Asia

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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 ...
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  21 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZHAKISTAN - Fr. Leopold Kropfreiter: The Pope's visit has increased interest and benevolence towards the small Catholic community Korneevka (Agenzia Fides) - "It was very enriching to see the enthusiasm with which not only the few Catholics in Kazakhstan have prepared the visit, but also the authorities of the country, which has a 75% Muslim popula ...
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  21 September 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic universities commemorate 50 years of martial law and warn against post-truth Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Remembering the dark passages of national history to illuminate the present: with this intention, several schools, Catholic universities and communities in the Philippines today celebrated the 50 ...
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  21 September 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Sport for the promotion of women and dialogue: the nation greets the football champions Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Bangladesh women's national football team has won a historic victory, obtaining the first title of the "South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup, the continental cup of South Asia, with a 3 ...
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  20 September 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Unity between Chaldeans and Assyrians: "See nothing opposed to a united Church of the East" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "I have studied our Eastern heritage and the writings of the Fathers of the Church and I see nothing to prevent the union of the Chaldean Church and the Assyrian Church of the East under the nam ...
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  20 September 2022
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The Document on Human Fraternity will be studied in public schools Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayyib in Abu Dhabi, in 2019 will be introduced in the curriculum of public schools of all levels in ...
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  19 September 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The first Jesuit school in Bangladesh: "to educate the mind and heart" Gazipur (Agenzia Fides) - St. Xavier's International School in Kuchilabari, in the district of Gazipur, near Dhaka, the first Jesuit school in Bangladesh, has just opened its doors and started teaching activities for the ...
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  19 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bail denied, Christian accused of blasphemy remains in prison Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Anwar Masih, a 57-year-old Christian in prison since June 2020 for blasphemy, "is an innocent man, victim of false accusations. We are surprised by the Court's decision to reject the request for ...
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  17 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Russian and Kazakh Catholics on the Pope's visit: "It was a great gift to see that the Pope loves us" Karaganda (Fides) - "I am happy that my parishioners had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis and Catholics from various other local Churches: Uzbeks, Russians and Catholics from other countries were present", said Fr. V ...
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  17 September 2022
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Three new Cambodian deacons for pastoral service Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "To give yourself all to God. Give all yourself to others. This is the vocation of the deacon", said Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, expressing "great joy for t ...
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  16 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Fr. Trezzani: "Being few is neither a fault nor a handicap: mission is the work of the Other" Almaty (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Guido Trezzani, 67, an Italian missionary in Kazakhstan for more than 26 years, said he was "very happy, still under a beneficial spiritual shock", at the end of Pope Francis' visit to the ...
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  16 September 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - "Towards a Church of communion, participation and mission": priests reflect on the teaching of the pope Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - An opportunity for Vietnamese priests to meet, share and exchange impressions, talk about their mission, responsibilities in pastoral service and the difficulties of priestly life. But also "to li ...
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  15 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Pope Francis to Catholics: there is a hidden grace in being a "little flock" Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - In the Church "no one is a stranger", because the mystery of God has been revealed for "all peoples", and "not merely to the chosen people, or to a religious elite". Faith, and the salvation ...
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  15 September 2022
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The "Sister Churches" for the Gospel of dialogue, peace and solidarity in Asia Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Singapore and the 'sister Churches' of Malaysia and Brunei are witnesses and heralds of the Gospel of dialogue and peace, of a message of love and closeness to every pe ...
• 15 September 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Peter Chanel Gomes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 25, 2022 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, appointed the rev. Peter Chanel Gomes, of the archdiocesan clergy of Dhaka as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in ...