Asia

• 21 February 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Endless slaughter in Damascus. Rumours of plan to strike Papal Nuncio Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The Papal Nuncio to Syria Archbishop Mario Zenari is still shocked by reporst and images of fresh violent attacks this morning in the centre of Damascus, beginning with the attack in al-Shahb ...
• 21 February 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In the fight against terrorism and sectarianism, government seeks Ulema support Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Praise is due to the Ulema (Muslim religious leaders) who have "faithfully taught and lived the message of unity, love and peace and condemned every act of violence in this country ". Follo ...
• 21 February 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Lent in the Year of Faith in Tai Yuan: spirituality and evangelisation Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – In the diocese of Tai Yuan (Shan Xi, province, mainland China) the period of Lent in this Year of Faith proclaimed by the Pope, is proving to be a time of intense spirituality and evangelisat ...
• 20 February 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Procurator Francois Eid: “orthodox” electoral law approval is instrumental Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday joint commissions of the Lebanese parliament approved with a majority, article 2 of the electoral law as put forward by the so-called "orthodox group". The article in question co ...
• 20 February 2013
  ASIA - The next Pope and the hopes of Asia Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "Rejuvenate" the world, launch new hope, raise a voice, "prophetic and merciful": these are the expectations of Asia regarding the next Pope, Fides learned from Franciscan Fr. Nithiya Sagayam, ...
• 20 February 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Armenian Christian martyred: violence and kidnapping continues Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) – A Christian belonging to the Apostolic Armenian community in Syria was shot dead point blank by terrorists in the grip of religious fanaticism. Yohannes A (whose surname Fides chooses not dis ...
• 20 February 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN -Argument over religion: Muslim kills Christian in cold blood Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Roshan Masih, a 45 year old Christian, was shot dead after an argument over religion in Lahore, capital of Punjab Province. Fides learned that the episode, on 16 February, brought bewilderment ...
• 19 February 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Slaughter of Shiites: political and religious leaders call for social harmony Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – While the nation is still suffering from shock following the slaughter of Hazara Shiites at Quetta, in Beluchistan, on 16 February, which left 89 dead and over 200 wounded, Pakistan’s pol ...
• 19 February 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Director says Cardinal's visit is proof of whole Church's concern for Syrian refugees Amman (Agenzia Fides) - "In Jordan alone there are 380 thousand refugees who fled Syria and the number grows day by day. The visit by Cardinal Robert Sarah is proof that the whole Church is concerned about this most seri ...
• 19 February 2013
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Anti-discrimination law urgently needed say Civil Society and religious communities Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – The rights to "equal opportunities" and to equality, principles stated in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, are also guaranteed by the Constitution of Bangladesh. Ye ...
• 19 February 2013
  ASIA/HONGKONG - Church in perfect harmony with the Pope’s Message for World Communications Day Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic world of social communications in Hong Kong is in perfect harmony with the Message issued by Pope Benedict XVI for this year’s World Communications Day with the theme " Soci ...
• 18 February 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Witnesses of faith, spiritual retreat, visiting confessors for the faithful of Wen Zhou Catholic diocese Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – Witnesses of faith, a spiritual retreat, visiting confessors are just some of many initiatives undertaken by the Catholic Wen Zhou diocese, in the Zhe Jiang province of mainland China, to he ...
• 18 February 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Thousands of villages in Marathwada affected by famine and drought Aurangabad (Agenzia Fides) – At least 12 thousand villages affected by prolonged drought in the district of Marathwada, in the central Indian state of Maharashtra, now face severe famine due to massive damage to crops ...
• 18 February 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Children “evangelizers” in the Year of the Faith Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – During the present Year of the Faith, proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, little children are among the protagonists in evangelising activities of the local Catholic Church in Lahore. Learning wh ...
• 18 February 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Church never pays ransom, instead it offers prayers Aleppo (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic church in Syria, its various communities and bodies, does not pay ransom for its kidnapped faithful and never will. While calling on the international community to help put an ...