Asia

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  7 April 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - Easter of charity for Christians and Muslims even in the area still controlled by jihadists Idlib (Agenzia Fides) - In Syria, the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic looms over a reality devastated by the war years, which in the northwestern Province of Idlib still sees a situation of armed conflict involving go ...
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  7 April 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Covid-19 emergency: the Church opens shelters for migrants and internally displaced persons Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Ranchi, in Jharkhand, State of eastern India, has opened the first shelter for migrant workers and their families stranded in the district of Muri, on the border with West ...
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  7 April 2020
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - A "Telegram" channel to unite the various religious faiths in times of coronavirus Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - Uzbekistan stops in the face of the widespread of Covid-19. In the Central Asian Country there are over 55 cases and still no deaths, but about 20,000 people are currently in quarantine: for th ...
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  6 April 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Covid-19, the Prime Minister of the state of Meghalaya: "Nothing is impossibile for God" Meghalaya (Agenzia Fides) - "At the beginning of this Holy Week, let us remember our faith in God, the Almighty. Today, the world is facing the great challenge of Covid-19. As Christians, we have hope in the Word of God ...
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  6 April 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Easter and pandemic, message from Patriarch Sako: May the Lord protect Iraq and the world Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In the days preceding Easter, Christians "are not able to celebrate these important liturgical events" as they used to do annually due to the current situation, but "they keep praying at their h ...
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  4 April 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Has conronavirus caught Christian believers unprepared? "Coronavirus has caught Christians in the various continents unprepared, distracted by concerns and conflicts of diverse nature, and blinded by proposals of half-truths, warped truths and ‘instrumentalized truths’. W ...
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  4 April 2020
  ASIA/IRAN - Ayatollah rector of the University of Qom to Pope Francis: in the face of the pandemic, let us unite at the service of humanity Qom (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks for the concern shown by Pope Francis for the poor and needy in the time of the pandemic, and the proposal to "intensify" collaboration and exchange of experiences with Catholic institutions, ...
• 4 April 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Jolo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Charlie M. Inzon, O.M.I., currently Provincial Superior of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, (O.M.I) in the Philippines as Apostolic Vicar of t ...
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  4 April 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Manila's "double war": coronavirus and drugs, with unpunished murders Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The fight against the Covid-19 pandemic has not slowed down the "drug crusade" in the Philippines. "Currently, the country is facing a double war: one concerning the war on drugs and the other ag ...
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  3 April 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Covid-19, religious minority foundations join the "Donation collection" launched by Erdogan Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish foundations headed by minority religious communities are preparing to participate in the collection of donations launched by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a "National Solidarity C ...
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  3 April 2020
  ASIA/CHINA - Covid-19 emergency, help arrives at the Vatican and a letter from Chinese Catholics: "Holy Father, take care of yourself" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Holy Father, during the epidemic, may you also have your person at heart. Do it for us, 1.3 billion Catholics around the world. Please take care of yourself too!". This is the recommendation th ...
• 2 April 2020
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Father Giorgio Marengo, IMC, currently regional councilor of Asia, Superior for Mongolia and parish priest of Mary Mother of Mercy in Arvaiheer, as Apostolic P ...
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  2 April 2020
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Covid-19, Catholics nurture faith with "spiritual communion" Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - As Holy Week approaches, Catholics in Cambodia continue to stay at home, given the Covid-19 emergency and, given the suspension of religious services following the epidemic, nurture their fai ...
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  2 April 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prevention is better than cure: Caritas's commitment to fight coronavirus Karachi (Agenzia Fides): "Prevention is better than cure. At this stage it is very important to share accurate and authentic information with people, to avoid the circulation of rumors and false information. Caritas Paki ...
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  1 April 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Hospitals and Christian doctors at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus New Delhi (Agenzzia Fides) - "Over 1,000 hospitals and 60,000 beds guaranteed by Christian institutes, hospitals and clinics are ready and equipped to provide medical care to Covid-19 patients. Christian communities in I ...