Asia

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  11 December 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Food banks in parishes, free medical services: the resilience of the Lebanese in the face of the crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Brother, if you have no money, do not be ashamed and do not leave your family without food. Please come in and take what you need: coffee, spices, cereals, because God cares about you and me", T ...
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  11 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "Announcing the Gospel means communicating the presence and compassion of Christ with life" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy Father sent me a message informing me of the new responsibility entrusted to me: I am grateful to him for the trust he has in me. I entrust my new service to the protection of the Bless ...
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  10 December 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - The "Kairos Project" of the Middle East Council of Churches takes shape Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The project "KAIROS Middle East: towards a global Church pact" takes shape, designed by the Middle East Council of Churches, (MECC) as a tool for global reflection on the condition of Churches an ...
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  9 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Mission of harmony and service to life: Cardinal Tagle speaks to the police Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The police have a mission that means "working for harmony" and serving the life of every citizen: with these words Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, addressed the officials of th ...
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  7 December 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Cardinal Parolin: the end of the restoration of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a "call to peace, fruit of justice" Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Baby Jesus, born in Bethlehem, is "the Prince of Peace", and for this reason the completion of the restoration work on the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem "also becomes a call to peace, ...
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  6 December 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seminar on Dialogue: "Religious difference adds color to the service of humanity" Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "Diversity is part of the universe. We people of different religions are like a bunch of flowers and planets in the universe. Diversity adds colors to the beauty of the universe. This difference ...
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  6 December 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian religious apostles mission in the United States Phoenix (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of the Indonesian Catholic community crosses the Ocean and arrives in the United States, through the work of two apostles: Franciscan Father Samuel Nadasa Himawan OFM of Jakarta, and ...
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  5 December 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A new trial on the disputed buildings between the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and Ateret Cohanim is possible Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The long tug-of-war on some buildings of the Holy City between the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Jewish organization Ateret Cohanim has not yet reached its conclusion: in re ...
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  5 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Year of ecumenism and dialogue", to build a better society Manila (Agenzia Fides) - All Filipinos are called to build a better society through fraternal love and interreligious dialogue: this is the appeal issued by Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, President of the Catholic Bishops' ...
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  5 December 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian leaders visiting Islamic institutions: prayer and common commitment for peace Multan (Agenzia Fides) - Visiting a madrasa (Koranic school) and the department of Islamic studies of a university faculty in Multan: this is the special mission accomplished in recent days by Mgr. Sebastian Shaw, Cathol ...
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  4 December 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate: no decorated Christmas trees, no celebrations, out of respect for the victims Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - There will be no decorated Christmas trees in the churches or streets, no celebrations and no reception at the patriarchate. The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church announced that the comm ...
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  4 December 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Government and religious communities united to promote interreligious harmony Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Indonesian government and Indonesian religious leaders, including Christians, are intensifying their commitment to promoting interreligious dialogue in the country. As Agenzia Fides learns, ...
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  3 December 2019
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Initiatives to revitalize the Aramaic language and identity continue Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Initiatives and mobilizations supported by Israeli cultural entities that aim at revitalizing the Aramaic language and identity continue. On Sunday 1 December, representatives and scholars fro ...
• 3 December 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Bishop of Phan Thiêt Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng, currently tit. of Liberalia and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Hôchiminh Ville, as Bishop of ...
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  3 December 2019
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Collection of signatures for the construction of a new Catholic church Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Uzbekistan has launched a collection of signatures to ask the government to register, and therefore authorize, to open a new church. The Franciscan Friar Apostolic of ...