Asia

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  24 February 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Reopening of churches in Sarawak state during Lent Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - Churches in Kuching, capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak in Malaysia (located on the island of Borneo), have reopened their doors for Lent. As communicated to Agenzia Fides by the Archbish ...
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  23 February 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Zong Huaide died at the age of 100: he devoted himself to prayer and charitable works Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 5, 2021 at 8 p.m., His. Exc. Mgr. Joseph Zong Huaide, Bishop emeritus of Sanyuan, in the province of Shaanxi (Mainland China) died. He was born on June 16, 1920 in a village in ...
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  23 February 2021
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Seven of 132 seats reserved for Christian candidates in next Palestinian parliament Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - In the next Palestinian legislative elections, scheduled for May 22, at least 7 of the 132 seats will be reserved for Christian candidates. This is established by a decree signed in recent days ...
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  23 February 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Religious leaders ready for mediation: ASEAN intervention is requested Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Burmese religious leaders of all faith communities, united in the "Religions for Peace-Myanmar" organization, declare themselves "ready to continue the Consultative Forum on Peace and Reconciliat ...
• 23 February 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Mgr. Andrea Han Jingtao dies: after 27 years of forced labor, he devoted himself primarily to the formation of priests, nuns and lay people Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Andrew Han Jingtao, of the "unofficial" community of Siping (Jilin), died in the night between 30 and 31 December 2020. Born on July 26, 1921, to a devoted Catholic family from Shanw ...
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  22 February 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syrian Catholic Archbishop Nathanael: here is the living Church that will welcome Pope Francis Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian community which will welcome Pope Francis during his apostolic visit to Iraq "is poor, of reduced dimensions, without political influence, but it certainly constitutes a living Churc ...
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  22 February 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal of Catholic Bishops: peace and reconciliation through dialogue Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - A heartfelt appeal for "reconciliation through dialogue" was launched by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Myanmar in a document signed by all the Bishops of the 16 Burmese dioceses. The appeal ...
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  20 February 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Buddhist monks intervene in negotiations with the army Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Bhamo Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara, the monk who represents the top of the Burmese Buddhist community (State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee) officially asks for dialogue between the parties in order to ...
• 19 February 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Chattogram Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Lawrence Subrato Howlader, C.S.C., of Barishal, as metropolitan archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 19/2/2021) ...
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  19 February 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi: "Iraq is not Iraq without Christians" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "Iraq is not Iraq without Christians", said Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi on Thursday 18 February, receiving the members of the Council of Heads of Christian communities present in the count ...
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  19 February 2021
  ASIA/KIRGHIZSTAN - Fraternity and spirituality in the name of St. Joseph Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - A week of fraternity and spirituality on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul: this is the initiative organized by the Church in Kyrgyzstan for the young people of the Parish of the capital Bishkek, and ...
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  18 February 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church consecrates the nation to St. Joseph Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Philippines are preparing to consecrate the country to the protection of Saint Joseph as part of a solemn celebration called to be held on May 1st, the day in memory of Saint J ...
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  17 February 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two young Christians are charged for blasphemy on false accusations that could lead to the death penalty Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Two young Christians have been charged for blasphemy, accused of having preached Christianity to young Muslims and of having publicly dishonored Islam, the Koran and the Prophet Mohammed at Model ...
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  17 February 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: it is wrong to expect that the Pope's visit will solve all our problems Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis "is not coming to Iraq to solve all the problems" that the local Christian communities are facing. It certainly does not depend on him to bring back "Christians who emigrated abroa ...
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  16 February 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Protests by Christians after the introduction of compulsory Hindu rites and prayers in public and private schools New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Within the federal territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, in western India, in all schools, students of all levels will have the obligation to celebrate Vasant Panchami (Hindu ...