Asia

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  18 December 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The diocese of Amboina is committed to interreligious dialogue in the Moluccas Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - Nurturing and promoting inter-religious dialogue is the way to build social harmony and heal the wounds of war: says to Agenzia Fides Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, at the head of the diocese of ...
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  17 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Acts of vandalism in a Catholic church in Assam: alarm for Christmas Dibrugarh (Agenzia Fides) - "The polarization caused between religious communities is evident. First of all the objectives were foreigners, then Muslims, now Christians. In Uttar Pradesh, in Assam, in northern India, the ...
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  15 December 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Fr. Moretti: Kabul vote invalidated grave step for the future of the country Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - “As yet there are no official positions from the United Nations, or the International Commission , so it is difficult to assess the situation but if the news of invalidity of the Kabul vote were ...
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  14 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop Shukardin: "God chose us to spread the Gospel" Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - "God chose me and every baptized Christian to be a missionary, to be always ready to serve His people with humility, doing our best, listening and praying . My mission is to meet, to visit ...
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  14 December 2018
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Advent: for baptised Christians time for spiritual renewal Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) – “Every year during the week before Christmas, we, the community of Catholic priests and religious in Uzbekistan, gather for two days of spiritual renewal and to exchange Christmas season ...
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  13 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Social media: channels for promoting peace and opposing fake news Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not use hard language on social media. We must maintain moral values in what we write: each of us is responsible for what is published ": said Friar Qaisar Feroz OFM Cap, executive Secre ...
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  12 December 2018
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Trump signs law regarding so-called “Genocide of Christians” in the Middle East Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday the American President Donald Trump, signed the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018. The law, which defines as Genocide crimes perpetrated in recent year ...
• 12 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Srikakulam Vatican (City Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis accepted today the resignation of Bishop Addagatla Innayya Chinna from the pastoral government of the diocese of Srikakulam (India). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 12/12/2018 ...
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  12 December 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The local Church is preparing an Extraordinary Mission Year as well as the Extraordinary Mission Month Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei has announced that the solemnity of Epiphany next January will mark the opening of an "Extraordinary Mission Year" to culminate w ...
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  11 December 2018
  ASIA/PALESTINE - For Christmas no exit permits for Christians in Gaza Gaza (Agenzia Fides) – This year Christians in Gaza will not have permission from the Israeli authorities to cross the border at Erez in order to visit relations and friends in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and other towns in ...
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  11 December 2018
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Apostolic Vicar Hinder: “The Pope in the Emirates, historic step for Muslim-Christian dialogue and for peace” Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - " Pope Francis’ visit to the Arabian Peninsula, the first visit of a Pope, is a key moment for dialogue between Muslims and Christians": Fides was told by Bishop Paul Hinder, Apostolic Vic ...
• 10 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Cuddapah Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis accepted today the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Cuddapah (India), presented by Bishop Prasad Gallela. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 10/12/201 ...
• 10 December 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Medan and appointment of successor r Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Farther Francis on 8 December 2018 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of Medan (Indonesia), presented by Mons. Anicetus Bongsu Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. The Hol ...
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  10 December 2018
  ASIA/JORDAN - Website shows irreverent images of Jesus. Latin Patriarchate Schools protest Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Schools in Jordan belonging to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem protested vehemently against the Al Wakeel website which recently caused scandal among the Christians of the Hashemite Kingdo ...
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  7 December 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops say Syrian refugees must be repatriated without waiting for political solution to the conflict Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) – Lebanon “can no longer carry the weight of Syrian refugees”, and therefore it is necessary to “dissociate the political solution of the conflict in Syria from the necessary return o ...