Asia

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  23 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Supreme Court restores the registration and the civil value of Christian marriages Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has restored the value and the civil effects of Christian marriage. The Court ordered the "National Database and Registration Authority" (NADRA) of Pakistan and t ...
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  23 January 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - "They only ask for justice". Churches of the Middle East pray for the unity and future of Christians Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Who takes advantage if this region is emptied of Christians, who helped create it?" This was the question posed by Mar Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, in his speech on ...
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  22 January 2019
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - The Pope and the Imam of al Azhar together at the Conference on "Human Fraternity" Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - The international interreligious meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi at the beginning of February, to coincide with the visit of Pope Francis in the United Arab Emirates (3-5 February). The B ...
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  22 January 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church in Mindanao in favor of the autonomous Muslim region Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic leaders in Mindanao support the new autonomous region that could end the conflict in the south of the country. On the occasion of the referendum in which the people of Mindanano were cal ...
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  21 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian acquitted after a trial for blasphemy Kasur (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Pervaiz Masih, accused of blasphemy on 1 September 2015 and tried for that alleged offense, was acquitted on 15 January and is free: reports to Agenzia Fides the lawyer, Aneeqa Maria ...
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  21 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people, promoters of peace and harmony Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must promote peace through friendship and communion among young people who belong to various religions, ethnic groups and cultures. Art and culture can be a useful tool to promote unity, pea ...
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  19 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Dominican preaches in the mosque, recalling the Great Imam promoter of peace Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Maulana Muhammad Abdul Qadir Azad, who served the faithful as Grand Imam in the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore for about 30 years and died in January 2003, was considered "a great promoter of interrel ...
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  19 January 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch receives Russian delegation: thank you for your help Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of Russian parliamentarians visiting the Middle East was received in Damascus by Patriarch Yohanna X, Primate of the Greek-Orthodox Church of Antioch. During the meeting - accordin ...
• 19 January 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino youth at WYD to "enrich their faith" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - World Youth Day, to be held in Panama from 22 to 27 January, will be a "moment of extraordinary enrichment of faith" for young Filipinos. This is stated by over 70 young people who, together with ...
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  18 January 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Starting a life again after the war: Caritas's contribution to expatriate families Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Sri Lanka is committed to helping the refugees who had taken refuge in India, offering them opportunities to start a new life. In fact, after the end of the 2009 war, many families who h ...
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  18 January 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Bishops of Holy Land "Coordination": cuts to humanitarian resources increase poverty in Palestine Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The condition of "misery" in which the Palestinian populations live in the territories occupied by Israel "has been deepened by severe cuts to humanitarian funding by the US government". This ...
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  18 January 2019
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Veneration of ancestors and value of the family unit at the base of the Lunar New Year Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - China, like other countries of the Far East, follows the lunar calendar, starting this year from 5 February. "The feast begins with the eve of the new year - says Fr. Giuseppe Dido, a Camillian m ...
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  17 January 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - The icon of the "Mysterious Supper" returns to the Syrian village of Maalula Maalula (Agenzia Fides) - A copy of the icon of the Mysterious Supper - stolen from the shrine of St. Sergius and Bacchus in Maalula in 2014 when the Syrian village was occupied by al-Nusra jihadists - has been relocated ...
• 17 January 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Tuticorin and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tuticorin (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Yvon Ambroise. The Pope appointed Rev. Fr. ...
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  17 January 2019
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Archbishop Goh: "May religions be united in promoting spiritual values in a secularized society" Singapore - "It is important that all religions work together to ensure that there are signs of closeness and sharing especially in the various religious feasts, celebrations and other occasions, this is important in the ...