Asia

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  1 December 2017
  ASIA/TURKEY - Erdogan and Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov will participate in the inauguration ceremony of the "Iron Church" on the Golden Horn Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boïko Borisov will both be present at the re-opening of St. Stephen's Church in Istanbul on January 7th. According to repor ...
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  1 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope's presence will promote respect and appreciation towards the local Christians Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope is at the center of national attention. Some events of the Pope's visit are broadcast live on state television. There is a very positive attitude towards the Pope in all mass media, and ...
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  1 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - By any means, just to pray with Pope Francis Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis’ visit is a real blessing for us. Our faith will be strengthened. We look forward to seeing and listening to him. And above all to pray with him". Shuvro Purification is 18 years o ...
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  30 November 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - In the figure of the Pope, believers desire to "touch Jesus" Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – Thanks to the visit and presence of Pope Francis in Bangladesh, a nation facing numerous difficulties as well as political and social challenges, “the little flock of Bangladeshi Catholics des ...
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  30 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Pope to the youth: The Gospel is announced by those who follow Christ, and not to charge ahead on our own! Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Being "missionary disciples", called to spread the good news of the Gospel, means "to follow Christ, and not to charge ahead on our own". Because Jesus never sends his disciple out "without also ...
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  30 November 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Archbishop Costa: "Pope Francis brings the peripheries to the center of the world" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "With his visit to Dhaka, Pope Francis continues his mission of bringing the peripheries back to the center of the world". It is with these words that the Archbishop of Chittagong, Moses M. Costa, ...
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  29 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pope Francis to Burmese Bishops: Your first task is prayer Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - By God's grace, "the Church in Myanmar has inherited a solid faith and a fervent missionary enthusiasm from the work of those who brought the Gospel to this land". And today's Burmese Bishops, su ...
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  29 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pope Francis to the Burmese Church: you bring everyone the "irresistible" love of Christ, which can heal every wound Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Jesus did not teach us his wisdom "by long speeches or by grand demonstrations of political or earthly power but by giving his life on the cross". From the cross also comes "healing", because on ...
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  29 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pilgrims from all over Southeast Asia at the Pope’s Mass Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "We are happy to be close to Pope Francis during his apostolic journey in Burma and we pray intensely for this trip to be a special moment and the beginning of lasting peace and reconciliation fo ...
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  29 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Religions give a valuable contribution to peace: with the prayer of the cloistered nuns Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Interreligious dialogue is a launched and functional reality in Myanmar and there are good relations among leaders of different communities of faith. "These factors actively promote social harmon ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pope Francis to the Burmese authorities: healing the wounds of the Country is a "political priority" Nay Pyi Daw (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Myanmar «have suffered greatly, and continue to suffer, from civil conflict and hostilities that have lasted all too long and created deep divisions». «The healing of those ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - "Francis effect": the government announces a conference on ethnic minorities Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese government has announced the third session of the Conference on peace with ethnic minorities, called "Panglong Conference", for the last week of January: the initiative to continue ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope will not visit India: Catholic community disappointed New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of India said it was disappointed that Pope Francis will not be visiting India as part of his South Asia trip. During his visit he will go to Myanmar and Bangladesh. The le ...
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  27 November 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - US Congress approves draft law authorizing aid for "Christian militias" in the Middle East Washington (Agenzia Fides) - From now on, the United States could channel direct aid to militias and armed self-defense groups organized by Christians in the Middle East, starting from the Nineveh Plain. The news was wid ...
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  27 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Kachin refugees give Pope Francis a wooden crosier: a wish for peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - During his apostolic visit to Mynamar Pope Francis will use a handcrafted wooden crosier donated by the Catholic Kachin ethnic minority refugees, who are now in the refugee camp of Winemaw city, ...