Asia

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  24 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamist party leader who organized the protest against Asia Bibi has been arrested: "The rule of law prevails" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Pakistan have arrested Khadim Hussain Rizvi, leader of the Islamic radical Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party (TLP) who organized the violent protest, which paralyzed the nation, in th ...
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  24 November 2018
  ASIA - Toward the ad limina apostolorum visit of the Bishops of Central Asia: a missionary impulse is urgently needed Astana (Agenzia Fides) - It will be an important moment of confrontation and growth: with this spirit the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Central Asia will meet again next March 1st in Rome for the ad limina apostoloru ...
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  23 November 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Catholic Patriarchs in Baghdad to meet young people and celebrate martyrs Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako - who was President delegate during the recent Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church entitled "Youth, faith and vocational discernment" - will host the 26 ...
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  23 November 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - South Korean missionaries bring medical care and hope to the poor Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing the announcement of God's love, giving a word of comfort and hope and practical help to the poor and marginalized in the Philippines: with this spirit, 26 Catholic lay missionaries, nurs ...
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  23 November 2018
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The devotion of the inhabitants of the Pescadores islands for Our Lady of Health Lotung (Agenzia Fides) - Every year on November 16, the Camillians in the world celebrate with solemnity the feast of "Our Lady of Health", invoked as the patroness of the sick. "The teachings that St. Camillus left us ...
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  22 November 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan visits Syrian President Assad Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Syrians "have the strength and determination to rebuild their Country, and in this delicate phase every authentic lover and friend of Syria can offer an important contribution to getting the co ...
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  22 November 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Escalation of anti-Christian attacks in the state of Uttar Pradesh New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in India, especially in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, fear new attacks by Hindu extremist groups. In a document sent to Agenzia Fides, the Commission for Religious Fre ...
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  21 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy law: campaign to punish false accusers is increasing Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Police must arrest Qari Mohammad Salim and the two Muslim women who invented false accusations of blasphemy against Asia Bibi, an innocent Christian who spent 9 years in prison": says to Agen ...
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  20 November 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Victims of natural disasters: solidarity of the Pontifical Mission Societies and of the Indian Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to alleviate the devastation and rescue the victims affected by the violent floods registered in the Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka in recent months and also in Tamil Nadu ...
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  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Hà Nôi and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 17, 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Hà Nôi (Vietnam) presented by His Eminence Cardinal Peter Nguyên Vãn Nhon. Th ...
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  19 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Police warn Christians: danger of terrorist attacks Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Pakistan police have sent a letter to all the leaders of Christian institutes warning them about possible terrorist attacks, organized in connection with the case of Asia Bibi. This is what A ...
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  19 November 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch hosts the "summit" with Russian Christian and Muslim leaders Damascus - A qualified delegation of the Patriarchate of Moscow took part in the meeting convened on Saturday 17 November in Damascus by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch, which also saw the participation of Syr ...
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  17 November 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas launches a project to combat addictions Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Kazakhstan takes its first steps in a project linked to the world of drug addiction. This is what we read in a note sent to Agenzia Fides, which specifies how, following a recent meeting ...
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  17 November 2018
  ASIA/JORDAN - To paint the face of Christ. An iconography course for Iraqi parishioners and refugees in Amman Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Face of Jesus was chosen as the model for the brief iconography course organized at the Catholic parish of St. Joseph, in the district of Jabal Amman, in the capital of Jordan. Fr. Mario Cor ...
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  16 November 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Youth and peace, pastoral challenges: meeting between Bishops of Korea and Japan Uijeongbu (Agenzia Fides) - There was talk of young people, of peace, of the proclamation of the Gospel in the 24th meeting between the Bishops of Korea and Japan held this year in the diocese of Uijeongbu, in South Kore ...