Asia

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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 ...
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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 ...