Asia

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  13 June 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A Mass for peace, reconciliation and freedom of faith Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seoul and Apostolic Administrator of Pyongyang, celebrated a special "Mass for peace and reconciliation" in the Cathedral of Myeongd ...
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  12 June 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop You: the summit in Singapore is "a new step towards peace: The path is forgiveness" Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - "The summit between the US and North Korea is a new step towards peace in Korea, Asia and the whole world. I prayed and blessed the two leaders. In those moments the sad years of the war in Kore ...
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  12 June 2018
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - "War on drugs": an approach that respects human rights is necessary Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - An approach respectful of human rights and dignity regarding the problem of drugs in Bangladesh is urgent: says to Agenzia Fides Rita Haldar, a social assistant who works in Dhaka, commenting on t ...
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  11 June 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch says no to the 'naturalization decree': among the beneficiaries there are "suspicious names" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The so-called "naturalization decree" with which the Presidency of Lebanon is preparing to grant the Lebanese nationality to 375 foreigners must absolutely be withdrawn, also because among its po ...
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  11 June 2018
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Christians pray for the US-North Korea summit Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics and Christians of other confessions have gathered in prayer, in several churches in Singapore, in view of the summit between the US and North Korea on the agenda tomorrow, 12 June in ...
• 8 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the auxiliary Bishop of Miao Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father appointed Auxiliary rev. Fr. Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B., currently Parish priest of Mary Immaculate Parish in Chingmeirong, as Bishop of the Diocese of Miao (India) ...
• 8 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Raiganj Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father has appointed the rev. Fr. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga, of the clergy of Bettiah, currently Vicar General and Parish priest of the Mother of God Church, as Bishop of the d ...
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  8 June 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKISTAN - President Nazarbaev invites Pope Francis and Cardinal Parolin to Astana Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Kazakh President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, invited Pope Francis to participate in the VI Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana in October. Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, speaker o ...
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  8 June 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - The solemnity of Corpus Domini celebrated by Catholics with public processions in cities and villages throughout China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - From the larger cities, such as Beijing and Guangzhou, to the smaller and more remote villages, Chinese Catholics celebrated the solemnity of Corpus Domini in streets and squares with Eucharisti ...
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  7 June 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - A Barnabite: "The fatwa of the ulema against terrorism: historical step for the country" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The attack against the Ulema Council is very serious. It is clear that those who carried it out are against the peace program proposed by these important religious figures. We are talking about ...
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  7 June 2018
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong prepares to welcome thousands of young people for international Taize pilgrimage Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of young Christians from around the world will gather from 8 to 12 August 2018 in Hong Kong for the Taize "Pilgrimage of Trust and Reconciliation". "We live this initiative as a s ...
• 7 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Joseph Naoki Momma Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 18 April 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed, the rev. Fr. Joseph Naoki Momma, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Tok ...
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  6 June 2018
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Director of the PMS: "Towards new elections: young people demand democracy and freedom" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "In Thailand we are preparing for elections, announced by the Prime Minister for February 2019: but people no longer believe in announcements, given the continuous postponements of the military ...
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  6 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop of Goa: "The Indian Constitution is in danger" Goa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Indian Constitution is in danger and many people live with a feeling of insecurity. It is urgent to protect the values of the Constitution, including the freedom to practice one's own religion" ...
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  5 June 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "Dialogue of life and service towards the suffering humanity to break the walls of hatred and intolerance" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Interreligious dialogue is a commitment which should involve all of us. It should be an integral part of our life, in a Muslim majority country like Pakistan. In Karachi, one of the world's meg ...