Asia

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  28 August 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch denounces the incursion of Israeli drones into Lebanese territory Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai deplored the Israeli drone attacks that fell on the night between Saturday and Sunday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which are mainly home to the Shiite ...
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  28 August 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino female Jesuit volunteer killed: the Church thanks her for the testimony of love and service Cagayan De Oro City (Agenzia Fides) - The killing of a Jesuit volunteer woman "was an execrable act, which we condemn: we ask for justice, while we pray for her and her family", Jesuit Father Jason Dy told Fides, Chaplai ...
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  27 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syro-Malabar priests and nuns begin their mission to serve the Chaldean communities Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - They arrived in Iraq a few days ago and have already begun their mission at the service of different dioceses and communities of the Chaldean Church: they are Indian priests and nuns of the Syr ...
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  27 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - "God shows his mercy": prayer and memory on the anniversary of anti-Christian violence in Orissa Phulbani (Agenzia Fides) - "Life in Christ casts a seed of love that continues to transform individuals and communities. The history of the faith of the Christians of Kandhamal can be clearly seen. Every prayer at this t ...
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  27 August 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - A home for needy children on Issyk-Kul Lake Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "The work carried out at the 'Center for the rehabilitation and spirituality of children' is undoubtedly the largest pastoral and charitable work of the Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan: it is, in ...
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  26 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Hundreds of participants in the "Youth Meeting" organized by the Chaldean Church Ankawa (Agenzia Fides) - The "2019 Youth Meeting" organized by the Chaldean Church in Ankawa - a suburb of Erbil, in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, ended on August, 24 with a solemn mass and then a moment of c ...
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  26 August 2019
  ASIA - Franciscans in South Asia: together to serve the "lepers of our time" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans of South Asia reaffirm their evangelical commitment to care for the marginalized, for the protection of creation and for interreligious harmony: a note sent to Agenzia Fides by F ...
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  24 August 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Winds of peace: young pilgrims in the demilitarized zone Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Young Koreans want to be peacemakers and protagonists of reconciliation on the Korean peninsula: it is with this spirit and this desire that the World Youth Pilgrimage for Peace organized by the A ...
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  23 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops of Pakistan: in Kashmir the only path is dialogue Lahore (Agenzia Fides): "I urge the leadership of Pakistan and India to work to resolve conflicts through dialogue and to work hard to build peace. In the climate of growing political intolerance between India and Pakist ...
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  23 August 2019
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Caritas launches a multi-year plan to meet the needs of the homeless, the disabled, the elderly Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - "Caritas Tajikistan team carried out a review of its strategic plan for the 2016-2019 period. We are in the last months of the three-year period and this review has had the purpose of assessing ...
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  22 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence by a group of radical Hindu extremists against Catholic pilgrims Velankanni (Agenzia Fides) – About 40 Catholic pilgrims on their way to the famous Marian shrine in the city of Velankanni, in the state of Tamil Nadu, were attacked, insulted and beaten by a group of radical Hindu ext ...
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  21 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Caritas India responds to India’s monsoon fury New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas India, the social service arm of the Catholic Church, collaborates with state governments and NGOs to bring relief to millions of people affected by the devastating monsoon with heavy ...
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  21 August 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Rural Missionaries" 50 years alongside the poor Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Clergy, religious and lay members of the "Rural Missionaries of the Philippines" (RMP), involved at a pastoral and social level, celebrated their 50th founding anniversary, confirming the work to ...
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  20 August 2019
  ASIA - Catholic journalists in Asia: together to announce the Gospel values Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - To announce the tidings of Good news, to stay away from sensationalism and fake news: is the commitment made by journalists, editors, and Catholic communicators from Asia gathered in Kuala ...
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  20 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ecumenical prayer of Christians for "the Muslim brethren of Kashmir" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A special prayer for "the Muslim brethren of Kashmir" was organized in past days by the Ecumenical Solidarity Committee Lahore. Religious Leaders from the Catholic, Church of Pakistan, Anglican C ...