ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Over 200 priests apply for gun permits
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Over 200 Catholic priests and pastors of other Christian denominations have applied for permits to carry firearms in the Philippines: says national police chief of the Philippines, Oscar Albayald ...
ASIA/TIMOR-LESTE - Jesuits missionary commitment for quality education
Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Jesuits in Timor-Leste are committed to guaranteeing and promoting quality education in society. With this in mind, the "São João de Brito" (ISJB) training institute was established with the aim ...
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishops: no weapons for priests
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A priest is a "Good Shepherd", ready to give his life for his flock; he is a gentle, peaceful and non-violent man. For this reason, despite the killing of three priests in the last six months, th ...
18 June 2018
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - March for life: "No" to the legalization of abortion
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Korean Catholics march in defense of life: this is the spirit of the "March for Life", an event held on the streets of Seoul on 16 June to say "no" to the legalization of abortion and reaffirm the ...
ASIA/MYANMAR - Conflict in the Kachin state: new appeal for truce
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In different parts of the Kachin State of Myanmar, a Burmese state with a Christian majority population, the conflict between the Burmese Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has intensifi ...