Asia

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  30 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Faith and courage in Rakhine State: parish priests and nuns in the midst of the conflict Sittwe (Agenzia Fides) - "There are five Catholic priests stranded in the Paletwa area in Chin state. The area is practically sealed off and it is a problem to reach them, as well as the inhabitants of the villages which ...
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  30 July 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako to Muslims for the feast of Eid al Adha: let's raise the Country together Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Greetings and best wishes from Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako are addressed to his “Dear Muslim brothers” who from the evening of today, Thursday 30 July, celebrate Eid al Adha, the " ...
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  29 July 2020
  ASIA/SYRIA- The construction of a “Syrian copy” church of Hagia Sophia is being studied, with the support of Russian sectors Hama (Agenzia Fides) - With the placet of the Damascus government, and with the support of Russian political and military sectors, the construction of a church dedicated to Divine Wisdom, could soon enter the operational ...
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  29 July 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Urdu news: the new information service on Radio Veritas to be launched, to build peace and unity Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The new information service is another milestone for the Urdu-language service of the Episcopal Commission for Catholic Social Communications and for the apostolate of Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) i ...
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  28 July 2020
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Covid-19, the Church offers aid to the homeless Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - With a service for the distribution of masks and hand disinfectants, Caritas Tajikistan has arranged for a project to help the homeless, while the Covid-19 health emergency is underway. This wa ...
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  28 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Christian faith flourishes in the territory of the "giraffe women" Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - "The parish of Tananukwe includes five villages and a population of 560 families. The majority of the people in this area are Christian, with a strong Catholic presence". Father Pius Kyan speaks ...
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  27 July 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Support and hypothesis of compensation for Christian refugees and Yazidi refugees in Kurdistan Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The precarious condition of Christian and Yazidi refugees still displaced in the territories of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan was at the center of the talks held on Sunday 26 July in Er ...
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  27 July 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Archdiocese in Kerala offers the government its facilities as treatment centers for Covid-19 Thiruvalla (Agenzia Fides) - An Indian archdiocese has offered its various facilities and institutions to the government as treatment centers for Covid-19 patients in the state of Kerala. As Fides learns, Archbishop Thom ...
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  25 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholic volunteers engaged in assisting people under quarantine Pathein (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to help each other and show the widest solidarity towards the needy and vulnerable, while Myanmar is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic": this is the exhortation of Bishop John Hsane Hgy ...
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  24 July 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church participates in the humanitarian service and control of Covid-19 in the largest slum in Asia Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Saint Anthony in the area of Dharavi, in the archdiocese of Bombay, is offering its contribution to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the ...
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  24 July 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai insists on Lebanese "neutrality", as the contagions of Covid-19 rise Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - While in Lebanon there has been a rise in the number of infections due to Covid 19, and prestigious institutions such as the American University are showing signs of crisis, Maronite Patriarch Be ...
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  24 July 2020
  ASIA - The Claretians: evangelization with the Bible in the time of Covid-19 Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Claretian missionaries continue and strengthen their ministry of evangelization with the spread of the Bible, in times of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Catholic publishing house Claret Publishing ...
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  23 July 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Covid-19 emergency: borders closed, visas denied, the minor seminary of the Latin Patriarchate suspends its activities Beit Jala (Agenzia Fides) - The minor Seminary of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem announces the suspension of study courses and training activities for the 2020-2021 academic year. Various factors have contributed to ...
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  23 July 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - An increase in Covid-19 infections: the Church seeks international support Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The increase in infections due to Covid-19 that occurred in Kazakhstan since 1 July has led us to ask for international support in launching an emergency project. Currently the situation related ...
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  23 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop Tjephe: "The Church has an important role in the peace process" Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church has had and still has an important role in the peace process in Myanmar. And we can say with satisfaction that the ceasefire has been holding up for years in Kayah State and ...