ASIA/PAKISTAN - Need to recognize the persecution of minorities
London (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to recognize the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan: says the appeal sent to Fides, launched by the NGO "Global Minorities Alliance" (GMA), based in the United King ...
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeal for inclusive growth in the Asia-Pacific area
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Do not forget the poor and the last in Asian societies: this is the appeal to world leaders, gathered in Manila for the APEC Forum summit (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), by the Church in the ...
19 November 2015
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Missionary wounded, his life is not in danger
Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – The life of Father Piero Parolari, PIME missionary, wounded yesterday in an ambush in Dinajpur, is not in danger. The missionary, 64, taken to hospital in Dhaka, is still hospitalized but is out ...
18 November 2015
ASIA/SYRIA - Assad: "Putin is the only defender of Christian civilization"
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - According to Syrian President Bashar Assad, Russian leader Vladimir Putin "is the only defender of Christian civilization we can trust".
This is what President Assad said in an interview, rele ...
18 November 2015
ASIA/TURKEY - "Religious culture" exam for Armenian students
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – As from this year, more than two hundred Armenian students who attend schools in Istanbul linked to the Armenian community will have to take a "religious culture and moral knowledge" exam to ...
18 November 2015
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Attack against a PIME missionary
Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Piero Parolari, 64, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), was hit this morning, on his way to the public hospital where he was serving the sick. He has two wounds to ...
18 November 2015
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Francis of Assisi and the encyclical "Laudato Sì"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans in Pakistan reflect on Francis of Assisi's love towards nature and Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Sì": as reported to Fides, this was discussed in a recent meeting organized b ...
ASIA/MYANMAR - The victory of the National League for Democracy confirmed
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the first free elections after 25 years, the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi, obtained an absolute majority of the seats: With more than 80%, 25 ...
17 November 2015
ASIA/INDIA - Aggression against Christians to "convert to Hinduism"
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Hindu extremists attacked members of the independent Pentecostal Church in Kohkameta in the state of Chhattisgarh, causing several injuries. The faithful were dragged out of the church and bea ...