Asia

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  23 December 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Vandalism in a Catholic church in southern India Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - A 160-year-old Catholic church in the Chikkaballapur district, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka was vandalized on the morning of December 22. As confirmed to Fides by Father Joseh Ant ...
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  23 December 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - An appeal to brotherhood and solidarity from the Christian Bishops Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – To promote brotherhood and solidarity on the occasion of Christmas: this is the joint appeal of the Catholic and Protestant Bishops in Indonesia who, in a shared Christmas message, recall that ...
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  22 December 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Israel responds to the Heads of Churches: your accusations are baseless and risk fueling violence Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The accusations made by Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches of the Holy Land regarding factors that threaten the presence of Christians in the land of Jesus "are baseless and distort the real ...
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  22 December 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The President of Pakistan: a law will be made against forced conversions Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Christians played an important role in the creation of Pakistan and many Christians, Hindus and Sikhs decided to remain in the country at the time of the partition with India. A law against f ...
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  22 December 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat of priests in view of Christmas Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Eliminate the worldly evils of which priests have contaminated themselves in the midst of society and return to the flock to exude the fragrance of the shepherd: these are the recommendations th ...
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  21 December 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Young Christians and farmers united in the "Community market of agricultural producers", against the specter of the food crisis Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Lebanon are preparing to celebrate Christmas in a country ravaged by chronic political instability and, above all, by a devastating economic crisis that affects the daily lives of ...
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  21 December 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A special train brings the Christmas message of peace to the country Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a moment of joy to be here with all of you, people of the Christian community, at the Lahore railway station, to inaugurate the 'Christmas Peace Pray Train' with the slogan: 'Pray for Paki ...
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  21 December 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Director of Religious Affairs lauds the service of Christians in Thailand Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "To show God’s love, you provide so many social services in many parts of the country, especially those in the peripheries of the society", said Kriengkrai Boonyasith, director general of Thai ...
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  20 December 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Bishop of Aleppo: May Christmas and the synodal journey make our mission flourish in difficult times Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The synodal journey undertaken by the universal Church on the proposal of Pope Francis, can also become for the Catholic communities of Aleppo and tormented Syria a favorable moment to discover t ...
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  20 December 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Christmas of solidarity with the victims of typhoon Odette Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines is mobilizing to help millions of people affected by the recent typhoon "Rai", locally called "Odette", and is preparing a Christmas of profound solidarity. ...
• 20 December 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Bishop of Hung Hoá, Mgr Dominic Hoang Minh Tien Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 18, 2021, the Holy Father appointed as bishop of the diocese of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam, the Reverend Dominic Hoang Minh Tien, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now vicar ge ...
• 20 December 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of bishop of Baroda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 18, 2021, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Baroda, India, presented by Bishop Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 20/1 ...
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  18 December 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The mission of the Dehonians: "At the service of the Vietnamese people, announcing the Good News" Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - "It all started during the General Chapter of 2007, with the decision to open a new missionary presence in Asia. In times of crisis, marked by the decline in vocations, the aging of the ...
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  18 December 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah Dialogue Movement: Christmas, a way of fraternal love to be announced to the wounded humanity Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "Christmas is a time to look at others as part of the same human fraternity" and not as enemies. Today, more than ever, we must see the face of God's love. The pandemic has been and continues ...
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  18 December 2021
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabites, with their hearts in Kabul: "Pray for Afghanistan" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The interruption, after a century, of the Barnabite mission in Kabul, has not put an end to the commitment and attention of the CLERICS REGULAR of St. Paul (the Barnabites) in Afghanistan. The mess ...