Asia
1 September 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Heavy floods in the province of Sindh: Catholic volunteers to help the needy and displaced
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "While we are experiencing the Covid-19 emergency, heavy rains of this monsoon season have hit the province of Sindh, especially the great metropolis of Karachi, capital of the province. It is t ...
1 September 2020
ASIA/MYANMAR - Card. Bo’s appeal for the elections: "Active participation is essential. Vote for true federalism"
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "These are difficult times. My prayer accompanies each of you as you face the challenge of the pandemic. God will protect our nation. Now we are approaching another election in November. This cal ...
31 August 2020
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur: taking care of each other is the vocation of the nation
Kuala Lunmpur (Agenzia Fides) - "This year will be remembered by many as the year where we all had to make radical changes. With many of our plans cancelled, our schedules cleared, and friends and family members distance ...
31 August 2020
ASIA/INDONESIA - New minor Seminary in Kalimantan
Banjarmasin (Agenzia Fides) - Young people attracted by the Gospel and eager to discover their vocation to the priesthood have a place that will accompany their human and spiritual growth: in southern Kalimantan - provin ...
25 August 2020
ASIA / PAKISTAN - Minority leaders: "Religious intolerance and extremism are growing in Pakistan"
Karachi (Agenzia Fides): “The issue of extremism and insecurity is the main problem for religious minorities living in Pakistan. Day after day, the religious minorities of Pakistan face aggression, while the effects of ...
8 August 2020
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Catholic Church is always present where situations of poverty and illness are most urgent: the Camillians on the island of Flores help about 700 families
Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - The coronavirus pandemic has also reached Indonesia with about 120,000 infected cases and more than 5,000 deaths. In particular, large cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, Medan have been aff ...
6 August 2020
ASIA/LEBANON - Caritas Lebanon: "We are living a nightmare, but we will not give up and will continue to help the most vulnerable"
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300,000 people have been displaced from their homes, thousands have been wounded and hundreds have died: this is the provisional toll caused by the explosion that took place on Tuesday, ...
5 August 2020
ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai: "mysterious explosion" in Beirut. We ask everyone for help
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Beirut, the bride of the East, Beirut, the lighthouse of the West, is wounded". It is a "devastated city", reduced to "a scenario of war without war". Thus begins the appeal launched by Maronite ...
1 August 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The construction of a Hindu temple stops after the opposition of Islamic groups: religious freedom at stake
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a fundamental right of every Pakistani citizen to preach and profess his religion freely, as prescribed by the Constitution of Pakistan. It is legitimate that each community has its pla ...
1 August 2020
ASIA/MYANMAR - Towards the peace conference: ceasefire and federalism on the agenda
Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - Myanmar is preparing for the two most important events of the year which, despite the restrictions for Covid-19, will be held with the times and methods already decided, albeit with some limit ...
31 July 2020
ASIA/SYRIA - Christian groups join the "Front for peace and freedom" in north-east Syria
Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - There are also political groups led by Christian militants in the new "Front for peace and freedom", the new alliance of organizations inaugurated in recent days in the city of Qamishli with th ...
31 July 2020
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Pope's words in Korean: a spiritual aid for the faithful
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - It is an information and knowledge service of the magisterium of Pope Francis, of the activities and initiatives of the Holy See and of the life of the universal Church which has enjoyed undoubted ...
31 July 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Dignified buriel to Covid-19 victims: the contribution of Catholic volunteers
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is one of the "works of mercy", a sign of attention and compassion towards those who are suffering for having lost their family members: in this spirit the Indian dioceses offer their servi ...
30 July 2020
ASIA/MYANMAR - Faith and courage in Rakhine State: parish priests and nuns in the midst of the conflict
Sittwe (Agenzia Fides) - "There are five Catholic priests stranded in the Paletwa area in Chin state. The area is practically sealed off and it is a problem to reach them, as well as the inhabitants of the villages which ...
30 July 2020
ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako to Muslims for the feast of Eid al Adha: let's raise the Country together
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Greetings and best wishes from Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako are addressed to his “Dear Muslim brothers” who from the evening of today, Thursday 30 July, celebrate Eid al Adha, the " ...
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