Asia

• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/IRAN - New restrictions on Christian worship in the Persian language: the faithful under pressure Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Christian worship in the Persian language, which is the national language in Iran - is not welcomed by the authorities: the last two Christian churches offering rituals and celebrations in Persia ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/KUWAIT - A new Islamic parliamentary group: "Stop to the new churches, yes to sharia" Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) - The new Islamic parliamentary group "Al-Adala Bloc" (Group of Justice) has announced a bill to prohibit the construction of churches and other non-Islamic places of worship in the small emir ...
• 24 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Work and education: the Church's commitment to the families of fishermen killed in Kerala Quilon (Agenzia Fides) - Legal assistance, job search and livelihood, education for children, psychological and material support: with these means the Indian Church expresses solidarity to the families of the two fisherm ...
• 23 February 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Moral and material fasting, to be reconciled with God and with others: the Chinese Catholics live Lent in communion with the universal Church Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Moral and material fasting, to be reconciled with God and with others is the invitation that the Chinese priests addressed to the faithful during Mass on Ash Wednesday, celebrated yesterday in a ...
• 23 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - For the Year of Faith, the Catechism of the Catholic Church in urdu Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Pakistan is preparing to publish the Catechism of the Catholic Church in Urdu language, the national language. As reported to Fides, the initiative will be launched on the occasi ...
• 23 February 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two Christians injured by a group of armed Muslims: accusations of "conversions" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Two Christians were wounded by a Muslim armed group who burst into an Evangelical church and in the attached residence in Faisalabad. The incident, which occurred a few days ago, after other ...
• 22 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA-Fishermen killed in Kerala: Cardinal Alencherry defends "truth and justice" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Truth and Justice" on the case of the fishermen killed in Kerala on February 15: this is what Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-malabrese Church, based in Kerala asks for in ...
• 22 February 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Works of love and special attention to disadvantaged groups: the invitation of the Organizing Committee of the Campaign for Lent Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Carrying out works of charity and to give full attention to disadvantaged groups: is the lenten invitation to the faithful of Hong Kong by the Organizing Committee of the Campaign for Lent o ...
• 22 February 2012
  ASIA/IRAN - There are fears for the execution of the Christian Pastor Nadarkhani, sentenced to death for apostasy Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - There are fears for the execution of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, sentenced to death for apostasy. As reported to Fides by the NGO "Christian Solidarity Worldwide" (CSW), the Pastor’s lawyer is tr ...
• 21 February 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Evangelization: only reference for the Catholic communities of the continent Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" (Rom 10:15) was the theme of the Campaign of Evangelization launched by the parish of Ding Hai, in the Zhe Jiang Province, for the Chin ...
• 21 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - The murder of the fishermen in Kerala seen as a "national outrage", but "religion has nothing to do with it" Cochin (Agenzia Fides) - The death of two innocent Indian fishermen took place off the coast of Kerala on February 15, the accident with an Italian oil tanker, is considered a "national outrage", but this story should "h ...
• 21 February 2012
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The plight of child soldiers continues even when the wars are over Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - When it comes to child soldiers it is hardly ever referred to girls and to girls enrolled, although 40% are involved in those wars. They have different roles, those who have just been kidnapped ...
• 20 February 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Lenten spiritual retreat dedicated to the operators of the pastoral care of marriage and family Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - Helping those engaged in pastoral care of marriage and the family to improve their spiritual pre-marital and marriage work: this is the objective of the Lenten retreat of the "Committee of th ...
• 20 February 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - "Enrica Lexie" case: the two fishermen killed are Christians, the community wants justice Kollam (Agenzia Fides) - "The two fishermen killed in the incident where Italian soldiers are involved were both Christians from Moothakara. The family of one of them lives in our diocese of Quilon. With Bishop, Mgr. St ...
• 20 February 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Nearly 40 children died from last month’s cold temperatures Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Ministry of Health of Afghanistan, last month about 40 children died because of the cold weather in different parts of the country. 24 of them lost their lives in the refugee camp ...