Asia

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  1 October 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Campaign of prayer for life, raising awareness to avoid abortion Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The baptized Koreans in Seoul are taking part and participating with conviction in the "40 days of prayer for life" campaign that began on September 28 and will last until November 6. As reported ...
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  1 October 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Enthusiasm in faith and courage in dialogue: the "seeds" of Pope Francis' visit Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "In Kazakhstan there was already a deep respect for the Catholic Church, but the apostolic journey of Pope Francis in September has had the effect of generating greater consideration for us am ...
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  30 September 2022
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Christians in Bahrain: the Pope's visit consecrates the Kingdom as a place of coexistence and tolerance Manama (Agenzia Fides) - The announced visit of Pope Francis to the Kingdom of Bahrain, scheduled for November 3-6, confirms and reinforces the choice of the Al Khalifa royal family, committed to raising the profile of t ...
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  30 September 2022
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Religious communities, civil society, institutions: together to combat human trafficking Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - A fruitful and full collaboration between the Catholic Church, other religious communities, associations and the government is important in order to combat the phenomenon of human trafficking ...
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  29 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society call for justice: Girls kidnapped and forcibly converted Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Disappointment for the documented cases of kidnappings, marriages and forced religious conversions; denunciation of serious injustice; appeal to institutions for a useful intervention to stop the ...
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  28 September 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem express gratitude to King Abdullah II, "Custodian" of Christian and Muslim Holy Sites Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - King Abdullah II, in his recent speech at the UN General Assembly, described in a "truthful and honest" way the reality of Christian communities in Jerusalem and throughout the Holy Land. The ...
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  28 September 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Support is organized for people affected by typhoon Karding: Refugees under the protection of St. Michael Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We seek the protection of St. Michael the Archangel, who defeats evil and protects us and our families", say the refugees who have found refuge in the diocesan Sanctuary and parish of St. Michae ...
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  27 September 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Awareness and prayer for the abolition of the death penalty, according to the intentions of the Pope Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - According to the prayer of Pope Francis, who asked for prayer for the abolition of the death penalty in September, there have also been initiatives of awareness and prayer in the Catholic communit ...
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  27 September 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the episcopate Ankang (Agenzia Fides) - On August 28, 2022, after a long illness, His Excellency Monsignor Jean-Baptiste Ye Ronghua, Prefect Apostolic Bishop of Ankang, in the province of Shaanxi, in mainland China, died at the age of ...
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  26 September 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - In the climate of violence, Catholics thank the Pope who "remembers us" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Today the Catholic community in Myanmar lives in a painful climate of violence. The fighting continues. Life is difficult and precarious. The people are exhausted in the face of the ongoing viol ...
• 26 September 2022
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Bishop of Takamatsu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Takamatsu (Japan) presented by His Exc. Msgr. John Eijiro Suwa. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 26/9/2022) ...
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  26 September 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Religious Forum for Justice and Peace: "Firm in faith, alongside the oppressed in the midst of tribulation" Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - "To be prophets in a Church often disfigured by ritualism, to remain steadfast in faith, anchored in Christ Jesus, in the midst of the tribulations that arise from choosing to stand alongside ...
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  24 September 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - In cooperation with state research institutions: church commitment to drug prevention Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - In collaboration with the Vietnamese Research Institute for Drug Prevention, the Catholic Church in Vietnam organizes seminars for young people - Catholic and non-Catholic - to help young people a ...
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  23 September 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishops, priests, religious: always and in all cases at the side of the people, with a strength that "only God can give" Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "A year and a half after the coup of February 1, 2021, when violence is raging especially in certain areas, it is difficult to see a way out of this conflicting situation. But we believers, we ...
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  22 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: the floods have swept away houses, but not faith Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Pakistani Bishops of the three dioceses most affected by the recent floods that have caused extensive damage in the country, say that "the floods have destroyed homes, but not the faith of C ...