Asia

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  13 April 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: may the light of Christ's Easter illuminate the darkness of these times of war Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - During Easter, which this year partly coincides with Ramadan (the month of fasting and prayer in the Islamic calendar), "every believer in God, and in particular Christians, must reject the dead ...
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  13 April 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Karaganda "The example of Veronica, icon of Christ, to be reborn to new hope" Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "Prayer changes hearts and converts them to God so that they can welcome the gift of the Spirit, who with love heals the world of hatred and grants peace. We invite all the faithful to serious ...
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  13 April 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - The synodal journey of the sisters of Leshan, in the footsteps of the "Woman among women" Leshan (Agenzia Fides) - In the footsteps of "Woman among women", the sisters of the diocesan Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Our Lady, of the diocese of Kiating (today Leshan), in the province of Sichuan in mainland ...
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  12 April 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Father Romanelli: 722 permits for Christians in Gaza to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - This year 722 Palestinian Christians living in the Gaza Strip will be able to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem, in the places that witnessed the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. This was rep ...
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  12 April 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The President of Kazakhstan announces the visit of Pope Francis: for the Church it is a "sign of attention to the peripheries" Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - "The news fills us with joy. We are grateful to the President of Kazakhstan for inviting Pope Francis and we really hope the visit can take place, 20 years after the visit of Pope John Paul I ...
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  12 April 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New Prime Minister elected, Christians: "The Constitution is always the point of reference" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that the tense political situation in the country is over, given that the new Prime Minister has taken office. We wish the new Prime Minister, Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif and the political p ...
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  12 April 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - Prayer, relationship with Christ, new ways of evangelizing: the Beijing Seminary continues its synodal journey in the spirituality of Lent Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The life of prayer, the consolidation of the relationship with Christ in order to help the faithful who are facing a crisis of faith, the new ways of evangelizing in the midst of a pandemic: the ...
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  11 April 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch Raï: the Pope's visit is a blessing for the people and a wake-up call for those in power Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The announcement of the forthcoming visit of Pope Francis to Lebanon is "a blessing for the people, a hope for the Fatherland and a warning signal for the leaders". This is how the Lebanese Card ...
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  11 April 2022
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - An "international Easter Triduum" for the small Catholic community Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - At Easter 2022, liturgical and pastoral activities will resume, without restrictions, for the community of the Uzbek faithful. This is what Fr. Jerzy Maculewicz, OFM Conv., Apostolic Administra ...
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  11 April 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Sisters of Reparation: "We walk alongside the people, asking for peace and justice" Milan (Agenzia Fides) - "When the coup took place (February 1, 2021, ed.), I was in the Burmese state of Kayah. I also took part in the peaceful demonstrations of the Burmese people, sharing the feelings of the people, e ...
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  9 April 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - In a book, the spirituality and missionary legacy of the first Malaysian Cardinal Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The spirituality, the "lesson and missionary legacy" of the first Cardinal of Malaysia are contained in a book entitled: "The Cardinal: The Life and Times of His Eminence Anthony Soter Card ...
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  9 April 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - A new church built thanks to the donations of a Catholic layman Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic layman Solomon Hasda, a retired policeman of the Santal ethnic group, has donated funds and land to build a church in Chirgaou, in the diocese of Dinajpur, in northern Bangladesh. ...
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  8 April 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A Lent lived by Catholics in the name of charity Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - It is a Lent marked by works of charity that Catholics are experiencing in Vietnam. Practices of charity are promoted with enthusiasm because "faith develops through charity", say the faithful. As ...
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  8 April 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Eucharist, source of mission Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - "The Eucharist is the source and summit of our life and our mission. We are Eucharistic people, called to live and bear witness to the faith in the Holy Eucharist in Pakistan. We open our heart ...
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  7 April 2022
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The National Director of the PMS: "Sri Lanka needs justice and transparency" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Our silence is a request for transparency and justice: people need justice. The biggest problem in Sri Lanka today is corruption. The population has lost faith in the political class and its le ...