Asia

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  21 April 2020
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The nation stops to commemorate "the martyrs", victims of last year’s Easter massacre Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning all the bells of our churches and of all Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim places of worship rang to remember the martyrs of the attacks of April 21, 2019, when terrorists comm ...
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  20 April 2020
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The response to Covid-19: Bishop and priests close to people in villages Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "Our heart is turned and entrusted to Our Lady of Smiles, in the middle of the rice fields of Cambodia, while the suspension of any form of activity for the spread of coronavirus is underway" ...
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  20 April 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - "Divine mercy" Sunday spent for the poorest, blocked by the coronavirus emergency Bhubaneswar, (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops and Catholic faithful in the State of Orissa (Odisha) lived the Sunday of Divine Mercy, April 19, by dedicating themselves to the marginalized, the "discarded", migrants and destitu ...
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  18 April 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Orthodox Easter, Covid-19 does not extinguish the "Sacred Fire" rite in the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The prohibition to hold religious celebrations and gatherings in recent weeks by the Israeli government to curb the spread of the epidemic is also affecting the Holy Week rites of the Eastern ...
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  18 April 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Covid-19: religious minorities discriminated against in the distribution of food Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The "Saylani Welfare International Trust" organization has acted by discriminating religious minorities in the distribution of food, for the Covid-19 emergency, in the Sindh region. This was con ...
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  18 April 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The suffering of Christian ethnic minorities: clashes and victims in civil conflicts Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the last month over 50 civilians have been killed in conflicts between autonomists and the central State in various regions of Myanmar, especially in the federated States of Chin and Rakhine. ...
• 17 April 2020
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Political framework blocked due to Covid-19: further positive effects of the peace agreement Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - It took ten years to sign an agreement and, after the one signed between the United States, the Taliban and the Afghan government, hopes had grown. But now the Covid-19 emergency blocks the situat ...
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  17 April 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - An interreligious team to offer psychological advice during the "lockdown" imposed for coronavirus Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - An interreligious group in central India offers free advice to people affected by the coronavirus or who are in need due to the lockdown underway due to Covid-19. As Father Anand Muttungal report ...
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  16 April 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Covid-19: Catholics distribute food and face masks to the poorest Karachi (Agenzia Fides): "In these days we all live a limited life, we are in domestic confinement. We have enough food, but there are many people in the neighborhood, in our own neighborhoods who are not in the same sit ...
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  16 April 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas' commitment to respond to the Covid-19 emergency Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "In Kazakhstan, the state of emergency for Covid-19 has been extended until May 1st. The situation does not seem very tragic in terms of number of infections but, on a subjective level, daily lif ...
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  15 April 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Easter lived by Christians and non-Christians Shillong (Agenzia Fides) - "Easter 2020 was significantly different from previous years, especially in northeastern India, where four of the seven states have a considerable Christian population. While the lockdown at a ...
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  15 April 2020
  ASIA - Appeal for global ceasefire for Covid-19 does not breach in Southeast Asia Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The internal conflicts in Southeast Asia do not stop. Eight civilians were killed on April 13 in clashes between government forces and the Arakan Army in a village in the Burmese State of Rakhine ...
• 15 April 2020
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Fukuoka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 April, 2020 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F., currently Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Osaka, as Bishop of the Diocese of Fukuoka (Jap ...
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  14 April 2020
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Easter during the coronavirus emergency, in the name of forgiveness and martyrs Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The lockdown in which we live today is a test but also an opportunity to rediscover and strengthen our faith in God. We miss the faithful very much, while we celebrated Easter Mass in the absen ...
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  14 April 2020
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, Bishop Camillo Ballin passes away, missionary in the lands of Islam Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Beloved Bishop Camillo Ballin passed away in Rome". This is how the Bahraini media reported the death of Combonian Camillo Ballin, Apostolic Vicar of northern Arabia, who died of cancer at almost ...