ASIA/IRAQ – Courses to start soon at Erbil Catholic University
Erbil (agenzia Fides) – The year 2015 is to be the year when the first courses start at the Catholic University in Erbil, a college strongly desired by the Chaldean Catholic Church also as a form of tangible assistanc ...
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Release of Indian Jesuit held hostage for eight months
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Alexis Prem Kumar, Indian Jesuit taken hostage in Afghanistan (see Fides 3/6/2014), has been released after eight months in captivity : Fides was informed by the JRS , Jesuit Refugee Servic ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Robbery and kidnapping in a Catholic church
Kasur (Agenzia Fides) – Three armed men openly entered Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic church in Bhai Pheru, Kasur district, in Punjab, taking church personnel including the assistant parish priest Fr. Ijaz Bashir a ...
ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian-Orthodox priest detained by Kurds is released
ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian-Orthodox priest detained by Kurds is released
Hassakè (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, Thursday 19 February, in the evening, the Syrian-Orthodox priest Gabriel Daoud, was released after having been d ...
ASIA/SYRIA – Syrian-Orthodox priest and laity arrested by Kurd military
Hassakè (Agenzia Fides) – Members of the Kurd armed forces connected with Pyd (Kurdish Democratic Union Party, Syrian section of Pkk) since Monday 16 February have been holding, Syrian-Orthodox priest Abba Gabriel Dao ...
ASIA/INDONESIA – Muslims re-launch “pluralism and respect for minorities”
Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The importance of values such as pluralism, respect for minorities, tolerance, dialogue, unity among believers of different faiths: these were some of the key words heard during the Indones ...