Asia

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  4 March 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians pray for peace and healing in the country Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia "offer fasts, penances and invoke intercessions for the country, for the government, for the common good": this is what is said by Catholic Archbishop Simon Poh, at the he ...
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  3 March 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic doctors: an online facility to respond to the coronavirus crisis Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - An online facility for anyone stressed about coronavirus (COVID-19) to talk to someone, was launched at the campus of the Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) in Hyderabad. As Agenzia F ...
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  3 March 2020
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabite, Fr. Moretti: "A step forward towards peace, but uncertainties remain" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We thank God because a step has been taken towards a future of peace for Afghanistan. However, we must be aware that this is a small step, which should not be exaggerated, but must be treated with ...
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  2 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The commemorations of "martyr Shahbaz Bhatti, true patriot" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Shahbaz Bhatti was an authentic patriot, a true son of Pakistan. His memory honors our country. The reason is this: he gave his life to promote a Pakistan where law, justice, freedom and equ ...
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  2 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian killed for using water from a well: the Church calls for urgent measures to protect minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly condemn the brutal killing of Saleem Masih: this act of discrimination and prejudice reveals the ignorance and the maximum level of intolerance of the people involved in the killing ...
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  2 March 2020
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Shahbaz Bhatti, God's gift for Pakistan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Pakistani Catholic minister Shahbaz Bhatti, carried out by terrorists on March 2, 2011, we publish the afterword to the book by Paolo Affa ...
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  29 February 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Caritas campaign: end hunger and poverty, promote sustainable agriculture New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Sustain Life: Sustainable Livelihood” is the theme for this year’s Lenten Campaign which invites everyone to join hands and come together to be a catalyst. This nation-wide campaign is ru ...
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  28 February 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian couple sentenced to death for blasphemy: appeal verdict in April Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The appeal verdict of Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar, a Christian couple from Gjra (in Punjab) sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2014, will be read on 8 April 2020 by the Lahore High Cour ...
• 28 February 2020
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of the Rector of the interdiocesan Seminary of Gwangju Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 August 2019, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Petrus Kim Hyok-Tae, of the clergy of the diocese of Cheongju as Re ...
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  28 February 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - It is common responsibility to promote religious harmony in Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - All civil and religious leaders, but also all citizens, have a role and responsibility in promoting values such as tolerance, respect, religious harmony, which strengthen Indonesia in their dail ...
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  28 February 2020
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Fraternity and prayer with the elderly and the sick Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - "Last Sunday, in our church in Samarkand we celebrated Igor, one of our older parishioners, because, after spending all his life in Uzbekistan, he decided to return to his homeland, Poland. Aft ...
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  27 February 2020
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Faith, a seed that sprouts Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "God is close to Kyrgyzstan. The nation is a very interesting mix of cultures: elements from the Russian, Asian and Muslim backgrounds coexist in this land. We found a country of about 6 million ...
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  27 February 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - In Orissa, Lent in prayer for Coronavirus victims Berhampur (Agenzia Fides) - "We are specially praying for the victims of coronavirus of China in this season of Lent": says Fr. Sanjeev Nayak, parish priest of the Queen of the Mission Parish and vicar general of the Ber ...
• 26 February 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Bernardino Ne Ne Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 12 December 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed the rev. Fr. Bernardino Ne Ne, of the clergy of the diocese of Loikaw, ...
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  26 February 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church in Delhi: no to violence, stop to troublemakers, help to injured protesters New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Churches, parishes, schools and ecclesial institutions in the archdiocese of Delhi are offering relief to people injured in clashes among communities of different faiths (Hindus and Muslims) t ...