ASIA/NEPAL - Worrying signs for Christians?
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Nepalese Hindu extremist groups have warned foreign Christian missionaries to leave the country. And the attacks against two churches, which occurred in recent weeks, "are a worrying sign", no ...
ASIA/SYRIA - The self-defense "Sotoro" militias shoot each other
Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Thursday, 24 September, violent armed clashes broke out between two brigades belonging to the self-defense "Sotoro" militias, often credited by the media as "Christian" militias, thi ...
ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "free and transparent elections"
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - A free and transparent vote, a harbinger of genuine democracy; aimed at candidates who are building peace, reconciliation, the common good: is what Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon ...
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Young people on a mission with a smartphone
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of youth in Seoul proceeds thanks to a basic tool: the smartphone. As reported to Fides by the Communications Office of the Archdiocese, since 20 September, the local Church has organi ...
ASIA/ISRAEL - Compensation for the burning of the church in Tabgha
Tabgha (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 21 September, Israel's Attorney General announced that the State of Israel will offer compensation to the Sanctuary of the Miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes, in Tabgha, ...