Asia
10 November 2016
ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarchate proposes the creation of a "Council of Churches in Iraq"
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarchate of Babylon is studying the project for the creation of a "Council of Churches in Iraq" bringing together all the Churches and ecclesial communities present on Iraqi territory, a ...
9 November 2016
ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias: "The hospital for the terminally ill is a monument to mercy"
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "The hospital that takes care of the terminally ill and cancer patients is a monument to mercy": this is what Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai said during his visit to the "Shanti Av ...
8 November 2016
ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Orthodox Patriarchal Vicar of Aleppo, wounded by a gunman: "I share the cross of those who suffer"
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "I thank God who protected and kept me alive. I thank God because in this condition and in this experience I can share the cross with so many people that today suffer in Syria, especially in Alep ...
8 November 2016
ASIA/HOLY LAND - The mission of the Rachel Center: To welcome and take care of migrant children
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - It is a structure that wants to witness the commitment and contribution of Catholic faithful with regards to the issue of immigration, which has tragic social consequences, especially for chil ...
8 November 2016
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - No to nuclear energy: the Church applauds president Duterte
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - No to nuclear power in the Philippines: the position of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has rejected to revive the nuclear power plant in Bataan province (west of Manila) and assured that during h ...
7 November 2016
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discrimination and violence against Hindu minorities
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Hindu population in Pakistan suffer due to discrimination and violence which often go unpunished: this is what Ashok Kumar Jay denounces, a Hindu activist for the rights of religious minorit ...
7 November 2016
ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Patriarch: the condition of the Country does not allow delays in forming a government
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The economic and social emergencies that mark the present situation of Lebanon does not allow any delays or postponement in the formation of a government that would help the Country. This is what ...
7 November 2016
ASIA/AZERBAIJAN - Seizures of religious literature at "unauthorized" retailers
Baku (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, November 4 the State Committee for the work with religious organizations carried out a joint inspection with representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, in shops that sell religious ...
5 November 2016
ASIA/INDIA - Blasphemous pub: Catholics call for its closure
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic activists call for the closure of a blasphemous resto-pub towards Christian faith: as stated in a note sent to Fides, movements like the Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) and the Maharashtra ...
5 November 2016
ASIA/SYRIA - The Maronite Archbishop of Aleppo: "truce has failed. Firing on civilians who wanted to flee the rebel-held neighborhoods"
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The truce in Aleppo did not have concrete effects, announced by the Syrian army and the Russian military forces for Friday, November 4 with the motivation to allow civilians of eastern areas - in ...
4 November 2016
ASIA/INDONESIA - Fight against corruption: the Catholic minister of the Indonesian government intervenes during the Assembly of Bishops
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The focus is on corruption as a social and moral evil that plagues the nation and that also religious communities, for their weight on human consciousness, help to counter: this is the central t ...
4 November 2016
ASIA/IRAQ - Heads of Churches and Christian politicians: may our unity lead the way to national reconciliation
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - In the delicate phase that Iraqi is going through, ahead of the uncertain prospects that will open after the total liberation of Mosul by jihadist militiamen of the self-styled Islamic State (Daes ...
3 November 2016
ASIA/INDIA - Youth Pastoral in India: "Young people like eagles"
Trivandrum (Agenzia Fides) - "Why do you need and how to set up Youth Pastoral in India? A typical pessimistic answer to this question should not be given: 'Young people are not interested in faith, young people are led ...
3 November 2016
ASIA/PAKISTAN - A new educational center in Youhanabad
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A new social and educational center in Youhanabad has opened in the entirely Christian Lahore district, upset by a serious attack in front of two Christian churches in 2015. We are talking about ...
3 November 2016
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Clashes between Jews at the Western Wall for the request of a common space for prayer for men and women
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Riots between ultra-Orthodox Jews and Jews belonging to the "conservative" and egalitarian Judaism, occurred on Wednesday, November 2 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City. Physical cl ...
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