Asia

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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Where there is God, there is hope: Russian pilgrims in KarLag Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "Even in the most dramatic circumstances, God gives people hope. Where there is God, there is peace and unity and we are called to seek this unity and this peace above all in our hearts". Thus ...
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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Pope Francis to religious Leaders: let's remind everyone that we are creatures, for the good of the world Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - The different religious traditions remind us that "we are not omnipotent". Faced with the "mystery of the infinite which dominates us and which attracts us", they "remind us that we are creat ...
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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Supreme Court: more attention to blasphemy cases, to protect the innocent and guarantee a fair trial Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan which asks the Government to be more careful in dealing with blasphemy cases. We recall the misuse of blasphemy laws in the last two d ...
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  13 September 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Army soldiers occupy and mine Catholic Church Pekon (Agenzia Fides) - The civil conflict in Myanmar does not stop at churches and other places of worship. According to local sources from Pekhon Diocese, Myanmar Regular Army troops occupied the Catholic Church of the ...
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  13 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer and solidarity: mobilization of the Catholic community to help families affected by the floods in Sindh Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The people affected by the heavy rains in the province of Sindh find themselves in a terrible situation: many live in the open air, without food to eat, without homes, without a kitchen and wit ...
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  12 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Almaty: "The Pope's visit, a fruitful moment to deepen our vocation to follow Christ" Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit to Kazakhstan is great news for all of us, truly Good News, which helps us to understand even better the meaning and mission of our presence in Kazakhstan and the value of our f ...
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  9 September 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Assyrian Patriarch Mar Awa III attends the closing luncheon of the Spiritual Exercises of the Chaldean clergy Ankawa (Agenzia Fides) - Exactly one year after his election as Patriarch, Mar Awa III, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, was the guest of honor at the lunch organized at the end of the spiritual exercises th ...
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  9 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal of the Church to the international community: "Urgent help is needed for the victims of the floods" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We appeal to the international community to urgently help Pakistan, affected by the floods that have caused enormous destruction. Although we appreciate the efforts of government institutions ...
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  9 September 2022
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Association for small communities of faith on the synodal path: evangelization, appreciation of the laity, deepening of the faith Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Share evangelization in the diaspora, evaluate the development of Communities of Faith to unite the laity, continue promoting the Association to transmit the faith in parishes and in the vario ...
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  8 September 2022
  ASIA/SYRIA - Islamist militiamen in Tahrir al Sham allow Christians to publicly celebrate Mass in the province of Idlib Idlib (Agenzia Fides) - Mass was celebrated in a church that had been closed for ten years. This happened in the province of Idlib, in an area still controlled by the anti-Assad Islamist militias. Permission to re-open t ...
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  8 September 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionaries accused of supporting terrorism: civil society takes the field alongside them Manila (Agenza Fides) - Catholic communities, human rights associations and civil society organizations are calling for the withdrawal of all charges against the organization "Rural Missionaries of the Philippines" (RMP) ...
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  8 September 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - 25 years after her death, Mother Teresa is for India an example of the following of Christ Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "The life, the message, the embodied spirituality, the legacy of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, foundress of the Missionaries of Charity (MC), are still relevant and significant for India and ...
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  7 September 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - The diocese of Zhouzhi celebrates ninety years of evangelization by renewing its missionary commitment Zhouzhi (Agenzia Fides) - May the celebration of 90 years of life of the diocese of Zhouzhi, in the province of Shaanxi, in mainland China, "be an opportunity to renew our missionary commitment while remaining faithful t ...
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  7 September 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Silsilah movement: the culture of dialogue and peace begins with children Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "The Movement for Islamic-Christian dialogue Silsilah has trained thousands of Muslims and Christians over the years through summer courses and training seminars on the culture of dialogue as ...
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  6 September 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - After riots: Christian parties strive for unity Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The shadows of civil war loom again over Iraq and some of the small and divided political parties, led by Christian politicians, are trying to find forms of coordination to face together the new t ...