Asia

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  9 October 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian Forum condemns arrest of 83-year-old Jesuit human rights activist Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - 83-year-old Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy, who is committed to the promotion of human rights and human development, was arrested for allegedly having relationships with Maoist rebel groups ...
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  8 October 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops welcome negotiations with Israel over sea borders Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The slowness of investigations into the August 4th explosion in the port of Beirut is a strong demonstration of the failure of the Lebanese State and the inability of national institutions to de ...
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  8 October 2020
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - "Nobody saves themselves alone": national unity, secret in the fight against the coronavirus Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The small Asian state of East Timor is the country in the world that can boast an almost incredible toll (28 cases of coronavirus, and no deaths), "and the secret to containing the virus was the ab ...
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  7 October 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem thanks the Order of the Holy Sepulcher for its support. Debts for the University of Madaba have been fully repaid Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - With heartfelt thanks for "the concrete and tangible sign of divine providence" for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Apostolic Administrator, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, addres ...
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  7 October 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani Christian acquitted after seven years: Justice is now being sought for the violence committed at Joseph Colony Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistani Christian Sawan Masih, who was falsely accused of blasphemy in 2013, was acquitted yesterday, 6 October 2020, by the Lahore Court of Appeal. After seven years in prison and a first-degr ...
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  7 October 2020
  ASIA - Geopolitical Atlas documents the effects of the pandemic: the virus does not stop wars Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "On January 23, 2020, the Chinese city of Wuhan was shut down. Then it was the turn of Huanggang and then of Ezhou. According to WHO, the isolation of a city as large as Wuhan is unprecedented in p ...
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  6 October 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Towards Mission Day: the prayer of the missionary Rosary in all dioceses Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Indonesian Catholics are living the national "Missionary Rosary Prayer" in the month of October. As Fides has learned, in all 37 dioceses of the nation, the Bishops lead the prayer and invite al ...
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  6 October 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Ad hoc commission to investigate illegal expropriation of Christian lands in Iraqi Kurdistan Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Presidential Office of the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan instructed the regional government to create an ad hoc Commission to examine, document and prosecute the systematic illegal expr ...
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  6 October 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "We must use our resources responsibly in times of pandemic" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Each of us is called to use resources responsibly in the midst of the pandemic. The global health crisis offers us the opportunity to review our lifestyle, without abusing or wasting human and n ...
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  6 October 2020
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Protesters demand the cancellation of the elections-social and political chaos Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is very tense: the opposition has occupied the White House, the seat of government and the politicians now have to decide what to do. On the other hand, the results of the October ...
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  5 October 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Coronavirus pandemic: Catholic parishes in Yangon help in particular needy families Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic parishes of the Archdiocese of Yangon will provide food to at least 50 poor families in each parish over the next three months. As Fides learns, the aim is to guarantee food security ...
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  5 October 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch welcomes framework agreement on the borders between Lebanon and Israel Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai welcomes the news of a future framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel on the demarcation of land and sea borders between the two Countries. On Sunda ...
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  5 October 2020
  ASIA - Conflicts and violence in Asia: the response of cities and territories Hiroshima (Agenzia Fides) - "Peacekeeping in the Asia-Pacific region has deteriorated due to ongoing conflict, the rise in military spending and a weaker United Nations funding for peacebuilding. However, the murder rate ...
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  3 October 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem: the UN and world leaders must stand up for an end to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The ongoing military conflict between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh is again leading to the death of innocent people and the flight of men and women, children and old people from the horrors ...
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  2 October 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Young Catholics launch a web platform to share the experience of faith Penang (Agenzia Fides) - "Monday of the Open Mic", where "Mic" stands for "microphone" and the acronym is MOM: this is the name of the new web platform launched by the Diocesan Youth Network of Penang, a diocese in Penin ...