Asia

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  13 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian senator and a Dalit senator elected in the province of Sindh Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Anwar Lal Dean, 62, is the first Christian senator in the province of Sindh. Kirshna Kolhi, 39, has become the first-ever Hindu dalit woman Senator. The presence of the two members of minority ...
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  12 April 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Brother Jihad: "The monastic life of prayer and work has resumed in Mar Musa" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "In Mar Musa the situation is calm and even in the Valley of Christians, where I was born and raised, there are no tensions. However, the overall situation of the country is still precarious". ...
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  12 April 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Three new nuns: persecutions have encouraged us to follow Christ Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - "The anti-Christian massacres of 2008 did not discourage me, but rather encouraged me to follow Christ": this is what the three new nuns of the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Te ...
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  11 April 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish sources: US politicians ask to witness the trial against evangelical pastor Brunson Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - Some US senators have sent the Turkish Ministry of Justice the request to be present at the upcoming trial against Andrew Craig Brunson, the US evangelical pastor detained in Turkey on charges of ...
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  11 April 2018
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - New families for a new world Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "Family is the cell of society and in the family God invites us to become a small holy community, so that the light illuminates the darkness of the human heart and a source of inexhaustible g ...
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  11 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A reform of the educational system is urgently needed to promote religious harmony Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the Pakistani educational system, reforms and improvements are needed to promote tolerance and religious harmony in society: this is what Catholic Peter Jacob, director of the "Center for Soci ...
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  10 April 2018
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Camillians in Asia: "The life of the Spirit walks in the mission" Loudong (Agenzia Fides) - "The Camillian missionaries in Asia today have the same joy and enthusiasm as their first years of mission. They are engaged in teaching catechism, in pastoral work, in the most remote areas, in ...
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  10 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Your vote counts": the Church promotes an inclusive electoral system of religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Your vote is important": this is the title of the campaign launched by the National Commission "Justice and Peace" (NCJP), within the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Pakistan, to encourage Chr ...
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  10 April 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - A thousand sister doctors are dedicated to health care for the most disadvantaged Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - More than a thousand sister doctors in India silently contribute to the health care of the poorest and most marginalized. As Agenzia Fides learns, the "Sister Doctors Forum of India" (SDFI) is a ...
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  9 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian and Muslim leaders: solidarity with Christian families thrown out from their homes Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Full solidarity with Christian families in the district of Narowal, in Punjab, thrown out from their property and abused in their rights after the violent action of some influential Muslim perso ...
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  9 April 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Young Christians in Asia are committed to the change of society Manado (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people are like lighted candles. We ask the Lord to send his light of truth to guide them. The young Christians of Asia and the world are called to be disciples who, enlightened and saved ...
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  7 April 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Religious leaders: it is urgent to denounce violence and defend social harmony Goa (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to condemn violence and defend the social and religious harmony of India: with this intent, animated by a deep concern for recent inter-communal tensions in Bihar, West Bengal, Rajastha ...
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  7 April 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Anti-divorce campaign expands in the Catholic community Manila (Agenzia Fides) - More than 77 Catholic organizations across the country have expressed their strong opposition to the divorce bill in the Philippines (identified as House Bill 7303). As Agenzia Fides learns, a fo ...
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  7 April 2018
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Vietnam in motion, between emigration and evangelization Society and the Vietnamese Church show remarkable initiative. The standard of living has greatly improved over the past two decades. There is much excitement in this very young society. And the Catholic community arouses ...
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  6 April 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Archbishop Leow: "Easter, politics and trust can go together" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "This year, Easter comes in the midst of the general election campaign where many politicians, old and new, are encouraging us to trust them. Easter, politics and trust: can they go togethe ...