Asia

• 28 May 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Leopold Kropfreiter, SJM Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 13, 2020 the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Leopold Kropfreiter, SJM as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) ...
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  28 May 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Release of detainees to contain the coronavirus: it is "a right step" according to the Church Dhaka (Agenza Fides) - "We welcome the government's decision to release three thousand prisoners. It is a timely initiative. Many people, imprisoned for minor crimes, can be released in this pandemic situation". This is ...
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  27 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Covid-19: young Christians create a "Food bank" in solidarity with the poorest of the poor Sahiwal (Agenzia Fides) - Young Catholics in Sahiwal, a town in Pakistani Punjab, offer evening meals to a hundred destitute people every day, in a solidarity activity that will continue until the crisis linked to Covid- ...
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  27 May 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic volunteers at work to fight the "infodemic" Lampung (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic volunteers on the island of Sumatra are at the forefront to provide correct information, awareness and concrete support to local populations, to defend themselves from the spread of the ...
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  26 May 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Catholic community of Bangkok close to the poorest, affected by the pandemic: "Whoever wants can leave, whoever wants can take" Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - Many parishes of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, Thailand, are at the forefront in helping and assisting the poor, severely affected by the social and economic effects of the pandemic. The Church ...
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  26 May 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - PMS National Director: "The poor people of our country contribute to the Fund for the victims of Covid-19" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The coronavirus pandemic has given us the opportunity to rethink our missionary service in Bangladesh. The Catholic Church in Bangladesh is always close to the poor and most vulnerable, with its ...
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  25 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The spirit of Laudato Sì involves faithful from other religions Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is truly a precious service for our Earth: if we are united, there will be a change not only in the climate, but also in our relationships and this will become the principle of solution of t ...
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  25 May 2020
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Drinking water and waste management: the Church operates in the spirit of Laudato Sì Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - "After four editions of the 'Wash' project in the Jomi district, our main partner, 'National KMK', a government company for the management of housing and public services, asked us to replicate ...
• 23 May 2020
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Resignation of the Archbishop of Taipei and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei (Taiwan), presented by His Exc. Mgr. John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. The ...
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  23 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious leaders: "Let us protect life and health on the day of Eid-al-Fitr" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan lives Eid-al-Fitr, - the Islamic feast that starts on the evening of May 23 and lasts all May 24, for the closing of the holy month of "Ramadan". For the occasion, the Pakistani governme ...
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  23 May 2020
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Zhu Baoyu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of 7 May 2020, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Zhu Baoyu, Bishop Emeritus of Nanyang, in Henan, died at the age of 99. The death occurred at the convent of the Sisters of the Diocesan C ...
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  23 May 2020
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Ma Zhongmu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the early afternoon of March 23, 2020, His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Ma Zhongmu, Bishop Emeritus of Yinchuan/Ningxia, not recognized by the government, died at the age of 101. He was the first, a ...
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  23 May 2020
  ASIA/CHINA - Mourning in the Episcopate: His Exc. Mgr. Andrea Jin Daoyuan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the evening of 20 November 2019 His Exc. Mgr. Andrea Jin Daoyuan, Bishop "without jurisdiction" of the Diocese of Changzhi/Luan, in Shanxi, in Mainland China passed away. The Prelate wa ...
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  22 May 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Condition of the Rohingya: the Burmese government in the Hague Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 23 May the Burmese government must present its first report on the condition of the Muslim minority of the Rohingya in Myanmar, in compliance with a sentence of 23 January in which th ...
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  22 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Quota reserved for non-Muslim students in Punjab universities: a positive step for minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Religious minorities in Pakistan appreciate the measure approved by the government of the Punjab province which sets a 2% quota for students enrolled in universities, reserved for religious minor ...