Asia

• 5 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – Protection for churches and religious freedom: Franciscans mobilise New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Christians stage protests demanding police protection for churches. Following a mysterious fire which destroyed St Sebastian Catholic church in east Delhi on December 1, the city’s crimin ...
• 4 December 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “God is present in the family”: joint Christmas Message from Catholic and Protestant leaders ASIA/INDONESIA - “God is present in the family”: joint Christmas Message from Catholic and Protestant leaders Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The family, where God is present, has an important role in the history of sa ...
• 4 December 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Coutts: “Advent in the spirit of love of neighbour” Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – “May Advent, a time of preparation for Christmas, help you to open your hearts to the gift of the Holy Spirit, asking Him to deepen your faith, confirm your hope in God’s promises, and hel ...
• 4 December 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops: they are turning the country into an oligarchy, at the expense of the Constitution, the people and the institutions Bkerkè (Agenzia Fides) – A struggle for power and a short sighted attitude of Lebanese political leaders who pursue only their own partisan interests are turning the country into an “oligarchy at the expense of the ...
• 3 December 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan in Salt launches ”Winter Campaign” Salt (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday 2 December Ahliyyah school in Salt hosted the opening meeting for the launching of the Winter Campaign organised by Caritas Jordan in the area surrounding this historic Jordanian city. ...
• 3 December 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - Evangelising with joy: a meeting of sharing, music and prayer Hai Men (Agenzia Fides) – Two days of reflection and sharing, with intervals of music and prayer, organised on 29 and 30 November by the diocese of Hai Men, Jiang Su mainland China province, brought together more than ...
• 3 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – Resignation of the Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 3 December 2014, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Jammu-Srinagar (India), presented by Bishop Peter Celestine Elamp ...
• 3 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - “Treated worse than animals”: dramatic situation of women with psychological or intellectual disabilities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In India women with psychological or intellectual disabilities are often closed in institutes and subjected to all kinds of abuse and violence. According to a Human Rights Watch report (HRW) ...
• 2 December 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - The Year of Consecrated Life begins: witnesses of hope in the future Xi An (Agenzia Fides) - Remember the past with a heart filled with gratitude, live the present with zeal, have hope for the future: these are the three main objectives for the Year of Consecrated Life highlighted by His ...
• 2 December 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ – Churches in Mosul are used as prisons by jihadist of the Caliphate Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - Some churches in Mosul have been transformed into places of detention by jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), who have laid down laws in the northern city of Iraq since June 9. In particular, acco ...
• 2 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 70 million children suffer from chronic malnutrition and 13 million work Anantapur (Agenzia Fides) - In India about 72 million children suffer from chronic malnutrition: in addition to the risk of death, malnutrition causes delays in physical and mental growth. There are also 13 million young ...
• 2 December 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Cremisan case: Palestinian mayors and Catholic organizations reject the alternatives proposed by the Israeli government Beit Jala (Agenzia Fides) - The Society of St. Yves - Catholic organization active in the field of human rights and sponsored by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem - released a statement on Monday 1 December on the resu ...
• 1 December 2014
  ASIA - The decisive contribution of the Jesuits in education in South Asia Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "Education is the main tool for the integral development of the human family. It allows the individual growth of each person and helps to build the nation. Education is the answer to many socio ...
• 1 December 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Civil war is causing the loss of a generation of children Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - There are 5 million children who are in urgent need of aid and humanitarian assistance in Syria, out of a total of over 12 million people in the same condition. Because of civil war, the countr ...
• 1 December 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Compassion but also "no" to corruption: the Church celebrates the Year of the poor Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Philippine Church invites "to celebrate 2015 as the Year of the poor". Christ, with his suffering "becomes oppressed, despised, helpless, miserable", note the Bishops in a message released on ...