Asia

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  30 September 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Before leaving for Rome: Bishop Vincent Zhan Silu blesses the foundation stone for the construction of a new church Mindong (Agenzia Fides) - "Immense gratitude to the Lord" is what the Bishop of the Diocese of Funing/Mindong, Vincent Zhan Silu, expressed before leaving for Rome for the laying of the foundation stone of the new church ...
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  29 September 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - Cardinal Raï on the assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: "It has opened a wound in the hearts of the Lebanese" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "The assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has opened a wound in the hearts of the Lebanese". But "the incessant martyrdom of Christian and Muslim leaders who believed in the cause of truth, ...
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  28 September 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The relic of the blood of Saint Francis brought to the Holy Land during a pilgrimage to invoke peace Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "After 800 years, we bring Saint Francis back to the Holy Land to try to be, like him, able to cross borders in a wounded place, just as, eight centuries ago, the Poverello went on a pilgrimage to ...
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  27 September 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Documentary on the spiritual legacy of missionary John Lee Tae-seok Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Certain realities of life can only be seen with eyes washed by tears". These words of Pope Francis during the meeting with young people in Manila are the key to understanding the documentary entit ...
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  27 September 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - After the new episcopal appointments, pastoral life returns to normal in many Chinese dioceses Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The proliferation of initiatives in which Chinese priests walk their spiritual journey together is an eloquent sign of a new normality in pastoral and spiritual life in many dioceses, following ...
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  27 September 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Militants of the "Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan" in action: analysts and social organizations ask the government for clarification Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - What role do the "civilian militias" or "vigilantes" of the Islamist party "Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan" (TLP) play, who roam the streets of Pakistani cities to punish people accused of blasphemy ...
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  26 September 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Peace initiative: Cardinal Pizzaballa invites people to fast and pray for peace on October 7 Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A day of prayer, penance and fasting to ask for the gift of peace in the Holy Land. Exactly one year after the renewed conflict between Israel and Palestine, the Catholic Patriarch, Cardinal P ...
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  26 September 2024
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Apostolic Nuncio on the situation of Christians and aid for Rohingya refugees (with the help of the Pope) by Fabio Beretta Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Bangladesh", where Christians represent only 0.30% of the population, "is very delicate. In general, Christians live in a peaceful context, but there have als ...
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  26 September 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Neli: the path to peace in Manipur is not achieved with weapons and separation walls by Paolo Affatato Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace and reconciliation in Manipur cannot be based on the separation of ethnic communities; they will not be achieved by building a new separation wall on the border with M ...
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  25 September 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch asks UN Security Council to intervene in order to impose negotiations between the parties in conflict Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In the face of the "national catastrophe" in Lebanon, Maronite Patriarch Boutros Bechara Rai appeals to the UN Security Council to "intervene effectively" to force the parties to the conflict to ...
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  25 September 2024
  VATICAN/GENERAL AUDIENCE - Lebanon: the international community should "make every effort to stop this terrible escalation" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "I am saddened by the news from Lebanon, where in recent days the intense bombings have claimed many victims and caused destruction," said Francis during the general audience in front of th ...
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  25 September 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - Middle East Council of Churches: “comprehensive aggression” against Lebanon. Father Zgheib: attack in a village a few kilometers from the Maronite Patriarchate Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The ongoing military escalation in Lebanon has developed into a "comprehensive aggression against various Lebanese regions, resulting in the martyrdom of thousands of citizens and the displacemen ...
• 24 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Father Alfonsus Widhiwiryawan appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 5 September 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Alfonsu ...
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  24 September 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul: young people from all over the world to become “courageous missionaries” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From a country where faith was transmitted “without the help of missionaries”, young people are to become “courageous missionaries” able to bear witness to the joy of the Gospel. This is th ...
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  24 September 2024
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bishop Subroto Gomes: "Student protests" must respect the rights of others Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation we find ourselves in after the political and social crisis of last August is delicate. There are still tensions in society, there are protests, especially among young people. The ma ...