Asia

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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 ...
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  7 April 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Silsilah" movement: "Ramadan, time to deepen faith and dialogue" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "This year the month of Ramadan in the Philippines coincides with the period of the electoral campaign for national and local elections; we also live it in conjunction with the alarming period ...
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  6 April 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops: God bless the visit of Pope Francis to Lebanese land Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The Maronite bishops "express their joy at the news of the visit of Pope Francis to Lebanon, which is on the agenda for the month of June". They do so at the end of the meeting which saw them me ...
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  6 April 2022
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - The Apostolic Administrator: "Priests and missionaries are always needed" Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - "The decline of the impact of the coronavirus in Uzbekistan has led to a return of the international community, which in the last two years had diminished. This also has consequences for us: in ...
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  5 April 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Concern among Christian leaders: "Chaotic political situation Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a very embarrassing political situation in the country. I am sorry to say that politics these days is a type of selfish politics: all political leaders, including their parties, focus ...
• 5 April 2022
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Oita, His Exc. Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed the rev. Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama, of the clergy of Fukuoka, currently Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Japan, as Bishop of the Diocese ...