Asia

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  6 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Beginning of the Pope's apostolic visit to the land of Abraham Ur (Agenzia Fides) - "Here, where Abraham our father lived, we seem to have returned home". Thus, after being received in Najaf by Ayatollah Ali al Sistani (photo), Pope Francis began his speech today, in the plain of Ur ...
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  6 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Buddhist monastic order to the military: call for an end to violence, it is urgent to start negotiations Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Sitagu Sayadaw of Shwe Kyin - the second most important Buddhist monastic order in Myanmar - took a stand alongside other elderly Buddhist monks in the country to call on the military junta to en ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal for the involvement of the Holy See in mediation launched by a Burmese Catholic lay leader Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "At this time of suffering and repression, we address a mournful appeal to Pope Francis: the Holy See must help us and get involved in mediation aimed at improving the situation of the people in ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Bishop Hinder: our Christians too look to the Pope's trip to Iraq. And Muslims praise his courage Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis began his apostolic journey to Iraq, while yesterday, March 4, marked the 5th anniversary of the massacre in which in Aden, Yemen, four nuns of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcut ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqis waiting for the Pope, bearer of hope for all through universal solidarity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The apostolic visit of Pope Francis is an important moment, especially in this season of Lent. It is a sign of hope for Christians, a message of peace and reconciliation for the various communitie ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Church's request to postpone the elections scheduled for Easter Sunday in the State of Tripura Agartala (Agenzia Fides) - Christians living in the state of Tripura, in northeast India, are saddened by the fact that the Autonomous District Council elections are scheduled for Easter Sunday. They therefore request th ...
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  4 March 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Father Jacques Mourad on the Pope's trip to Iraq: "he comes to bring Jesus to everyone, not just to Christians" Nabek (Agenzia Fides) - "We must pray for this trip", said Father Jacques Mourad, a Syrian Catholic monk from the Deir Mar Musa community on the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Iraq, "it is not just a trip to Christian ...
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  4 March 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The commitment of the Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo in the context of the pandemic Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It is a great day for the entire Congregation of the Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo: "We breathe a sigh of relief as 55 people in the St. Anna Convent in the city of Yogyakarta, in the provi ...
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  4 March 2021
  ASIA/THAILANDIA - Condivisione con i bambini disabili alla "Casa degli Angeli" di Pak Kret ASIA/THAILAND - Sharing with disabled children at the "House of Angels" in Pak Kret Nonthaburi (Agenzia Fides) - Andreina Volpi is a member of the Pope John XXIII Association of Rimini, currently present in Thailand whe ...
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  4 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal from an Indonesian Jesuit for ASEAN mediation in the context of the Burmese crisis Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "First of all, I think that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar these days is very worrying. An increasing number of civilian demonstrators are being killed by the military. This violence must ...
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  3 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako on the Pope's trip to Iraq: "The Pope visits all Iraqis" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "I have just returned from the cathedral where I went to see the preparations. There was a woman there, in front of the grotto of the Madonna. A Muslim woman who came to pray to the Virgin Mary. ...
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  3 March 2021
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Testimony of the new parish priest in Samarkand: "Let God's beauty shine through the joy of fraternity" Samarkand (Agenzia Fides) - "A month has passed since our arrival in Samarkand. During this first phase, we seek to define pastoral priorities. For example, we think that we have to launch maintenance works in the St. Jo ...
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  3 March 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Condemnation of Bishops after acts of vandalism in churches Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Philippines have condemned the recent acts of vandalism in churches across the Philippines. On February 21, unidentified people destroyed religious images at the entrance to th ...
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  2 March 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 10th anniversary of the assassination of Catholic Minister Shahbaz Bhatti Khushpur (Agenzia Fides) - A gathering of young people and a Solemn Mass celebrated in the birthplace of Catholic Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, Khushpur, in the province of Punjab, where he is also buried: this is how the Chr ...
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  1 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Christians remember Paulos Rahho. Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, 13 years after his kidnapping and death Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - As they prepare to welcome Pope Francis, Iraqi Christians commemorate Paulos Faraj Rahho, Archbishop of Mosul, on the thirteenth anniversary of his kidnapping and assassination, and there are thos ...