Asia

• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/HONG KONG - First Congress of lay missionaries: "The Church in Asia: from conversion to evangelization" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Asia: from conversion to evangelization" was the theme of the first Congress of lay missionaries in Asia organized by the Association of Lay Catholics in Hong Kong as part of th ...
• 28 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "The Church's mission continues despite terrorism", says the Director of the PMS Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenge we face as Christians in Pakistan is that of terrorist attacks and to be a community that lives in constant fear. But despite the difficulties, we continue to proclaim and give ...
• 28 May 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Radical Buddhist groups: "The Rohingya are not Burmese" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Rohingya are not Burmese and have no right to remain in Myanmar: proclaiming this slogan, several hundred Buddhist protesters, led by monks, marched through the streets of the main city of My ...
• 28 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Appeal of the Marists of Aleppo to the Pope: if you want Christians to remain, the war must be stopped Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Since the start of the Syrian conflict appeals not leave the country and humanitarian aid provided by the institutions related to the church "have not prevented half of the Christians of Aleppo t ...
• 28 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Children do not go to school in order to beg in the street Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan, hundreds of thousands of school-age boys and girls live and work in the street, earning a few cents a day to help their poor families. Among the initiatives to help these children, ...
• 27 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Changes to the blasphemy law: the government's bill, Christians approve Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Pakistan is moving to stop the abuse of the blasphemy law: the executive has in fact developed a bill that will be presented and discussed in Parliament for approval. "It is a ...
• 27 May 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Protest demonstration of Christian schools against discriminatory policies Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Christian schools of Israel staged an unprecedented demonstration to denounce the discriminatory policies. Nearly 700 among teachers, parents and children, and religious gathered at 11 am on W ...
• 27 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Assyrian hostages: jihadists release two women Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - Two elderly women in the group of more than 230 Assyrian Christians taken hostage in February by the State Islamic jihadists in the Syrian north-western region of Jazira, have been released and ...
• 26 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - A month ago the first earthquake in Nepal, and now the most current emergency is the arrival of the monsoon rains Katmandhu (Agenzia Fides) - One month after the earthquake struck Nepal, the most current emergency is the arrival of the monsoon rains expected in a few weeks. Once the rains begin, it will be harder to reach remote are ...
• 26 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian lawyers: "The blasphemy law has to be abolished" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Tension remains high in the neighborhood of Sanda, in Lahore, the scene of anti-Christian violence carried out on Sunday 24 May. After a case of alleged blasphemy (of which a Christian is accused ...
• 26 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - The jihadists retreat from the villages on the river Khabur, leaving destroyed crosses and vandalized churches Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The jihadi militias of the Islamic State (IS) retreated from the villages along the river Khabur, in the northeastern Syrian province of Jazira, which they had occupied on February 23, forcing ...
• 26 May 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: "Laity and parishes have to act in order to combat modern slavery" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of the Philippines, His Exc. Mgr. Socrates Villegas, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, called for "concrete actions" to fight against "modern slavery". "Pe ...
• 26 May 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - Pentecost of the Chinese community, on the Day of Prayer for China Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pray for the Church in China, that faces major challenges in the life of the Church and society. Let us pray so that the Holy Spirit guides us ... and may Our Lady Help of Christi ...
• 25 May 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR – Cardinal Bo to the Burmese Government: "Compassion and mercy towards the boat people" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "An agony of immense poignancy unfolds on the seas of South East Asia: a new wave of boat people, ejected by excruciating poverty and conflict from both Myanmar and Bangladesh are adrift ...
• 25 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Accusation of blasphemy: violence in a Christian area in Lahore, but "no alarmism" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian area of Sanda, in the oldest area of Lahore, was the scene of new violence, yesterday afternoon, 24 May, following a case of blasphemy. "The police intervened promptly, and managed ...