Asia

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  16 October 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Beirut massacre, Shiites accuse the militiamen of the Lebanese Forces. Father Zgheib: some seek to rekindle religious clashes Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Lebanon crisis is tinged with blood and rekindles in the collective unconscious of many Lebanese the nightmares never erased from the years of the civil war. After the death of seven Shiite d ...
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  16 October 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Almaty: it is time to promote the role of the laity in the Church Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "In Kazakhstan as everywhere else, the Mother Church must do everything, and even what seems impossible, to meet her children whether they are baptized or not, because it is difficult for anyone ...
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  15 October 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: the liturgy is not a show Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The liturgy is not "the representation of a show", but is "the strongest expression of the living faith of the Church", the work of Christ himself who through it "calls us to become part of his ...
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  15 October 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Rohingya Christians: Assassination of leader Mohib Ullah must be seriously investigated Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply saddened to see that our leader of the Rohingya community Mohib Ullah, founder of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH) was killed by the self-proclai ...
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  14 October 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Successor of Greek Orthodox Archbishop Boulos Yazigi appointed in Aleppo, eight years after his mysterious disappearance Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, led by Patriarch Yohanna X Yazigi, has appointed Bishop Efrem Maalouli as new metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox archieparchy of Aleppo an ...
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  14 October 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Liturgical and pastoral activities resume in the Missionary Month Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - With the pandemic situation under control in many parts of Vietnam, and according to the new provisions of the central government, since 1 October, coinciding with the start of the Miss ...
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  14 October 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The bill on forced conversions of non-Muslim girls rejected Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - With indignation and a public request for clarification, Christians in Pakistan criticize the rejection of the bill that expressly prohibits the forced conversion of religious minorities. In yest ...
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  13 October 2021
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Thirty years of Franciscan presence and apostolic work Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - "I hope this thirtieth anniversary will help us to identify a perspective for the future, because, despite the difficulties, our presence in Uzbekistan is important. We often listen to the pass ...
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  13 October 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The pilgrimages are slowly resuming in the face of the disappointment of the families who work in the sector Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The thousands of families of the Holy Land - including Christians - who lived off the flourishing tourism industry around pilgrimages to the Holy Places before the pandemic, still cannot see t ...
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  13 October 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Praying the Rosary as support for the missions Suwon (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary work continues through the prayer of the Rosary and the distribution of Rosary crowns: this is the initiative of the faithful of the parish of Sanbon, in the diocese of Suwon, who ...
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  12 October 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections, the "Babylon Movement" obtains 4 of the 5 seats reserved for Christian candidates Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi parliamentary elections held on Sunday, October 10 have assigned representatives of the "Babylon Movement" up to 4 of the five seats reserved for Christian candidates by the national e ...
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  12 October 2021
  ASIA - New App for Radio Veritas, to be missionary of Asia Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - It is an instrument for spreading the Good News of the Kingdom of God and for sowing hope: with these words Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon and President of the Federation of Asia ...
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  12 October 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic nuns and faithful attacked by Hindu extremists for alleged "forced conversions" Lucknow (Agenzia Fides) - Nuns and Catholics and faithful were attacked by a group of Hindu extremists in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India. As Agenzia Fides learned, the militants harassed some nuns and abou ...
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  11 October 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - International Day of the Girl: the Church recalls forced marriages and the religious conversion of minors Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The government must make every effort to put an end to the phenomenon of forced marriages, kidnappings and religious conversion of underage girls: this is the appeal released by the Catholic Bish ...
• 11 October 2021
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Kandy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 9, 2021 the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kandy, Sri Lanka, presented by Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando. The Holy Father has ...