Asia

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  21 May 2019
  ASIA/JAPAN - The government awards Cardinal Farina for contributing to studies on "hidden Christians" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Japanese government has awarded Cardinal Raffaele Farina the honor of the Order of the Rising Sun - Gold and Silver Star - for his "contribution to the strengthening of friendly relations betw ...
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  21 May 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - A "new beginning" for theological reflection in the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - A "new beginning" for theological reflection in the Middle East, which takes into account the current historical phase and contributes to nourishing the communion between Churches and Christian c ...
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  20 May 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Catholic Church confirms its commitment to national harmony and reconciliation Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - While Sri Lanka celebrated, on May 18, the 10th anniversary of the end of a war with the Tamil rebels, "the Catholics of Sri Lanka, in a moment of tension and fear after the Easter attacks, conf ...
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  18 May 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Assad to Armenian refugees: return to Syria and help us rebuild the country Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A call to return to Syria and rebuild homes devastated by the conflict was addressed by President Bashar Assad to Syrian Armenians who fled the Country during the years of conflict, finding ref ...
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  18 May 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian cemetery devastated by vandals: an attempt to sow terror Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides): "It is very sad to see that some people attacked our Christian cemetery, they broke crosses and damaged graves. It is an offense to our faith, our religious feelings are hurt; the guilty must ...
• 17 May 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Baruipur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Baruipur, India, the Rev. Shyamal Bose, of the clergy of Baruipur, currently Bursar and Chancellor of the same diocese. ...
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  17 May 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - "Missionary enthusiasm" of Catholics in Thailand Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a lot of enthusiasm in the small Thai Catholic community. We are 390,000 baptized out of 65 million inhabitants. We are ready to welcome Cardinal Fernando Filoni, representative of the ...
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  16 May 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: Parties have taken possession of parliamentary seats reserved for Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The major “political parties” intervene in the process by supporting certain candidates for their own benefit, “stealing” Christians’ right in having this privilege, since the reality, ...
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  16 May 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church commitment against false marriages of Chinese men with Pakistani women Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Young Pakistani women were enticed to marry Chinese men on the promise of a better life, but these young women and their families are not at all aware that they can be deceived and trapped in ...
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  15 May 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Security emergency in the Nineveh Plain: two elderly Christian women robbed and beaten up Bartella (Agenzia Fides) - The robbery and violence that two elderly Christian women suffered at home in the Nineveh Plain by an armed group have become political "cases", causing the controversy over the lack of securit ...
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  14 May 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - The war is not over. Christian villages hit along the new "front line" Hama (Agenzia Fides) - Artillery and missiles fired by rebel militias on the Syrian town of Al-Sqaylabiyeh, in the governorate of Hama, mostly inhabited by Orthodox Christians, also continued on Monday 13 May. On Sunday ...
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  13 May 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - National mourning for the death of Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanon mourns the death of Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Patriarch Emeritus of Antioch of the Maronites, who died on Sunday 12 May at the age of 99. The Lebanese government has proclaimed tw ...
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  13 May 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - One of seven innocent Christians, accused in Orissa, released New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of India granted bail to Gornath Chalanseth, one of the seven innocent Christians languishing in jail for a decade due to the alleged murder of a local Hindu religious leader ...
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  10 May 2019
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan will offer 10,000 meals to Muslims during Ramadan Amman (Agenzia Fides) - "Ramadan is Different in Generous Jordan". This is the title of the campaign launched by Caritas Jordan for the holy month of Ramadan in 2019. The campaign, which will continue during the month, e ...
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  10 May 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Holy masses resume and Catholic schools reopen Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic schools in Sri Lanka will reopen on May 14, after the closure established for security reasons following the Easter attacks that killed 258 people and injuring about 500 people. This wa ...