Asia

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  26 September 2018
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Mongolia mourns Mgr. Padilla, first Bishop of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM, also called "Scheut Missionaries"), first Bishop of Mongolia, died on September 25 at the age of 68, foll ...
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  25 September 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate launches the alarm: the web used for personal attacks and ecclesial controversy Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Even the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans, as other Patriarchates of Eastern Churches have already done, launches the alarm regarding the abuse of internet and social media as tools to f ...
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  25 September 2018
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Caritas Sri Lanka: 50 years "at the service of the suffering face of Christ" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Sri Lanka celebrates 50 years of activity at the service of the poor, the marginalized and peace. In fact, as Fides learns, the body gave an important contribution to peace and developme ...
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  24 September 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The election campaign kicks off: Widodo chooses a Muslim vice president Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - On September 23, Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially kicked off of the campaign period for next year's election in Jakarta. About 186 million voters in the world's largest Muslim-majorit ...
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  21 September 2018
  ASIA - Synergy among Churches to protect the dignity and rights of children in Asia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "In Asia children continue to be victims of increasingly unpleasant phenomena and situations that affect their dignity and their rights. For this reason we need to work together in synergy", say ...
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  21 September 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections in Kurdistan, the Parties compete for the 5 seats reserved for Christians Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - At least eighteen candidates will compete for the five seats reserved for Christians in the upcoming elections of the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan, scheduled next September 30th. But the r ...
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  21 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic education: the precious commitment of the Indian Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in India is reviewing and updating its "Teaching Policy", elaborated in its guidelines in 2007, in order to offer an increasingly better qualified service and an ever-incre ...
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  20 September 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "No super typhoon can dampen our hope" says the Bishop of Baguio Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We offer our prayers to all the victims of the super typhoon Ompong especially those who perished due to landslides. It is difficult enough to witness the devastation around us: the damage to ro ...
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  20 September 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious minorities to the new government: "Need to return to the Pakistan of founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - For the protection of the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan, it is urgent that the new government inspires its policies to the vision of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an ...
• 20 September 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Ambrose Pitchaimuthu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 June 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Ambrose Pitchaimuthu, of the diocesan clergy of Chingleput as ...
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  19 September 2018
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Decriminalize homosexual acts: for the Church it is urgent to protect the traditional family Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church regards everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, with equal respect: all the faithful are important to me, regardless whether they have same- or opposite-sex attraction. I feel ...
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  19 September 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: "With denuclearization, a leap forward for peace" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The summit in progress in Pyongyang and the relative declaration co-signed by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in generate hope and enthusiasm in the Korean popu ...
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  18 September 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Third inter-Korean summit: "Hope and confidence increase" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Our hope and the hope for all Koreans is increasing. This third summit is an event that I would define as extraordinary. Concrete steps are being taken towards peace and reconciliation. Today we ...
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  18 September 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christian communities renew their commitment to education Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian communities in Malaysia, also the Catholic Church, renew their commitment in the field of education, to teach the Christian virtues of discipline, diligence, charity, compass ...
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  18 September 2018
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Gaza, the parish sports center destroyed during the last war re-opens Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - "Children must be able to play, study and grow in a peaceful environment", repeats Pope Francis. In the next few months a small contribution will be offered to children living in Gaza, in order to ...