Asia

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  17 November 2021
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Without aid from abroad, the social situation can degenerate into civil conflict and humanitarian disaster Herat (Agenzia Fides) - The re-opening of schools in Herat to girls from the 7th to 12th year of studies could be a move by the Taliban to show "a more human face" of the regime, in order to obtain aid from the West. Luc ...
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  16 November 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - In the name of compassion, believers of different faiths help the sick and suffering Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Compassion is the key word that today unites believers of different religions in Vietnam, united to give help, tenderness, comfort and hope to the sick and suffering, especially those w ...
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  16 November 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Promote lay catechists to be witnesses of Christ in today's society Cheng Du (Agenzia Fides) - To train lay catechists so that they are "Christians of the new era" and witnesses of the Lord in today's Chinese society: these are the objectives of the VI Formation Course for lay catechists ...
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  15 November 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A new lay association dedicated to St. Joseph is born Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Filipino Bishops have decided to create "The Men Of Saint Joseph" (Philippines), an ecclesial association of "men consecrated to St. Joseph committed to living with Jesus" which, as Fides lea ...
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  13 November 2021
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Dialogue between East and West in music, to "connect souls" Dubai (Agenzia Fides) - "Connecting souls": it is in this spirit that on November 17 and 18, on the occasion of Expo 2020, during the week dedicated to the theme of "Tolerance and Inclusiveness", the show - inspired by a ...
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  12 November 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - In the United Kingdom and Israel, new legislative proposals to sanction the recognition of the Armenian Genocide London (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of the United Kingdom House of Commons unanimously expressed their support for the bill proposed "at first reading" on Tuesday, November 9, by parliamentarian Tim Loughton in favo ...
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  12 November 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Almaty: "We would be happy to welcome Francis, twenty years after the visit of John Paul II" Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "We are grateful to the government of Kazakhstan for having invited Pope Francis to the next Congress of the leaders of world and traditional religions. We do not yet know if the Pontiff will be ...
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  12 November 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Forced religious conversions: a serious issue for religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The issue of forced religious conversions is today a source of great concern for religious minorities in Pakistan, especially Christians and Hindus, but it seems that there is a lack of politica ...
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  11 November 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - In Mosul, the US finances the restoration of the church of Mar Korkis, devastated by jihadists Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The reopening ceremony of the main church of the monastery of Mar Korkis, in the Iraqi city of Mosul, seriously damaged by the militiamen of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Daesh) during the ti ...
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  11 November 2021
  ASIA - Promoting peace in Afghanistan, Korea and Myanmar: the commitment of the Asian Conference of "Religions for Peace" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting, supporting and implementing, through dialogue and interreligious collaboration, awareness of the dignity of all forms of life; the fight against human trafficking; peace building and re ...
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  10 November 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A Catholic church hit by rockets, Baptist churches burned down Pekhon (Agenzia Fides) - Last night some rockets and heavy weapon bullets fired by soldiers of the Burmese army hit the Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, in the diocese of Pekhon, in the southern part of the Shan S ...
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  10 November 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Bishop in Sabah: "Christ's mission continues in the midst of the pandemic" Sandakan (Agenzia Fides) - "We are disciples and brothers in Christ even if we are socially separated. Christ's mission does not stop when we are separated to contain the spread of the virus", said Mgr. Julius Dusin Gito ...
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  10 November 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A missionary Foundation named after Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Nicholas Cheong Missionary Scholarship Foundation": South Korea’s Seoul Archdiocese has launched a new missionary society in memory of the late Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, former Archbish ...
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  9 November 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - "You are a living Church": 400 boys and girls expected in Bagdhad for the meeting of the Chaldean Youth Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "You are a living Church". The words spoken by Pope Francis in Baghdad, in the homily of the liturgical concelebration he presided over in the Chaldean Cathedral of St. Joseph during his pastora ...
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  9 November 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The bill to protect women rejected: protest campaign by Christians Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must all be united to defend and promote the proposed bill to protect women of religious minorities from forced conversions. Not only do we want this proposal to become law, but we also want ...