Asia

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  19 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - A new home for street women and children in Calcutta Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "Taking care, helping and serving others without distinction of caste or religion is the way to manifest God's love for human beings": with these words, released to Agenzia Fides, Sister Lucy K ...
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  18 January 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Appeal of the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites to clearly distinguish the civil sphere from religious affiliation Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanon will only succeed in surviving the systemic crisis it has been going through for years only when has more clearly and decidedly set the limit distinguishing the political and institution ...
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  18 January 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Blossoming of vocations in the midst of a pandemic, the joy of being missionaries Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "In a global context made worse by the Coronavirus pandemic, on the island of Flores, there is no lack of positive news: In the coming months, in fact, new priestly ordinations are planned, whic ...
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  18 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The love of the Child Jesus, source of love for the poor in times of pandemic Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - Devotees of the Holy Child Jesus are called to "reach out and love the poor , in the suburbs, in the midst of the pandemic": this is the exhortation addressed to the faithful by Archbishop Jose Pal ...
• 18 January 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viêt Nam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 16, 2021, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Xuân Lôc, Viêt Nam, presented by Bishop Joseph Đình Đúc Đao. He is succeeded ...
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  18 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeal of the Bishops of the Visayas: stop the killings of indigenous peoples Capiz (Agenzia Fides) - "An in-depth investigation by an independent body aimed at explaining what really happened on December 30, 2020; the cessation of military intervention on indigenous communities so that our Tumand ...
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  16 January 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Relatives of former IS fighters are returning to Raqqa Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - The Kurdish Alliance of Democratic Forces of Syria, which controls northeast Syria, has ordered the release of about 400 families of former Islamic State (IS) militants from the Al Hol prison camp ...
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  16 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The need to shed light on the unpunished massacre in Panay: the request of civil society and religious organizations Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Filipino civil society, together with church organizations, is calling for careful investigations into the massacre that took place in Tapaz in the province of Capiz, on the island of Panay, in t ...
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  15 January 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - The statue of the Virgin Mary placed on the tower of the Catholic Church in Qaraqosh Qaraqosh (Agenzia Fides) - When Pope Francis visits the city of Qaraqosh as part of his visit to Iraq, he will also see the large statue of Mary on the bell tower of the church in the sanctuary "al Tahira" . From the tow ...
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  15 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Detained for 100 days: international initiative calls for the release of 83-year-old Jesuit father Stan Swamy Jaipur (Agenzia Fides) - Today, January 15, 2021, the 83-year-old Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, who has been imprisoned in Taloja Prison in Mumbai since October 8 for alleged sedition, has been detained for a total of 100 da ...
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  15 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops call for a fair vaccination campaign taking into account ethical principles Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In a joint Pastoral Letter, the Philippine bishops call on the country's government to ensure that the anti-Covid-19 vaccination is equally available to all citizens, but also to choose a vaccine ...
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  14 January 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Christians support and promote the anti Covid-19 vaccination campaign Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Indonesia support the national Covid-19 vaccination campaign. After the first injection of the vaccine organized live on TV for the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, the first p ...
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  14 January 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Prayer for Pope Francis’ visit to be recited on every Sunday Mass Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - From next Sunday, January 17, the Chaldeans are invited to recite together a prayer composed by Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako in order to ask the Almighty Lord to make possible the announced visi ...
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  14 January 2021
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Pastoral Letter for the new year: "Christ is faithful to his Church and offers great opportunities for grace, in the challenge of the pandemic" Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "2020 brought with it unprecedented challenges: many people fell ill, others continue to face serious economic difficulties. Our country went through political and social upheavals. For many, th ...
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  13 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Position of the Episcopate against a revision of the Constitution during the pandemic Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Several Bishops of the Philippines express strong reservations about the new initiatives to revise the 1987 Constitution during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the Philippine political panorama, in fac ...