesses in the same league", "sinners like the Apostles and as we are today". And the story ...
10 April 2021
ASIA/PAKISTAN- Two Christian nurses accused of blasphemy
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Two Christian nurses from Faisalabad, a city of Pakistani Punjab, have been formally accused under the Pakistani penal code 295 B, one of the articles of the notorious "blasphemy law" of com ...
9 April 2021
ASIA/SYRIA - Syriac Catholic Patriarch: Those who use sanctions as an instrument of political pressure starve the Syrian people
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - In the Syrian crisis, "it is neither fair nor logical to condition the lifting of sanctions on a so-called political solution while ordinary people are impoverished and suffering from hunger, d ...
9 April 2021
ASIA/MYANMAR - Military raids on churches and temples: the army violates religious freedom
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Christian churches and Buddhist temples are subjected to continuous military raids and violent searches by the Burmese army, in search of hidden activists or alleged illegal activities. As source ...
9 April 2021
ASIA/INDONESIA - "Everything is possible for those who believe": a Camillian missionary from the island hit by cyclone Seroja
Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "Here in our city and diocese of Maumere, we have not been hit by the terrible tropical cyclone Seroja (see Fides, 8/4/2021) which, on the other hand, has disastrously affected the diocese of La ...
8 April 2021
ASIA/INDONESIA - Floods in Eastern Indonesia: the campaign of compassion and solidarity is underway
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It is an Easter time marked by suffering and hardship that the Indonesian Christian communities is experiencing in the East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia, where there is a strong Christian ...
8 April 2021
ASIA/TURKEY - Syrian Orthodox monk condemned as "supporter of terrorists" for giving water and food to PKK militiamen
Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The Mardin Criminal Court has handed down a 25-month prison sentence against the Syrian Orthodox monk Sefer Bileçen, finding him guilty of complicity with terrorist organizations and activities. ...
7 April 2021
ASIA/MYANMAR - Comfort to victims of violence and aid to the displaced: the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph
Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - An Easter of solidarity, closeness and human and spiritual comfort is what the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition in Mandalay experienced. In recent days, the sisters went to visit and com ...
7 April 2021
ASIA - Churches committed to protecting the right to drinking water and its link with human dignity
Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Churches in Asia, together with other religious organizations and civil society movements, play an important role in raising awareness of the global water crisis. As stated in t ...
31 March 2021
ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako reveals: the Pope has donated 350 thousand dollars for the poor Iraqis
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis, in his recent apostolic pilgrimage to Iraq, together with the spiritual comfort and hopes of rebirth for all Iraqis, also left a substantial donation of 350 thousand dollars in the ...
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