Asia

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  7 March 2019
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Promoting inter-religious dialogue, respect and good relations between Christians and Muslims Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - "To dialogue, share, witness, are all attitudes that bear fruit. Conflicts do not help, we must instead work on common points. This is what I learned in my 25 years in a post-Soviet and Muslim ...
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  6 March 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syrian Catholic Archbishop writes to the Premier: stop to new urban settlements in the Nineveh Plain Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - In the Nineveh Plain, a region of historical roots of the indigenous Christian communities in the territories of present-day Iraq, urbanistic and real estate strategies are underway that run the s ...
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  6 March 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Jubilee for the Marian Shrine in Orissa. Christians: "We entrust our suffering to Mary" Kandhamal (Agenzia Fides) - More than 45,000 people attended the Jubilee celebration of the Marian shrine of Partama, in Orissa, in eastern India on March 5. Archbishop John Barwa, at the head of the diocese of Cuttack-B ...
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  6 March 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - The journey of a small community with faith “inherited by their grandparents” Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan has been rooted for a very long time, but has undergone great changes throughout history: present in the country for at least 150 years, the Catholic community ...
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  5 March 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - National Day of Migrants: appeal of the Church for stateless persons Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Help for stateless persons, victims of a "disturbing global phenomenon" affecting thousands of Filipino children: this is the appeal launched by the Catholic Episcopal Commission for the Pastor ...
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  5 March 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA- The Cardinal President of Caritas Internationalis in Damascus Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, President of Caritas Internationalis, took part in the opening of the Council of the Patriarchs and Heads of Catholic Churches in Syria, which began on Monday 4 Mar ...
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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Lebanese press and Kurdish sources: there is also Dall'Oglio among the jihadist hostages in Baghuz Baghuz (Agenzia Fides) - There are still civilians held hostage by the militiamen of the Islamic State (Daesh) in the last pocket of territory controlled by the jihadists in the south-east of Syria. And among them, accor ...
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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Korean Church: "Resume dialogue with the North as soon as possible" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Even if the summit between the US and North Korea did not generate a satisfactory mutual agreement, we hope that the dialogues between South Korea, North Korea and the United States will resume a ...
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  4 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer, love, fasting: the youth road map for peace between India and Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The youth movement "Jesus Youth Pakistan" has launched the "Pray, Love, Fast for Peace" campaign which sees the participation of thousands of young people in Pakistan and in various parts of the ...
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  2 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Commemoration of Shahbaz Bhatti: a man of profound faith and a leader without fear Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Shahbaz Bhatti was a man of profound faith and a fearless leader. He had received death threats and whoever advised him to emigrate, he said: I am a disciple of Christ, I will never abandon ...
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  2 March 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Palestinian Christian lawyer granted license to practice in Islamic religious courts Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - Haya Bannoura, a Christian lawyer from Beit Sahour, Palestinian city, was granted a license to represent clients in Palestine’s Islamic Sharia (Islamic Law) courts. Thanks to the license gran ...
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  1 March 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "No to war for Kashmir": appeal of religious leaders for reconciliation and for a UN mediation Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us work together to promote reconciliation and harmony between India and Pakistan. We ask for the opening of a negotiating table, starting with a decisive 'No' to war. We ask the internation ...
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  28 February 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - President Aoun at Caritas summit: there is a plan to reshape the Middle East in a racist way Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – One of the major objectives of all the incidents that unfolded over the past years is to make the Middle Eastern societies of Levant racist, unilateral, conflicting and belligerent, that pave ...
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  28 February 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Justice and Peace" Commission: moderation and dialogue between India and Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Appreciated the moderate and reasonable attitude of Pakistan's military and political leadership. We ask the governments of both India and Pakistan to resume peace talks and resolve all issues t ...
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  28 February 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias: "We pray and work for peace with Pakistan". Mediation is urgent Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray and work for peace between India and Pakistan, we call on the rulers to choose the path of dialogue, the situation today is very delicate and we must not make false or hurried steps. We ...