Asia
16 December 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Prayer and solidarity for the earthquake victims in Mindanao
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A special prayer of the Rosary and a campaign of solidarity for the victims of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that affected the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Sunday, December 15 ...
14 December 2019
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Archbishop Pizzaballa visits the Christian community in Gaza
Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - Meetings with the parishioners, blessing of a new chapel, participation in a Christmas play with young people and children, administration of the sacraments: First Communion and Confirmation, celeb ...
14 December 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Christians in Orissa united in faith and call for peace and reconciliation
Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - In the Indian state of Orissa (or "Odisha"), in Southeast India, "the Church is close to the poor and marginalized, recognizing and working for their human dignity. There are also spontaneou ...
14 December 2019
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Pakistan Christians Parliamentarian Forum at the start
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Pakistan Christians Parliamentarian Forum has been launched in Pakistan, a body in which Christian parliamentarians from different parties gather to discuss, confront each other and find solu ...
13 December 2019
ASIA/HOLY LAND - No Israeli permits for Christians in Gaza to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem and Jerusalem
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - All the data collected in recent years confirm the steady increase in the number of pilgrims and tourists who come from all over the world to Jerusalem and Bethlehem to visit the Holy Places e ...
13 December 2019
ASIA/INDIA - A priest: the government must put more effort into protecting human rights
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In India it is the task of the government and the institutions to do more to guarantee the protection and promotion of human rights: this is what Fr. Cedrik Prakash, a Jesuit priest and activi ...
12 December 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle, gift of the Church in the Philippines to the universal Church
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle is "a great gift from the Church of the Philippines to the universal Church", said Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines, commenting to F ...
12 December 2019
ASIA/INDONESIA - Vocations increase: new Camillian priest in Flores
Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - The island of Flores recently celebrated the ordination of the first Camillian priest. After ten years of presence in Indonesia, the Ministers of the Sick (MI) also have their first priest. We a ...
11 December 2019
ASIA/LEBANON - Food banks in parishes, free medical services: the resilience of the Lebanese in the face of the crisis
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Brother, if you have no money, do not be ashamed and do not leave your family without food. Please come in and take what you need: coffee, spices, cereals, because God cares about you and me", T ...
11 December 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "Announcing the Gospel means communicating the presence and compassion of Christ with life"
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy Father sent me a message informing me of the new responsibility entrusted to me: I am grateful to him for the trust he has in me. I entrust my new service to the protection of the Bless ...
10 December 2019
ASIA/LEBANON - The "Kairos Project" of the Middle East Council of Churches takes shape
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The project "KAIROS Middle East: towards a global Church pact" takes shape, designed by the Middle East Council of Churches, (MECC) as a tool for global reflection on the condition of Churches an ...
9 December 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Mission of harmony and service to life: Cardinal Tagle speaks to the police
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The police have a mission that means "working for harmony" and serving the life of every citizen: with these words Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, addressed the officials of th ...
7 December 2019
ASIA/PALESTINE - Cardinal Parolin: the end of the restoration of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a "call to peace, fruit of justice"
Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Baby Jesus, born in Bethlehem, is "the Prince of Peace", and for this reason the completion of the restoration work on the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem "also becomes a call to peace, ...
6 December 2019
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seminar on Dialogue: "Religious difference adds color to the service of humanity"
Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "Diversity is part of the universe. We people of different religions are like a bunch of flowers and planets in the universe. Diversity adds colors to the beauty of the universe. This difference ...
6 December 2019
ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian religious apostles mission in the United States
Phoenix (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of the Indonesian Catholic community crosses the Ocean and arrives in the United States, through the work of two apostles: Franciscan Father Samuel Nadasa Himawan OFM of Jakarta, and ...
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