Asia

• 4 May 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Assembly of Bishops (7 absent) re-launches reconciliation and calls on the vote Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The conflict and ongoing violence in Syria have had a strong impact on the Assembly of Catholic bishops of Syria, which ended in recent days in Aleppo. As reported to Fides, out of 17 Prelates pr ...
• 4 May 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Church: hope for a "credible UN mission" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "Our hope is that the UN Mission of Observers is credible, fair, independent and restores peace with regards to the situation. We call on all warring parties to accept the UN Observers, who come ...
• 4 May 2012
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A documentary and a march to protect the culture of life Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of the Philippines intends to pursue a "culture war" to protect the value of life: this is why it promoted the creation of a documentary entitled "Philippines: preserving a culture of ...
• 3 May 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - More than 1,200 new missionaries: the first fruits of the Year of the Mission Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - There are over 1,200 new missionaries, including religious and lay people, especially young people in Pakistan: there are all those who, on the occasion of the Year of the Mission, underway in t ...
• 3 May 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic youth volunteers at the service of the Marian shrines for the month of May Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - They serve the Mass, receive the pilgrims, direct the traffic, help the elderly to climb to the shrine, they meet every logistic need: they are young Catholic volunteers who have chosen t ...
• 3 May 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - No agreement on the Constitution: instability is the spectre Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The Constituent Assembly of Nepal, four years after its creation, has not yet reached an agreement on the drafting of the new Charter, as the deadline for the completion, May 27 next approache ...
• 3 May 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Apostolic Vicar: "Religious freedom at risk, Hindu extremism grows" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that the work on the new Constitution are completed. We appeal to the responsibility and good will of all political forces. We ask, for the future, full respect for religious freedom ...
• 2 May 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - May 1 marked by a strong Marian devotion, from commitment to evangelism, to the diaconal ordinations and confirmations Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of May Day in the Catholic community in mainland China was marked by numerous initiatives, characterized by a strong Marian devotion for the beginning of the month of Mary ...
• 2 May 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Alarm on human rights: scarce funds, no control Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The standard of respect for human rights in Pakistan is largely insufficient, and two elements say it unequivocally: the limited funds and lack of independent organizations to monitor the situati ...
• 2 May 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Aung San Suu Kyi in Parliament: for the Bishops it is "a good sign for the future" Mawlamyine (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Myanmar expressed satisfaction and hope for "the new step ahead" taken today by the country: with the oath of office today, the historic pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi i ...
• 30 April 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Large number of pilgrims to the Marian Shrines in view of World Day of Prayer for the Church in China Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Marian month, a large influx of Chinese Catholic pilgrims are already visiting the various Chinese Marian shrines in view of World Day of Prayer for the Church in C ...
• 30 April 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A Bishop: priorities for the country are peace and reconciliation with minorities Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) – While the Secretary of the UN Ban Ki-Moon has asked the President of Myanmar and the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to work together for the change, the Burmese Church goes back to indicati ...
• 30 April 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian leader killed in the bloodiest month in the history of the country Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Chaudhry Irshad Younas, a Christian activist involved in society and in politics was assassinated in Lahore with three gun shots. The murderer, according to initial investigations seems to be ano ...
• 28 April 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Missionary Congress in Kerala: the paths of evangelization Palai (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing the gospel in culture, society, witnessing Christ in the Indian nation: this will be the theme discussed during the Missionary Congress of the Diocese of Palai (in the state of Kerala in ...
• 28 April 2012
  ASIA/MACAO - The apostolate of the Jesuits have been in Macao for 450 years Macao (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuits have been present in Macao for 450 years and continue today to carry out precious work of evangelization, human and Christian formation, social commitment and in the field of education ...