Asia

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  14 February 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "A climate of intimidation in society towards the opposition, mass media, the Church" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The climate in society is rather intimidating and many today are afraid of even talking and expressing dissent towards President Duterte: the episode of the reporter, Maria Ressa and the news po ...
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  13 February 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference visits the North with a delegation of religious and civil leaders Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – To establish relationships of trust and launch various projects and cooperation in various areas such as tourism, culture, religion, education, sport, art with exchanges among students, educator ...
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  13 February 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - New Caritas projects for the elderly and drug addicts Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The Caritas of Almaty is trying to give shape to a dream of Bishop José Luis Mumbiela: to be able to set up a home health care service for elderly people in our diocese, thanks to Caritas. We h ...
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  12 February 2019
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The President of the PMS at the meeting of the National Directors of Asia Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - Asia is the continent that offers significant prospects for the missio ad gentes; Pope Francis has already visited Korea, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Myanmar and it seems that he will soon visit ...
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  12 February 2019
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Archbishop Dal Toso: "Without testimony, the Gospel would be mute" Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - "Gods calls us regardless of our own personal merit; God calls us to be apostles; the message that we bring is the very heart of our faith, the proclamation of the death and resurrection of Jesus ...
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  8 February 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Embassies re-open in Damascus. Cardinal Zenari: good sign Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions from various Countries took part in the official reception offered in their honor by Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch of the Orthodox Sy ...
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  8 February 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "A new wave of harmony and peace, in Pakistan and the Middle East" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We can learn a lot in Pakistan. The Global Conference of Human Fraternity, held in Abu Dhabi, will generate a new wave of harmony and peace in the Middle East and throughout the world. We appre ...
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  7 February 2019
  TURKEY - Erdogan: needless to insist on reopening the theological school of Halki, if the problems of Muslims in Greece are not resolved Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - A "Do ut des" that links the question of the theological school of Halki - an academic center connected to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, closed by the Turkish authorities in 1971 ...
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  7 February 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "Silsilah" movement: "The Abu Dhabi Declaration is a sign of hope for Mindanao" Zamboanga city (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome with joy the new document signed in Abu Dhabi by Pope Francis and by Ahmad Al-Tayyib, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, on human fraternity for world peace and living together. This doc ...
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  6 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - The government shuts down 16 child care institutions: including the orphanage of the Missionaries of Charity Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - The Government of India has cancelled the license of 16 child care institutions including "Nirmal Hriday" run by the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa in Ranchi. The provision follows a re ...
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  6 February 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The future of the country is in the hands of women Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "In the female universe of Afghanistan, awareness is underway: there is not much talk about it, but in Afghanistan the most active people are women, who are the bearers of a positive vision of the ...
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  5 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - "Neither arguments nor disagreements". The Pope indicates the path of the Beatitudes to the Christians of the Arabian Peninsula Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - The baptized "let them not get into arguments or disagreements, but be subject to every human creature out of love for God, and let them profess that they are Christians". This is the famous q ...
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  5 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Machado: "The Pope brings hope of peace and harmonious coexistence in Asia" Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's presence in Asia, especially in the Middle East, for the great inter-religious meeting in Abu Dhabi, represents a ray of hope: he leaves us a sign and a message so that we can live ...
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  5 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Faith leaders: it is not faiths, but men who promote violence Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "Religion itself is not a a factor of conflict: it is its followers who promote wars because of a lack of knowledge of religion itself or politicizing it to their advantage". Terrorist organiz ...
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  4 February 2019
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Global conference on fraternity: No to hatred and extremism Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "As a multicultural event that encourages compassion, respect and understanding among different communities, cultures and religions, the gathering enables us to counter extremism, prejudice, h ...