Asia
20 January 2016
ASIA/IRAQ - The coalition raid on Mosul devastates a church
Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - On the night between Monday 18 and Tuesday, January 19, the air strikes carried out by the international coalition of Mosul - conquered in June 2014 by jihadists of the Islamic State (Daesh) - hit ...
20 January 2016
ASIA/CHINA - The "Soup kitchens of Charity" at the service of thousands of poor people in Xian
Xi An (Agenzia Fides) - "They have brought warmth to the homeless" was the headline on the front page of the Chinese Business View (500,000 copies daily and 17 million visitors for the internet edition) of the Chinese pr ...
19 January 2016
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Special "Year of Education" in the Year of Mercy
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The greatest mercy is the service of education that one can give to a child and a person": with this awareness, the Church of Faisalabad, diocese in Punjab province, will open on February 6 ...
19 January 2016
ASIA/LEBANON - Much to one’s surprise, Geagea has decided to support former "enemy" Aoun in the presidential election
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Much to one’s surprise, the leader of the Lebanese Forces party Samir Geagea has announced the availability of his political formation to support the candidacy of former General Michel Aoun to ...
19 January 2016
ASIA/INDIA - Report on anti-Christian violence: more than 200 episodes in 2015
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In 2015 over 200 anti-Christian violence occurred. Seven Protestant pastors and one lay person were killed, while the victims of violence as a whole are about 8,000, including women and childr ...
18 January 2016
ASIA/IRAQ - Christian village bombed by the Turkish army; the condemnation of the Chaldean Patriarchate
Dohuk (Agenzia Fides) - Between 16-17 January Turkish troops bombed the Iraqi village of Sharanish, located on the border with Turkey, in the governorate of Dohuk, inhabited by Christians, Chaldeans and Assyrians. The bo ...
18 January 2016
ASIA/INDIA - The lack of water and sanitation cause preventable diseases in children
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Coupled with the so called El Nino of 2015 that washed out the critical southwest monsoons in the southwest of the Country, the resultant deficit in water supply caused water borne diseases to ...
18 January 2016
ASIA/HOLY LAND - New act of vandalism targets Dormition Abbey
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Anti-Christian slogans were written on the doors and walls of the Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion. The new act of vandalism against the Benedictine monastery took place on Sunday, January 17, th ...
15 January 2016
ASIA/TURKEY - "Nativity of the Shipwrecked" can still be visited in Istanbul
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – The "Nativity of the Shipwrecked" can still be seen at the Conventual Franciscan church of St. Anthony till February 2. The church chose to set up the Nativity scene with characters wearing t ...
15 January 2016
ASIA/SYRIA - Jihadists release other 16 Christian hostages of Khabur (including 8 children)
Hassakè (Agenzia Fides) - The jihadists affiliated to the self-styled Islamic State (Daesh) released yesterday, 14 January, 16 other Assyrian Christians who were part of the large group of hostages that they captured an ...
15 January 2016
ASIA/INDONESIA - After the massacres, Christians and Muslims together in the street against terrorism
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "We express deep condolences to the victims and condemn all forms of violence and terrorism. We pray and we work for the unity of Indonesia": says to Fides Fr. Alexius Andang Binawan, SJ, Vicar ...
14 January 2016
ASIA/TURKEY - Religious minorities: salaries for the clergy are to be paid directly by the State
Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - A request to pay salaries to religious minority communities directly by the State was made to Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu. This was reported by Agos magazine, the bilingual newspaper ...
14 January 2016
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation of the Bishop of Mannar and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 January 2016 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mannar (Sri Lanka), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Rayappu, in accordance with can. 4 ...
14 January 2016
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic Paul Bhatti hopes for the revocation of the blasphemy law
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign for the abolition of the blasphemy law in Pakistan sees Catholic Paul Bhatti in the forefront, brother of Shahbaz Bhatti, Minister for Minorities killed on March 2, 2011, and form ...
14 January 2016
ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Youhanna X: Orthodox Churches must safeguard unity, avoiding divisions
Balamand (Agenzia Fides) - Orthodox Churches must safeguard unity, avoiding divisions and rifts. Only in this way the great pan-Orthodox Synod scheduled in 2016 will be a good opportunity to provide a united witness to t ...
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