Asia

• 9 December 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Multan, Yousaf Sohan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Yousaf Sohan of the clergy of the diocese of Multan, Pakistan, until now parish priest of the Cathedral of the Most Holy Redeemer, as bishop of th ...
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  7 December 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - A new Center for children with Down syndrome in Almaty, the result of "constructive dialogue" between the Church and civil institutions Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The new Center for children with Down syndrome in Almaty, inaugurated with the support of the municipal administration and the Samruk-Kazyna Trust Fund for the development of social projects, ha ...
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  6 December 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Humanitarian crisis: New laws affect the work of non-governmental organizations Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - More than 1.4 million people are displaced in Myanmar due to the ongoing civil war across the country. Armed clashes, related to the enforcement of strict security measures, restrictions on acces ...
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  5 December 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "Silsilah" movement: Advent, a season of reconciliation and peace between Christians and Muslims Zamboanga city (Agenzia Fides) - May the time of preparation for Christmas, which the Catholic Church calls "Advent", "be a time of reconciliation and peace in the Philippines and throughout the world": this is the messa ...
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  5 December 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Walking together in the faith of the Apostles. Interview with Mar Awa III, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East by Gianni Valente Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - A synodal ecclesial program is fruitful if «it helps everyone to walk in the faith of the Apostles cherished by Tradition». For this reason, references to synodal dynamics «c ...
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  3 December 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Extraordinary exposition of the remains of St. Francis Xavier: a message of faith, simplicity, hope Goa (Agenzia Fides) - The figure of the holy man who goes around the villages with a little bell and, draws the attention of children and adults, teaches the simplest prayers, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Confiteor ...
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  2 December 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Government and courts crackdown on blasphemy through social media Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - An anti-terrorism court in Peshawar has sentenced Sana Ullah, a Pakistani citizen living in the northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to death for committing blasphemy on social media. The c ...
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  1 December 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Middle East Council of Churches to young Christians: remain faithful to your land Bkennaya (Agenzia Fides) - The Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) launched an explicit and determined appeal to young Christians from the Middle East, so that they "remain faithful to their ...
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  1 December 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Knowledge and prevention, key elements to saving girls from human trafficking Gazipur (Agenzia Fides) - Jaeda Akhter, a thirty-year-old Bangladeshi, wife and mother of a child, who lives with her family in the outskirts of Dhaka, was the victim of an international gang of human traffickers and bro ...
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  30 November 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The service of Catholic schools in the education system: a contribution to the new generations Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) - "The way in which teachers continue to transmit knowledge using all means, even the mass media, and the perseverance they show in continuing to serve children in difficult times is admirab ...
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  29 November 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Going out of oneself to meet God and neighbour: the mission of young people, who are not afraid to touch misery, poverty and violence Viet Tri (Agenzia Fides) - The Hung National Temple, located in the city of Viet Tri, in the territory of the diocese of Hung Hoa, is the place where the Hung kings gave life to Vietnam 4000 years ago. This land is respe ...
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  28 November 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Advent season for forgiveness and peace on the Korean peninsula Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Advent season is a propitious time to reflect on forgiveness, peace, reconciliation and to act so that a path of dialogue and rapprochement can be resumed between North and South Korea. This i ...
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  26 November 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A film on St. Andrew Kim, pioneer of human dignity and equality among men Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - "The film 'A Birth' narrates the life of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon. The examples and virtues of our saint raise spiritual questions about how to live today. The title of the film is a reference at ...
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  25 November 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The contribution of women in the struggle for freedom and in the defense of human dignity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Burmese women are making a crucial contribution in the fight for respect for human dignity, for the restoration of freedom and democracy and in opposing the violence of the military junta in Myanma ...
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  25 November 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Around 20 families a month: Patriarch Sako laments the emigration of Iraqi Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi Christians, living mainly in the cities of the Nineveh Plains and other areas of northern Iraq, continue to leave the country. This is happening "at a rate of around 20 families a month," ...