Asia

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  9 November 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Peaceful elections: towards a consolidation of the National League for Democracy Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The results of the Burmese elections which were held on Sunday 8 November in the Asian country, in the first round of elections held under the aegis of a civil government, are reconfirming the po ...
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  9 November 2020
  ASIA/JORDAN - Parliamentary election: Bishop Shomali invites citizens to participate despite the pandemic Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The elections in Jordan, scheduled for Tuesday 10 November, will take place in a context marked by the rise in Covid-19 infections and the worsening of the economic crisis, while the country conti ...
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  9 November 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The High Court of Sindh confirms the criminal offense of "child marriage" in the case of the underage Catholic Arzoo Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "According to the report of the medical commission set up on 5 November, the Catholic girl Arzoo Raja is between 14 and 15 years old; the judges checked her details on her birth certificate, iss ...
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  6 November 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholics mobilize for the victims of Typhoon Goni Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Churches in the Philippines opened their doors to offer help to the populations hit by the tropical storm Goni, that struck the Bicol region and other parts of the island of Luzon. The Super Ty ...
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  4 November 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Trial against a monk postponed for alleged complicity with terrorist organization Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The trial against Syrian Orthodox monk Sefer Bileçen, who was charged by the Turkish judicial authorities for complicity with terrorist organizations and activities, has been postponed for almos ...
• 4 November 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint John Interdiocesan Theological Seminary in Hyderabad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 17 July 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Kommareddy Marreddy, of the archdiocesan clergy of Hyderabad Re ...
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  3 November 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Ten years after the attack on the Syrian Catholic Church of St. Mary in Baghdad: "Our dead are torches that illuminate our path" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "Our martyrs are the torches of faith that illuminate the path of our life and kindle the fire of charity towards all", said Ignace Yussif III Younan, Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrian Catholic ...
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  3 November 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Police have freed the 13-year-old Catholic Arzoo after a forced marriage Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are grateful to God that, on orders from the Provincial Supreme Court, the Sindh Police rescued 13-year-old Catholic Arzoo Raja, who was kidnapped on October 13th, 2020. It is a great result ...
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  31 October 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch: Islamist atrocities require more collaboration between Christians and Muslims Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the inhuman ferocity of those who behead innocent people under the insulting invocation of the name of God, it is urgently necessary to avoid the climate of "conflict between religion ...
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  31 October 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Human rights violations: civil and church organizations call for international investigation Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Our ultimate goal is that the international community conduct an independent and impartial investigation into human rights violations in the Philippines. But for now this is not the case and thi ...
• 31 October 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Saint Francis Xavier Regional Philosophical Seminary in Agra Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 February 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Joseph Francis D'Souza, of the diocesan clergy of Allahabad ...
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  30 October 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - A 4th century church put up for sale as a tourist hostel Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian Orthodox church of Mor Yuhanon (St. John), which dates back to the 4th century in a suburb of the Turkish city of Mardin, has been put up for sale and could be used for tourist accommo ...
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  30 October 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Justice and Peace Commission: Religious minorities face growing intolerance Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Following the recent kidnapping, forced marriage and conversion of 13-year-old Arzoo in Karachi, the National Justice and Peace Commission (NCJP) expresses its regret at the growing intolerance ...
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  29 October 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Bethlehem: Christians and Muslims together against Mohammed cartoons Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - "Bethlehem deplores the cartoons which in France offend Mohammed and Islam". This is what a group of Christians and Muslims from the Holy Land wrote on their placards and banners, gathered yes ...
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  29 October 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A court approves the kidnapping of the Catholic minor: vibrant protests by the Church and civil society Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on the authorities of the Sindh government, police officers and the judiciary for justice and a fair trial, as well as severe measures to be taken to stop the growing wave of kidnapping ...