Asia

• 30 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "The Pope's appeal for peace has been widely reported in Syria," says the Metropolitan Archbishop of Aleppo for the Greek-Catholics Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We are happy and thank the Holy Father for the appeal for peace in Syria launched during yesterday's Angelus" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ale ...
• 28 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Taliban stop the vaccination campaign for children against polio Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Taliban offensive has forced Pakistan to suspend, in different tribal areas, the country's vaccination campaign against polio for thousands of children. According to local sources, a Ghana ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The appeal of the Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch: "It is urgent to stop the war" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We urgently need to stop all hostile actions": is the appeal launched to all parties involved in the Syrian conflict, in Syria and abroad, by His Beatitude the Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian opposition open to dialogue: "No to violence and civil war" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not too late to save our country. While recognizing the citizen’s right to legitimate defense, we reiterate that weapons are not the solution. Violence has to be rejected and slipping into ...
• 27 July 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - From the Pope a message of peace for Syria and religious freedom in the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "The visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Lebanon represents a great hope for Lebanon, a message of peace for Syria and is an invitation to religious freedom throughout the Middle East": is what Fr. Pau ...
• 26 July 2012
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Warning of a hand-foot-mouth disease that mainly affects malnourished children Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - According to some experts, the high rate of malnutrition in Cambodia has caused the rapid spread of an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease which, since last April, has killed 54 poor boys and ...
• 26 July 2012
  ASIA/THAILAND - Franciscans in mission among AIDS patients, modern "lepers" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - In the Spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi – who at the beginning of his journey of conversion embraced a leper, as his biographers narrate - the Franciscans in Thailand are at the service of th ...
• 26 July 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Marian Shrine of the Diocese of Nan Wei has been consecrated to relaunch evangelization and strengthen faith Wei Nan (Agenzia Fides) - The Marian Shrine and Rosary Garden of the Diocese of Wei Nan, in the province of Shaan Xi has been recently consecrated. The solemn celebration was attendced by over two thousand faithful who s ...
• 26 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Greek-Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo: "The West supports dialogue between the parties" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The West, if one wants to make a good service to the Syrian people, has to support and put pressure for dialogue between the parties," says to Fides His Excellency Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Metrop ...
• 25 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani Muslim leader attends lessons in Christianity at the Pontifical Universities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Sohail Raza, 42 years of age, a Muslim from Lahore, is the Director of the Department for Inter-religious Relations in "Minhaj ul Quran" ("The Way of the Koran"), an international Islamic movemen ...
• 25 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Director of the PMS: "Aleppo paralyzed by the fighting, Christians in fear" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "For two days Aleppo has been paralyzed by the fighting. The situation is very serious. We hear gunshots all the time. People are locked in the house, offices are closed, business is at a stand s ...
• 25 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Agricultural land belonging to the Christians in Punjab illegally confiscated Kasur (Agenzia Fides) - Influential Muslims take possession of 40 acres of farmland belonging to Christian families in Punjab, with the complicity of the police: as reported to Fides by local sources, it is a subtle inst ...
• 24 July 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Chaos, death and destruction due to the most intense cataclysm in the past 60 years Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A storm lasting over 10 hours has brought death and destruction in the main streets of Beijing, rivers have flooded the underground tunnels and subways, causing the death of several people. This ...
• 24 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Crisis, the situation of Christians, perspectives: Bishops' meeting in Aleppo Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Urgent issues of the Syrian crisis, at a time "of great concern" for the Churches and for the entire population, the situation of Christian communities and the plight of the internally displaced ...
• 23 July 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - New Foundation of the Diocese of Xian Xian for the aid to the poor and re-launch of evangelization Xina Xian (Agenzia Fides) - Education, aid to the poor and to the victims of natural disasters, evangelization of the newly baptized: are the priorities of the new Foundation of Xian Ai, of the diocese of Xian Xian (toda ...