Asia
25 November 2020
ASIA/INDONESIA - Appeal of the President to Catholic Academics in favor of the promotion of fraternity and tolerance
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic university students are called to promote social harmony, unity and tolerance In Indonesia by contributing to the good of society: this is the appeal launched on November 23 by Indonesi ...
24 November 2020
ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Appeal of the Council of Churches in the Middle East to the international community for the protection of the churches and the Armenian "soul" of Nagorno Karabakh
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The agreement of 10 November which ended the bloody armed conflict in Nagorno Karabakh "does not ensure a clear and sustainable and long-lasting peace for the region", and the international commu ...
24 November 2020
ASIA - Commitment of Catholic mass media in Asia for the promotion of peace, truth and solidarity in times of pandemic
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic mass media in Asia are called upon and committed to promoting peace, reconciliation, compassion and solidarity as the continent is hit by the Covid-19 pandemic which has exacerbated ...
24 November 2020
ASIA/VIETNAM - Catholics and Buddhists committed to offering medical assistance to populations affected by natural disasters
Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics and Buddhists in southern Vietnam have organized themselves to provide free medical services to the needy. As Fides has learned, the initiative is led by a group of 200 health ...
23 November 2020
ASIA/LEBANON - National holiday: Partriarch Raï reaffirms the country's neutrality concept
Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanon's independence not only signifies the end of the French protectorate, but also marks "the country's exit from the politics of the axes, and the beginning of its neutrality". Even today, ...
23 November 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Arzoo Raja, the High Court closes the case: Catholic child bride to stay in Pakistan shelter home
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Sindh high court has ordered the teenage Catholic child bride Arzoo Raja - kidnapped, converted to Islam and subjected to forced marriage (see Fides 21/10/2020) - to remain in a state-run sh ...
23 November 2020
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Church prepares the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the visit of John Paul II
Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "During the Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of Kazakhstan, we planned the celebrations to mark the twentieth anniversary of the visit of St. John Paul II (September 2001 - September 2021). We ...
23 November 2020
ASIA/KOREA - Resignation and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 22, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Cheju (Korea), presented by His Exc. Mgr.Peter Kang U-il. He is succeeded by His Exc. Mgr. ...
23 November 2020
ASIA/KOREA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Chunchon, Korea
On November 21, Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Chunchon, Korea, presented by Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe.
The Holy Father appointed as bishop of the same diocese the Reverend ...
21 November 2020
ASIA - Denunciation of the Landmine Report 2020: Use of mines in conflicts, to the detriment of civilians
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – During the period from mid-2019 to October 2020, the Burmese army and various "non-state armed groups" used mines in four Asian countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Myanmar. Eight out ...
20 November 2020
ASIA/IRAQ - Christian Minister for Immigration and Refugees begins the planned closure of the refugee camps
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Christian Evan Faeq Yakoub Jabro, current Iraqi Minister for Immigration and Refugees, has begun to implement the closure of all refugee camps planned by the Baghdad government in O ...
20 November 2020
ASIA - The importance of respecting the rights of the weakest within the framework of the trade agreement in East Asia, a driving force for development
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the newborn economic cooperation agreement between 15 Asian nations representing globally about a third of the GDP and the world population ...
20 November 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "We ask for respect for our rights as citizens of Pakistan"
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are citizens of Pakistan and the law is the same for every citizen of Pakistan; it is the State's responsibility to ensure justice for its citizens. The issue of kidnapping, forced conversio ...
19 November 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Resignations and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Hyderabad, India
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Hyderabad, India, presented by Bishop Thumma Bala.
At the same time, the Pope appoint ...
19 November 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - A religious "journalist" elected Custos of the Capuchins in Pakistan
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Lord calls me, in my vocation to the priesthood and to the fraternal Franciscan life, to serve as Custos of the 'Mariam Siddeeqa Capuchin Custody' in Pakistan. It is a blessing from God. I w ...
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