Asia

• 5 December 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarchs and Bishops of the Middle East prepare their appeal to the world. Archbishop Marayati: No to military solutions for Syria Harissa (Agenzia Fides) - The political changes in the Middle East were today a central issue in the work of the second Congress of the Patriarchs and Bishops of the Middle East, being held in Harissa. A session of the a ...
• 5 December 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The driver who had just accompanied two Bishops of Aleppo at the airport was killed Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) – He was called Youssef Karme. He was a Greek-Catholic driver, father of three children. He drove the buses of an Armenian Catholic school in Aleppo, and he often used his private car to transpor ...
• 4 December 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian missionary victim of an attack, in serious condition Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A lay Protestant Christian missionary was the victim of an attempted murder and is in critical condition in "Jinnah" hospital in Lahore, capital of the province of Punjab. Bargeeta Almby, 72, of ...
• 4 December 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The intense spiritual journey of the Year of Faith continues with the opening of the new liturgical year Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - With the opening of the new liturgical year, the spiritual journey of the Year of Faith in mainland China intensifies. According to information gathered by Fides Agency, most of the continental ...
• 4 December 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The case of the young Muslim accused of blasphemy and died in prison is closed Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The young Muslim, Nadeem Yousuf, 22 years old who died for reasons still unknown, while he was under police custody on charges of blasphemy (see Fides 03/12/2012) was buried yesterday in the town ...
• 4 December 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai: in the upheavals of the present time, even Christians are inspired by the "Arab renaissance" of the nineteenth century Harissa (Agenzia Fides) - In the great upheavals that are shaking the Middle East, the historical precedent in which even Christians can find inspiration is Nahda, the cultural and political renaissance experienced by th ...
• 3 December 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Helping children to live the Year of Faith Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - A Facebook page entitled "Let the little children come to me", a workshop on "The heart and faith of the child" dedicated to the education of children, a seminar on the adoration of the Euchar ...
• 3 December 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Accusations of blasphemy in a Christian school; a young Muslim man died in prison Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The controversial blasphemy law continues to claim victims among Christians and Muslims. A Muslim mob threatened and attacked a Christian school against false charges of blasphemy, the "Community ...
• 3 December 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Elections in Madhya Pradesh: yes to the commitment of Christians in politics Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - Christians are called to commit themselves to contribute to building a truly democratic nation that respects dignity and human rights, based on the values of fraternity, equality, common good: is ...
• 3 December 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Vote on the "Reproductive Health Bill ": Church opposes with prayer and fasting Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The political struggle in the Philippines for the Reproductive Health Bill" gets to the heart of the matter, the document which is intended to introduce measures in the country such as abortion, ...
• 3 December 2012
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Bishop Shomali: the houses of the Israeli government in the Occupied Territories is a challenge and a retaliation after the UN vote Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "The decision to build 3 thousand housing units in East Jerusalem is a retaliation after the recognition of Palestine as a non-member State of the UN. It expresses a clear rejection and a chal ...
• 1 December 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - In Goa Masses also in Spanish for St. Francis Xavier Goa (Agenzia Fides) - To meet the needs of foreign pilgrims, Catholic religious authorities of Goa, in western India, have planned the celebration of Mass in Spanish, on the occasion of the feast of St. Francis Xavier, P ...
• 30 November 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Helping the sick and fighting AIDS is a lifelong commitment for Jinde Charities Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Fighting AIDS, help the sick and those who have AIDS: is a permanent commitment for Jinde Charities, the charitable Chinese Catholic of He Bei. According to what was reported to Fides Age ...
• 30 November 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - A young Christian of the opposition: "Minorities crushed in the conflict" Hassake (Agenzia Fides) - The minorities of the Syrian society, vulnerable and defenseless, are crushed in a conflict that grows in intensity, it establishes itself as being a struggle between different factions, sectari ...
• 30 November 2012
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Fouad Twal: "The UN decision will restore credibility to the government of Abu Mazen. May President Obama remember his speech in Cairo " Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "For once the international community and the leaders of the nations had the courage not to be influenced by the pressures and to decide in conscience, without calculation. I am grateful and h ...