Asia

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  18 June 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church offers psychological counseling services to combat the phenomenon of suicides Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To combat the painful phenomenon of suicides it is necessary to strengthen mental health services in the different communities, encouraging collaboration between the public and private, between t ...
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  18 June 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Death sentence upheld on appeal for two Christians accused of online blasphemy Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - The High Court of Lahore, in its branch of Rawalpindi, has confirmed the death sentence already pronounced in first instance against two Christian brothers, Qaiser Ayub and Amoon Ayub, in a c ...
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  17 June 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society in government: transparency in the 7th census, especially for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The mistrust created by the population census of Pakistan in 2017 can be eliminated by the transparent conduct of the new census. The government must involve non-governmental organizations to ...
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  17 June 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The diocesan phase of the Synod on synodality ends Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The diocesan phase of the synodal journey is not the end, it is only the beginning of a synodal Church": with these words Msgr. Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D., Archbishop of Seoul and Apostolic A ...
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  15 June 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Expectations and questions from Jerusalem Church Officials ahead of Biden's announced Visit to the Middle East Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - US President Joe Biden will travel to the Middle East from July 13 to 16, where he will visit Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. The announcement of the US President's visit has drawn the att ...
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  15 June 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Civil society and religious communities: "No" to an entrance fee for the Borobudur temple and places of worship Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Civil society and the different religious communities, Buddhists, Muslims and Christians, have expressed their disappointment and disagreement with the government's plan to charge an expensive e ...
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  14 June 2022
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Faced with the economic and social crisis, material and spiritual aid is urgently needed Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Sri Lanka continues to deteriorate and this threatens social instability. There is a lack of basic services, food and fuel. The crisis is worsening and people are suffering, th ...
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  13 June 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishops: prayer and action to face the political crisis and build peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of civilians are fleeing their homelands and millions of them are dying of hunger. The violence therefore primarily affects innocent people, above all older people, the disabled, childr ...
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  13 June 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against churches and Christians increase: United Christian Forum appeals to authorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The United Christian Forum (UCF), which brings together various Christian denominations in India, is appealing to the country's politicians to intervene quickly to combat the increase in viole ...
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  11 June 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - "Do not be afraid": young people encouraged to choose religious life Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to listen to God's call and encourage young people not to be afraid, following the steps of Jesus in life as priests or consecrated persons: this is what Father Rodon Robert Hadima ...
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  11 June 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Muqtada al Sadr extends the mandate of the Committee on the restitution of illegally expropriated property Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, President of the Alliance of the main forces in the current Iraqi Parliament, announced the continuation of the work of the ad hoc committee set up on hi ...
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  10 June 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Supreme Court of Israel definitively rejects the appeal of the Orthodox Patriarchate on the properties acquired by Ateret Cohanim Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Israel has definitively put an end to the long legal battle waged by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem to annul the acquisition, by the radical Jewish organizat ...
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  10 June 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Sacred music, an instrument of evangelization Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Saint Augustine said: "He who sings prays twice". The Catholic Church in Vietnam is also aware of the spiritual power of music in the liturgy. For this reason, the Commission for Sacred Music of t ...
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  9 June 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Together with the little deaf and dumb, in honor of Paul VI: the Effetà Institute of Bethlehem celebrates its "Golden Jubilee" Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Effetà (or Effatà) in the Aramaic language means "open". It is the word used by Jesus to effect the healing of the deaf-mute, reported in the Gospel according to Mark: «They brought him a d ...
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  9 June 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archdiocese of Seoul celebrates the 100th birth anniversary of Cardinal Stephen Kim Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - One hundred years after his birth, we must remember the late Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, the first Cardinal in South Korea, "as salt and light for the country, for having guided and strengthene ...