Asia
28 November 2019
ASIA/CHINA - Missionaries commemorated in the month of November to relaunch mission
Bao Tou (Agenzia Fides) - Celebrating, thanking and commemorating the missionaries who left their homeland to dedicate themselves to mission in China, to the point of shedding their blood, is a custom and tradition for t ...
28 November 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Five innocent Christians released in jail in Orissa released on bail
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of India has decided to release on bail five Christians sentenced to life imprisonment, who have been in prison for 11 years, charged with the murder of the Hindu swami Laxam ...
27 November 2019
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysia and the Holy See: together for peaceful coexistence
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy See and Malaysia can work together for peaceful coexistence": said Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, greeting outgoing Vatican ambassador to Malaysia, Archbisho ...
26 November 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishop to young people: dedicate more time to Jesus, less to mobile phones
Tagbilaran (Agenzia Fides) – May young people dedicate more time to Jesus, less to mobile phones: this is the exhortation addressed by Mgr. Alberto S. Uy, Bishop of Tagbilaran, to the young delegates present at the dio ...
26 November 2019
ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako praises the pro-demonstrators position of the Ayatollah al Sistani: a "quick solution" to the crisis is needed
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The protests that have been shaking Iraq for two months have become a national reference point, and in a country devastated by wars, corruption and economic problems, the socio-political crisis ...
25 November 2019
ASIA/JAPAN - The Pope to Japanese Catholics: to recognize God’s gift means to free ourselves from perfectionism
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - In Japanese society, which suffers from disintegration processes also due to excessive competition in the pursuit of profit and efficiency, the Catholic Church can become "prophetic leaven" to fos ...
25 November 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Violence against Christians: the growing trend is confirmed
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - 275 episodes of violence against Indian Christians reported (from January 1st to October 31st 2019) on the toll-free number activated by the "United Christian Forum (UCF) and by the "Alliance ...
25 November 2019
ASIA/THAILAND - The Pope's visit has touched the hearts of Catholics and Buddhists
Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - "It was an extraordinary experience. People were motivated, prepared and aware of the exceptional nature of the event. The last visit of a Pope dates back to 35 years ago. The parishes did th ...
22 November 2019
ASIA/TAIWAN - Women's promotion in the Church and society: Asian Ecumenical Women’s Assembly
Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) - All the Churches in Asia must work for equal opportunities and for the promotion of gender equality: this was underlined by the first Asian Ecumenical Women’s Assembly (AEWA) which opened yest ...
22 November 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Christ the King" interdiocesan theological Seminary in Karachi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 September 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Kamran Taj, of the clergy of the diocese of Faisalabad, as Recto ...
22 November 2019
ASIA/THAILAND - A missionary: "The Pope invites the Thai faithful to move from the Gospel to life and from life to the Gospel"
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "Thai Catholics have a profound religious sense, they live faith very intensely and sometimes travel more than 50 kilometers to attend mass. Sometimes, however, here in Indochina, sacredness can ...
21 November 2019
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Proclaiming the Gospel in a "creative way" on social networks
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Proclaiming the Gospel in a "creative way", also on social networks: is the appeal of Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, at the head of the diocese of Pasig, President of the Commission for social commu ...
20 November 2019
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Palayamkottai
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev.do Antonysamy Savarimuthu, of the clergy of the same diocese currently lecturer at St. Peter's Seminary in Bangalore, as Bishop of the diocese of P ...
20 November 2019
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabite, Scalese: "The exchange of prisoners, a necessary step towards peace"
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "A morally difficult choice to accept, but politically necessary to resolve the conflict". Barnabite priest, Fr. Giovanni Scalese at the head of the local Missio sui iuris, comments the release, t ...
20 November 2019
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bible and Koran together to educate for peace and coexistence
Penang (Agenzia Fides) - Teaching school students the Bible and the Koran at the same time helps foster mutual respect between religions, acceptance and coexistence in Malaysia: this is what was said by Norlela Ariffin, ...
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