Asia

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  31 January 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A Dominican priest killed in the confessional Kon Tum (Agenzia Fides) - A Vietnamese Dominican priest, Father Joseph Tran Ngoc Thanh, was killed while listening to confessions and celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the diocese of Kon Tum. He was 41 years ...
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  31 January 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attack in Peshawar: a Protestant pastor killed, another seriously injured Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - Lethal attack on two Protestant pastors in Peshawar, in the north of Pakistan. Yesterday afternoon, January 30, two men on a motorbike opened fire on the car with two Protestant pastors on the ...
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  29 January 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishops: concrete actions and unity in the face of the climate crisis Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Unity and concrete actions in the face of the climate emergency and the climate crisis: this is what the Filipino Bishops ask in a pastoral Letter published at the end of the Plenary Assembly, on ...
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  29 January 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Over 200 catechists renew their pastoral commitment Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - In the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur lay catechists and volunteers are a precious presence to serve the local Church. More than 200 catechists from the Sacred Heart Cathedral and the Church o ...
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  28 January 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - John Paul II and "Lebanon-The Message". A Symposium to seek points of reference in the heart of the Lebanese crisis Kaslik (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope John Paul II and Lebanon the Message", is the title of the three-day Symposium scheduled at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), starting on February 2nd. The opening session: speec ...
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  28 January 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Church welcomes 23 new priests in Seoul Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Seoul has welcomed 23 new priests who will dedicate themselves to pastoral service and evangelization. The solemn Eucharistic Celebration with the Sacrame ...
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  28 January 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Lunar New Year in the name of solidarity and sharing Ho Chi Minh city (Agenzia Fides) - Tet, the "Lunar New Year" which is celebrated on February 1st, is the biggest holiday of the year for the Vietnamese. During these days, people across the country prepare to experience ...
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  27 January 2022
  ASIA/TURKEY - Erdogan confirms: new regulations and new elections for the Foundations of non-Muslim communities Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The process for the publication of the new rules on the functioning of the Turkish Foundations linked to non-Muslim communities is almost complete, which will soon allow these organizations to re ...
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  27 January 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians, called to sow the Gospel and to be "light for the nation" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Indian Christians are committed to updating the spirit and letter of our Constitution, so that justice, freedom, equality, diversity and fraternity may be a reality for all. Above all, to ens ...
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  26 January 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Catholic bishops to the Heads of other Churches: our synodal journey needs your experience and your advice Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In the synodal journey that has just begun, the Catholic Church of the Holy Land "listens" to the wisdom and experience of the other Churches present in the land of Jesus, and for this reason ...
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  26 January 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop and Minister: working together for reconciliation and reunification of the Koreas Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the Korean government intend to work together for peace, reconciliation and the reunification of the Korean peninsula: this was confirmed by the Archbishop of Seoul, Msgr. ...
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  25 January 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate: the use of Arabic in the liturgy is not a "betrayal" of Tradition Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The use of the Arabic language in the liturgies of the Chaldean Church is not a betrayal of Tradition, and responds to the missionary vocation of announcing the salvation of Christ to the men an ...
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  25 January 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Statue of St. Sebastian destroyed in a Catholic church in Tamil Nadu Coimbatore (Agenzia Fides) - Two unidentified men destroyed a statue of St. Sebastian located in the premises of the Holy Trinity Catholic Cathedral in Ramanathapuram, in the district of Coimbatore in the southern Indian ...
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  25 January 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Message from Christian leaders for the elections: called to follow the light of Christ Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Our prophetic voice and firm stand for Christ-like conduct will enable us to join with other Filipinos in discerning who should lead the country. We must all take courage to work together, honor ...
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  24 January 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï: the people suffer, raising taxes would be intolerable Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The imposition of new taxes on citizens is understandable and tolerable in phases of economic recovery and growth, but would become a further factor of injustice and suffering for the people of L ...