Asia

• 3 August 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Visit of the Superior of the Missio sui iuris of Afghanistan: "We ask Mary for peace after 40 years of war" Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - "The visit to Kazakhstan was very interesting in many ways: from a spiritual point of view, it was a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Virgin, which, from the center of Asia, watches over the e ...
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  1 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prime Minister Imran Khan ensures the protection of religious minorities; for the Church "it is an encouraging step" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan is very encouraging and gives a new hope to the religious minorities living in Pakistan. In the past also the leaderships said such nice words but were n ...
• 1 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Holy Trinity Interdiocesan Seminary in Jullundur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 1, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Sahaya Thatheus Thomas, of the clergy of the diocese of Simla-Chandig ...
• 31 July 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of "St. Joseph" interdiocesan Seminary in Mangalore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 April 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Ronald Antony Serrao, of the clergy of the diocese of Mangalore ...
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  31 July 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Interreligious summit asks politicians to defend national unity against any sectarian drift Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Lebanese national unit represents an indispensable guarantee to build a better future for Lebanon, and the coexistence among the different components of the population must be preserved from ...
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  30 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church and government at the forefront of the restoration of the ancient St. Patrick's Cathedral Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - St. Patrick's Cathedral was the first church built in Karachi and province. The building, standing for 175 years, is currently undergoing a three-year restoration project. "This year we celebra ...
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  30 July 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - There are 12 potential candidates for the office of Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - At least 12 bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church are eligible to be elected as Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, which remained vacant after the death of Mesrob II Mutafyan, who had bee ...
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  27 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In the Year of Youth the Church promotes training courses for catechists and animators Ayubia (Agenzia Fides) - "We have to be open to the authentic teachings of the Catholic Church; the sessions Youth Catechism YOUCAT (the Catechism of the Catholic Church for young people) and DOCAT (the social teachings ...
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  26 July 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Orthodox Church of Jerusalem "rehabilitates" Ireneos, the Patriarch deposed in 2005 Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, presided over by Patriarch Theophilos III, during the meeting concluded on July 25, decided to remove the canonical sanctions co ...
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  26 July 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Caritas mobilizes for the populations affected by the monsoon rains Sirajganj (Agenzia Fides) - In Bangladesh, the monsoon rains continue to affect most of the country, in particular the central-northern and south-eastern regions. The Cox’s Bazar area, which is home to more than one mi ...
• 25 July 2019
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Resignation of the Apostolic Prefect of Kompong-Cham Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the office of the Apostolic Prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong-Cham (Cambodia), presented by Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. (SL) ( ...
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  25 July 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Church reiterates its complete disapproval towards the so-called "Christian militias" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Church officially reaffirms its disapproval and its clear distancing from the formation and work of armed groups of the so-called "Christian militias". With an official declaration ...
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  25 July 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "the Church believes in young people for evangelization" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - For Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, when it comes to evangelization and social communication, there is no room for individualism. In fact, there is always the "danger" that peo ...
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  24 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sport is an instrument of aggregation and interfaith harmony among young people Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The young Christians of Karachi play hockey, basketball and even soccer in a land that for over ten years had been illegally stolen from them. They have fun and, through sport, they form friends ...
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  24 July 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Christian institutions and organizations are also among those opposed to the concert of the controversial rock band Mashrou’Leila Jbeil (Agenzia Fides) - The announced concert by Lebanese rock-band Mashrou ‘Leila, scheduled for August 9th at the Byblos Festival, is raising controversies that also involve authoritative members of the local Churche ...