Asia

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  9 May 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Aoun receives delegates and partners of the Council of Churches of the Middle East Beirut (Lebanon) - Lebanon has a specific vocation in fostering dialogue between civilizations and in the encounter between cultures, for the historical event that has made it more than just a crossroads between East and ...
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  9 May 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Builders of bridges, peacemakers: Christians participate in the life of the nation Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Malaysia contributes to the common good of the nation": says to Agenzia Fides Archbishop Julian Leow, at the head of the diocese of Kuala Lumpur, and newly elected President ...
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  8 May 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi arrives in Canada. Christians: "Justice has been dispensed" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Asia Bibi, the woman unjustly sentenced to death for blasphemy and acquitted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 31 October 2018, has arrived in Canada, where she has riunited with her family. T ...
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  8 May 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops to the faithful: "Vote responsibly, to fight corruption" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to vote responsibly and wisely. People cannot expect a change if they continue to vote for corrupt politicians: this is the appeal launched by Bishop Francisco De Leon, at the head of th ...
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  7 May 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith's appeal: "Let us not allow hatred to triumph Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - We must not let "hatred triumph and must not allow the Easter violence to become an opportunity to polarize society and divide the nation": this is the new appeal launched by Cardinal Malcolm Ra ...
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  7 May 2019
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdallah II makes donation to Church of the Holy Sepulchre restoration Amman (Agenzia Fides) - King Abdallah II of Jordan made a donation for restoring of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem at his own expense. Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and Jordan, ...
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  6 May 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians and Muslims of India: "Concrete and joint aid to the people of Sri Lanka" Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "As Sri Lanka is a country very close to us, together we intend to offer practical help to allow the victims of the Easter attacks to overcome the unprecedented crisis that has devastated their l ...
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  6 May 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Haifa, more than 5 thousand Christians took part in the traditional procession in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Haifa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 5 thousand Christians took part in the traditional procession in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, popularly called Taalat al-Adra, the “Ascent of the Virgin”. Along the route which ...
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  6 May 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Cardinal D'Rozario to the faithful in Sri Lanka: "We are next to you" Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - "We assure you that we are united with all of you in the sufferings, pains and difficulties you are facing. We pray for all those who have lost their lives, for those who have been injured and for ...
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  4 May 2019
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Hussein Rahhal (Hezbollah): the decline of Christians is a danger to the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The decline of Christians in the Middle East is a phenomenon that arouses "concern". This also applies to Lebanon, where the decline of the Christian component also jeopardizes the maintenance of ...
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  3 May 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Federation of Asian Bishops: "No to retaliation and revenge: may mutual love prevail" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church is seriously concerned about news of revenge and retaliation against Muslim citizens, refugees and asylum seekers in Sri Lanka. Many have fled from the persecution on their lands and ...
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  2 May 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - May 1, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch receives and thanks health workers in Damascus Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - On May 1, on the occasion of Labor day, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch Mar Ignatius Aphrem II invited a large delegation of health workers in Damascus. The Primate of the Syrian Antiochene Church wa ...
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  2 May 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Anniversary of the Camillian mission in Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "Easter was very much felt by the Catholic population and by the sick of Flores for the exceptional presence of the relic of the heart of St. Camillus, which arrived in Indonesia on the occasion ...
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  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Belgaum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 1 May 2019 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Bishop Derek Fernandes, as Bishop of the Diocese of Belgaum (India), currently Bishop of Karwar. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 2/5/2019) ...
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  2 May 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Pakistani Church in communion with the people of Sri Lanka Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of faithful in Karachi gathered in St. Patrick's Cathedral to offer their solidarity to the victims of the recent massacre in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (see Fides 22/4/2019). “We de ...