Asia

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  11 September 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Leaders and youth on pilgrimage to the shrines of the Korean martyrs to draw from the sources of faith Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "As descendants of martyrs who have been forced to suffer persecution and suffering, and as members of the Asian Church, we invite all the faithful of the universal Church to follow the itinerary ...
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  11 September 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A priest: "It is important to promote religious tolerance before the general elections" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "It is important that the Indonesian government continues to tirelessly promote religious tolerance in view of the national elections scheduled for April 2019": this is what Fr. Markus Yumartana ...
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  10 September 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Basra in flames. The Chaldean Archbishop describes the "social catastrophe" of the city Bassora (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to pray for the protesters killed and for "those oppressed and deprived of the most elementary human rights" has been spread in the last hours by Habib al Naufali, Chaldean Archbishop ...
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  10 September 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Peace building starts again with young people, through social media Kabulk (Agenzia Fides) - The Helmand Peace Movement, an organization for the promotion of peace born after a suicide attack in Lashkargah, which took place last March, "is certainly a positive experience because it revea ...
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  10 September 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Asian Bishops, apostles of reconciliation: "Peace is possible in Korea" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The Asian Bishops, despite the hostility and the dangers of the context in which they live, are truly courageous in defending human dignity and putting social justice into practice. They are true ...
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  8 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Decriminalization of homosexual relationships: the Church promotes the union of love between man and woman New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court has decriminalized the homosexual act between consenting adults. "First of all I would like to remind you that the homosexual act between an adult and a minor is always illeg ...
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  7 September 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - Armenian Archbishop Athesyan praises the government's policy towards religious minorities Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Today's Turkey "is not what it used to be", because since the Party of Justice and Development (AKP) of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power, things have changed, and there is a "strong ...
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  7 September 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: the new summit in Pyongyang is "a milestone towards peace" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very happy that the two Heads of State of North and South Korea decided to meet in Pyongyang again on 18 September, following the preceding 2 historical summits this year. I am also very gra ...
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  6 September 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: the new government must guarantee freedom and limit religious discrimination Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The new government in Pakistan aims at creating a social state according to the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (the founder of Pakistan), in which the state is responsible for educat ...
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  6 September 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Christian Federation of Malaysia: it is urgent to eradicate corruption and poverty Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Government of Malaysia must commit itself to formulating laws and implementing policies to eradicate corruption and poverty from society: this is what is asked, in an appeal sent to Fid ...
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  5 September 2018
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Witnessing the Gospel in a nation with an Islamic majority: the Church's mission in Bangladesh Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Bangladesh reiterates its mission of witnessing the Gospel in a Muslim majority country: this is what emerged from the meeting that saw the gathering of Bishops, priests, nu ...
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  5 September 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Crisis of Catholic schools, the Maronite Patriarch: politicians lead the Country to paralysis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of the start of the new school year, for the second year in a row, Catholic schools and all non-state schools begin classes in a situation of serious crisis, which has been at the cent ...
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  5 September 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Rebirth of the movement for Islamic-Christian dialogue "Silsilah" in Marawi Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - In Marawi, a town on the island of Mindanao made famous by the occupation of jihadist groups linked to ISIS (Islamic State) in 2017, and destroyed as a result of the siege by the army of Manila, ...
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  4 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest gives sermon in Kerala mosque: "Thank you for the aid after the floods" Vechoor (Agenzia Fides) - An Indian Catholic priest spoke to an assembly of the Muslim faithful gathered in a mosque for Friday prayers, thanking them for humanitarian aid received after the recent floods in Kerala. As F ...
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  4 September 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - "Collective Marriage" for 41 couples at the Maronite patriarchal headquarters Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - A total of 41 Maronite Christian couples on Sunday 2 September celebrated the sacrament of marriage together in Bkerké, at the headquarters of the Maronite Patriarchate, in the now traditional ...