Asia

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  11 September 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic cemeteries welcome the victims of the pandemic, of any religion Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Cebu, in the central Philippines, has decided to welcome in its Catholic cemeteries the bodies of people, of any religion, who have died as a result of the pandemic. As communi ...
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  10 September 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Mikati announces the formation of the government. Father Zgheib: perhaps the Pope's visit becomes more possible Beirut - Agenzia Fides) - After more than a year of stalemate, Lebanon has a new government. The Sunni Najib Mikati, who since last July 26, had been tasked with forming a new government from President Michel Aoun, after ...
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  10 September 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "The Church in Myanmar is being tested with its patience" Budapest (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Myanmar had been tested through its patience. Our people are lovers of art and culture and very religious. But our people have faced seven decades of great challenges. I ...
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  10 September 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archdiocese of Seoul celebrates the sending of missionary priests to France and Japan Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Seoul celebrated a solemn Eucharist with the missionary mandate to the priests who will offer their pastoral service and bring the proclamation of the Gospel abroad, at the service o ...
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  9 September 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Mar Awa Royel is the 122nd Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Mar Awa Royel, currently Bishop of the Assyrian diocese of California (USA) and Secretary of the Holy Synod is the 122nd Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. He was elected on Wednesday, ...
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  9 September 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The army tries to recruit young people who choose to join the resistance forces Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In many regions of Myanmar the regular army is asking village authorities to recruit young people as military assistants, and to help the army in the logistics, especially in combat areas. If the ...
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  9 September 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic cable TV starts in the State of Meghalaya Shillong (Agenzia Fides) - In September a new Catholic cable TV started broadcasting in the State of Meghalaya, in north-eastern India. As Fides learned, the channel is called "Don Bosco Media Network" (DBMN) and is mana ...
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  8 September 2021
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: "The government has a duty to promote truth and justice on the Easter massacres, with a transparent investigation" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "We reiterate the request for a transparent investigation, which ascertains instigators and responsibility for the Easter attacks. The Church and the entire nation, shocked by terrorism, have th ...
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  8 September 2021
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Catholics and Buddhists celebrate the "Time of Creation" together Battambang (Agenzia Fides) - In Cambodia the "Time of Creation" is a fruitful opportunity to develop dialogue, friendship and deep interreligious relations between Christians and Buddhists. As Fides learned, from Septemb ...
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  7 September 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East meets to elect a new Patriarch Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Synodal Assembly of the Assyrian Church of the East opened on Monday, September 6, 2021, called to elect a new Patriarch. The elective synod takes place at the Assyrian church of St. John the ...
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  7 September 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Churches and monasteries refuse funding from the military junta; the resistance proclaims the "defensive war" Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - The military junta of Myanmar has made a cash donation to Christian Pastors and Buddhist leaders in all the cities of the Chin State through the commanders of the local army. The military summoned ...
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  7 September 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - On the day dedicated to the Armed Forces, the Church pays homage to Christian war heroes Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must encourage our fellow citizens to remain faithful to our Homeland as were our Christian heroes of the Armed Forces in Pakistan, who bravely fought and gave their lives for our beloved co ...
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  6 September 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - President Aoun announces an "emergency meeting" to address the crisis in non-state schools Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The systemic crisis in which Lebanon seems to be sinking is having devastating effects on non-state schools, mostly of ecclesial origin, on which the entire national education system is based. In ...
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  6 September 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - ASEAN appeal for humanitarian truce; petition to the UN to confirm the ambassador New York (Agenzia Fides) - Myanmar's military rulers have agreed to an "Association of Southeast Asian Nations" (ASEAN) call for a ceasefire until the end of 2021. The truce will serve to ensure distribution of humanitar ...
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  4 September 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - The bells of Mosul ring again Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment is set for Tuesday September 14, the day on which the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is celebrated, a solemnity particularly dear to the Christian communities present in Iraq. On tha ...