Asia

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  8 February 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Eucharistic Adoration for the unity of the Church and the unification of Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The unity of the Church, the spiritual well-being of the faithful in the difficult time of the pandemic, the reconciliation and unification of the Korean peninsula have one source: Eucharistic Ado ...
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  7 February 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Demolition of Holy Cross Social Center in Karnataka Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - A group of radical Hindu militants destroyed the St. Anthony's Holy Cross Center, a Catholic place of prayer and hospitality, built 40 years ago in Urandady Gudde-Panjimogaru, near the city fr ...
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  4 February 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Towards the "Nineveh Fast". Patriarch Sako: help us to rejoice in the salvation of others and to free ourselves from any rigorism Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The salvation promised by God is not reserved for particular ethnic groups, or for certain moral categories. His mercy embraces anyone who repents, and at times scandalizes those who claim to poss ...
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  4 February 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians and civil society groups alongside the Muslim community in Gujarat Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - More than 100 Christians and members of various civil society groups in the state of Gujarat, in western India, have urged the Prime Minister of the State to act against the "false propaganda" ...
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  4 February 2022
  ASIA/KIRGHIZSTAN - The Gospel in music, with the youth of Central Asia Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - The young Catholic faithful of Kyrgyzstan are fully committed to the work of spreading the Gospel through music. In a note sent to Agenzia Fides, the parish community of St. Michael the Archange ...
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  3 February 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Murdered a 91-year-old Catholic: the community asks for justice Barisal (Agenzia Fides) - Malkam D'Costa, a 91-year-old Catholic, was murdered in his house in the village of Padrishbpur in Barisal, in south-central Bangladesh. According to the local Church, the man was drugged and wi ...
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  3 February 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite bishops: Lebanon risks being reduced to a "battlefield" for the wars of others Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanon must be saved from the danger of transforming itself into a Middle Eastern platform used by regional and global powers to conduct their proxy wars, the "proxy wars" fought on the ground ...
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  3 February 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The young Akash Bashir, the first "Servant of God" in the history of the Church in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The young Catholic Akash Bashir is the first "Servant of God" in the history of the Church of Pakistan. After the official announcement by the Catholic Church of Pakistan, great joy has spread in ...
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  2 February 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - Pope Francis: may the Beijing Olympics "bring about a more fraternal world" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope prays and hopes that the Beijing Olympics "will bring about a more fraternal world": this is what he said at the end of the General Audience held today in St. Peter's Square. The ...
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  2 February 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pope's call for peace while people resist violence with 'silent strike' Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faithful of Burma thank Pope Francis who, today, February 2, after the General Audience, said: "For a year now, we have been watching the violence in Myanmar with sorrow. I echo the ...
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  2 February 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians united in prayer: guaranteeing the protection of religious minorities Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The brutal attack on Anglican pastors, which took place in Peshawar on January 30, shook the entire Christian community in Pakistan. We strongly condemn the brutal murder of Reverend William Si ...
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  1 February 2022
  ASIA/JORDAN - Religious leaders praise King Abdallah II's "message to the nation" on his 60th birthday Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders and representatives of the Churches and Ecclesial Communities of Jordan unanimously expressed their thanks and their full and unconditional consent to the "Message to the Nation" that ...
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  1 February 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - Lunar New Year as a sign of solidarity: Pope Francis and Bishop of Macerata send greetings Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I extend my cordial greetings, and express the wish that in the New Year everyone may enjoy peace, health and a peaceful and secure life. How beautiful it is when families find opportunities to ga ...
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  1 February 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - "Do not be afraid": Catholic communities celebrate Vietnamese New Year Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not be afraid! Let us trust in God, hope will bring peace to every family, despite the difficulties of our social situation", said Bishop Joseph Dang Duc Nga of Da Nang, in the homily for the ...
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  1 February 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "Myanmar can only be reborn through reconciliation" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a stalemate. Conflict broke our communities. Rebuilding trust and rebuilding our institutions will be a long arduous task. The conflict is becoming more brutal, the atrocities are more ...