Asia

• 30 August 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Khammam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 27, 2022 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Khammam (India), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Paul Maipan. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 30/8/2022 ...
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  30 August 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Solidarity initiatives of civil society for the victims of the floods Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Our country is facing another extremely complicated situation. Pakistanis are called to come together as a nation and stand with the victims of the torrential monsoon floods that have touched mi ...
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  29 August 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - The canonization process of Armenian Cardinal Agagianian opens on October 28th Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment is for next October 28, the day on which the Armenian Churches celebrate the Apostle Saint Jude Thaddeus also as the First Catholic of the Armenians. That day, at the Vicariate P ...
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  29 August 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Flood disaster: bishops ask for help Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Given the magnitude of the flood disaster, the people affected by the floods urgently need our help. In order to be able to help the victims of the floods and those in need, we, on behalf of th ...
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  27 August 2022
  ASIA/TURKEY - Discontent and "discomfort" for the new regulations of the Foundations. The Armenian Patriarch appeals to Erdogan Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In a letter addressed directly to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Sahak II Masalyan expresses the "discomfort" and growing dissatisfaction among ...
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  25 August 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Church publishes salaries of bishops and priests Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Chaldean Church, gathered in Baghdad on the occasion of the annual Synodal Assembly, have, among other things, established and published the salary levels for bishops and prie ...
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  24 August 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Armenian Catholic Bishops: May Saint Nerses "the gracious" be recognized as the Patron saint of unity among the Churches Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - Given the current historical processes that are pitting peoples against each other and also endangering unity among Christians, the proposal of the Catholic Armenian Bishops deserves special att ...
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  23 August 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - The alarm of Chaldean Patriarch Sako: world crisis and war in Ukraine aggravate the "alarming" exodus of Christians from the Middle East Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The world economic crisis and the global situation marked by the Russian military invasion in Ukraine are also having serious effects on the network of charitable and social works promoted by th ...
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  22 August 2022
  ASIA/TURKEY - For the first time in the history of the Turkish Republic, an Armenian becomes Governor of a district Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - His name is Berk Acar and he is 27 years old and is the first Armenian Christian to become governor of a district in the history of the Republic of Turkey. The news, echoed by the Turkish media ...
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  22 August 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - From the Silsilah Movement a call for dialogue and peace Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "Since 1984 we have been promoting the culture of dialogue as a path to peace in Mindanao, in the southern Philippines and throughout the world. Today we resume our journey with an even more ...
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  20 August 2022
  ASIA - The mission of the Church in Asia: 50th General Conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - On August 22nd, at the Shrine of Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung in Bangkok, Thailand, the General Conference of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) will open, during which - ...
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  19 August 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Diocese of Hyderabad opens its first Minor Seminary Mirpur Khas (Agenzia Fides) - "We are called by God to serve His people with love and mercy. Seminary formation is sacred and we must never forget what we have learned in the seminary. God blesses young people called to ...
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  19 August 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - India between insecure freedoms and religious polarization New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The government and society have not been sensitive to religious minorities: Muslims and Christians suffer delays in many areas of development, while poverty continues to affect the economy an ...
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  19 August 2022
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Presented the diocesan contribution to the synodal journey of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - After 10 months of extensive and intense consultation, the diocesan Ad hoc Consultation Committee for the Synod on Synodality, in the diocese of Hong Kong, has just completed and published the ...
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  18 August 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Marian pilgrimage site La Vang: center of faith and Marian devotion La Vang (Agenzia Fides) - In 2022 the number of pilgrims visiting the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary in La Vang, in the province of Quang Tri (Archdiocese of Hue), has increased significantly. After two years marred b ...