Asia

• 29 January 2014
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Christians took to the streets for religious freedom: 18 Buddhists on trial for attacks against churches Colomba (Agenzia Fides) - The Sri Lankan Christians, of all denominations, marched through the streets of the capital Colombo to protest against the attacks carried out lately by Buddhist extremists and for the lack of p ...
• 29 January 2014
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Peace and reconciliation: the expectations of the Afghan civil society Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The Afghan civil society firmly believes that the "military solution" is ineffective and that it is essential to pursue the path of political dialogue, implementing a plan of "national reconciliat ...
• 28 January 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - 25 years of priesthood for some of the first priests ordained after the Cultural Revolution Zhi Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - More than 4000 faithful of Shaan Xi Province in mainland China took part in the solemn celebration for the 25th anniversary of priesthood of 8 priests of the Diocese of Zhou Zhi. The celebratio ...
• 28 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Masses and vigils for father Dall'Oglio six months after his abduction Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 July 2013, the Roman Jesuit Paolo Dall'Oglio was kidnapped in Raqqa, Syria's largest city controlled by Islamist militias of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Since then, we h ...
• 28 January 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Unity for an "effective evangelization": reflection of Church leaders Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - If Christians want to offer and carry out effective evangelization, the assumption is unity among them: is what emerged from a seminar held in Lahore which brought together priests, Pastors, cate ...
• 27 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Patriarchs Kirill and Yohanna X’s appeal at Geneva 2: only dialogue among Syrians can open glimmers of peace Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, January 26th Patriarch of Moscow, Kirill and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Yohanna X Yazigi made a joint appeal to the "Geneva II" international Conference on the Syrian c ...
• 24 January 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA – Newly appointed Cardinal Yeom Soo-jung visits the homeless Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Seoul, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, made his first pastoral visit to "Eun-Pyong" Village, a hostel for the homeless, the sick, the marginalized, run by Caritas Seoul. As reported to Fid ...
• 24 January 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - President of the Iraqi Parliament Najafi delivers Obama a letter on the plight of Iraqi Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Iraqi Parliament Osama Najafi, during his meeting on Wednesday, January 22 in Washington with Barack Obama, delivered two letters to the U.S. President, one of which is dedi ...
• 24 January 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Elections: the Bishops launch an appeal against corruption New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "India needs honest politicians who dedicate themselves with zeal, working for a nation free from crime, free from discrimination, where no one suffers from hunger, and free from the demon of ...
• 23 January 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ – Different opinions on the establishment of a province in the Nineveh Plain Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Council of Ministers approved a plan on Tuesday, January 21 that provides for the establishment of a new independent province in the Nineveh Plain, in the northern region of the Country ...
• 23 January 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 4,000 cases of anti-Christian violence: the "Report on persecution" presented to the Bishops Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - There are over 4,000 registered cases of anti-Christian violence in 2013, carried out mostly by Hindu extremist groups who are active in the country. The incidents include the murder of 7 faithfu ...
• 23 January 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai: Tripoli will not give in to the spiral of sectarian violence Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Tripoli should not become "a victim of political conflicts", and its inhabitants do not have to follow "the path of violence, which has never led to positive results". This is what t ...
• 23 January 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic community intensifies the works of charity and evangelization in view of the Chinese New Year Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the Chinese New Year, which will be celebrated on January 31, the Catholic community of mainland China is intensifying the works of charity and evangelization, especially rega ...
• 22 January 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians wish to "be united in everyday life" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The unity of Christians goes beyond worship, meetings and declarations: it must have a tangible expression in daily life": this is what the Anglican Bishop Msg. Manu Romal Shah, emeritus of Pesh ...
• 22 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Geneva 2: The Jesuit Refugee Service calls for a negotiated settlement and more support to refugees Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - More pressure on the Syrian government and the opposition for an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated solution; allow access and humanitarian organizations to the work on the ground; increase t ...