Asia

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  21 December 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: "At Christmas, let's build peace in Korea" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The word peace was the most important topic in our lives in this year. Who should be the first to respond to the human desire for peace, full-blown peace with God’s orders, grounded with love a ...
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  20 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - The Archbishop of Bangalore: at Christmas, less expenses for celebrations and more attention to the poor Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is urgent to listen to the voice of the poor, to share and to alleviate his suffering. Our love for the poor and the marginalized will lead us to receive the blessings of the Lord": said t ...
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  20 December 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Advent and Christmas in a country at war for 40 years Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "Living immersed in an environment like that of Afghanistan, one feels the need, sometimes, to be together, to pray, to share thoughts, to nourish fraternal relations: this is why after Christmas ...
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  19 December 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Parliament rejects the appointment of Christian Hana Emmanuel as minister for refugees and migrants Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The House of Representatives of Iraq, called to express itself on the appointment of three ministers chosen by Premier Adel Abdul Mahdi to complete his cabinet of government, rejected the candid ...
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  19 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - For Christians a Christmas under impressive security measures Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Over 1,500 policemen are employed in the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi to guarantee the security of churches, neighborhoods and Christian institutions, during the Christmas period. Simil ...
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  19 December 2018
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Small steps towards understanding the authentic meaning of Christmas Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - "Of the 25 million inhabitants of Taiwan, only 1% are Catholics, and among Catholics the most important feast of the year is undoubtedly Christmas", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Giuseppe Didone, Cam ...
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  18 December 2018
  ASIA/THAILAND - A missionary: "At Christmas the 'low profile' of Jesus, beyond the power of numbers" Lamphun (Agenzia Fides) - "In 2003, a minister from Thailand bought a 100 thousand euro car. In reality the car was worth 10 thousand but had the plate 'NG 9999'. Anyone here would pay out stratospheric figures for a tel ...
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  18 December 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - From pain to hope. The Christmas of the monastic community of Deir Mar Musa Nebek (Agenzia Fides) - Pain (alam) and hope (amal) are two words composed in Arabic "from identical letters but with a completely different meaning: two words however closely linked by a bond that manifests itself in a ...
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  18 December 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The diocese of Amboina is committed to interreligious dialogue in the Moluccas Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - Nurturing and promoting inter-religious dialogue is the way to build social harmony and heal the wounds of war: says to Agenzia Fides Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, at the head of the diocese of ...
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  17 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Acts of vandalism in a Catholic church in Assam: alarm for Christmas Dibrugarh (Agenzia Fides) - "The polarization caused between religious communities is evident. First of all the objectives were foreigners, then Muslims, now Christians. In Uttar Pradesh, in Assam, in northern India, the ...
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  15 December 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Fr. Moretti: Kabul vote invalidated grave step for the future of the country Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - “As yet there are no official positions from the United Nations, or the International Commission , so it is difficult to assess the situation but if the news of invalidity of the Kabul vote were ...
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  14 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop Shukardin: "God chose us to spread the Gospel" Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - "God chose me and every baptized Christian to be a missionary, to be always ready to serve His people with humility, doing our best, listening and praying . My mission is to meet, to visit ...
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  14 December 2018
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Advent: for baptised Christians time for spiritual renewal Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) – “Every year during the week before Christmas, we, the community of Catholic priests and religious in Uzbekistan, gather for two days of spiritual renewal and to exchange Christmas season ...
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  13 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Social media: channels for promoting peace and opposing fake news Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not use hard language on social media. We must maintain moral values in what we write: each of us is responsible for what is published ": said Friar Qaisar Feroz OFM Cap, executive Secre ...
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  12 December 2018
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Trump signs law regarding so-called “Genocide of Christians” in the Middle East Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday the American President Donald Trump, signed the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018. The law, which defines as Genocide crimes perpetrated in recent year ...