Asia
31 March 2021
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Evangelization in the millennium: the Jubilee of faith and the challenges of the future
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - A pastoral and missionary look at the future of the Church in the next five centuries: this is what the Bishops of the Philippines are proposing, starting with the celebration of the 500th annive ...
31 March 2021
ASIA/INDIA - New appeal for the release on bail of Jesuit Stan Swamy, in prison for sedition
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) – More than 2,500 people from all over India and other countries in the world have signed an appeal request to the Mumbai Court, against the judge's decision not to grant bail to Jesuit Stan Swam ...
30 March 2021
ASIA/IRAQ - Arab media: a "government committee" will work on suggestions that emerged during Pope Francis' visit
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi government has appointed an inter-ministerial committee to work on the suggestions and proposals that emerged during Pope Francis' recent visit to Iraq. This is reported by the Arab ne ...
30 March 2021
ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic leaders, after the attack in Sulawesi: "Holy Week with prudence, vigilance, national unity"
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Suicide attacks against churches have already occurred several times. One wonders what the criminal plan is. Such incidents do not happen without financial support or help of networks or organi ...
30 March 2021
ASIA/THAILAND - Treating drug addiction with compassion
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "It is impossible for Thailand to control, beyond its territorial borders, the origin of the narcotics and the trafficking cartels that do everything possible to smuggle drugs into the country. ...
30 March 2021
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Easter marked by 500 years of evangelization: the Jubilee begins
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines has chosen Easter Sunday, 4 April, to formally inaugurate the year-long celebration of the 5th centenary (1521). Various programs and celebrations are being ...
29 March 2021
ASIA/MYANMAR - Franciscan appeal: "Now is the time for the international community to act in order to restore peace and democracy"
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "We express deep sadness and grave concern with the ongoing repression of millions of citizens in Myanmar following a military coup": the Franciscans say in a letter sent to UN Secretary General ...
29 March 2021
ASIA/INDONESIA - Suicide attack on a Catholic church in Sulawesi: security measures strengthened for Holy Week
Makassar (Agenzia Fides) - Outrage and fear in the Indonesian Catholic community, which embraces the community of Makassar, in the south of the island of Sulawesi, hit by a suicide attack on the Catholic Cathedral of the ...
27 March 2021
ASIA/THAILAND - Message of fraternity and solidarity of the Thai Church to the people of Myanmar
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with deep sadness and great regret that we follow recent events in Myanmar. We see too much hatred, too much violence, too much bloodshed, and too much suffering. We see the pain inflicte ...
27 March 2021
ASIA/TURKEY - Life imprisonment for former intelligence chiefs for the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The trial for complicity in the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, a leading figure in the local Armenian community, killed by a hitman in 2007 in central Istanbul, in front of the headq ...
27 March 2021
ASIA/SAUDI ARABIA - African migrants in detention centers: victims of exploitation and exposed to Covid
London (Agenzia Fides) - In Saudi Arabia, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic difficulties caused by the collapse of the oil price have affected migrant workers, especially those from Africa. In the midst of the he ...
26 March 2021
ASIA/VIETNAM - Faith in Christ during military service, with the help of new technologies
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Technology to support faith, not only to respond to the pandemic emergency: this is the experience of many young Catholics in Vietnam who, called to fulfill their military service, find themselves ...
26 March 2021
ASIA/JAPAN - Solidarity and prayer for Myanmar on the part of the “sister Church” in Japan
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "Having developed a special condition of "sister Church" with the Church of Myanmar, we are very worried about the current situation and the impact it is having on people". This is stated in a let ...
25 March 2021
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Pizzaballa celebrates the solemnity of the Annunciation in Nazareth: virtual Masses do not save us, but the encounter with Christ
Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not through technology that we will meet the Lord, it is not the virtual masses that will save us, and not even social media, but the personal encounter with Him". This is how Archbishop ...
25 March 2021
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Preach the Gospel of service, peace and development in the declarations of the new Apostolic Vicar of Quetta
Quetta (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace is the world's most urgent need. This is why I have chosen the episcopal motto 'Service, Peace, Development'. All human beings are a human family and God wants all human beings to live hap ...
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