Asia

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  4 December 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate: no decorated Christmas trees, no celebrations, out of respect for the victims Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - There will be no decorated Christmas trees in the churches or streets, no celebrations and no reception at the patriarchate. The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church announced that the comm ...
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  4 December 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Government and religious communities united to promote interreligious harmony Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Indonesian government and Indonesian religious leaders, including Christians, are intensifying their commitment to promoting interreligious dialogue in the country. As Agenzia Fides learns, ...
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  3 December 2019
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Initiatives to revitalize the Aramaic language and identity continue Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Initiatives and mobilizations supported by Israeli cultural entities that aim at revitalizing the Aramaic language and identity continue. On Sunday 1 December, representatives and scholars fro ...
• 3 December 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Bishop of Phan Thiêt Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng, currently tit. of Liberalia and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Hôchiminh Ville, as Bishop of ...
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  3 December 2019
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Collection of signatures for the construction of a new Catholic church Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Uzbekistan has launched a collection of signatures to ask the government to register, and therefore authorize, to open a new church. The Franciscan Friar Apostolic of ...
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  3 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Typhoon Tisoy: Philippine churches open their doors to displaced people Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Numerous parish churches in various Philippine dioceses have given shelter to the displaced after the arrival of the tropical typhoon "Tisoy" (Kammuri), which hit the Philippines. This was congfi ...
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  2 December 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - New requests from the Armenian community to cancel the process for the election of the new Patriarch Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The provision preventing potential candidates residing abroad from taking part in the election of the new Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople continues to cause malaise and negative reactions ...
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  2 December 2019
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Il Cardinale Bo al governo: "Stop alla violenza, occorre prendersi cura dei poveri" ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo to the government: "Stop violence, taking care of the poor is what is needed" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) Myanmar - "I launch an appeal to the leaders of Myanmar to abandon arms and violence for di ...
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  30 November 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Paul Bhatti: hope and commitment for Shahbaz Bhatti to be declared a "martyr" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In the diocese of Islamabad, the canonical process of declaring the martyrdom of Shahbaz Bhatti is once again being taken into consideration. Already some years ago, with Bishop Rufin Anthony ...
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  29 November 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Father Scalese: "Yes to cease-fire, stop violence against civilians" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The priority is to reduce violence against civilians, and then to end the war with political dialogue". Barnabite priest Giovanni Scalese, at the head of the Missio sui iuris in Kabul, hopes that ...
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  29 November 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - A new church consecrated in "a year of gratitude" Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "As a Catholic community in Kyrgyzstan, we are in the hands of the Lord who guides us, to continue planning our apostolic mission activity in the Country. We are experiencing a year of gratitude ...
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  28 November 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Maronite Archbishop of Damascus: the crisis of Lebanese banks also overwhelms Syrians Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis in the economy and the Lebanese banking system spreads its devastating effects even among the already tormented Syrian population, particularly affecting the many families of Syria t ...
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  28 November 2019
  ASIA/CHINA - Missionaries commemorated in the month of November to relaunch mission Bao Tou (Agenzia Fides) - Celebrating, thanking and commemorating the missionaries who left their homeland to dedicate themselves to mission in China, to the point of shedding their blood, is a custom and tradition for t ...
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  28 November 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Five innocent Christians released in jail in Orissa released on bail New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of India has decided to release on bail five Christians sentenced to life imprisonment, who have been in prison for 11 years, charged with the murder of the Hindu swami Laxam ...
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  27 November 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysia and the Holy See: together for peaceful coexistence Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy See and Malaysia can work together for peaceful coexistence": said Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, greeting outgoing Vatican ambassador to Malaysia, Archbisho ...