Asia

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  26 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Islam embraces Pope Francis: peace and fraternity among peoples, nations and religions by Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The main Indonesian Islamic organizations welcome with deep gratitude the visit of Pope Francis to Indonesia from 3 to 9 September and appreciate its important significance ...
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  26 July 2024
  ASIA - The Ancient Church of the East in China: A Missionary Perspective by Gianni Valente (We publish below the presentation by the Director of Fides at the 2024 Xi'an International Jingjiao Forum, a Conference dedicated to the Syriac Church of the East (Jingjiao in Chinese) held from 5 ...
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  25 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director for European Affairs: "Indonesia and the Holy See united to bring a message of peace and fraternity to the world" by Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit to Indonesia is a historic moment for the nation. It not only has a religious meaning, but also a civil and political one, in the broadest sense of the te ...
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  24 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop of Kupang firmly believes that the faithful’s visit to East Timor to meet the Pope will create opportunities for reconciliation by Paolo Affatato Kupang (Agenzia Fides) - The main entrance of the bishop's residence in the center of Kupang where Msgr. Hironimus Pacaeenoni has been since taking office as Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia, in Marc ...
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  23 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesia prepares for the visit of Pope Francis with the inauguration of the 'Tunnel of Fraternity' that connects the Cathedral and Mosque. By Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Pilgrims have not yet walked the "Tunnel of Fraternity", as it has been nicknamed, because it will be officially inaugurated this autumn. But the work is already finished a ...
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  22 July 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The scourge of child labor in a war-torn nation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the tormented nation of Myanmar, torn by a civil conflict for more than three years, there is an explosion of the phenomenon of child labor, as observed by observers from the international com ...
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  20 July 2024
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean bishops: “Two peoples, two States: the solution for peace in the Holy Land” Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Two peoples, two States: the Chaldean bishops, gathered in Baghdad for the annual Synod of the Chaldean Church, observe with concern the numerous conflicts that are tearing apart the Middle East ...
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  20 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - “Salt of the earth, light of the world”. 11 new graduates at the Major Seminary of Shaanxi Province Xi'an (Agenzia Fides) - “Be aware of the sacred call of the Lord and have an ecclesial spirit”. It is with these recommendations that Antonio Dang Mingyan, Archbishop of Xi'an and rector of the Philosophical and Theo ...
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  19 July 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Legal age for Christian marriage at 18: a step forward to protect girls and abandon child marriage Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The updating of the law on Christian marriage in Pakistan is an important step forward to protect girls from early marriages, says Kamran Michael, Christian politician and former senator, who ...
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  19 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities care for “brides from far away”, women wounded by life by Marta Zhao Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) - They are called “brides from far away”. They mostly belong to ethnic minority groups and often live in conditions of extreme poverty. They suffer from abuse and forms ...
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  18 July 2024
  ASIA/JORDAN - 75 years of 'Pontifical Mission': "What Pius XII began continues today with Pope Francis" Amman (Agenzia Fides) - "What Pius XII began continues today with Pope Francis." The Pontifical Mission for Palestine celebrates its Diamond Jubilee in Jordan, commemorating the 75th anniversary of its foundation, marked ...
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  18 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Yang of Hangzhou speaks about his experience at the October 2023 Synod of Bishops Assembly Hangzhou (Agenzia Fides) - Msgr. Joseph Yang Yongquiang, new bishop of Hangzhou in the Chinese province of Zhejiang appointed by Pope Francis on June 12, 2024, recounted his experience during his participation in the XVI ...
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  17 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - In Xi'an academics and scholars turn the spotlight back on the history of the ancient Church of the East in China by Gianni Valente Xi'an (Agenzia Fides) - The pagoda in Daqin, although in quite a state and unusable, still stands out in the mountains of Zhouzhi county, a few dozen kilometres from Xi'an. That pagoda – say a gro ...
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  16 July 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - After Africa, South Korea's international strategy focuses on Central Asia Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - After the summit with African countries on June 5, during which investments in the continent amounting to 24 billion dollars were announced, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made a tour in Cen ...
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  15 July 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Nazareth: Melkite summer camp promotes peace amid conflict by Chiara Dommarco Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace is our hope". This is the clear and eloquent title that kicked off the first weekend, just ended, of the summer camp organized by the priests of the parish of the ...