Asia

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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - The traditional ecumenical celebrations of 29 June at "St. Peter's Grotto" in Antioch will not be held due to Covid-19 Antakya (Agenzia Fides) - This year, in the city of Antakya - the ancient Antioch on the Orontes, currently in Turkish territory - baptized Catholics, Orthodox and apostolic Armenians will not be able to live together th ...
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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Ethiopian domestic workers, victims of Covid-19 and the economic crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - They are women who have lost everything: home, work, salary. Not knowing where to go, they camped in front of their consulate in Beirut, Lebanon. Ethiopian domestic workers are victims of the cor ...
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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Covid-19: one of the many emergencies that mark the life of Rohingya refugees Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - “Rohingya people living in Bangladeshi refugee camps are victims of the violent and traumatic uprooting from their homeland in Myanmar; victims of the health emergencies such as dysentery ...
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  26 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Beyond any form of discrimination: the Catholic community of Ranchi engaged with aid to Muslims and tribal families Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing humanitarian aid, solidarity and consolation to humanity, without any discrimination of ethnicity, religion, culture, social class: it is with this spirit that the Archdiocese of Ranchi, ...
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  26 June 2020
  ASIA/ISRAEL - The Court of Jerusalem rejects the appeal of the Orthodox Patriarchate on the sale of the properties to Ateret Cohanim Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - An Israeli court in Jerusalem has rejected a request by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate to cancel the sale of three properties in the Old City to the settler organisation Ateret Cohanim. The I ...
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  25 June 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Covid-19: Filipino churches support and assist 4,5 million families Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Christian Churches in the Philippines, and among them the Catholic Church, have supported and helped 4.5 million families with basic necessities and other forms of support, since March 15, when a ...
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  25 June 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Pancasila must not become ordinary state law: the reservations of civil society Yoyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "I think that any effort to strengthen Pancasila and to promote the ideology of the State must be supported. But, in light of the current public reactions from parts of society, I fear that an ...
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  25 June 2020
  ASIA/JORDAN - The American University of Madaba donates 25 thousand euros to the fund set up by the Jordanian government for the Covid-19 emergency Madaba (Agenzia Fides) - The American University of Madaba , AUM has donated 20,000 Jordanian Dinars (equal to about 25,000 euros) to the fund set up by the Government of Jordan to deal with the emergency of the coronavi ...
• 24 June 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation of the Bishop of Lashio and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Lashio (Myanmar), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Philip Lasap Za Hawng. He is succeeded by His Exc. Mgr ...
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  24 June 2020
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Covid-19, Phase 2: registration of the faithful online to participate in Masses Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore has been working very closely with government authorities throughout this COVID-19 situation. "After the announcement of Phase 2 of the reopening of the c ...
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  24 June 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Mission of the Brothers of the Holy Cross in the field of education: a contribution to the common good Dhaka (Agenza Fides) - In Bangladesh, the Brothers of the Holy Cross manage some of the best educational institutes and are very popular among people of non-Christian faith. The population has the utmost respect for thei ...
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  23 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - A Jesuit: "The life of refugees matters: No to exclusivism and false nationalism" Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In India, a particularly significant issue is that related to the reception and living conditions of refugees: in recent months the spotlight in the country has been on internally displaced p ...
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  22 June 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Turkish raids on Iraqi villages. Chaldean Patriarch Sako: "What does Erdogan want?" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Between Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June Turkish planes bombed the area near Zakho, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan on the border with Turkey, historically characterized by the strong roots of Chaldean, ...
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  22 June 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - An ancient Christian cross discovered in the mountains of Northern Pakistan Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The stone cross found in the mountains of Skardu-Baltistan indicates the presence of Christianity in northern Pakistan, already ten centuries ago. It is an important historical discovery and ...
• 22 June 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Paul Trairong Multree Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 18 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Paul Trairong Multree, of the Ratchaburi diocesan clergy, a me ...