Asia

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  19 November 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Erdogan: churches destroyed in Syria will be rebuilt Deir ez Zor (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish government is "particularly sensitive" with respect to the condition of Christian communities in the Middle Eastern region, and with its contribution Syrian Christians will see " ...
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  19 November 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Humanitarian aid after the cyclone: appeal of "Catholic Relief Services" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The populations hit by the recent cyclone in Bangladesh urgently need further humanitarian aid: this is the appeal launched to Agenzia Fides by Snigdha Chakraborty, at the head of "Catholic Relief ...
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  18 November 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Pakistani Church inaugurates "The Year of Youth" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Pakistan inaugurates the Year of Youth: with a celebration held on November 16 in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Lahore, the Bishops of Pakistan announced the event b ...
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  15 November 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Lebanese crisis, the initiatives of Patriarch Rai to exorcise the ghosts of the past Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - After the start of protest demonstrations that have shaken Lebanon since October 17, there is the prayer of the Holy Rosary in the church of the Maronite patriarchal see of Berkè every day, at f ...
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  15 November 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Atyrau Apostolic Administration turns 20, following in the footsteps of Blessed Bukovinsky Atyrau (Agenzia Fides) - "During the Last Supper, our Lord gave us the commandment of love: "As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love ...
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  14 November 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Andrew Kim Dae-geon, a universal saint: Unesco patronage at the Jubilee Paris (Agenzia Fides) - Unesco (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recognized the patronage at the bicentenary celebrations for the birth of Andrew Kim Dae-geon (1821-1846), first Korea ...
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  14 November 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Cardinal Suharyo: the Pope appeals to peaceful coexistence, Indonesian Catholics at the forefront Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "It was Pope Francis who urged us Indonesian Bishops to deepen the Document on human fraternity, spread in Abu Dhabi, and to put it into practice, looking at Indonesia as a modern country, where ...
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  13 November 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Bethlehem, pilgrims increase. Opening hours at nativity Church has been extended Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - The increase of pilgrims and tourists to Bethlehem continues, the Palestinian city where Jesus was born, and also for this reason the Presidential Committee of Churches Affairs in Palestine an ...
• 13 November 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Ruteng Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev.do Siprianus Hormat, of the clergy of Ruteng, currently Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Conference, as Bishop of the Diocese of Ruteng (Indone ...
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  13 November 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Bishops: "The Church in Indonesia, the engine of unity and interreligious brotherhood" Bandung (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church must open up, leave the comfort zone and be present in the midst of society to strengthen interreligious brotherhood. The Church must spread peace and benevolence, respect human righ ...
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  13 November 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Civil society: what is the price of peace? Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - An exchange of prisoners relaunches the peace process in Afghanistan, while the electoral results of the presidential elections on September 28 remain uncertain. Yesterday, November 12, President ...
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  12 November 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Armenian priest and his father killed in Deir ez Zor. Archbishop Marayati: "for us they are martyrs. And the war is not over" Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) - The funeral of the Armenian Catholic priest Hovsep Hanna Petoyan and his father Hanna Petoyan took place this morning in Qamishli, killed on Monday 11 Novembe. The two were attacked by unidenti ...
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  12 November 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence increases: Indian Christians claim their constitutional rights New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Atrocities against Christians are on the rise. In 2014, about 150 episodes of violence against the community were reported. In 2016, the count rose to 200 and in 2017 it went up to 270 accide ...
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  11 November 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate: three days of fasting to call for peace to return in Iraq Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - From Monday 11 to Wednesday 13 November "the sons and daughters" of the Chaldean Church are called to fast and pray God for the gift of peace and for the return to stability in Iraq. This was as ...
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  9 November 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The "School of Peace" expands, while 3.7 million children are without school Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The "Tangi Kalay - School of Peace", was established with the efforts of Italian Barnabite missionary, Father Giuseppe Moretti in Afghanistan and is one of the few "oases in the desert" for the li ...