Asia

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  30 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Suicide of a Hindu girl: extremists attack a Catholic school Chinnasalem (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of over 200 extremists attacked and devastated a Catholic school in Tamil Nadu, beating up the nuns present. The reason for the attack, which took place on March 26th, was the suicid ...
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  28 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Aoun thanks Putin also for supporting Christians in the Middle East Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun, during his recent visit to Moscow, thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin also for the present and future support guaranteed by Russia to Christian communities i ...
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  28 March 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Fr. Scalese: "Peace in the future of Afghanistan, without turning back" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The contribution that the small Catholic community can give to building peace in Afghanistan is limited. But we have a secret weapon, which can reach unimaginable results: prayer. This is what we ...
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  27 March 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholic nurses and doctors on a spiritual journey, to give Christ at work Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – To give adequate spiritual assistance to doctors, nurses, Catholic health workers who, especially in Dhaka, fail to attend Sunday Mass because of their professional activity: as Agenzia Fides le ...
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  27 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Suboro TV inaugurated, a television network linked to the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - A television channel born to serve "the glory of God and the growth of the Holy Church". This is the challenging and high-sounding business card with which Suboro TV was presented, the television ...
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  27 March 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Elections are being prepared: Catholics at work for a "responsible vote" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Filipino Church is committed to ensuring "a responsible vote" on the eve of the "mid-term elections" in the Philippines, scheduled for May 13th. A special ecclesial body, the "Parish Pastoral ...
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  26 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - National feast of the Annunciation "is part of the Lebanese mission" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Marian solemnity of the Annunciation, celebrated yesterday in Lebanon as a national holiday, "is part of the Lebanese mission". With this feast "Lebanese Christians and Muslims manifest their ...
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  26 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholics: in view of the elections, "No" to polarization in society Varanasi (Agenzia Fides) - "The polarization of ethnic and religious communities must be avoided, in view of the elections": this is the appeal issued by the "All India Catholic Union" (AICU), the oldest organization of ...
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  25 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fasting and prayer to combat terrorism, in Pakistan and New Zealand Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We are called to build peace in the world and give our contribution in the fight against terrorism that leads to the death of innocent victims, we condemn any form of attack against religious ...
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  25 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Sheikh Nokkari: this is why the Annunciation of Mary is a national holiday in Lebanon Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon, today's Marian solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord has been recognized a national holiday since 2010. Even today, in various Lebanese churches and sanctuaries, Christians and Mu ...
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  22 March 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - New and elections: the nation in search of democracy Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - On March 24, the first general elections in Thailand will be held after five years of military rule. As local sources of Agenzia Fides, "people are hoping for a peaceful vote that will bring Tha ...
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  21 March 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Nazarbayev resigns: "Religious freedom one of his flagships" Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "I do not believe that the sudden resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev can bring great upheaval in the situation of religious freedom in Kazakhstan: outgoing president considered the freedom of ch ...
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  20 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias to Catholics: appeal for a "responsible vote" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholics are called to vote responsibly": this is the appeal launched to the Indian faithful by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), in a p ...
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  20 March 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: human life is inviolable, No to abortion and death penalty Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Every human being has a sacred and inalienable dignity, and life is inviolable from the moment of conception. What we should do is accept every life as it is from the moment of conception under t ...
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  18 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians remember the martyrs of the attacks on the churches in Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Every year when I hear and think about the attack of March 15, 2015, I deeply feel the pain my people faced in Lahore, fearful memories lead me to think that we are not safe in our country": thi ...