Asia

• 21 January 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - Archbishop Lahham: the Church prays for all the election candidates, but does not sponsor anyone Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Jordan offers its prayers for all candidates, but says it does not support any one in particular. This is what Archbishop Maroun Laham, Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan of the L ...
• 21 January 2013
  ASIA/YEMEN - The plight of child workers: over 1 million and 300 thousand Sanaa (Agenzia Fides) - In Yemen over 1 million and 300 thousand working children have been registered. This is what emerged from the findings of the first national Study on child labor carried out in the Asian country. ...
• 18 January 2013
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The commitment of young people in Hong Kong for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Thirty young Christians in Hong Kong (Catholics, Anglicans, Pentecostals and of other Christian denominations), between 18 and 35 years of age, met in view of the Week of Prayer for Christian ...
• 17 January 2013
  ASIA/TAIWAN - "The greatest gift of the Year of Faith": three Vietnamese deacons of the Chinese Congregation of the Little Brothers of St. John the Baptist have been ordained Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) - "You are the greatest gift of the Year of Faith": with these words His Exc. Mgr. Martin Su Yao-Wen, Bishop of the Diocese of Tai Chung, expressed his joy and that of the entire community durin ...
• 17 January 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Appeal from the people of Mesopotamia, left to themselves Hassake (Agenzia Fides) - Hassake, the capital of Mesopotamia (Eastern Syria), is a ghost town, isolated from the rest of the world. The population is suffering from the cold weather, there is no fuel, water is scarce, t ...
• 17 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Minister offends the Pope, the Christians want an official apology Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistani Christians protest with the Minister of Interior, Rehman Malik, that "offended the Pope and should give an official apology": In the context of political tensions related to the mass ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "The Evangelization of the New Era": Seminar for the Year of Faith of the Diocese of Tai Yuan Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "The Evangelization of the New Era" was the theme of the Seminar for the Year of Faith of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, which took place on January 12th with over 500 participants. According to what ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Commission "Justice and Peace" on the political tensions: "Let's give a chance to democracy" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is fluid and changes every day. The warrant of arrest of the Premier, issued by the Supreme Court, has added tension on the political scene. And the big anti-corruption demonstr ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Combating human trafficking in Orissa: Priorities for the Year of Faith Jharsuguda (Agenzia Fides) - A decisive fight against human trafficking, which mainly affects the poorest communities in Orissa, such as Christians; initiatives to ensure food security for the population: are the activit ...
• 16 January 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Orthodox Archbishop Roham: to survive the cold weather even the old trees of Mesopotamia are cut off Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - Among the disasters that mark the winter of war suffered by the Syrian people there is the progressive destruction of the environment and in particular of small wooded areas, such as those prev ...
• 15 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Light of Faith": concert for vocations in the parish of the Miraculous Medal in Beijing for the first hundred days of the Year of Faith Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A concert dedicated to the promotion of vocations in the Year of Faith, entitled "Light of Faith", was held on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Sunday, January 13, in Beijing, in the pari ...
• 15 January 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rimsha Masih's case reaches the Supreme Court Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Rimsha Masih’s ordeal has not finished yet, a Christian girl accused of blasphemy, mentally disabled, arrested and then acquitted by the High Court in Islamabad (see Fides 20/11/2012). The l ...
• 15 January 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Twal’s message for the parliamentary elections in Jordan: citizens go to vote Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Latins, Fouad Twal, has sent a message to the "dear children" of Jordan in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for January 23. In the message, ...
• 15 January 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church to the Head of the police: "Sex education is important" Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Sex education for children and young Indians? In the lively debate that is taking place in the country - following numerous cases of group rapes that have attracted national and international att ...
• 14 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The Fifth Forum on Catholic Studies for Young Chinese scholars is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The 50th anniversary of Vatican II was the central theme of the Fifth Forum on Catholic Studies for Young Chinese Scholars 2012 organized by the "Beijing Institute for the Study of Christian Cul ...