Asia

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  20 November 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Victims of natural disasters: solidarity of the Pontifical Mission Societies and of the Indian Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to alleviate the devastation and rescue the victims affected by the violent floods registered in the Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka in recent months and also in Tamil Nadu ...
• 20 November 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 17, 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) presented by His Eminence Cardinal Peter Nguyên Vãn Nhon. Th ...
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  19 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Police warn Christians: danger of terrorist attacks Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Pakistan police have sent a letter to all the leaders of Christian institutes warning them about possible terrorist attacks, organized in connection with the case of Asia Bibi. This is what A ...
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  19 November 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch hosts the "summit" with Russian Christian and Muslim leaders Damascus - A qualified delegation of the Patriarchate of Moscow took part in the meeting convened on Saturday 17 November in Damascus by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, which also saw the participation of Syr ...
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  17 November 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas launches a project to combat addictions Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Kazakhstan takes its first steps in a project linked to the world of drug addiction. This is what we read in a note sent to Agenzia Fides, which specifies how, following a recent meeting ...
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  17 November 2018
  ASIA/JORDAN - To paint the face of Christ. An iconography course for Iraqi parishioners and refugees in Amman Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Face of Jesus was chosen as the model for the brief iconography course organized at the Catholic parish of St. Joseph, in the district of Jabal Amman, in the capital of Jordan. Fr. Mario Cor ...
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  16 November 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Youth and peace, pastoral challenges: meeting between Bishops of Korea and Japan Uijeongbu (Agenzia Fides) - There was talk of young people, of peace, of the proclamation of the Gospel in the 24th meeting between the Bishops of Korea and Japan held this year in the diocese of Uijeongbu, in South Kore ...
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  16 November 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Hundreds of houses illegally taken away from Christians in the Nineveh province Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - There are at least 350 homes belonging to Christians which in recent years have been illegally taken away from their legitimate owners, taking advantage of their absence and through the creation o ...
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  15 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The commitment of Caritas: Promoting peace, harmony, human rights Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is urgent to promote inter-religious peace and harmony in the country. Radical groups are well organized and it is our duty to make more efforts to build peace and promote human rights": say ...
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  14 November 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch: let us help promote a "spirituality of exile and of return" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Bible contains a rich patrimony of writings useful to develop a suggestive and fruitful spirituality able to support and comfort the people who experience the displacement from their ho ...
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  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Taytay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation of the pastoral governance of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay (Philippines), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Edgardo Sarabia Juanich. (SL) ...
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  14 November 2018
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - General elections after Christmas: satisfaction of Christians Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The general elections in Bangladesh will be held on December 30th, the date announced by Nurul Huda, Electoral Commissioner. Previously there was talk of a date on December 23, too close to Christ ...
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  13 November 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic women are committed to promoting human dignity and prosperity Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Indonesian Catholic women are committed to promoting human dignity, prosperity and harmony in society. This was reiterated by over 600 delegates attending the 20th Congress of the Catholic Women ...
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  13 November 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops again denounce the sectarian drifts of Lebanese politics Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The teaching of catechism as an essential part of the mission of proclaiming the Gospel to which the Church is called, is the central theme of the 52nd ordinary session of the Assembly of Cathol ...
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  13 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A priest: "Asia Bibi was freed by an order from the Supreme Court, not by the Pope" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In Asia Bibi’s case it was not easy to issue an honest and independent verdict, in the Pakistan context, where people are not ready to face the truth. The Supreme Court examined the case an ...