Asia

• 4 November 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Church of St. Ephrem in Mosul could soon be transformed into a mosque Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - In the northeastern city of Mosul, Iraq, since June in the hands of the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), the Syrian Orthodox church dedicated to St. Ephrem has been emptied and there are rumor ...
• 4 November 2014
  ASIA/TURKEY - Christian schools subsidized by the State increase Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - There are 55 schools belonging to foundations and institutions related to the Christian communities in Turkey already entitled to receive financial support from the State. Of these, 36 belong to ...
• 4 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two Christians burned alive in a brick-kiln on charges of blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Christian couple, Shahzad 26 years old and Shama 24 years old, were burned to death by a Muslim mob, from five villages in the south of Lahore (Punjab province), who accused them of committing ...
• 3 November 2014
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Bishops, between the Pope's visit and elections: "The visit will take place without any problems" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Our request to the government has always been that the elections should not be held immediately after the Pope's visit to Sri Lanka, because the event could be used politically by stakeholders ...
• 3 November 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai: immediately elect a Christian President to save the Lebanese "model" Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Only the immediate election of a new Christian President can ensure the continuation of a Lebanese democracy, founded on the sharing of power between Christians and Muslims, blocking the road to ...
• 3 November 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Church encourages the Small Christian communities to strengthen their faith and to proclaim the Gospel Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Korea encourages parishes to rediscover the "Small Christian Communities" as a tool to strengthen their faith and to proclaim the Gospel in the territory: is what emerged from the ...
• 3 November 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarch: from Iraqi Premier full support to the Christian communities Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A commitment, explicit and personal, to take charge of the defense of the Christian community in Iraq has been expressed by the Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider al Abadi, in the afternoon of Sunda ...
• 31 October 2014
  ASIA/MACAO – To reaffirm the Christian identity of the laity in order to carry out the mission of Christ Macau (Agenzia Fides) – To reaffirm the Christian identity in order to fulfill the mission of Christ: this was the aim of the Forum on "Continuity and development of the laity of the Catholic community in Macao in the ...
• 31 October 2014
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholics in Hanoi demand the return of a land that belongs to the Church Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The Vietnamese Catholic community of Thai Ha, entrusted to the pastoral care of the Redemptorists, publicly protested in recent days demanding the return of land that they believe belongs to the p ...
• 30 October 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah dialogue movement: "Fight soldiers with prayer" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – The "Prayer of Harmony", a chain of prayer among Christians, Muslims and followers of other religions, is the weapon with which to "fight soldiers" and the terrorist ideology of violence and ...
• 30 October 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Jesuits: "To be companions for indigenous peoples" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuits in Myanmar intend to be "companions for indigenous peoples", is what the religious said in a recent meeting dedicated to the Pastoral ministry of indigenous communities, held in the d ...
• 30 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Catholic Syrian Bishops: if the world wants to help us, stop sending us weapons! Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A severe reminder to the international community so that it puts an end to the arms trade that fuels war and an appeal to the consciences of Christians, so they resist the idea of escaping from ...
• 30 October 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II to Armenian President: Christians helped to build the Arab civilization Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Christians gave their own contribution to the building of Arab civilization. This is also why the forced displacement of the indigenous Christian communities in the Middle East is a serious proble ...
• 29 October 2014
  ASIA/CHINA – To make Jesus known to non-Christians and make Catholics aware of their missionary responsibility Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "World Mission Day was an opportunity to make Jesus known to non-Christians and make Catholics aware of their missionary vocation and evangelising mission of the Church": this was stated by the ...
• 29 October 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - More than 700 Christian families among the refugees welcomed in Baghdad, Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - There are already at least seven hundred Christian families from Mosul and the Nineveh Plain living as refugees in makeshift housing and accommodation in Baghdad, after being forced to leave the ...