Asia

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  1 February 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The military takes power: proclamation of a state of emergency in a climate of expectation, Christians demand "justice and peace" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no protest or gathering on the streets of Yangon. Telephone lines are isolated throughout the country and they only work in Yangon and the capital, Naypydaw. We do however see a strong ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - General Assembly of Bishops: "sharing faith and resources, with generosity and co-responsibility" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "This year we celebrate the 500th year [1521-2021] of the arrival of the Christian faith. Our commemoration of the event is a tribute to this immense gift to our people and our country. Not only ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - New impetus for the peace process: Patriarch Pizzaballa recognizes initiatives "at the grassroots" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A new impetus in the peace process between Israel and Palestine could come "from the grassroots", from spontaneous initiatives by civil society, more than from political strategies or a realig ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - About-face of the police: Christian woman from Karachi denounced for blasphemy Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - With a sensational about turn, the police registered case no. 74/21 against the Christian woman Tabitha Nazir Gill, according to article 295 C of the Pakistani Penal Code, that is, for "having u ...
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  29 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian woman accused of blasphemy released by police after investigation Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Tabitha Nazir Gill, a 30-year-old Christian, known for singing Gospel hymns in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, was accused of committing blasphemy yesterday, January 28; she was taken ...
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  28 January 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Religious representatives appeal to politicians: "The people will not forgive, history will not be forgotten" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "People will not forgive. History will not be forgotten", this is the appeal that yesterday the main representatives of the Lebanese Christian and Muslim communities addressed to the politicians ...
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  28 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The drama of Christian families who see the kidnapping and conversion of their daughters to Islam in the face of the impunity regarding this crime Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - Rafique Masih is a Pakistani Christian who, like a heartbroken father, begs the police to find his daughter, who has been kidnapped. As Fides learned, Rafique Masih, who lives in Rawalpindi, ...
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  28 January 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Priority is to save lives: Lent and Easter Masses to take place online in Flores Larantuka (Agenzia Fides) - "I would like to clarify that the celebration of the liturgy of 'Holy Week' and Easter Sunday has not been canceled. In fact, the celebrations will take place as the liturgy provides. We have ...
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  27 January 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ancient Armenian church of Kütahya razed to the ground Kütahya (Agenzia Fides) - The ancient Armenian church of Surp Toros (Saint Torus) Kütahya, dating back to before the seventeenth century and long deconsecrated, was razed to the ground after being taken over by private ...
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  27 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Denunciation of civil society: "Violations of human rights and religious freedom in the democratic life of the nation" Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to support the fundamental rights contained in the Indian Constitution in a critical phase for the democratic life of the nation, in which human rights and freedoms of expression of c ...
• 27 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Antony Anandaray ...
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  27 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bible in every home and workplace: the Church's commitment in times of suffering Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Filipino bishops encourage believers to hold fast to the Word of God, especially in times of pandemic, and to practice Bible reading in private households. In cooperation with the Bible Socie ...
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  26 January 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Capital executions of jihadists after the Baghdad attack claimed by Daesh Nassiriya (Agenzia Fides) - The attack, in which more than 30 people died and around ninety were injured in Baghdad last Thursday, and to which the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility, sparked outrage among the Ira ...
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  26 January 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - "Religions for Peace of Myanmar" calls for conditions for peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In a seven-point appeal published on January 25th, members of the interreligious platform "Religions for Peace of Myanmar" demand the creation of the conditions for peace in Myanmar. All ethnic d ...
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  26 January 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - An integrated health care system for the poor and homeless at the initiative of the Church of Seoul Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - It is "a little leaven that transforms the Church and the world, making it a place of love". This is how Father Francis Jeong-hwan Kim, director of the "One Body One Spirit movement" presents to A ...