Asia
21 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Abuse of the opposition forces, "ethnic cleansing" of Christians in Homs, where Jesuits remains
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – While the Syrian opposition forces have been guilty of violence, abuse, torture - as stated in a report released yesterday by the NGO "Human Rights Watch" - in Homs there is "an ongoing ethni ...
21 March 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - Knowing better and living the Word of God in the Year of the Laity: initiative of the parish of St. Judas
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - To promote the reading and copying by hand the Sacred Scripture: is the initiative promoted by the parish of St. Judas of the diocese of Hong Kong, to help parishioners know better and live th ...
21 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Children victims of a conflict that they ignore
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Without understanding what is happening in their country, Syrian children have become victims of a conflict that has already left a mark that they will bear for the rest of their lives and that ...
21 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Italians kidnapped: the Church invites the government in Orissa to "make the first move"
Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - To kick start negotiations, "the government of Orissa should make the first move, perhaps releasing some rebel prisoners, as it did in other cases, in the past": is the position of the Catho ...
20 March 2012
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA-First Forum for the Reconciliation of Korean People
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Exploring perspectives, hopes and actions to jump-start the reconciliation of the Korean people and the reunification of the two Koreas: is the aim of the "First Forum for Reconciliation", launche ...
20 March 2012
ASIA/CHINA -Priestly ordinations, a new mission station and a procession in the snow for the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Patron of the Church in China
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The priestly ordinations, the inauguration of a new mission station, a procession under the snow with the statue of St. Joseph: are some celebrations that marked the Solemnity of St. Jo ...
20 March 2012
ASIA/VIETNAM - The Bishops: "The hopes of the Church for the beatification of Cardinal Van Thuan increase"
Vinh (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops, the faithful, all the Church in Vietnam, have strong hopes for the success of the process of beatification of our beloved Cardinal Xavier Van Thuan. He was a special person, who lived ...
20 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Negotiation for the two Italians kidnapped "has not started", the police ask Churches and NGOs for help
Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - "Negotiation for the release of the two Italians kidnapped in Orissa has not yet begun. The Maoist rebels want the government of Orissa to first meet the 13 conditions they demand. They do ...
16 March 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Tong encourages the laity to evangelize with a smile, passing on the joy of being Christians
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Being a happy Catholic, to evangelize with a smile, passing on the joy of being Christians, awaiting the Year of Faith: are the recommendations of the Bishop of Hong Kong, the newly-elected Ca ...
16 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - The Apostolic Nuncio: "The humanitarian mission is a blessed initiative"
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "The humanitarian mission is a blessed initiative, that we encourage strongly. We need an urgent effort: although we have no details yet on its development, it is an intervention welcomed and l ...
16 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Minorities, blasphemy, rights: the work of Shahbaz Bhatti officially arrives in Europe
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The "All Pakistan Minorities Alliance" (APMA), Association of Pakistani civil society, founded in 2002 by Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic Minister for Minorities, murdered a year ago in Islamabad, puts ...
16 March 2012
ASIA/MONGOLIA - One of the poorest countries with the greatest mineral wealth in the world
Ulan Bator (Agenzia Fides) - It was the month of July 2001 when a Canadian company announced the discovery of one of the largest gold deposits in Oyu Tolgoi, in the Mongolian Turquoise Mountain. Since then, mining compan ...
16 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - A priest: "People ask: can the Church mediate to favor reconciliation?"
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "In an atmosphere of prevailing pessimism, while the population suffers at an economic and social level, people ask us: can the Church play a mediating role between the antagonists, for reconci ...
15 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two Swiss hostages are free, "high hopes" for the Italian and German aid workers in the hands of the Taliban
Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - Olivier David Och, 31, and Daniela Widmer, 29, two Swiss citizens kidnapped in Baluchistan in July 2011 by Taliban groups, have been released, and are now safe in Peshawar. This was reported by ...
15 March 2012
ASIA/TAIWAN - The diocese of Chia Yi begins the journey for the Year of Faith with the Eucharistic Adoration
Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Chia Yi began the journey for the Year of the Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, with prolonged Eucharistic adoration. As reported by the Catholic Weekly of the Archdiocese of ...
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