Asia

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  23 March 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops in the wake of Covid-19: "Let us look at the Cross of Christ" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "God allows calamities and tribulations, but also gives us the strength to overcome them. In this Lenten period of penance and conversion, let us joyfully overcome these sacrifices and sufferings ...
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  23 March 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Syriac priest’s missing mother found dead in SE Turkey after 70 days Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The body of Şimoni Diril, the mother of Remzi Diril, a Catholic Chaldean priest in İstanbul, was discovered in a stream close to the village of Kovankaya, seventy days after the kidnapping pe ...
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  21 March 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Jesuits: "Need to start a deep and sincere dialogue for the good of the Syrian people" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Syrian population lives in an uncertain and tiring condition, which is becoming unsustainable for the weakest, while there is a significant decrease of the Christian communities". This is wh ...
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  20 March 2020
  ASIA/IRAN - Coronavirus, Ayatollah to the Pope: "Help us to revoke the sanctions, especially for medical assistance" Teheran (Agenzia Fides) - Ayatollah Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, a man for decades committed to bridging the distance between Iran and other countries in the world, wrote a heartfelt letter to Pope Francis, asking him ...
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  20 March 2020
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Spiritual exercises via Skype in Central Asia: Bishops united in communion of prayer Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - The first cases of Covid-19, and the related measures for the containment of the virus, have also reached Central Asia, causing the cancellation of the spiritual exercises of the Bishops of the ...
• 18 March 2020
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Bishop of Sendai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Sendai (Japan), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Martin Tetsuo Hiraga. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 18/3/202 ...
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  18 March 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Coronavirus, Lebanese churches offer residences and buildings for those infected and under quarantine Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Maronite diocese of Byblos started, where bishop Michel Aoun made a summer residence belonging to the eparchy available to coronavirus patients forced to isolate themselves. Then, yesterday e ...
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  18 March 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The island of Luzon closed due to coronavirus: the impact on the poorest and most vulnerable Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The "total lockdown" imposed for a month on the island of Luzon, the region where the capital Manila is located, to combat the coronavirus pandemic, will have a very strong impact, especially on ...
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  18 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - On March 20 a day of fasting and prayer to defeat the coronavirus Islamabad (Agenzia Fides): "In this moment of pain and suffering, I invite all the faithful of the diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi to observe a day of prayer and fasting on Friday 20 March 2020 to combat the threat of CO ...
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  17 March 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Prayer and awareness on the coronavirus, while the nation celebrates the "Father of the fatherland" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all informed about the coronavirus. The media reported that people from over 70 countries have been infected with the coronavirus. It has become a threat to some countries. On behalf of th ...
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  16 March 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Coronavirus, Bethlehem under quarantine. Heads of Churches: intensify prayer, fasting and almsgiving Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - In the face of the Coronavirus pandemic that threatens all humanity, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem call on peoples and communities to respect "the provisions and instructio ...
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  16 March 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeal to Catholics: the coronavirus epidemic can also be won with the Rosary prayer Dagupan (Agenzia Fides) - "The epidemic of fear of the unknown is spreading and we must return to the basics of our Catholic faith. Let us not leave God out of the threat of COVID 19. Our first combat gear against all si ...
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  14 March 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Total closure in Manila to stop covid-19: "community quarantine" during lent Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us do our part in this fight against the pandemic. Let us remain vigilant and continue to monitor updates from legitimate and reliable sources. We live in the metropolis with the spirit of m ...
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  12 March 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarchate: prayer, science and respect for health rules to overcome the pandemic Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – «Our Church has had and still has respect for medical science», and for what concerns the emergency of Coronavirus pandemic «urges the faithful to respect both the directives coming from t ...
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  12 March 2020
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Church asks for a transparent investigation on the Easter attacks Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – A serious and transparent investigation on the instigators and perpetrators of the “Easter massacre”, the terrorist attack that in 2019 killed more than 250 people in Sri Lanka: this is wh ...