Asia

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  10 October 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Christian leaders called to be "peacemakers" in society Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Christian lay leaders are called to contribute to building peace in society. As Fides learns, this is what Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario, Archbishop of Dhaka and President of the Catholic Bishops' Co ...
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  9 October 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Italian institutions at the forefront of the second phase of restoration work on the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The second phase of the restoration and preservation works of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher enters the preparatory phase, and the pivotal role that will be entrusted to qualified Italian ...
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  8 October 2019
  ASIA/JORDAN - 150 years of "mission" of Catholic schools in Jordan Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic schools in Jordan celebrate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of their adventure in the lands now governed by the Hashemite Kingdom and reaffirm their cultural and spiritual mission ...
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  7 October 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas support for children with disabilities ìAlmaty (Agenzia Fides) - The support project for families with children affected by the Down syndrome continues and is expanding. It was initially launched by Caritas of Almaty in 2016, then extended to the rest of the ...
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  4 October 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Souraya Bechealany: Christians in the Middle East are not a "minority" and do not need "protections" Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - Christian communities in the Middle East "are not minorities and do not need protections". This is what Professor Souraya Bechealany, Secretary General of the Middle East Council, MECC in a speec ...
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  4 October 2019
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The pastoral enthusiasm of new priests in the Extraordinary Missionary Month Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Myanmar celebrates the Extraordinary Missionary Month, announced by Pope Francis for October 2019, with a special event that has a missionary dimension: the priestly ordina ...
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  3 October 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - "Tripoli Human Fraternity Day" promoted by the PMS in Tripoli to celebrate the extraordinary missionary Month Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - The first “Tripoli Human Fraternity Day” on The Future of Christian-Muslim Relations after Pope Francis’ Mission to Abu Dhabi will take place at the St. Francis Convent in Tripoli-Mina, on ...
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  3 October 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians pray for India on the anniversary of Gandhi's birth New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pray for India and for political administrators, collaborating for the development, progress and good of our Mother Earth": this is the appeal released by Archbishop Anil Couto, at the ...
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  3 October 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Bishops for the Missionary Month: "This is not the time for self-satisfaction, but for the announcement of the Gospel to the poorest" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "There are still many people in Korean society who do not know Jesus or understand his will. We must proclaim the Word of Jesus Christ and do our best to allow His will and His love to permeate ev ...
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  2 October 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - "Come and see". The Chaldean Patriarch inaugurates the Extraordinary Missionary Month in Iraq Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Extraordinary Missionary Month "October 2019" also opened in Iraq with a liturgical celebration presided over by Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako in Baghdad, in the Cathedral of St. Jos ...
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  2 October 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Pakistani Church: the gift of the Word of God for the mission Karachi (Agenzia Fides): "We encourage the faithful, especially young people, to read the Word of God daily, at least two or three minutes each day, in order to become stronger in faith and to proclaim it to others. We h ...
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  1 October 2019
  ASIA - Turkey, Pakistan and Malaysia jointly support an "anti-Islamophobia" TV project Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The new television channel sponsored by the governments of Turkey, Pakistan and Malaysia with the declared aim of spreading correct information about Islam and countering the growing Islamophobia ...
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  1 October 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: small acts of charity to reduce poverty in the country and in the world Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila wants to expand a program currently underway in the Archdiocese of Manila to all the Philippines and also abroad, which has the aim of reducing poverty and c ...
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  30 September 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - The government excludes candidates resident abroad from the process to elect the new Armenian Patriarch Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - At the forthcoming election of the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, scheduled for next December, members of the elected bodies will be able to orient their preferences only towards candida ...
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  30 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Prime Minister praises the canonization of Sister Mariam Thresia New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed appreciation that an Indian is among the five Catholics who will be canonized by Pope Francis in October. "It is a matter of pride for every Indian that, ...