Asia

• 29 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani Christians in Italy: motion for religious freedom Rome (Agenzia Fides) – To propose a motion on religious freedom in Pakistan to Italian politicians, to be approved in Parliament; to invite the international community and the Italian government - especially during the ...
• 29 November 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah movement: Advent of solidarity and friendship with Muslims Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of Jesus, the Emmanuel (God with us). Muslims and Christians in the 'Silsilah' movement for dialogue always highlights at the beginning of Adven ...
• 28 November 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop of Semarang: "Serve the common good, beyond religious belief" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Who holds political and institutional office is called to serve the people and to promote the common good, beyond his personal religious beliefs or ethnicity. And citizens have to choose leader ...
• 28 November 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Dalit: discrimination for 165 million Indians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Discrimination related to caste, child labor, early marriage of girls and chronic malnutrition are some of the most serious problems affecting the Indian population. Castes and subcastes are m ...
• 27 November 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - A group of doctors provide free health service in the diocese of Hai Men Hai Men (Agenzia Fides) – To give witness to the Gospel through the works of charity: is the reason that led to the formation of the "Group of Divine Providence" that offers free health service to Catholics and non-Cat ...
• 27 November 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Justice for the massacre in Maguindanao: the relatives of the victims write to the Pope Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Relatives of the victims killed in the "Massacre in Maguindanao" - the kidnapping and barbaric execution of 46 people in Maguindanao province took place on November 23, 2009 - have appealed to Po ...
• 27 November 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk: unrealistic and wrong to dream of an autonomous enclave for Christians in the Nineveh Plain Kirkuk (Agenzia Fides) - The project still cherished by acronyms and political leaders who want to create an autonomous enclave in the future reserved for Christians in the Nineveh Plain, currently in the hands of the ji ...
• 27 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The first Catholic radio in Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Spreading the news of the Gospel via air: this is the aim of "Good News Radio", the first Catholic radio born in Pakistan, launched by the Archdiocese of Karachi, led by Bishop Joseph Coutts, wh ...
• 26 November 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian missionaries labeled "enemies of Hindus" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Christian missionaries are identified among the five biggest enemies of Hindus: is what is said in a pamphlet distributed at World Hindu Congress 2014 which has just ended in Delhi. As Fides l ...
• 26 November 2014
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - "We have built a Church of living stones", says the Superior of the Missio sui iuris Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - "Sharing the joy of faith in Christ, we are happy to share with all the grace and joy that comes from faith. This joy arrived in Turkmenistan 18 years ago as a great gift. We still do not have ...
• 26 November 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - For Patriarch Rai dialogue between Hezbollah and Sunni of the "Future" Movement would take Lebanon out of its crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - According to Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai, "if the dialogue between Hezbollah and the 'Future' Movement starts then we would have started the departure from the black tunnel in Lebanon" ...
• 25 November 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The jihadists of the Islamic State destroy the convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Mosul Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - According to local sources consulted by Agenzia Fides, on Monday, November 24 jihadi militants of the Islamic State, who control the city of Mosul, used explosives to severely damage the convent o ...
• 25 November 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian tortured and killed while in police custody Laohre (Agenzia Fides) - A 35-year-old Christian Rakha Shahzad, was found dead after being tortured while in police custody in Lahore. The man was under arrest on charges of "sale of alcohol and drugs". As reported by hi ...
• 25 November 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - In the process of reforms underway, even the release of child soldiers Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - According to the independent Burmese newspaper Irrawaddy, a total of 553 child soldiers were released from the Armed Forces in 2014. Recently, the Army has released 80 others, recruited illega ...
• 25 November 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists: Catholic missionaries in schools are not to be called "father" Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - The missionaries of the Catholic schools of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh who are engaged in teaching, as principals or teachers, will no longer be called "father" but only "Sir". As Fides lea ...