Asia

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  23 May 2020
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Zhu Baoyu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of 7 May 2020, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Zhu Baoyu, Bishop Emeritus of Nanyang, in Henan, died at the age of 99. The death occurred at the convent of the Sisters of the Diocesan C ...
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  23 May 2020
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Ma Zhongmu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the early afternoon of March 23, 2020, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Ma Zhongmu, Bishop Emeritus of Yinchuan/Ningxia, not recognized by the government, died at the age of 101. He was the first, a ...
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  23 May 2020
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Andrea Jin Daoyuan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the evening of 20 November 2019 His Exc. Mgr. Andrea Jin Daoyuan, Bishop "without jurisdiction" of the Diocese of Changzhi/Luan, in Shanxi, in Mainland China passed away. The Prelate wa ...
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  22 May 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Condition of the Rohingya: the Burmese government in the Hague Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 23 May the Burmese government must present its first report on the condition of the Muslim minority of the Rohingya in Myanmar, in compliance with a sentence of 23 January in which th ...
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  22 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Quota reserved for non-Muslim students in Punjab universities: a positive step for minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Religious minorities in Pakistan appreciate the measure approved by the government of the Punjab province which sets a 2% quota for students enrolled in universities, reserved for religious minor ...
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  20 May 2020
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The memory of the victims of the Khmer Rouge is an occasion to remember the Cambodian martyrs Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us remember today the victims and the sufferings that occurred during the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. Let us also remember our martyrs. And let us pray for peace, dialogue and reconcil ...
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  20 May 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - After Covid-19, a "green change" in the economy is urgently needed, starting from agriculture Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in the Philippines sees the urgency and proposes a "green change" in the country's economy, especially in the post-Covid-19 period. According to the economists of the Jesuit-led Univer ...
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  19 May 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Agriculture and tailoring projects during confinement at Ark Village Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "We inhabitants of Ark Village could consider ourselves almost privileged, because we live in a six-hectare territory and we do not feel the weight of the restrictions imposed for Covid-19. Due t ...
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  19 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The government announces the re-opening of Churches in Punjab: joy among the faithful Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very happy for the announcement of the government of Punjab, which will allow the churches to reopen; however, we need some time to prepare everything: we must educate and sensitize t ...
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  18 May 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The "Laudato Sì Week", for a better tomorrow Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "As a Catholic community in India we want to reflect, pray, discuss and act for a more just and sustainable tomorrow": says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Joseph Gonsalves, at the head of the Archdiocesan ...
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  18 May 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Covid-19 among Rohingya refugees: "Prevention and awareness measures are urgently needed" Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a difficult job, but now the priority is to stop the infection. In these settlements, where it is almost impossible to keep social distancing, Rohingya refugees are at high risk for t ...
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  18 May 2020
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Pastoral activities resume, with attention to interreligious solidarity Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Public religious activities blocked for at least six weeks due to the Covid-19 emergency have resumed, albeit with due caution. The green light from the authorities was given on May 8 when Vu Chie ...
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  16 May 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - The COVID-19 pandemic has also strongly impacted the newspapers of the Christian communities Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Among the side effects of the coronavirus pandemic, in Turkey as in other countries, there are the difficulties affecting the media sector and in particular newspapers, mainly distributed throu ...
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  16 May 2020
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Father Cosme: "In times of Covid-19, cultivate the desire to get together again, to grow united in faith" Kompong Cham (Agenzia Fides) - "There is perhaps a new image of the Church that is emerging in this period of pandemic: it is that of a Church that is based not only on the celebration of the Eucharist, but invites the f ...
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  16 May 2020
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Solidarity and gratitude of the Taiwanese people in times of Covid-19 Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - "The Covid-19 pandemic was immediately an opportunity for solidarity, given that the Taiwanese are an open, generous and supportive population", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Raphael Lin Zhiding, Ch ...