Asia

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  12 May 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Violence is rampant in the Holy Land. Father Ibrahim Faltas: "the center of the conflict, as always, is Jerusalem" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "We have already seen and said it a hundred times: when you touch Jerusalem, violence and pain inevitably spread, overwhelming everyone. The center of the conflict, as always, is the Holy City ...
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  12 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - On the occasion of Ramadan, Catholics in Karachi offer an Iftar meal to Muslim policemen and officials Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must show our love and solidarity to all the those who carry out their civic service and work during Ramadan, the month of Islamic fasting. Due to their work commitments, they cannot reach t ...
• 12 May 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of bishop of Sylhet Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes, until now titular of Forma and auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Dhaka, as bishop of the diocese of Sylhet, Bangladesh. ...
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  11 May 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem: an "extremist ideology" makes the soul of the Holy City bleed Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The forced eviction of Palestinian families in Jerusalem from their homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah by the security forces represents an "unacceptable violation" of one of ...
• 11 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Archbishop to the new catechists: you preach the Good news, God changes hearts Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not lose hope, remain consistent and obedient in your pastoral work. You will encounter challenges as you begin your pastoral ministry as catechists. Your responsibility is to preach the Good ...
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  11 May 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catechists on bicycles to announce the Gospel and visit remote villages Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - "Most catechists preach the Gospel without being paid for their work. Some of them receive a minimal refund. We hope that with this small gift of a bicycle, a small recognition from the Church, ...
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  10 May 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The Archbishop of Delhi: "Faith is alive in the midst of the pandemic" and Christian communities help patients New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Only faith can console and make people go forward in the current tragedy", says the Archbishop of Delhi, Mgr. Anil Couto to Agenzia Fides, stating that "we live this terrible suffering with f ...
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  10 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Reconciliation between Muslim and Christian hospital staff Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace and reconciliation are always possible. Blessed are the peacemakers. We thank God that the tensions between the Christian and Muslim staff of the Punjab Mental Health Institute have become ...
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  8 May 2021
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - An oratory, a place of knowledge and proclamation of the Gospel Samarkand (Agenzia Fides) - The oratory as a place of encounter, knowledge, play, human relationships, positive socialization, joy and proclamation of the Gospel. With this spirit, the priests of the Institute of the Inc ...
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  8 May 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Music to shorten distances: the World Youth Orchestra for children Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – To promote the universal language of music to fill the educational and social void caused by the health and economic crisis, to help reduce the distance between people. With this objective in m ...
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  7 May 2021
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Minister al Maliki: there is no Holy Land without Christians Rome (Agenzia Fides) - When you say that Palestine is the Holy Land, "you cannot talk about the Holy land without Christians", and Palestinian Authorites consider Palestinian Christians as an "integral, essential and sol ...
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  7 May 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - The impact of the third wave of Covid-19 on pastoral care; the missionaries close to the Burmese refugees Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - "The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 here in Thailand is extremely slow, therefore it is difficult to predict when the situation will improve", writes to Agenzia Fides Fr. Ferdinando Pi ...
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  7 May 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians observe a special National Day of fasting and prayer for the nation affected by the pandemic New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - While the Catholic Church in India loses another Bishop due to Covid-19, recording the death of 65-year-old Mgr. Basil Bhuriya Bishop of Jabhua, in Madhya Pradesh (after the death of Antony An ...
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  6 May 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Escalation of violence in the province of Papua: Church calls for moderation Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Tension increases in the Indonesian province of Papua (called Irian Jaya), in eastern Indonesia, plagued by separatist turmoil but also the scene of a general protest by civil society for the ab ...
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  6 May 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Erdogan hosts religious leaders at iftar dinner Ankara (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, 5 May, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted and offered an official Iftar dinner (fast-breaking) during the month of Ramadan, in the mega presidential palace in Ankara t ...