Asia

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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - No to the reinstatement of the death penalty: the Church supports human dignity and the option for life Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Every person is precious as he is created in the image and likeness of God. Therefore, we firmly and unequivocally oppose the attempts of the current Congress to restore the death penalty in our ...
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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Solidarity commitment of the Malaysian Church to fight the pandemic Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCM) has provided for the donation of one million Malaysian rupees (approximately US $ 241,000) to the anti-COVID-19 Solidarity Fund, launched b ...
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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Pope joins the Consecration of the Middle East to the Holy Family: Middle Eastern Christians are witnesses and guardians of the faith of the Apostles Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Churches present in Middle Eastern countries are preparing unanimously to consecrate the Middle East to the Holy Family of Nazareth, and the Successor of Peter joins his brothers in ...
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  23 June 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Synod to elect the new Patriarch of Cilicia of the Catholic Armenians begins Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Wednesday, June 23, the Synod of Bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church, called to elect the successor of the Armenian Catholic Patriarch Krikor Bedros XX Ghabroyan, who died ...
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  23 June 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Mgr. Lazzaro You Heung-sik: "The Pope's visit to North Korea would be a turning point for peace" Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - He is the first Korean bishop in the Roman Curia: Lazarus You Heung-sik, 69, was appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy by Pope Francis. He was ordained a priest for the diocese ...
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  22 June 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The lay faithful, evangelizers in the suburbs Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an urgent need to reach our parish faithful, stay in contact with them, pray with them and make them feel that the Church cares for them and is close to them in every need or difficult ...
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  22 June 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - Evangelization and dialogue with Buddhists in the north of the country, for the common good Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "It is important to continue the dialogue of life between Catholics and Buddhists in Thailand", says Mgr. Anthony Weradet Chaiseri, Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, in the north-eastern region o ...
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  21 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Mandalay: "It is a real tragedy. We are grateful to Pope Francis for the support" Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very grateful to Pope Francis. When the Pontiff speaks, the people of Myanmar feel very encouraged and moved. Not only Catholics, but also people of other religions. It is a very import ...
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  21 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Truce in Chin State: displaced people begin to return to their homes, priests engaged in assistance Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - After weeks of intense armed clashes, there is a truce in the Chin State between the regular army and local fighters of the "Chinland Defense Forces" (CDF). This was confirmed to Agenzia Fides b ...
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  21 June 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Synod of Maronite Bishops relaunches the proposal on "Lebanese neutrality" promoted by Patriarch Raï Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The Synod of Bishops of the Maronite Church, as a whole, confirms its full support for the proposal – put forward by Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï - of a formal act that formalizes Lebanon's ...
• 19 June 2021
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Tainan and appointment of Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tainan, Taiwan, presented by Bishop John Lee Juo-Wang. At the same time the Pope appointed Bishop Bosc ...
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  18 June 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Young Christians from different Churches pray together for peace in Jerusalem Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Hymns, songs, invocations, Gospel readings, prayers of intercession, and at the end the prayer of the Our Father recited in Syriac: these were the simple gestures of spiritual devotion and beg ...
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  18 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The army accused of war crimes against civilians; the Church: respect human dignity Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "There is great discouragement and sadness. We live with great concern for the violence that continues and for the civil war that is spreading. The episode of the destruction of the village of ...
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  18 June 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Construction of the first minor Seminary in the diocese of Hyderabad begins Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The minor Seminary is the backbone of a diocese. I think it is very important to have a minor Seminary in the diocese. In order to reach the goal of laying the first stone of the minor Semina ...
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  17 June 2021
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Jesuit David Neuhaus: the new government will confirm strong ties with Christian Zionist evangelicals Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - There is a new government in Israel, but the coalition that supports it "has very little that holds it together", and groups forces with antithetical positions regarding "the Palestinian quest ...