Asia
1 October 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: small acts of charity to reduce poverty in the country and in the world
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila wants to expand a program currently underway in the Archdiocese of Manila to all the Philippines and also abroad, which has the aim of reducing poverty and c ...
30 September 2019
ASIA/TURKEY - The government excludes candidates resident abroad from the process to elect the new Armenian Patriarch
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - At the forthcoming election of the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, scheduled for next December, members of the elected bodies will be able to orient their preferences only towards candida ...
30 September 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Indian Prime Minister praises the canonization of Sister Mariam Thresia
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed appreciation that an Indian is among the five Catholics who will be canonized by Pope Francis in October. "It is a matter of pride for every Indian that, ...
27 September 2019
ASIA/MACAO - The Claretians: proclamation and distribution of the Gospel for the "Extraordinary Missionary Month"
Macao (Agenzia Fides) - The Claretian priests in the Diocese of Macao have begun to spread copies of the Gospels among non-Christians, encouraging reading, reflection and confrontation, on the occasion of the Extraordina ...
26 September 2019
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Prayer as an instrument of peace in a scenario of new tensions
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent centuries they have tried to convince us that religion was one of the main causes of division and lack of peace, and that it was therefore necessary to put it aside. Where can we go to ...
25 September 2019
ASIA/THAILAND - Thai Catholics eager to meet Pope Francis
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in Thailand are looking forward to Pope Francis' visit to the Country. Pope Francis will make a three-day visit to Thailand in November, ahead of an already announced trip to Japan fro ...
24 September 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Lynching of tribal people who eat beef: condemnation of civil society
Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - Human rights activists, NGOs and Christian communities, civil society organizations condemn the case of the lynching of three members of a tribal community, one of them a Catholic, killed on Sept ...
24 September 2019
ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - The commitment of the Catholic community to the protection of Creation, also with the "culture of recycling"
Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic community of Tajikistan is constantly committed to promoting and disseminating practices for the safeguarding of Creation, for sustainable development and for the common good. An ...
23 September 2019
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - "Friday For Future" in Kabul: "We are fighting to give hope to future generations"
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "There are many problems in Afghanistan, linked to the fear of war and explosions. But, during our marches, we think: we young people are fighting for a better future, to give the next generation ...
23 September 2019
ASIA/INDIA - More than 200 cases of violence against Christians in India in 2019
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - There are over 200 episodes of violence against Christians reported in India in 2019: this is the data sent to Agenzia Fides by the NGO "Alliance Defending Freedom" (ADF) based in New Delhi. I ...
23 September 2019
ASIA/TURKEY - Apostolic Armenian Bishops: candidates resident abroad are not excluded from the election of the new Patriarch
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Exponents of the Commission of the Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate of Constantinople in charge of coordinating and accompanying the entire process for the election of the new Patriarch have exp ...
20 September 2019
ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdallah II donates a minibus to the home for orphans in Anjara, promoted by the religious family of the Incarnate Word
Anjara (Agenzia Fides) – As from yesterday the House of the Virgin Mary of Hope in Anjara, created to welcome and care for orphaned children and young people or those who come from problematic family situations, can ta ...
20 September 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: No to bills on divorce, anti-constitutional and anti-family
Manila - (Agenzia Fides) - "Divorce is, first of all, unconstitutional, it is anti-family, anti-marriage and anti-children". This is what was stated in a message sent to Agenzia Fides by Father Jerome Secillano, executiv ...
19 September 2019
ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarchs of the Middle East: the "Holy Valley" of Qadisha is the common heritage of all Christians
Diman (Agenzia Fides) - The "Holy Valley" of Qadisha represents a living heritage of spirituality and faith not only for Lebanese Christians but for Christians all over the world. For this reason the Lebanese political a ...
19 September 2019
ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Kyrgyz children at the discovery of the Sky
Jalalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In September, we prepare ourselves for the second year of our educational project", says to Agenzia Fides Sher Abdugapirov, deputy director of Kyrgyzstan Caritas at the headquarters of Jalala ...
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