Asia

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  24 November 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The nation belongs to everyone: Adequate political representation for citizens of all religions Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistani Christians are calling for a review of the mechanisms of political representation and a stronger presence of candidates in parliament in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections ...
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  23 November 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - After the “Brotherhood Alliance” offensive against military dictatorship, the Country is on the brink of collapse Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The military junta in Myanmar is facing attacks on several fronts in the border areas after an alliance of ethnic minority rebel groups joined forces with pro-democracy fighters who are trying to ...
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  23 November 2023
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishops, priests and scholars from mainland China and Hong Kong in dialogue on synodality and "sinicization" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The spirit of synodality and the Church in China: communion, participation and mission" was the theme of the third joint symposium of scholars from Hong Kong and mainland China, held on Novem ...
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  22 November 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archbishop Gallagher at the Shrine of Seosomun: Witnessing the Gospel today with an eye to history Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The first evangelizers of the 'Land of the Morning Calm' were lay people and scholars who learned Christian doctrine without the help of foreign missionaries". They were people who "discovered th ...
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  22 November 2023
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Chow to catechists: faith is proclaimed by witnessing it with one’s own life Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Spreading the faith means not only knowing how to proclaim it, but above all, witnessing it in and with one's own life. With this recommendation, the Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Stephen Chow ...
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  21 November 2023
  ASIA/TURKEY - 2024 Year of the Eucharist: No “big celebrations” but a personal decision of faith and charity Izmir (Agenzia Fides) - The year 2024 will be the year of the Eucharist for the Catholic Church in Turkey. This was stated by the President of the Turkish Bishops' Conference and Archbishop of Izmir, Martin Kmetec, in a ...
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  21 November 2023
  Hell in the Holy Land - a different perspective We receive and publish the following: by Raphael Schutz* The article "Hell in the Holy Land" by the Archbishop of Horms, Hama and Nabek (see Fides, 15/11/2023), focuses, as indicated in its title, on the current w ...
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  20 November 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese representative to the UN: religions can play a positive role in promoting peace and resolving conflicts New York (Agenzia Fides) - The People's Republic of China hopes that "religions can play a positive role in promoting peace and strengthening solidarity", in particular by taking an "active role" in the "political soluti ...
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  20 November 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Dancing "the tango of peace": an invitation to the youth of North Korea for WYD 2027 in Seoul Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Building bridges for peace from youth was the focus of a special forum organized by the Reconciliation Committee of the Archdiocese of Seoul. More than 100 religious leaders, diplomats, academics ...
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  18 November 2023
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Bishop of Kandy: "Our Catholics are poor in material means but rich in faith" Kandy (Agenzia Fides) - "In the face of the difficulties that people are experiencing and the challenges that our country is facing, the strength that comes from above, the only one that gives true hope, sustains us and ...
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  17 November 2023
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Archbishop of Beijing Li Shan: "Grateful to the Lord" for the visit to the Catholic community of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Beijing, Joseph Li Shan, thanks the Lord for the intense days of meetings in the Diocese of Hong Kong, which he visited together with a delegation of collaborators from the ...
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  17 November 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Supreme Court returns historic college to Christian owners Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The historic Gordon College in Rawalpindi, a prestigious and originally Christian educational institution founded in 1893, returns to the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan. The Supreme Court of ...
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  16 November 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Yang, "honored" to have participated in the Synod, quotes Confucius: "It is a pleasure to have friends coming from afar" by Gianni Valente and Marta Zhao Rome (Agenzia Fides) - He feels "truly honored" to have been invited to take part in the October meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome and to have had "the opportunity to speak about ...
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  16 November 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Presidential Elections: Towards a peaceful Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The presidential election race in Indonesia is in full swing. The Indonesian Election Commission has announced the three candidates to succeed current president Joko Widodo at the helm of the wo ...
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  16 November 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop (and Synod Father) Antonio Yao Shun: The agreement between China and the Holy See facilitates pastoral work and the proclamation of the Gospel by Gianni Valente and Marta Zhao Jining (Agenzia Fides) - The prevailing opinion among Chinese Catholics is that the current provisional Agreement between the government in Beijing and the Holy See on the appointment ...