Asia

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  8 April 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Floods in Eastern Indonesia: the campaign of compassion and solidarity is underway Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It is an Easter time marked by suffering and hardship that the Indonesian Christian communities is experiencing in the East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia, where there is a strong Christian ...
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  8 April 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Syrian Orthodox monk condemned as "supporter of terrorists" for giving water and food to PKK militiamen Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The Mardin Criminal Court has handed down a 25-month prison sentence against the Syrian Orthodox monk Sefer Bileçen, finding him guilty of complicity with terrorist organizations and activities. ...
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  7 April 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Comfort to victims of violence and aid to the displaced: the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - An Easter of solidarity, closeness and human and spiritual comfort is what the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition in Mandalay experienced. In recent days, the sisters went to visit and com ...
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  7 April 2021
  ASIA - Churches committed to protecting the right to drinking water and its link with human dignity Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Churches in Asia, together with other religious organizations and civil society movements, play an important role in raising awareness of the global water crisis. As stated in t ...
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  31 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako reveals: the Pope has donated 350 thousand dollars for the poor Iraqis Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis, in his recent apostolic pilgrimage to Iraq, together with the spiritual comfort and hopes of rebirth for all Iraqis, also left a substantial donation of 350 thousand dollars in the ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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. ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...