Asia

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  10 March 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Lent and prayer between distancing and Buddhist feast Danang (Agenzia Fides) - It is a Lent that is affected by the measures of "social distancing", is what is being experienced by the Catholic community of Vietnam. But these measures do not affect faith and the lively spir ...
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  10 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Closure of the Twitter account improperly opened in the name of the Archbishop of Yangon Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, asked the social network "Twitter" to delete an account with his name that was wrongly attributed to him. This is confirmed by the secretariat ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish media comment on Pope's visit to Iraq Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The media in Turkey did not ignore Pope Francis' visit to neighboring Iraq. Very different comments and analyzes were published. In addition to reports on the possible contribution of the papal t ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The religious stop the military: "Every life is precious. Do not kill" Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask not to kill. This is why we have turned to the military. We fear that police officers will kill more young demonstrators. Our presence as people of faith, peacemakers, may help them st ...
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  9 March 2021
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Catholic leaders: "We will not stop asking for truth and justice for the 2019 attacks" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "We will not stop asking for truth and justice regarding the 2019 attacks. The authorities must commit to finding the culprits and those responsible for the massacres". This is what Cardinal Mal ...
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  8 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Two young people killed in the compound of the Catholic Cathedral surrounded by the military Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - "The day of 8 March was marked by a harsh repression by the security forces against young demonstrators across the country. The agents open fire and claim more victims than in recent days", a ...
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  8 March 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Call of Catholics for the independence of the Commission for Minorities from the government Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - “The working style of the National Commission for Minorities has so far been unsatisfactory. The themes of the meetings have not been made public so far and there are members of the Committee ...
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  7 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Pope Francis in Mosul, Qaraqosh and Erbil: "Christ is alive and at work in his holy and faithful people" Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, that Christ is alive and at work in this, his holy and faithful people", said Pope Francis at the end of his homily in Italian at ...
• 6 March 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of bishop of Sibolga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Sibolga, Indonesia, the Reverend Fransiskus Tuaman Sinaga of the clergy of the same diocese, until now director of the Dian Mandala ...
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  6 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Beginning of the Pope's apostolic visit to the land of Abraham Ur (Agenzia Fides) - "Here, where Abraham our father lived, we seem to have returned home". Thus, after being received in Najaf by Ayatollah Ali al Sistani (photo), Pope Francis began his speech today, in the plain of Ur ...
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  6 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Buddhist monastic order to the military: call for an end to violence, it is urgent to start negotiations Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Sitagu Sayadaw of Shwe Kyin - the second most important Buddhist monastic order in Myanmar - took a stand alongside other elderly Buddhist monks in the country to call on the military junta to en ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal for the involvement of the Holy See in mediation launched by a Burmese Catholic lay leader Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "At this time of suffering and repression, we address a mournful appeal to Pope Francis: the Holy See must help us and get involved in mediation aimed at improving the situation of the people in ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Bishop Hinder: our Christians too look to the Pope's trip to Iraq. And Muslims praise his courage Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis began his apostolic journey to Iraq, while yesterday, March 4, marked the 5th anniversary of the massacre in which in Aden, Yemen, four nuns of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcut ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqis waiting for the Pope, bearer of hope for all through universal solidarity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The apostolic visit of Pope Francis is an important moment, especially in this season of Lent. It is a sign of hope for Christians, a message of peace and reconciliation for the various communitie ...
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  5 March 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Church's request to postpone the elections scheduled for Easter Sunday in the State of Tripura Agartala (Agenzia Fides) - Christians living in the state of Tripura, in northeast India, are saddened by the fact that the Autonomous District Council elections are scheduled for Easter Sunday. They therefore request th ...