Asia

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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The Asian Bishops: Father Swamy is like Gandhi, "Saint of the poor", who died "as a true disciple of Christ" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "With deep anguish and sorrow, we mourn the death of the martyr of the marginalized people, Father Stan Swamy, SJ. His last month in custody on a hospital bed till the last moments is the most ...
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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Synod convened to elect the new Patriarch of Catholic Armenians without results Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Synod of Armenian Catholic Bishops, gathered from the evening of June 22 at the Lebanese Convent of Our Mother of Bzommar in order to elect their new Patriarch, has not so far managed t ...
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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal from a Catholic politician: "No" to rules and job advertisements that discriminate and dishonor religious minorities Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "In public job postings for ecological operators and the cleaning of streets and sewers, reference is still made to the necessary requirement of 'reserved for non-Muslims'. This embarrasses me a ...
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  6 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Father Swamy, the Indian Jesuit "martyr of justice", passes away Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Jesuit Stanislaus Lourduswamy, better known as Father Stan Swamy, unjustly arrested for his commitment to defense of the Adivasis ("original inhabitants" of India), passed away yesterd ...
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  6 July 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's intelligence chief at work for Pope Francis' visit to North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Park Jie-won, head of South Korea's intelligence services has stated that he is working for a possible visit by Pope Francis to North Korea. As confirmed by local sources of Fides, when participat ...
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  5 July 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - Increase in infections due to Covid-19 and openness to tourism: alert of missionaries Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - "The pandemic situation is not improving, infections are increasing and the situation is very serious. To date, over 6 thousand cases have been registered, of which 207 in prisons". The numbe ...
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  5 July 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Life of faith in the family: the lay movement "Couples for Christ" celebrates its 40th anniversary Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The lay ecclesial movement Couples for Christ (CFC), which aims to live the faith in family life, has celebrated its 40 years of existence. "Let’s celebrate the Lord's Day as one family. Let' ...
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  3 July 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Smile therapy" sponsored by the Latin Patriarchate, to help Palestinian women cope with psychological pressures and heal their internal wounds Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - They call it "laughter therapy" or "smile therapy", a formula that indicates techniques and practices aimed at using and channeling in a therapeutic key the beneficial effects that good humor ...
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  3 July 2021
  ASIA - "Rosary for Asia": Asian faithful in prayer for the end of the pandemic, healing and peace in the world Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops and faithful of Asia have gathered in prayer for the end of the pandemic, the healing of peoples and peace in the world. Participating in the event "Rosary for Asia", organized and br ...
• 3 July 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of bishop of Padang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Padang, Indonesia, the Reverend Fr. Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X., member of the Pious Society of Saint Francis Xavier for the Fore ...
• 3 July 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Palembang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Palembang, Indonesia, presented by Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.J. The Pope has a ...
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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Father Rouphael Zgheib on the summit in the Vatican: Many ideas for a new beginning Jounieh (Agenzia Fides) - You neither want to remain in the role of victim nor entrench yourself in a self-centered manner. The day of prayer and reflection on Lebanon, on which Pope Francis brought together the represen ...
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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - "Indian Christian Day" on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Indian Christians celebrate Indian Christian Day for the first time on July 3rd on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. The Apostle Thomas came to India around 52 AD and was martyred near Chen ...
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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - A woman at the helm of the Catholic Weekly Herald Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Bishops have appointed the first woman as Editor of the Catholic weekly "Herald": she is Patricia Pereira, who has taken on responsibility for the magazine since 1 July. Perei ...
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  1 July 2021
  ASIA/MYANAMR - Three Pastors of the Baptist Church arrested in Kachin State: they were praying for peace Myitkyina, (Agenzia Fides) - Myanmar’s military regime has detained and charged three Christian Pastors from Kachin State who led a prayer for peace in Myanmar. As confirmed by local sources of Fides, the three Pastors ...