Asia

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  3 October 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christian monks and volunteers at the service of all: Kurds and refugees, without distinction of faith or ethnic group Sulaymaniyya (Agenzia Fides) – In Sulaymaniyya, in Iraqi Kurdistan, there are currently no tensions, but the refugee emergency, caused by the war against ISIS and the internal instability of Iraq, has not ended. This i ...
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  2 October 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Churches call for the rapid formation of a new government Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - An urgent appeal to political forces to accelerate the process of formation of a new government, to eradicate the instability in which they are dragging the country to pursue their own interests, ...
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  2 October 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Tsunami in Sulawesi: the mobilization of Catholic relief agencies Palu (Agenzia Fides) - There is great mobilization for humanitarian aid by Catholic communities and relief agencies after the tsunami and the earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 28 September. Palu is th ...
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  1 October 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Christians pray against evil and violence, in communion with the Pope New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Christians of different confessions in India today observe, October 1st, a special day of prayer for the Christian communities present in India and will live a time of assiduous prayer in the ...
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  28 September 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The first female president "it is important to work on poverty and human rights" Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment of the first female president of Vietnam is an opportunity to "do more for the poor": says to Agenzia Fides Nguyen Thi A, a secular Catholic of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, highlighti ...
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  27 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - 12 episodes of violence against Christians in a month in Uttar Pradesh New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Aggression and violence against Christians have been registered in recent weeks in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India. This is what A.C. Michael, human rights activist, Christian and for ...
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  27 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian priests "impressed by the faith of the people of Orissa" Kandhamal (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate and admire the authentic faith of the people of Orissa and of the faithful of Kandhamal, who remained firm in their faith even in the time of persecution, for the love of Jesus ...
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  26 September 2018
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Mongolia mourns Mgr. Padilla, first Bishop of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM, also called "Scheut Missionaries"), first Bishop of Mongolia, died on September 25 at the age of 68, foll ...
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  25 September 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate launches the alarm: the web used for personal attacks and ecclesial controversy Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Even the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans, as other Patriarchates of Eastern Churches have already done, launches the alarm regarding the abuse of internet and social media as tools to f ...
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  25 September 2018
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Caritas Sri Lanka: 50 years "at the service of the suffering face of Christ" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Sri Lanka celebrates 50 years of activity at the service of the poor, the marginalized and peace. In fact, as Fides learns, the body gave an important contribution to peace and developme ...
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  24 September 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The election campaign kicks off: Widodo chooses a Muslim vice president Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - On September 23, Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially kicked off of the campaign period for next year's election in Jakarta. About 186 million voters in the world's largest Muslim-majorit ...
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  21 September 2018
  ASIA - Synergy among Churches to protect the dignity and rights of children in Asia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "In Asia children continue to be victims of increasingly unpleasant phenomena and situations that affect their dignity and their rights. For this reason we need to work together in synergy", say ...
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  21 September 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections in Kurdistan, the Parties compete for the 5 seats reserved for Christians Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - At least eighteen candidates will compete for the five seats reserved for Christians in the upcoming elections of the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan, scheduled next September 30th. But the r ...
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  21 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic education: the precious commitment of the Indian Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in India is reviewing and updating its "Teaching Policy", elaborated in its guidelines in 2007, in order to offer an increasingly better qualified service and an ever-incre ...
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  20 September 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "No super typhoon can dampen our hope" says the Bishop of Baguio Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We offer our prayers to all the victims of the super typhoon Ompong especially those who perished due to landslides. It is difficult enough to witness the devastation around us: the damage to ro ...