Asia

• 11 May 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch: politics and diplomacy is needed for peace in the Middle East, not military intervention Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The Middle East crisis haunts the peoples of Palestine, Iraq, Syria and Yemen who "suffer the violence of war" and "aspire to fair, global and lasting peace". But the advent of peace is only pos ...
• 8 May 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew convenes the second Summit of Halki on environment Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, convened the Summit of Halki II on environment and ecology, which from 8 to 10 June will be hosted by the Theological Institu ...
• 8 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Vaccinations against measles for hundreds of thousands of children Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - At the same time as relief supplies arrive, UNICEF is also partnering with the Nepalese Ministry of Health and Population and the World Health Organization in an emergency vaccination drive, a ...
• 8 May 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Village of Harmony has been giving an example of "life-in-dialogue" in southern Philippines for 25 years Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - The Village of Harmony has been giving an example of "life-in-dialogue" for 25 years in southern Philippines. It was founded in 1990 by a group of Christians and Muslims who, some years before ...
• 8 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo: in dirty wars in the Middle East there are those who exploit the suffering of Christians Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "We are under bombs every day. I think many Christians will flee from Aleppo and seek shelter in the coastal area, but they will do it when schools and universities close, after the exams. In the ...
• 7 May 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Bishops ask for the feast of the "Lebanese Martyrs" to be restored Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Even the Maronite Bishops ask for the "feast of the Lebanese Martyrs" to be restored, celebrated on May 6 to commemorate the Lebanese nationalists killed in Beirut on May 6, 1916 on the orders of ...
• 7 May 2015
  ASIA/LAOS - Fr.Mario Borzaga and Laotian catechist martyrs: the joy of Bishops and young people Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See has announced that it is recognising the martyrdom of Fr. Mario Borzaga (1932-1960), of the missionary of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), and the lay Laotian catechist Paul ...
• 7 May 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - The demolition of Kamp Armen has started, former Armenian orphanage in Istanbul Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In the year in which we commemorate the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, Turkish authorities have started the demolition of Kamp Armen, the Armenian orphanage that had been expropriated aft ...
• 6 May 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - In the month of Mary: pilgrimage to enrich faith, respecting environment, recalling the commitment missionary Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Several dioceses in mainland China have opened the month of May, dedicated to the Marian devotion, with a solemn celebration, such as the diocese of Su Zhou in Jiang Su province or dioces ...
• 6 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Camillian Task Force in areas which are isolated and without aid Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest updates sent to Agenzia Fides by Father Gianfranco Lunardon, Secretary General of the Camillians (MI), the Camillian Task Force (CTF) India team arrived in the Nepalese ...
• 6 May 2015
  ASIA/THAILAND - Human trafficking, a scourge in the country Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Thai police discovered a field in the south of the country used to segregate the victims of human trafficking: the discovery comes just days after the discovery of 26 bodies of men and women, vi ...
• 6 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian woman files for nominations in the elections in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - There is a Christian woman among the candidates in the local elections in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (in the north), set by the Election Commission of Pakistan for 30 May: th ...
• 6 May 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - 35 per cent children in India have poor lung capacity New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - About 35 per cent of India’s school going children are victims of different types of lung disorders and New Delhi stands tall at the top rank of a nation-wide survey titled Breathe Blue’15 ...
• 5 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Migrant wives struggle in Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - There are thousands women whose husbands work abroad and are struggling in Nepal and have to play the role of men. They are submerged in debts, homeless and without aid. The situation is par ...
• 5 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Church helps quake victims in remote areas Kathamndu (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation remains serious but international support is coming and people are finding a bit of comfort. A coordination committee of all the organizations and NGOs involved has been set up. ...