Asia

• 19 December 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Mgr. Paul Liu Jinghe dies a few days before his 93rd birthday Wujiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) - On December 11, Mgr. Paul Liu Jinghe, a few days before his 93rd birthday, died in Tangshan (Diocese of Yongping, in Hebei Province, mainland China). The senior Prelate, who had been sick fo ...
• 19 December 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Twal: the Israeli colonization hinders the peace process Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "The Israeli-Palestinian talks resumed in late July, after three years of interruption. But the efforts are hampered by the continuous building of Israeli settlements". This is what the Latin ...
• 19 December 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai’s first "Tweet" aimed at the young people of the Middle East Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros Rai posted his first tweet on Wednesday via @bkerkejeune twitter account. "Dear youth", says the Patriarch’s message " I see in you the Church� ...
• 18 December 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Protecting the rights of vulnerable children and help them return to school Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - Children are the most vulnerable to violence, exploitation and abuse and need more protection. A month after Typhoon Haiyan, Plan Internacional, one of the world's largest international NGO that de ...
• 18 December 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish Minister to Armenians: Return to Turkey Yerevan (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in a recent meeting with a well-known Armenian political representative, suggested the possibility of opening the doors of Turkey to the descendants ...
• 17 December 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Youth Group of the Diocese of Nanjing celebrate Advent as a sign of reconciliation Wu Xi (Agenzia Fides) – About sixty young people who are part of the "Don Bosco Youth Group" of the diocese of Nanjing, celebrated a solemn liturgy of reconciliation on the second Sunday of Advent to prepare themselves ...
• 17 December 2013
  ASIA/ISRAEL – Unifications banned for Palestinian families: a conference in Jerusalem Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Society of Saint Yves, an organization committed to the defense of human rights linked with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, will discus the sensitive issue of laws in Israel that hind ...
• 17 December 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - National Meeting for the 50th anniversary of Pacem in Terris Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Association of Catholic Universities of the Philippines (ACUP) is organizing a national conference to be held at the University of the Immaculate Conception (Bajada Campus) in Davao City, fro ...
• 16 December 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - A statue of Christ in Mumbai destroyed: an indirect message by Hindu extremists? Mumbai ( Agenzia Fides) - The statue of a crucifix dating back to 1880 has been desecrated and destroyed in Vile Parle, a western suburb of Mumbai. As reported in a note sent to Fides by the NGO Catholic "Catholic Secula ...
• 16 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Kanayé, another Christian village invaded by jihadists that impose the Islamic law Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian village of Kanayé, Orontes River, in the Governorate of Idlib, has been invaded by Islamist militants that terrorize the population, threaten a massacre and have imposed the Islami ...
• 16 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Nassar: Syrian children envy the stable where Jesus was born Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "In Syria thousands of children who have lost their homes are living in poor tents just like the stable in Bethlehem". This is how the Maronite Archbishop Samir Nassar describes the condition l ...
• 16 December 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Storm Alexa: Patriarch Twal's call for Syrian refugees Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal emphasizes the urgency to increase aid to Syrian refugees, at a time when even the weather conditions contribute to making their condition even more d ...
• 13 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Greek Orthodox Bishop Khoury: I have never urged Christians to take up arms Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Metropolitan Greek Orthodox Lukas al-Koury, Auxiliary Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, categorically denies inciting Syrian Christian youth to take up arms in the confl ...
• 13 December 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church to the President: Rethink reclamations Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A strong and heartfelt appeal from the whole Church in the Philippines was addressed to the country's president, Benigno Aquino: the Cardinal of Manila, Luis Antonio Tagle, Cardinal Emeritus Gaud ...
• 12 December 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - The Syrian refugees in the grip of cold weather and snow Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Storm Alexa makes the living conditions for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who fled the war zone unbearable. "In the boundless Zaatari refugee camp" refers to Fides Wael Suleiman, Direct ...