Asia

• 15 May 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - A silent march of Christians to pray for the release of the kidnapped Syrian bishops Amman (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday, May 21 Christians in Amman will start off a silent march with candles to demand the release of the two bishops of Aleppo, Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim (Syrian Orthodox) and Boulos a ...
• 14 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Allegations of "forced conversions": Hindu extremists against Christians in Kerala Kochi (Agenzia Fides) - The Hindu radicals also commit violence against Christians in the state of Kerala, in South India. In Kerala Christians make up 20% of the population and are a part of society very much appreciate ...
• 14 May 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul to Buddhists: "Let us together become a sign of peace and sharing" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - While the Korean peninsula is still troubled by tensions and threats of war, religions are called to "give together a sign of peace and reconciliation" and to be "a sign of sharing and mercy in so ...
• 14 May 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - The refugees from Syria threaten the fragile Lebanese balance Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian refugees who have found refuge in Lebanon are now more than a million. This was revealed by the International Crisis Group (ICG), the independent non-governmental Organization committe ...
• 13 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church: "Democracy strengthens: constructive dialogue with the new Premier" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - After the general election, which saw the clear victory of Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, "the hope is good, constructive dialogue has already started. Sharif has a good ap ...
• 11 May 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Water emergency for 90 disabled Muslims rescued by Christians Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Ninety disabled people forced to flee the aleppino neighborhood of Cheikh Maksoud - an area conquered in recent weeks by the anti-Assad militias - received hospitality in a hostel owned by the Ap ...
• 10 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - The country has the highest number of child deaths within the first 24 hours of life New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Every year a million children die within 24 hours of birth, and 2 million before the age of 3 months old. This is what emerges in a recently published report by the NGO Save the Children, in w ...
• 10 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops' Appeal for the elections: "Vote for those who promote harmony" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "As Bishops, we invite you to vote for those who promise a free, fair, democratic, respectful society and for those who are seriously engaged in building social harmony, to create harmony among ...
• 10 May 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - International day of prayer for peace Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday, May 11 the Syrian Christians of all Churches and ecclesial communities have organized a day of prayer to "pray God to grant mercy to Syria and to put an end to the violence." The appeal ...
• 10 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Two missionaries who distributed biblical pamphlets: beaten and arrested Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) – First the onslaught of the crowd that beat them savagely. Then arrested by the police, who rescued them from a secure lynching. This is the fate of two missionary lay Christians, who were acc ...
• 8 May 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - A "Turkish plan" for Syriac Christians? Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey may offer Turkish citizenship to all Syriacs of the Christian community who are or have been related to former citizens of Turkey and who are now in a d ...
• 8 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Threats to a Christian NGO committed to a transparent policy and the participation of women Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The women of a Christian NGO have received threats by Rao Kasif Raheem Khan, a Muslim candidate of the "Pakistan Muslim League-N" party for their campaign of education of voters with regards ...
• 7 May 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - International effort for the release of the Bishops kidnapped, but beware of fake mediators Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A great international and ecumenical effort is in progress to try to save the lives and release the two Bishops of Aleppo in Syria kidnapped two weeks ago, the Syrian Orthodox Gregorios Yohannn ...
• 7 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - No justice for the Christian victims of the massacres in Orissa: the figures of impunity Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - Five years after the anti-Christian massacres that shocked Kandhamal district in the Indian state of Orissa, justice is still far and impunity prevails. In the "pogrom" of 2008, over 400 vil ...
• 6 May 2013
  ASIA/NEPAL - We need to change behavioral attitudes to combat malnutrition Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Across the country, child malnutrition, which causes stunting (low height for age, also known as chronic malnutrition) and other long-term effects on health, is not due to food insecurity or l ...