Asia

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  24 January 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - 10 Christians and 7 Muslims (4 Shiites and 3 Sunnis) among the ministers of the next Lebanese government Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Almost three months after the resignation of the government led by Saad Hariri, in a political and social climate still marked by unresolved tensions, Lebanon is preparing to have a new governmen ...
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  23 January 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Human promotion and solidarity: Caritas Malaysia set up Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Being more present in Malaysian society with initiatives of charity, human promotion, solidarity development, a sign of closeness to every man and a powerful sign of God's love: with this s ...
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  23 January 2020
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Prayer and mission: Ignatian spiritual exercises on the banks of Lake Issyk-kul Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) – To live a week of spirituality, according to the charism of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and propose this experience of immersion and closeness to God as a form of evangelization, in a nation whe ...
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  22 January 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi's lawyer: "Too many religious pressures for cases of blasphemy" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In Pakistan, lawyers who defend cases of blasphemy are severely attacked, abandoned and isolated. Although the Qur'an defends those who are wrongfully convicted of false accusations, the mentality ...
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  22 January 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Prayer and adoration after the profanation of the Blessed Sacrament in Bangalore Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - On 24 January the entire diocesan community of Bangalore "is called to do penance and reparation in churches and religious houses for this sacrilegious and ignominious deed", says Archbishop P ...
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  20 January 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the encounter between St. Francis and the Sultan comes to an end: a peace commitment in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - With a joint reading of passages from the Holy Bible and the Koran, the closing ceremony of the celebrations commemorating the 800 years since the conversation between St. Francis of Assisi and S ...
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  18 January 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Patriarch Sahak II denies criticism of the Armenian diaspora attributed to him by Turkish media Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Sahak II Masalyan, the new Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople elected on December 11, wanted to at least partially deny the critical statements towards the Armenian diaspora communities scatt ...
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  17 January 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishop of Myitkyina: "Stop violence, which slows down development" Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - The bloodshed that continues in some parts of Myanmar "is a cause for concern for all, is a brake on development, blocks the construction of a sustainable future": says Bishop Francis Daw Tang ...
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  16 January 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Syriac Orthodox monk accused of complicity with the PKK has been released Mardin (Agenzia Fides) – Although released from prison, Syriac Orthodox monk Sefer Bileçen, arrested last January 9 by Turkish security forces on charges of offering help and coverage to PKK militants, the Kurdish wor ...
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  16 January 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Formation and interreligious dialogue: the priorities of the diocese of Khulna   Khulna (Agenzia Fides) - The ongoing formation of the Catholic faithful and interreligious dialogue are the priorities of the pastoral plan of the diocese of Khulna for 2020. "Our people need human development and promot ...
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  15 January 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA - Journalistic investigation: "the 2 Bishops of Aleppo who disappeared in 2013 martyred". But the incident is still shrouded in mystery Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - They died as martyrs, killed in December 2016 by a gang of militiamen who had held them hostage for years. This is apparently the fate of the two Archbishops of Aleppo, the Greek Orthodox Boulos ...
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  15 January 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The baptized have grown by 50% in the past 20 years Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The number of Catholics in South Korea has steadily increased over the past two decades: according to the report issued by the Catholic Pastoral Institute of Korea and sent to Agenzia Fides, the n ...
• 14 January 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Supreme Court rejects homosexual marriage: the Philippine Church approves Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders of the Filipino Church have welcomed the ruling by the Supreme Court which confirmed its previous decision to reject the petition that aimed to legalize same-sex marriage in the count ...
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  14 January 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - The mission of the "House of Angels" for the integration of disabled children with their families Nonthaburi (Agenzia Fides) - The "House of Angels" is situated in the parish of Our Lady of Mercy, in Nonthaburi, in the diocese of Bangkok, on the northern outskirts of the capital. Disabled children and their mothers a ...
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  13 January 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Prayer intensifies while a "volcanic tsunami" is at risk Manila (Agenzia Fides) - While Manila and many adjacent provinces are preparing for the eruption of the second most active volcano in the country, the Taal, near Manila, Catholic faithful intensify prayers for the safety ...