Asia
5 May 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Asansol
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 4, 2020, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Asansol, India, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Cyprian Monis. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 5/5/2020)
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4 May 2020
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Coronavirus: the Kazakh Church relies on Mary to overcome the crisis
Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - Protection for the Kazakh people, for all those affected by Covid-19 and for health personnel engaged in the fight against the virus: this is what the Catholic faithful of Kazakhstan ask for b ...
4 May 2020
ASIA/INDIA - Religious leaders united to fight Covid-19; an Indian state subsidizes religious communities
Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Indian religious leaders unite to fight Covid-19 in India: as Agenzia Fides learns, religious leaders of different faiths (Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs) and various interreligious organi ...
30 April 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "We serve people without any discrimination, in the time of Covid-19"
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must work in unity to overcome the challenges that people are facing in this global Covid-19 pandemic. Let us open our hearts and work to reach and serve people in need, without making any d ...
30 April 2020
ASIA/HOLY LAND - A parish priest in Jerusalem: "Israelis and Palestinians expect solid and lasting peace"
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "The heartfelt invitation of the Holy Father to end armed conflicts around the world has been greeted with great joy and hope by Israelis and Palestinians, who have long been waiting for a mom ...
29 April 2020
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Need to support the agricultural sector to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To address the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Church in the Philippines hopes and asks the government "for measures to provide stronger and more targeted support to agricult ...
29 April 2020
ASIA - The emergency of Covid-19 in Central Asia, between containment measures and absolute denial
Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "With respect to the response to the pandemic that is affecting all the countries of the world, the Central Asian Republics can be divided into two groups. On one side, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and ...
28 April 2020
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ecological operators, almost all non-Muslims, at high risk of contagion for coronavirus
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan about 95% of the workers involved in cleaning and sanitizing roads, hospitals, schools, sewers and public institutions belong to religious minorities: these are men and women, especia ...
28 April 2020
ASIA/VIETNAM - Zero deaths due to Covid-19, the Church resumes celebrating masses
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Given the excellent management of the coronavirus emergency and the limited spread of the disease, the Catholic community in Vietnam has been able to resume celebrating the Eucharist. As Agenzia F ...
27 April 2020
ASIA - An appeal from the Asian bishops for a global truce in times of pandemic
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Asia have joined the call of the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and Pope Francis, for a global ceasefire in the face of the unprecedented threat of the coronavi ...
27 April 2020
ASIA/LEBANON - Aid to families without income must be given priority, in the social crisis due to coronavirus
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Our first concern is that nobody must feel hungry, so we will provide the poor with food and medicines; families without any monthly income will come first", says the director of Caritas Lebanon ...
24 April 2020
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Widespread information to contain Covid-19: the contribution of civil society
Kabul (Agenzia Fide) - "We have launched the largest social communication campaign in the Country. Our teams of young volunteers are active in visiting 18 provinces and creating awareness of the risks of the virus and wa ...
24 April 2020
ASIA/INDONESIA - A "Non-migratory" Ramadan due to coronavirus: travelling and pilgrimages prohibited
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - For the holy month of "Ramadan", which began on the evening of April 23 and culminates on May 23 on the feast of Id-ul-Fitr, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, called "Jokowi", officially issued ...
24 April 2020
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The policy towards religions does not change: the new government promotes coexistence
Astana (Agenzia Fides) - About a year after the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Kazakh ruler who led the nation from the dissolution of the Soviet Union to March 2019 making freedom of worship one of the flagshi ...
22 April 2020
ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Church launches a charity fund for coronavirus victims
Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Bangladesh launches a special fund to help alleviate the suffering of people affected by the Covid-19 emergency and the consequent lockdown. "The Covid-19 pandemic has affec ...
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