Asia

• 17 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Patriarchs' hopes of peace after the Pope's visit to Lebanon Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Satisfaction and hope of the Christian Patriarchs in Damascus for a future of peace and reconciliation in Syria: in the aftermath of the Pope's visit the Christian leaders of Damascus, all in L ...
• 15 September 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - Archbishop Maroun Lahham: The Apostolic Exhortation of Benedict XVI is a real help to the Christians of the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The post-synodal apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in the Middle East "is a high-profile pastoral text, with Biblical inspiration, full of useful tips that will help Christians in the Middle East to ...
• 14 September 2012
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - "The challenge of the sects, in the horizon of the new evangelization": Meeting of Bishops of the Lusophone countries Dili (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenge of the sects, in the horizon of the new evangelization" was the theme of the 10th meeting of the representatives of the Episcopal Conferences of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), ...
• 14 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Bishops of Aleppo, forced to give up the meeting with the Pope and launch an appeal to Benedict XVI for a ceasefire and reconciliation Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Aleppo has been in the middle of armed clashes between the rebels and the Syrian army for more than two months. The Council of the six Catholic Bishops of the second largest city of Syria had to ...
• 14 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "Faithful, do not leave Syria!": Patriarchs’ Message, rallied around the Pope Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "With all my heart we ask the Christians of Syria not to leave our beloved country, despite the violence, the suffering, the displacement": This is what the Patriarchs of the Christian Churches ...
• 14 September 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Jesuits in Hong Kong intensify their commitment to education with the founding of a university Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuits in Hong Kong officially present the Hong Kong Special Administration the request for the establishment of their own University, and the local authorities for the land to be allocat ...
• 13 September 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - Christian political leaders will treasure the Pope’s words: this is Fr. Paul Karam’a desire, National Director of the PMS Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "All political leaders appear to have agreed on a tacit suspension of their permanent conflicts, to make room for the Pope’s arrival and listen to what He has to tell us". The is what Fr. Paul ...
• 13 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Prayer and concrete help of the Catholic community to the earthquake victims of Yun Nan Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The continental Catholic community rallied after the earthquake that occurred on September 7 in the province of Yun Nan, area where there are different ethnic groups. As always in these ...
• 13 September 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - The Home of Hope - Marialaya accommodates 200 girls and the young disadvantaged Dalits Dharmapuri (Agenzia Fides) - The house for the young people of Dharmapuri was recently inaugurated and opened : Home of Hope - Marialaya. The project involved the extension of the home of the Salesian Sisters of the dist ...
• 13 September 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rimsha will not be in the courtroom for the trial; the blasphemy law is "a thorn for the country" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl accused of blasphemy and released on bail by a Court in Islamabad, will not be in the courtroom for the trial, scheduled for tomorrow, September 14. This is conf ...
• 12 September 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Apostolic Nuncio, Mgr. Caccia: expectations and scenarios that will welcome Benedict XVI Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Waiting for the Pope, Lebanon experiences the grandeur and beauty of its national vocation again: that of a country where different identities want to live together in mutual respect." Archbisho ...
• 12 September 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Renewing our commitment to respond adequately to society: the duty of every Christian during and after the Year of the Laity Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Focus on mission in society to defend the core values: a commitment of every Christian, not only for the Year of the Laity. This is the belief of the participants at the Seminar for the Year o ...
• 11 September 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Lebanese religious mosaic Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanon is the most religiously heterogeneous and diversified society in the Middle East, with 18 officially recognized religious groups. Among Christians, the Maronite Catholic Church - which trac ...
• 11 September 2012
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - More protection for children with hearing problems, victims of serious developmental delays Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - More than 275 million people worldwide suffer from moderate or severe hearing problems. Among these, 80% live in countries with a low or average income. For the month of September, when school ...
• 11 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Catechism courses: summer courses end and the new year courses begin Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for the new school and working year, different Continental Catholic communities launched new catechism classes. From Beijing to He Bei, from Zhe Jiang to Fu Jian, summer courses h ...