Asia

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  14 July 2021
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - The new law "On freedom of conscience and religious associations" clarifies what is meant by "mission" Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - Many positive aspects derive from the new law "On freedom of conscience and religious associations" approved on July 7 in Uzbekistan. This is explained to Fides by Fr. Jerzy Maculewicz, Apostol ...
• 13 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Peter the Apostle" interregional Seminary in Bangalore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 25, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Richard Britto, of the diocesan clergy of Mysore, Rector of the ...
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  12 July 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - The project to erect a church in Ur of the Chaldeans takes off Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A project to erect a church in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the Iraqi governorate of Dhi Qar, also equipped with a meeting room useful in particular to welcome Christian pilgrims who from Iraq and al ...
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  10 July 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Amid violence and difficulties, catechists bring forward the missionary work Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing the Gospel "to the ends of the earth": with this spirit, 72-year-old catechist John NgwaZar Dee continues his missionary work that has been going on for 50 years. John NgwaZar Dee i ...
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  9 July 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pandemic surge, but popular protest does not stop Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - Father Jerome Hlawn Khawl, Catholic priest and parish priest of the cathedral church of St. Joseph in the city of Hakha, capital of Chin State, in western Myanmar, is providing oxygen to families ...
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  9 July 2021
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Civil society leaders: violence increases, a UN mission is urgently needed to ascertain the truth about the attacks Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask for a United Nations mission to ascertain the truth about the recent attacks on civilians". With foreign troops on the path of withdrawal, the Taliban on the offensive, a weak government, ...
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  8 July 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The local Church remembers Father Adolfo L'Imperio, a missionary in Bangladesh for 50 years Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic diocese of Dinajpur and the entire Church in Bangladesh remember with joy and gratitude the life and work of Father Adolfo L'Imperio, priest and missionary, member of the Pontifica ...
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  8 July 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Icon of the Holy Family begins its pilgrimage among the hopes and afflictions of the peoples of the Middle East Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The journey of the Icon of the Holy Family has begun from Jerusalem which in the coming months will make a long pilgrimage to Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries, uniting with the commo ...
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  8 July 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop Valles: "Faith is firm in difficult times"; Bishop David, new President of the Bishops' Conference Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "My memory tells me that we have all walked together, we have walked with the Lord and with Our Lady for the past 500 years. My memory tells me that we have truly been blessed with gifts so that ...
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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The Asian Bishops: Father Swamy is like Gandhi, "Saint of the poor", who died "as a true disciple of Christ" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "With deep anguish and sorrow, we mourn the death of the martyr of the marginalized people, Father Stan Swamy, SJ. His last month in custody on a hospital bed till the last moments is the most ...
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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Synod convened to elect the new Patriarch of Catholic Armenians without results Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Synod of Armenian Catholic Bishops, gathered from the evening of June 22 at the Lebanese Convent of Our Mother of Bzommar in order to elect their new Patriarch, has not so far managed t ...
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  7 July 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal from a Catholic politician: "No" to rules and job advertisements that discriminate and dishonor religious minorities Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "In public job postings for ecological operators and the cleaning of streets and sewers, reference is still made to the necessary requirement of 'reserved for non-Muslims'. This embarrasses me a ...
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  6 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Father Swamy, the Indian Jesuit "martyr of justice", passes away Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Jesuit Stanislaus Lourduswamy, better known as Father Stan Swamy, unjustly arrested for his commitment to defense of the Adivasis ("original inhabitants" of India), passed away yesterd ...
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  6 July 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's intelligence chief at work for Pope Francis' visit to North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Park Jie-won, head of South Korea's intelligence services has stated that he is working for a possible visit by Pope Francis to North Korea. As confirmed by local sources of Fides, when participat ...
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  5 July 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - Increase in infections due to Covid-19 and openness to tourism: alert of missionaries Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - "The pandemic situation is not improving, infections are increasing and the situation is very serious. To date, over 6 thousand cases have been registered, of which 207 in prisons". The numbe ...