Asia

• 20 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Mortar shells against the Melkite Archbishopric of Aleppo; Bishop Jeanbart : "Yes to the truce" Aleppo ( Agenzia Fides) - In a "besieged" Aleppo, the conflict also affects churches. As reported to Fides Agency by Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Melkite Archbishop of Aleppo, last night "two mortar shells damaged the seat ...
• 20 September 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Infant Jesus of Prague arrives in Gojra, place of anti-Christian massacres Gojra (Agenzia Fides) - A statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague has been given and has arrived in recent days in the Sacred Heart Church in Gojra (Punjab province) and will remain there for the worship and devotion of the ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - A monk of the Holy Land: "No to confessionalism: the Syrians are forced to remain silent" Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - "We need to separate religion and politics. Nothing is worse, in this situation, than a confessional approach. Syria is a country full of ethnic and religious diversity. Among Christians ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The Diocese of Lan Zhou welcomes three new priests "under the Cross of Christ" Lan Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Lan Zhou, in the province of Gan Su in mainland China, has welcomed three new priests "under the Cross of Christ", according to the words of the Bishop, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Han ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - Even two Christian women among the prisoners released Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - In the list of released prisoners in Iran between Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18, September there are also the names of two Christian women, Mitra Rahmati and Maryam Jalili. This was reported by th ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Disparities between rich and poor for the provisioning of water New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The poor who live in the city of New Delhi are the most severely affected by the precariousness of water supply in the city. In most of the unauthorized urban settlements, such as overcrowded ...
• 19 September 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Dialogue with the Holy See, tension in the diocese of Vinh Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue between the Holy See and Vietnam continues on a path of good relations and cooperation, while there is tension in the diocese of Vinh, where protests continue over the arrest of t ...
• 18 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections in Iraqi Kurdistan: Christian candidates in no particular order Erbil (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the upcoming elections for the regional parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan - scheduled for Saturday, September 21 - Christian candidates participate with a plurality of competing lists . ...
• 18 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - "Peace is the supreme good to rebuild Syria": the Syrian people welcomes the Pope's new appeal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "To restore hope to the Syrian nation, to rebuild schools, infrastructure, hospitals, to allow the return of refugees, peace is the supreme good. For this reason we welcome with respect and ...
• 18 September 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Vigil for peace in Zamboanga: on September 21: government, Church, civil society will unite Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A massive event and a vigil for peace for Zamboanga and the southern Philippines will see, on September 21, in the capital Manila, the Philippine government, the Catholic Church and several civil ...
• 17 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian schools strike to protest against the acts of vandalism in an institute Calcutta ( Agenzia Fides) - Christian schools in the state of West Bengal will be closed on September 19 to protest against the acts of vandalism that hit a Christian school near Calcutta. As reported to Fides by the loc ...
• 17 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Narendra Modi Premier candidate: for the Church "it is political suicide of the BJP " New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The main opposition party in India, the "Bharatiya Janata Party" (BJP), a markedly nationalist formation that contends the government of the country and the Congress Party and was in power in ...
• 17 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections in Iraqi Kurdistan: Patriarch Sako's appeal to Christian politicians Baghdad ( Agenzia Fides) – With regards to the upcoming general elections for the Kurdistan region of Iraq - set for Saturday, September 21 - the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans Louis Raphael I Sako appealed to t ...
• 17 September 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A missionary: "Dangerous escalation in Zamboanga: the government has not explored all possible diplomatic channels" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - The ongoing conflict in Zamboanga between government troops and rebels of the "Moro National Liberation Front" (MNLF), which, in ten days has caused, according to latest figures sent to Fides, ...
• 16 September 2013
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Korean Bishops' Pilgrimage on foot to martyrs' shrines Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On September 10, 21 Korean Bishops made, for the first time, a pilgrimage on foot to martyrs' shrines in Seoul, to celebrate the Year of Faith and the Month of Martyrs. The Archdiocese of Seoul ...