Asia

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  23 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - A Jesuit: "The life of refugees matters: No to exclusivism and false nationalism" Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In India, a particularly significant issue is that related to the reception and living conditions of refugees: in recent months the spotlight in the country has been on internally displaced p ...
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  22 June 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Turkish raids on Iraqi villages. Chaldean Patriarch Sako: "What does Erdogan want?" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Between Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June Turkish planes bombed the area near Zakho, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan on the border with Turkey, historically characterized by the strong roots of Chaldean, ...
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  22 June 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - An ancient Christian cross discovered in the mountains of Northern Pakistan Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The stone cross found in the mountains of Skardu-Baltistan indicates the presence of Christianity in northern Pakistan, already ten centuries ago. It is an important historical discovery and ...
• 22 June 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Paul Trairong Multree Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 18 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Paul Trairong Multree, of the Ratchaburi diocesan clergy, a me ...
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  22 June 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: need to include migrants and displaced persons in the response to the Covid-19 crisis Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Migrants and displaced people in Myanmar and throughout Asia face increasingly difficult situations: "They are often on the run, crowded together, and with inadequate health care", said Cardinal ...
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  20 June 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS - Pakistan: the Commission for minorities and respect for human rights Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Paris principles adopted in 1993 by the UN General Assembly stated that if any government institution is part of the Commission, it should be on an advisory position and not in the decision- ...
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  20 June 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Covid-19: the renewal of residence visas for Catholic missionaries is difficult Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - Missionary priests in Kazakhstan, as well as all foreigners present in the national territory, may experience problems to stay in the Central Asian country due to the new provisions on entry and ...
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  19 June 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Koranic education in Punjab universities compulsory: Christians disapprove Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "I ask the governor of Punjab, Chaudhry Sarwar, to review this decision and to work for inclusive, truly valuable education that promotes human rights and can be offered to students of all religi ...
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  19 June 2020
  ASIA - The violent dispute between India and China puts the "Asian pax" at risk New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - High tension between India and China in Kashmir: the first violent clash between the two armies for almost 50 years has triggered a "red alert" in the confrontation between the two Asian power ...
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  18 June 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops appeal to the government: private schools must be supported, which render a service to the nation Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the Philippines many private schools, including numerous Catholic schools, risk the definitive closure due to lockdown, the suspension of teaching and the lack of enrollees amid the pandemic. ...
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  18 June 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ: Chaldean patriarch to Christian politicians: it is a difficult time for us, let's meet to face our fears and our future together Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - An "extraordinary" meeting of the Chaldean Patriarch with the Parties and civil organizations in which Iraqi Christians militate, to face together in a global way all the difficulties and social ...
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  18 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The accusation of #CoronaJihad rekindles hostility towards Muslim minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In early June, over 2,200 foreign members of the Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) Islamic missionary organization that visited India and took part in religious meetings, were included in a list of people ...
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  17 June 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Young Christian volunteers working in hospitals, on the front line against the pandemic Yangon (Agenzia Fide) - These young people are "the beautiful face of the nation", "are an example for everyone and testify that there is hope for the future". Thus the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) and ...
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  17 June 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Maronite Archbishop of Aleppo: the new sanctions against Syrian people are a "diabolical act" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "Now in Aleppo everyone says: we were better off under the bombs". This is how Joseph Tobji, Maronite Archbishop of Aleppo, photographs the feelings among the population of the Syrian metropolis, ...
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  16 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Churches in the State of Gujarat reopen for personal prayer Ahmadabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Gujarat, western India, opened its churches on June 15 to allow the personal, silent prayers of the faithful, while the nation is still under lockdown, due to Covid- 19. ...