Asia

• 21 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Truce in Homs, but civilians cannot leave the city yet Homs (Agenzia Fides) – There is truce between the Syrian army and rebels: after long and difficult negotiations, a cease-fire agreement was reached to allow the release of civilians trapped in Homs. However, say Fides ...
• 21 June 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Catholic politician: "Solid democracy in Pakistan, Christians part of the country" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Democracy is solid in Pakistan, I see no danger of a coup," says to Fides Akram Gill, Catholic politician, until now Minister of State for National Harmony, commenting on the difficult politi ...
• 20 June 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Premier disqualified, there is a risk of instability: the Church supports democracy Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gilani from his office yesterday, due to the effect of the sentence imposed on him for contempt on April 26. The Supreme C ...
• 20 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The revolution is not and should not be an "Islamic Jihad" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "The Syrian revolution is a struggle for the ideals of democracy, freedom, dignity, human rights. It is not and must not become an 'Islamic jihad', which is why Christians have nothing to fear ...
• 19 June 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced conversions "against human dignity": Christians support the new law Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Conversions and forced marriages are "contrary to human dignity, human rights, fundamental freedoms of every individual, inscribed by God in every human being." For this reason "as Christians, we ...
• 19 June 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Tropical Storm Talim causes severe flooding in the coastal provinces of the country Fuzhou/Haikou (Agenzia Fides) - The province of northeastern China's Harbin is facing serious flooding due to the tropical storm Talim that brought heavy rains. This is the fifth storm of the year and is the eastern and ...
• 19 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The army: "Yes to the exit of civilians from Homs," but they become human shields Homs (Agenzia Fides) - The 800 civilians trapped in Homs are caught between the crossfire, unable to get out, exploited in the conflict, now used as human shields: is the alarm that reaches Fides Agency by representative ...
• 19 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Patriarch Gregory III Laham: "National Dialogue to end the conflict" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - To come out of the Syrian crisis and end the conflict, "it is urgent that all Syrian unify efforts for a genuine national dialogue" is what the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Gregory III ...
• 18 June 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Mass Attack against Christians in Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - Nightmare for Christians in Orissa, eastern India is back. A Pastor and the entire community of a Christian village, about 12 families, were violently attacked and injured by an organized gr ...
• 18 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Civilians trapped in Homs are likely to die of hunger Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "Save us, we are hungry": is the appeal launched by the families of Homs, seeking the intervention of humanitarian organizations. The situation for about 800 civilians (half Muslim Sunni, half ...
• 18 June 2012
  ASIA/LEBANON - Conflict in Syria and appointment of the Bishop of Homs in the Synod of the Greek Melkite Church Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The conflict in Syria, the plight of the approximately 300 thousand greek-Melkite Catholic faithful in Syria, the appointment of the new Greek-Melkite Bishop of Homs: are among the topics on the ...
• 15 June 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The Sisters of St. Joseph open the doors of their convent, inviting to "open your heart to welcome God's Love" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Open your heart to welcome God's Love" was the theme of the second day "open doors" sponsored by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of Beijing. Given last year’s gre ...
• 15 June 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - Early Marriages: Every year thousands of girls leave school to marry Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Every year in Nepal, thousands of girls drop out of school to marry. According to data of the Ministry of Education of Nepal, over 34% of new marriages in the Himalayan region are brides aged ...
• 15 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Church occupied by militias: the Christians are asking for the respect of Holy Places Qusayr (Agenzia Fides) - The Greek-Catholic church of St. Elias in Qusayr, near the town of Homs, has been occupied by a group of gunmen of the Syrian opposition, that have established their base. As reported to Fides by ...
• 15 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Appeal of the civilians in peril of their life in Homs: "Let us go!" Homs (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us go, in God's name!" Is a desperate appeal by Christian families and Sunni Muslims trapped in the old town of Homs. We are talking about 800 civilians, including women, elderly, youth, child ...