Asia

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  4 May 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Religious leaders united to fight Covid-19; an Indian state subsidizes religious communities Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Indian religious leaders unite to fight Covid-19 in India: as Agenzia Fides learns, religious leaders of different faiths (Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs) and various interreligious organi ...
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  30 April 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "We serve people without any discrimination, in the time of Covid-19" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must work in unity to overcome the challenges that people are facing in this global Covid-19 pandemic. Let us open our hearts and work to reach and serve people in need, without making any d ...
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  30 April 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A parish priest in Jerusalem: "Israelis and Palestinians expect solid and lasting peace" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "The heartfelt invitation of the Holy Father to end armed conflicts around the world has been greeted with great joy and hope by Israelis and Palestinians, who have long been waiting for a mom ...
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  29 April 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Need to support the agricultural sector to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To address the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Church in the Philippines hopes and asks the government "for measures to provide stronger and more targeted support to agricult ...
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  29 April 2020
  ASIA - The emergency of Covid-19 in Central Asia, between containment measures and absolute denial Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "With respect to the response to the pandemic that is affecting all the countries of the world, the Central Asian Republics can be divided into two groups. On one side, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and ...
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  28 April 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ecological operators, almost all non-Muslims, at high risk of contagion for coronavirus Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan about 95% of the workers involved in cleaning and sanitizing roads, hospitals, schools, sewers and public institutions belong to religious minorities: these are men and women, especia ...
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  28 April 2020
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Zero deaths due to Covid-19, the Church resumes celebrating masses Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Given the excellent management of the coronavirus emergency and the limited spread of the disease, the Catholic community in Vietnam has been able to resume celebrating the Eucharist. As Agenzia F ...
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  27 April 2020
  ASIA - An appeal from the Asian bishops for a global truce in times of pandemic Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Asia have joined the call of the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and Pope Francis, for a global ceasefire in the face of the unprecedented threat of the coronavi ...
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  27 April 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Aid to families without income must be given priority, in the social crisis due to coronavirus Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Our first concern is that nobody must feel hungry, so we will provide the poor with food and medicines; families without any monthly income will come first", says the director of Caritas Lebanon ...
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  24 April 2020
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Widespread information to contain Covid-19: the contribution of civil society Kabul (Agenzia Fide) - "We have launched the largest social communication campaign in the Country. Our teams of young volunteers are active in visiting 18 provinces and creating awareness of the risks of the virus and wa ...
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  24 April 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A "Non-migratory" Ramadan due to coronavirus: travelling and pilgrimages prohibited Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - For the holy month of "Ramadan", which began on the evening of April 23 and culminates on May 23 on the feast of Id-ul-Fitr, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, called "Jokowi", officially issued ...
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  24 April 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The policy towards religions does not change: the new government promotes coexistence Astana (Agenzia Fides) - About a year after the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Kazakh ruler who led the nation from the dissolution of the Soviet Union to March 2019 making freedom of worship one of the flagshi ...
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  22 April 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Church launches a charity fund for coronavirus victims Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Bangladesh launches a special fund to help alleviate the suffering of people affected by the Covid-19 emergency and the consequent lockdown. "The Covid-19 pandemic has affec ...
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  22 April 2020
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Training and legal support: the Church's commitment to orphans Dushambe (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Tajikistan continues its work in support of teenagers belonging to the poorest sectors of society: legal support for young people was born as part of the project of mutual support betwe ...
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  21 April 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Covid-19: a joint response from Israel and Palestine to the virus is needed Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - "Covid 19 has caused the total closure, geographic and economic isolation of the Bethlehem region. Families do not have enough money for food, not to mention medical treatment. At the Holy Fam ...