Asia

• 30 August 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – 11 militants arrested for turning a Christian church into a Hindu temple Aligarh (Agenzia Fides) – Following protests and reports to the police, 11 militants belonging to different violent Hindu extremist groups were arrested in Uttar Pradesh for occupying and desecrating a Christian church ...
• 22 August 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Cardinal Fernando Filoni: my mission among the sufferings of the Iraqi brothers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, who returned from Iraq last night after his visit as personal envoy of Pope Francis, met the Pope th ...
• 22 August 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - The Jesuits: the Government of Gujarat promotes extremism and violence in schools Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Gujarat promotes the principles of extremism and Hindu nationalism among school children: it has introduced, in more than 42,000 primary and secondary state schools, nine tex ...
• 22 August 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan welcomes Iraqi Christians put to flight by the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Almost a thousand Christians fleeing from northern Iraq, faced with the advancing of the jihadists militia of the Islamic State, will be welcomed in Jordan within the next few days thanks to the c ...
• 21 August 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Mission of the Patriarchs in Iraq. The Chaldean Patriarch: no to sectarian militias Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The defense of the attacked is an absolute right. But only "the forces of the State should take charge of this defense", while the creation of differentiated militia on ethno-religious basis "can ...
• 21 August 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Violence against minorities: a 12-year-old Christian girl raped by a gang Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Indignation and outrage in the Christian community of Lahore after the rape of a 12-year-old Christian girl. Muqadas, is the daughter of the Christian Liaqat Masih who has four daughters. As Fide ...
• 20 August 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Barzani: ready to arm Christian volunteers Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, announced that the government of the autonomous Region of northern Iraq is ready to open its doors to Christian volunt ...
• 20 August 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian leaders in Pakistan: "The international community must wake up" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Condemnation regarding the violence and the massive migration of Iraqi Christians; appeal to the international community to ensure safety to all religious minorities in Iraq: is what Christian ...
• 20 August 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch Rai: united also with Hezbolllah to block the road to the infiltration of the ISIL Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Bechara Boutros Rai said he was ready to meet soon the leader of Hezbollah Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah in order to address together the growing concerns about ...
• 19 August 2014
  ASIA/NEPAL - A Christian pastor released from prison, in Tibet Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Protestant Pastor Chhedar Bhote Lhomi, 37, was freed from blame and released from prison, he is now free after a bad experience of detention. As Fides learns, the Pastor lives in a remote area ...
• 19 August 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - End of the war and federal solution: the Burmese Bishops' appeal Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - Immediate end of the civil war and of the suffering of the population; protection of human rights and civil rights; search for a permanent solution to the conflict through federalism: are the hea ...
• 18 August 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Bishops: "The hug towards the disabled: the most significant moment of the Pope's visit" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope's visit was "a success for the faith, for the media coverage, for the organization". Bergoglio has left "an indelible mark" in the Catholic and non-Catholic faithful. But if one were to r ...
• 6 August 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Appeal of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Aid to the Church in Need for the victims of Gaza Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - At the request of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, the pontifical organization Aid to the Church in Need has allocated € 50,000 for the victims of the war in Gaza. The contribut ...
• 6 August 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - In Gaza a child dies every hour. There is no electricity, water and essential medical services Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The wave of violence does not stop and the humanitarian crisis is severely affecting the population of the Gaza Strip, in particular children (see Fides 25/07/2014). So far at least 408 have died a ...
• 1 August 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Malnourished children at risk because of very poor sanitary conditions throughout the Country New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Children who live in unhealthy areas, with very poor sanitary conditions, in particular in places where there is a high rate of population, use outdoor spaces for their physiological needs, ge ...