Asia

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  27 January 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ancient Armenian church of Kütahya razed to the ground Kütahya (Agenzia Fides) - The ancient Armenian church of Surp Toros (Saint Torus) Kütahya, dating back to before the seventeenth century and long deconsecrated, was razed to the ground after being taken over by private ...
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  27 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Denunciation of civil society: "Violations of human rights and religious freedom in the democratic life of the nation" Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to support the fundamental rights contained in the Indian Constitution in a critical phase for the democratic life of the nation, in which human rights and freedoms of expression of c ...
• 27 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Antony Anandaray ...
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  27 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bible in every home and workplace: the Church's commitment in times of suffering Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Filipino bishops encourage believers to hold fast to the Word of God, especially in times of pandemic, and to practice Bible reading in private households. In cooperation with the Bible Socie ...
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  26 January 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Capital executions of jihadists after the Baghdad attack claimed by Daesh Nassiriya (Agenzia Fides) - The attack, in which more than 30 people died and around ninety were injured in Baghdad last Thursday, and to which the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility, sparked outrage among the Ira ...
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  26 January 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - "Religions for Peace of Myanmar" calls for conditions for peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In a seven-point appeal published on January 25th, members of the interreligious platform "Religions for Peace of Myanmar" demand the creation of the conditions for peace in Myanmar. All ethnic d ...
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  26 January 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - An integrated health care system for the poor and homeless at the initiative of the Church of Seoul Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - It is "a little leaven that transforms the Church and the world, making it a place of love". This is how Father Francis Jeong-hwan Kim, director of the "One Body One Spirit movement" presents to A ...
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  25 January 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch: US President Biden should support "Lebanese neutrality" Bkerkè (Agenzia Fides) - The new US President Joe Biden could make a significant contribution to keeping Lebanon away from conflicts in the Middle East if he acted on the Lebanese motto of "neutrality" and avoided Leban ...
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  25 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic priest killed in Mindanao Malaybalay (Agenzia Fides) - Unidentified armed men opened fire and killed yesterday, January 24, a Filipino Catholic priest, Fr. Rene Bayang Regalado, as he was preparing to return to the Seminary in the village of Patp ...
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  23 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuit Stan Swamy in prison: "Solidarity gives me immense strength and courage" Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "I deeply appreciate the overwhelming solidarity expressed by many people around the world, in these 100 days in prison. Sometimes the news of so much solidarity has given me immense strength and ...
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  22 January 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Letter from the Patriarchs of the Churches of the Middle East to the new American President on the sanctions against the Syrian people Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The new US President Joe Biden has to lift the economic sanctions that are severely harming Syrian people as an unjustifiable "collective punishment" if he does not want to be complicit in th ...
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  22 January 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Suspended masses and catechism online due to a peak of Covid-19 cases and the State of emergency Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur has decided to extend the suspension of all public celebrations until further notice as the national health system is in an extremely difficult situation, gi ...
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  22 January 2021
  ASIA - Wealth inequality: a wound for the continent New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Among the top 15 most populous countries on the planet, eight are in Asia, but this continent which represents, with China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan, half of the world population - estima ...
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  21 January 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako on the massacre in Baghdad: message of death, perhaps the electoral project is also in the crosshairs Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "They wanted to send a message of death, which perhaps has to do with the withdrawal of US soldiers from the Country, or with the electoral project. The fact remains that, so far, there is no de ...
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  21 January 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - Mission of Italian fidei donum priests: pastoral and social commitment, in times of pandemic Chiangmai (Agenzia Fides) - Until before Christmas, the Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand was well under control compared to the rest of the world. "Since the beginning of the pandemic, no more than 4,000 people have been in ...