Asia

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  8 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The new "Commission for religious minorities" will only be effective if created through an act of Parliament, otherwise it risks being useless Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The new National Commission for religious minorities, created by the government of Pakistan, risks being an empty and useless organ, without any real power. This is why it must be created, like o ...
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  8 May 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Day of prayer on May 14 to ask for an end to the pandemic and war Yangoon (Agenzia Fides) - A special prayer to ask for healing from coronavirus and the end of the war in the nation: in this spirit, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Myanmar has announced its participation in the "Day ...
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  8 May 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Heads of Churches: Israeli annexation plans and divisions among Palestinians sabotage hopes for peace Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Israel's plans for unilateral annexation of West Bank lands, "backed mainly by right-wing factions", raise "catastrophic questions" about the feasibility of any peaceful agreement to end the d ...
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  7 May 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syrian Catholic Church makes the seminary in Mosul available for the treatment of the infected with COVID-19 Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - 48 single rooms, made available to accommodate people infected with Coronavirus who do not need to undergo intensive care or have to spend a quarantine isolation period after recovery. The Syro-Ca ...
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  7 May 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - Between economic crisis and online prayer: the Covid-19 emergency shakes the nation Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "The spread of coronavirus offers Thai Christians the opportunity to reflect and strengthen their relationship with God, prompting personal prayer and praying together with members of one’s fa ...
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  7 May 2020
  ASIA/CHINA - Marian month in times of pandemic: Chinese Catholics follow the "Visitation method" and the teaching of Pope Francis Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The "method of the Visitation of Mary" as a model suitable for all the baptized to live faith and devotion in May, the Marian month; and a "Year of the family" inspired by the teaching of Pope F ...
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  6 May 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Christian doctor Murat Dilmener, the "doctor of the poor" dies from coronavirus Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the social distancing measures to counter the contagion from Covid-19, hundreds of doctors, students and workers of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Istanbul wanted to be pr ...
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  6 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Eucharist distributed "door to door" to the faithful: the Church cares for the spiritual needs of the people of God Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Blessed Sacrament brought to the streets of the neighborhoods, to bless the houses; masses in Urdu followed online by the faithful also in other parts of the world; the Eucharist distributed ...
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  6 May 2020
  ASIA/TIMOR-LESTE - A pastoral task force for the Covid-19 emergency begins Dili (Agenzia Fides) – In order to provide spiritual, psychological and material assistance to the poor directly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Dili has set up a "pastoral task force" of priests, ...
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  5 May 2020
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Covid -19, first accessions of world leaders to the Prayer for Humanity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Authoritative accessions of political leaders - especially Middle Eastern ones - and representatives of international bodies are beginning to arrive with regards to the appeal promoted in recent da ...
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  5 May 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Covid-19: Masses and pastoral life of the Church resume, "committed to the common good", says the Bishop of Daejeon Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - "In various Korean dioceses we have started celebrating Holy Mass with the faithful, naturally taking due precautions. Pastoral and charitable activities have resumed, always with the necessary ...
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  5 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Food aid in exchange for converting to Islam: violence against the poor, in times of pandemic Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a scandalous and alarming practice, which must be nipped in the bud: there are some people who are exploiting the lockdown due to Covid-19, and the desperation created by so many poor peop ...
• 5 May 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Baruipur, India, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On May 4, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Baruipur, India, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Salvadore Lobo. He is succeeded by His Exc. Mgr. Sh ...
• 5 May 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Asansol Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 4, 2020, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Asansol, India, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Cyprian Monis. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 5/5/2020) ...
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  4 May 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Coronavirus: the Kazakh Church relies on Mary to overcome the crisis Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - Protection for the Kazakh people, for all those affected by Covid-19 and for health personnel engaged in the fight against the virus: this is what the Catholic faithful of Kazakhstan ask for b ...