Asia

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  29 November 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino Bishops releases prayer for the 2022 elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Filipino Bishops have released a prayer for the national and local 2022 elections. The prayer asks that "the forthcoming national and local elections may truly reflect, the will of the Lord w ...
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  29 November 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people called to "keep hope alive": the Year of Youth closes Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We Bishops of Pakistan are with you, at your side to support you for your development, your spiritual growth and your prosperity. We want our young people to be capable professionals, and your ...
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  26 November 2021
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa invites Pope Francis to visit Bahrain Manama (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has been officially invited to visit the Kingdom of Bahrain by King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa. The monarch's invitation was brought to the Pope by Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed ...
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  26 November 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A relic of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon donated to Burkina Faso, a sign of missionary communion Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A relic of Korea's first Catholic priest, St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, was donated by the Korean Church and kept in St. Joseph Parish in the Archdiocese of Koupéla, Burkina Faso. As reported to Fides ...
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  25 November 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Political blocs "compete" in initiatives against illegal expropriation of houses and land to the detriment of Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In Iraq antagonistic political blocs are also competing on the thorny issue of real estate illegally stolen from Christian owners in recent decades and the initiatives implemented to return illi ...
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  25 November 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The celebration of the Vietnamese martyrs and the example of martyrdom, alive and necessary today Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 24, the universal Church celebrates in the liturgical calendar the feast of Andre Dung Lac and the Vietnamese martyrs: their example and heroic stories are vividly relived ...
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  24 November 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - “Work is love made visible”. Women in Holy Land give life to the "interreligious" Christmas Market Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Small pieces of jewelery and crockery, cosmetics and fashion accessories, sweets and local specialties. But also icons, ceramics, organic jams, candles are the many gift ideas that can be foun ...
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  24 November 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pontifical Mission Societies present their charism and initiatives at the National Meeting of Major Seminaries Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The National Meeting of all the Rectors of the Indian Seminaries took place in Bangalore, at the National Biblical Catechetical & Liturgical Center. About 90 Rectors gathered for the usual ann ...
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  24 November 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - "Me and my seminary": the seminary in Beijing celebrates 40 years of commitment to priesthood formation Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Me and my seminary" is the theme of the competition organized for the seminarians of the diocese of Beijing, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Seminary. The competi ...
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  23 November 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: digital platforms and social media used to harm the Church Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In the age of the internet, the spread of social networks and the increase in blogs and digital platforms have disproportionately multiplied the dissemination of articles critical of the church. ...
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  23 November 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuit on "Constitution Day": "Learning a lesson from the farmers" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "On November 26th, we celebrate Constitutional Day in India. We must internalize the letter and the spirit that our constitution fathers gave us in 1949 and make it our own. This great Charter ...
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  22 November 2021
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Catholic priest stopped by the police: he asked for truth and justice on the Easter attacks Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "We have been here for three days to accompany our brother Fr Cyril Gamini Fernando, called by the Intelligence services to be questioned. They ask him for an account of the statements he made o ...
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  22 November 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishop David: "We need to elect reliable candidates" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - It is important to choose "reliable candidates" in the general elections scheduled for next May 2022. This is the invitation made public in a message by the president-elect of the Bishops' Confer ...
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  22 November 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Bishop Stephen Yang Xiangtai Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the night of October 13, 2021, His Exc. Mgr. Stephen Yang Xiangtai, Bishop of Handan/Yongnian (Hebei) died at the age of 99. He was born on January 3, 1923 into a devout Catholic family in Gaocu ...
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  20 November 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop of Aleppo: Western sanctions are a "death sentence" for the Syrian people Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "Perpetuating the sanctions against Syria means condemning many people to death". Bishop Georges Abou Khazen, Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo for Catholics of the Latin rite, chooses clear and unequivo ...