Asia

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  9 January 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - The beginning of the construction of the first church in Turkish territory since 1923 has been announced Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The works for the construction of what will become the first newly built church in the Republic of Turkey will begin by next February. This was announced on Tuesday, January 8th, by Bulent Keri ...
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  9 January 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Over 5 million pilgrims at the Black Nazarene feast Manila (Agenzia Fides) - More than five million devotees attended the "Traslacion", the annual procession featuring the image of the Black Nazarene, which started on January 9th, with a prayer vigil during the night. Thi ...
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  8 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Islamabad Declaration: "a step to defeat extremism" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The Declaration of Islamabad is a step in the right direction. We need to develop it to improve the image of the country: this is the way forward: government and opposition must work togethe ...
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  8 January 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Controversy on sales and demolition of churches. The response of the Chaldean Patriarchate Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The news on the sale of two churches in Baghdad are fueling controversies involving the local Christian communities, also highlighting contrasts between ecclesial hierarchies and Christians invo ...
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  8 January 2019
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The family, a sign of love for society: towards the extraordinary missionary month Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "What will we do to be able to see beautiful and new things during 2019? Let us enter the Year dedicated to the family and in June 2019 we will hold a large diocesan gathering of families. In ...
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  7 January 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Assembly of India’s Latin-rite Bishops on "The joy of the Gospel" Chennai (Agenzia Fides) - "The joy of the Gospel" is the central theme of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of the Latin-rite, held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, from 8 to 14 January 2019. As reported to Agenz ...
• 7 January 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Port Blair Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 January 2019 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Port Blair, India, presented by H.E. Msgr. Aleixo Das Neves Dias, S.F.X. (SL) (Agenzia Fi ...
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  5 January 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Promoting harmony in a multireligious society: the commitment of Christians Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The baptized in Malaysia are committed to promoting interreligious harmony in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country. As Agenzia Fides learns, various activities were organized at Chris ...
• 4 January 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - A new missionary sister in Kabul Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - A new missionary sister has just arrived in Afghanistan and will work at the Children's Center of the "PBK - Pro Bambini of Kabul" Association. This is what Father Giovanni Scalese, a Barnabite mi ...
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  4 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 2019 is the Year of Dialogue in the Archdiocese of Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "People today use modern means of technology, but paradoxically have less time to communicate with each other. It is essential to motivate and accompany people to dialogue, dialogue is a tool tha ...
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  3 January 2019
  ASIA/LAOS - Seven Christians arrested during a Christmas liturgy Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - Seven Christians were taken to prison for religious reasons. As reported by Agenzia Fides, on December 29, 2018, a group of nine police officers, led by the police chief of the district of P ...
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  3 January 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Religious policies at the service of national identity Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "The religious factor could, in the future, assume an ever-increasing role in the process of Kazakh national identity". This is what Giannicola Saldutti, an associate researcher at the Institute ...
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  2 January 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Baghdad, Muslims and Christians oppose the demolition of a church Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Dozens of inhabitants of Baghdad, Christians and Muslims, have given rise to public mobilizations to stop the realization of a project of urban restructuring that would also imply the demolition ...
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  2 January 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Strong commitment by the Catholic community to the tsunami victims Bogor (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the difficulties, an immense humanitarian effort by the Catholic community in Indonesia is under way to assist the survivors of the December 22nd tsunami. The anomalous wave, sparked by un ...
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  28 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Ten years of communal violence could not stop ten years of priestly formation Kandhamal (Agenzia Fides) - Four survivors of the worst anti-Christian violence in modern India on December 27, 2018 were ordained as Capuchin priests. Two times attacked in 2007-2008 Arundaya Capuchin ashram Minor Sem ...