Asia

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  12 October 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Dialogue is real, but strong restrictions remain in religious freedom Astana (Agenzia Fides) - The "Kazakstan model" indicated by President Nursultan Nazarbayev as an example of interreligious peace and harmony to be applied on a global scale, "is real, but starts from the rather ambiguous ...
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  11 October 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Law to abolish capital punishment: the support of Christians Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia have welcomed the decision of the Malaysian government to take concrete steps to abolish the death penalty: this is what Catholic, Hector Fernandez, activist and supp ...
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  11 October 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Special Prize of the Kazakh President Nazarbayev to the Pontifical Council for Interfaith Dialogue Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Kazakh Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has awarded the Pontifical Council of the Vatican with the Prize for the contribution to interfaith dialogue. The awarded Prize was announced on Wednesda ...
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  10 October 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: "We pray to be able to send priests and to celebrate the Sacraments in the North" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "I am pleased and comforted to learn that, during his visit to the Vatican next week, President Moon Jae-in will bring the message of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with him, who wishes to invite ...
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  10 October 2018
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Archbishop Goh: "Justice for migrants; building unity in the name of Christ " Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to treat immigrants, in work places, "according to the principles of fairness and equality, without any discrimination"; and we must rediscover and live unity in the name of Ch ...
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  9 October 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop of Daejeon: "The Pope in North Korea? A miracle, but everything is possible to God" Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - "If Pope Francis goes to Pyongyang, it will truly be a miracle. But everything is possible to God": with these words Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik, at the head of the diocese of Daejeon and of th ...
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  9 October 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - More than 80 delegations at the VI Congress of religious leaders in Astana Astana (Agenzia Fides) - More than 80 delegations have been invited to take part in the work of the VI Congress of world and traditional religions leaders, scheduled in Astana (Kazakhstan) on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 ...
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  8 October 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians pray for the release of Asia Bibi Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Pakistan await with bated breath, immersed in prayer, the conclusion of the final hearing today 8 October, at 1pm local time infront of the Supreme Court, a panel of three judges, ...
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  8 October 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Church announces the Gospel in solidarity with the poor Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) - "In Malaysia, the Church offers an evangelical witness of simplicity and closeness to the poorest of the poor who are migrants, internally displaced persons, the unemployed, vulnerable eld ...
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  6 October 2018
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Family reception and educational programs: support for Kyrgyz children Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "It was the urgent need for support and accommodation for children without parental care that pushed the non-profit organization SOS Children's Villages, in 1996, to start working in the Republi ...
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  5 October 2018
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The Church listens to young people and reaches out to them Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Listening to young people, sharing their knowledge and difficulties, raising awareness and including them in programs and services provided by Caritas and other socially responsible partner or ...
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  5 October 2018
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - The Missio sui iuris celebrates 21 years Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - The Tajik Catholic Church has celebrated 21 years since the establishment of the Missio sui Iuris. This is what Father Pedro Ramiro López reports to Agenzia Fides, a priest of the Institute of ...
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  4 October 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Church alongside the government: to improve the quality of life of the population Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - The reconstruction works of various oil plants announced by Makhambet Dosmukhambetov, Deputy Minister for Energy in Kazakhstan, will bring "improvements in the quality of life of the Kazakh peopl ...
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  3 October 2018
  ASIA/THAILAND - Fight against AIDS: the Verbite missionaries promote assistance and prevention programs in schools Nong Bua Lamphu (Agenzia Fides) - The missionaries of the Society of the Divine Word (Verbite), together with many lay volunteers, are committed to assisting, giving dignity and giving renewed hope to AIDS patients. The ...
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  3 October 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic religious congregations to help the population affected by the earthquake and tsunami Manado (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Andi Suparman, Camillian of Maumere, will travel to Manado this week to meet with the humanitarian mission's contact person in the diocese of Manado and discuss how to proceed and how to ...