Asia

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  7 August 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Congress of Asian theologians reflects on "Creation" and "salvation" Medan (Agenzia Fides) - "Creation" and "salvation" are the theological themes at the center of the ninth Congress of Asian Christian Theologians (CATS-IX), the largest Pan-Asian theological summit, which opened on August ...
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  7 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Five years after the flight of Christians, tensions between the army and paramilitary militias in the Nineveh Plain Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - Exactly five years after the mass exodus that emptied the villages of the Nineveh Plain in one night, that region known as the area of historical roots of indigenous Christian communities in the t ...
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  7 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against Christians in 23 States of India: 158 incidents in six months New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The first six months of 2019 witnessed 158 incidents of violence against Christians in 23 states of India, in which 110 women and 89 children were also injured: this is stated in a note sent t ...
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  6 August 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Intensive work of formation and study in view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Preparations are underway for the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019, which will be full of initiatives and which, for Catholics in Vietnam, will be a precious opportunity t ...
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  5 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean synod welcomes laity for first time. Letter from Patriarch Sako to Pope Francis Ankawa (Agenzia Fides) - The periodical synodal assembly of the Bishops of the Chaldean Church began on Sunday 4 August with the Eucharistic celebration presided by the Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako. Some sessions of th ...
• 3 August 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Visit of the Superior of the Missio sui iuris of Afghanistan: "We ask Mary for peace after 40 years of war" Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - "The visit to Kazakhstan was very interesting in many ways: from a spiritual point of view, it was a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Virgin, which, from the center of Asia, watches over the e ...
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  1 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prime Minister Imran Khan ensures the protection of religious minorities; for the Church "it is an encouraging step" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan is very encouraging and gives a new hope to the religious minorities living in Pakistan. In the past also the leaderships said such nice words but were n ...
• 1 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Holy Trinity Interdiocesan Seminary in Jullundur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 1, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Sahaya Thatheus Thomas, of the clergy of the diocese of Simla-Chandig ...
• 31 July 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of "St. Joseph" interdiocesan Seminary in Mangalore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 April 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Ronald Antony Serrao, of the clergy of the diocese of Mangalore ...
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  31 July 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Interreligious summit asks politicians to defend national unity against any sectarian drift Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Lebanese national unit represents an indispensable guarantee to build a better future for Lebanon, and the coexistence among the different components of the population must be preserved from ...
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  30 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church and government at the forefront of the restoration of the ancient St. Patrick's Cathedral Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - St. Patrick's Cathedral was the first church built in Karachi and province. The building, standing for 175 years, is currently undergoing a three-year restoration project. "This year we celebra ...
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  30 July 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - There are 12 potential candidates for the office of Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - At least 12 bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church are eligible to be elected as Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, which remained vacant after the death of Mesrob II Mutafyan, who had bee ...
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  27 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In the Year of Youth the Church promotes training courses for catechists and animators Ayubia (Agenzia Fides) - "We have to be open to the authentic teachings of the Catholic Church; the sessions Youth Catechism YOUCAT (the Catechism of the Catholic Church for young people) and DOCAT (the social teachings ...
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  26 July 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Orthodox Church of Jerusalem "rehabilitates" Ireneos, the Patriarch deposed in 2005 Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, presided over by Patriarch Theophilos III, during the meeting concluded on July 25, decided to remove the canonical sanctions co ...
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  26 July 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Caritas mobilizes for the populations affected by the monsoon rains Sirajganj (Agenzia Fides) - In Bangladesh, the monsoon rains continue to affect most of the country, in particular the central-northern and south-eastern regions. The Cox’s Bazar area, which is home to more than one mi ...