Asia

• 25 May 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Society of St. Yves is organizing a study day on the confiscation of land in the West Bank Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Society of St. Yves, an organization committed to the defense of human rights linked with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, puts the spotlight on the sensitive issue of the confiscation ...
• 25 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignace Youssif III: prayer and fasting for father Murad and deacon Hanna’s release Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, Sunday, May 24, in all the the Syro-Catholic churches in the world the faithful prayed for the release of Father Jacques Murad, the Syrian priest kidnapped by unknown persons on Friday 2 ...
• 22 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA – Fr. Jacques Murad kidnapped; he belonged to the same community of Father Paolo Dall'Oglio Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Priest Jacques Murad, Prior of the Monastery of Mar Elian, was abducted by two kidnappers at the Monastery under the threat of arms. According to some local sources, contacted by Agenzia Fides, the ...
• 22 May 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - It is no longer compulsory to indicate one's religion on identity cards Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It is no longer compulsory to indicate one's religion on identity cards in Indonesia. Indonesians, under the heading "religion", can leave a blank or indicate a faith outside of the six official ...
• 22 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 106 indicted for the murder of two Christians burned alive: "A step towards justice" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a step towards justice. We hope that justice is done in a case that shocked the Christian community in Pakistan": is how father Waseem Walter, Director of the Pontifical Mission Societ ...
• 22 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - UNICEF’s psychosocial counselling on air Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - UNICEF has provided two medical tents in front of the Dhading Hospital in Dhadingbesi, to meet the demands of the increased number of patients visiting the hospital, especially with injuries ...
• 21 May 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - Educational project for young Christian refugees who have fled from north Iraq Amman (Agenzia Fides) - English courses, computer science and physical education for Iraqi Christian girls and boys who with their families have sought refuge in Jordan, after having fled from Mosul and the Nineveh Plain ...
• 21 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Punjab moves to protect women victims of violence Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Punjab cabinet has introduced a bill for the protection of women victims of violence. The draft law also provides for the establishment of vigilance Committees to monitor the implementation o ...
• 21 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - The work of solidarity of the Catholic Church to earthquake victims continues Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "The work of solidarity of the Catholic Church continues, especially in the more remote districts. In recent days we had a coordination meeting with all the priests, nuns, religious involved i ...
• 20 May 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Indian Bishops: "We would be happy for the canonization of Mother Teresa" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a universal symbol of mercy and compassion. The Indian Bishops would be extremely happy and grateful to the Holy Father and hope wholeheartedly that the canonizat ...
• 20 May 2015
  ASIA/YEMEN – Saudi-led airstrikes bomb one of the three Catholic churches in the Yemeni territory Aden (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of the Immaculate Conception of Aden, in Yemen, was bombed on May 11 in a Saudi-led airstrike against Houthi rebel positions and suffered serious damage but was not fully destroyed. This ...
• 20 May 2015
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysia and Indonesia welcome the Rohingya: "Compassion wins" says a Jesuit Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a matter of compassion. It is a question of saving lives, men, women and children. The step carried out by the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia, which have agreed to accept the ...
• 19 May 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Ready to welcome the Rohingya migrants": State and Church agree Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Philippines is ready to welcome about three thousand ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh, adrift in the Bay of Bengal, rejected by all other Southeast Asian countries. Both t ...
• 19 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "A warning to Pakistan", reaction to the murder for blasphemy in Afghanistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The episode of the Afghan woman brutally lynched for blasphemy on March 19, 2015 by an angry mob of Muslims in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, is "a warning and a lesson to Pakistan", says to Fide ...
• 19 May 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Christian politicians confront each other over "Aoun’s proposal" in order to exit the crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), political party led by former General Michel Aoun, met Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai and some leaders of other political Christian on M ...