Asia

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  25 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fasting and prayer to combat terrorism, in Pakistan and New Zealand Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We are called to build peace in the world and give our contribution in the fight against terrorism that leads to the death of innocent victims, we condemn any form of attack against religious ...
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  25 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Sheikh Nokkari: this is why the Annunciation of Mary is a national holiday in Lebanon Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon, today's Marian solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord has been recognized a national holiday since 2010. Even today, in various Lebanese churches and sanctuaries, Christians and Mu ...
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  22 March 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - New and elections: the nation in search of democracy Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - On March 24, the first general elections in Thailand will be held after five years of military rule. As local sources of Agenzia Fides, "people are hoping for a peaceful vote that will bring Tha ...
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  21 March 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Nazarbayev resigns: "Religious freedom one of his flagships" Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "I do not believe that the sudden resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev can bring great upheaval in the situation of religious freedom in Kazakhstan: outgoing president considered the freedom of ch ...
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  20 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias to Catholics: appeal for a "responsible vote" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholics are called to vote responsibly": this is the appeal launched to the Indian faithful by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), in a p ...
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  20 March 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: human life is inviolable, No to abortion and death penalty Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Every human being has a sacred and inalienable dignity, and life is inviolable from the moment of conception. What we should do is accept every life as it is from the moment of conception under t ...
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  18 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians remember the martyrs of the attacks on the churches in Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Every year when I hear and think about the attack of March 15, 2015, I deeply feel the pain my people faced in Lahore, fearful memories lead me to think that we are not safe in our country": thi ...
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  16 March 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch: the laity and especially women are involved in roles of responsibility also in the Eastern Churches Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "Common priesthood", shared by all the baptized, animates the vocation and mission proper to the laity and in particular of women in the Church, in the diversity of talents and in the complem ...
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  16 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Official request of the Indian Bishops: postpone the date of the expected vote on Holy Thursday New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of India has written to the Electoral Commission of India, a governmental body that manages the upcoming general elections, officially asking to change one of the dates ...
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  16 March 2019
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - A small community founded on the Word of God Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - "When I arrived in Turkmenistan, 22 years ago, there were no Catholic faithful. Over time, I saw a community rise before my eyes. Being a witness of this birth was a great grace of God, because ...
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  15 March 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Housing for the mentally ill: new project of the Camillian religious in Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "It is sad and deplorable to see the conditions in which mentally ill people live on the island of Flores", says to Agenzia Fides Father Luigi Galvani, a Camillian missionary who has been workin ...
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  14 March 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish institute of history prepares 25 volumes to refute allegations on "Armenian genocide" Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - A committee of experts from the Turkish institute of history sponsored the research work of its members in historical archives and libraries in the United States, Russia, Germany and the United ...
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  14 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops of Tamil Nadu: change the date of the elections, which coincides with Holy Thursday Madurai (Agenzia Fides) - The Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council has sought change in the poll date for the southern Indian state, scheduled on April 18. The state’s 39 parliamentary and 18 assembly seats will go to poll on ...
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  12 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Justice for the outcasts: Christians and Muslims demonstrate New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of Christians and Muslims gathered for the great demonstration of national protest announced today, March 12, in New Delhi, to demand an end to discrimination and legitimate rights f ...
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  12 March 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Young Christians and Muslims will celebrate the Marian feast of the Annunciation together Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - About 1600 boys and girls from over 40 countries will take part in the World Ecumenical Youth Meeting, scheduled in Beirut from 22 to 26 March. The ecumenical meeting is organized and sponsored b ...