Asia

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  4 April 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholic women kidnapped by human traffickers: alarm of the Church Natore (Agenzia Fides) – There is concern in the Catholic community in Bangladesh due to the abduction of a young woman, Teresa Sheuly Rozario, 19, who has ended up in the hands of human traffickers. As Agenzia Fides l ...
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  3 April 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - President Aoun receives criticism after his thanks to the Russian "protection" of Christians in the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The gratitude expressed recently by Lebanese President Michel Aoun to Russian President Vladimir Putin also for the support always offered by Russia to Christian communities in the Middle East is ...
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  3 April 2019
  ASIA/TAIWAN - A day to bring families together in memory of the dead Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - "When I arrived in Taiwan in 1965, on November 2nd I went to visit some cemeteries. My desolation was to see all the deserted cemeteries! When I returned home, I asked my Chinese teacher to give ...
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  3 April 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Bishops' appeal: "choose good candidates" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Choose carefully "good candidates" and express a free vote without being conditioned and exercise with responsibility. This is the appeal sent by the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI) in a me ...
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  2 April 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The extraordinary missionary Month in Pakistan focuses on young people Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The extraordinary missionary month will be a new wave of evangelization in the Church in Pakistan and will be a time to reach those who are far from the Church. In Pakistan, we have planned to ...
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  1 April 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - For the Catholic Church in Pakistan 2020 will be "the Year of Youth" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "2020 will be the Year of Youth": announced Archbishop Joseph Arshad, at the head of the diocese of Islamabad and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, to Agenzia Fides. The Chur ...
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  1 April 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Launch of the first project for Caritas Taraz Taraz (Agenzia Fides) - "The long term dream of the community in Taraz is about to come true: after receiving a permit from the local government, the works on the soup kitchen were finalized and the community is planning ...
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  30 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Suicide of a Hindu girl: extremists attack a Catholic school Chinnasalem (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of over 200 extremists attacked and devastated a Catholic school in Tamil Nadu, beating up the nuns present. The reason for the attack, which took place on March 26th, was the suicid ...
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  28 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Aoun thanks Putin also for supporting Christians in the Middle East Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun, during his recent visit to Moscow, thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin also for the present and future support guaranteed by Russia to Christian communities i ...
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  28 March 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Fr. Scalese: "Peace in the future of Afghanistan, without turning back" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The contribution that the small Catholic community can give to building peace in Afghanistan is limited. But we have a secret weapon, which can reach unimaginable results: prayer. This is what we ...
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  27 March 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholic nurses and doctors on a spiritual journey, to give Christ at work Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – To give adequate spiritual assistance to doctors, nurses, Catholic health workers who, especially in Dhaka, fail to attend Sunday Mass because of their professional activity: as Agenzia Fides le ...
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  27 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Suboro TV inaugurated, a television network linked to the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - A television channel born to serve "the glory of God and the growth of the Holy Church". This is the challenging and high-sounding business card with which Suboro TV was presented, the television ...
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  27 March 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Elections are being prepared: Catholics at work for a "responsible vote" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Filipino Church is committed to ensuring "a responsible vote" on the eve of the "mid-term elections" in the Philippines, scheduled for May 13th. A special ecclesial body, the "Parish Pastoral ...
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  26 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - National feast of the Annunciation "is part of the Lebanese mission" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Marian solemnity of the Annunciation, celebrated yesterday in Lebanon as a national holiday, "is part of the Lebanese mission". With this feast "Lebanese Christians and Muslims manifest their ...
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  26 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholics: in view of the elections, "No" to polarization in society Varanasi (Agenzia Fides) - "The polarization of ethnic and religious communities must be avoided, in view of the elections": this is the appeal issued by the "All India Catholic Union" (AICU), the oldest organization of ...