Asia

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  23 May 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Marawi a year after the siege: the mission of the Church between dialogue and reconstruction Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - On May 23, a year ago, the invasion of terrorist groups linked to the Islamic State that barricaded themselves in the city of Marawi on the island of Mindanao began. Over 360,000 refugees were fo ...
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  22 May 2018
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan distributes humanitarian aid to Muslims in the month of Ramadan Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Also this year the Caritas of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has started the special campaign carried out in conjunction with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which contemplates the distribution ...
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  22 May 2018
  ASIA/NEPAL - Reconstruction after the earthquake: the programs of Caritas Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Nepal, an organism of the Catholic Church, has intensified its efforts to rebuild homes and structures in the communities affected by the earthquake of 2015. As Fides learns, Caritas h ...
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  21 May 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The new Cardinal Joseph Coutts, promoter of inter-religious harmony: "Ready to humbly serve the Church" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in Pakistan rejoice at the decision of the Pope to appoint Archbishop Joseph Coutts, at the head of the Archdiocese of Karachi, as Cardinal. The 72-year-old will be the second Pakistan ...
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  21 May 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections: 5 seats reserved for Christians. The Chaldean Patriarch congratulates Muqtada al Sadr Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The final results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections confirm that two of the 5 seats reserved for Christians have been won by candidates from the "Babylon Brigades" movement, they are: Aswan S ...
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  21 May 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - A Jesuit: "In Karnataka, the nationalist forces have not triumphed" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections for the Karnataka State Assembly were a crucial moment in the history of the country. Outgoing Prime Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah, of the Congress Party, carried out a wor ...
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  18 May 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Prayer and solidarity for the Christian victims of the Surabaya attacks Surabaya (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian community of Surabaya is gathered around the families of the victims of the attacks on Sunday 13 May. As Fides learns, yesterday, May 17, the funeral rites of some of the victims ...
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  18 May 2018
  ASIA/ISRAEL - After tensions with Turkey, the Knesset puts the recognition of the Armenian Genocide on the agenda Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The relations between Israel and Turkey have escalated recently in connection with the ongoing events in Gaza. As Turkey opposes Israel’s actions and strictly criticizes them, Israel, as a p ...
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  17 May 2018
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishops' alarm: Over 7,000 Kachin Christians forced to flee Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Over 7,000 Christian citizens belonging to the Kachin ethnic minority, in northern Myanmar, have been forced to abandon their homes due to the escalation of violence between the Burmese army and ...
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  17 May 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - To focus on "common values": the wish of the "Silsilah" movement for the month of Ramadan Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "In this month of Ramadan, sacred to the Muslim world, we wish to express solidarity with the Muslims and reaffirm the belief that Islam can help, among many things, in saying what the value o ...
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  17 May 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - Inauguration of a statue of St. John Wu Wen Yin, canonized in 2000 Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - The statue of St. John Wu Wen Yin, a catechist and Chinese martyr canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II, was inaugurated. As reported by the website of the diocese of Han Dan, in the ...
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  16 May 2018
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Catholic Bishops: the massacre in Gaza could have been avoided. Jerusalem can also be the capital of Palestine Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The dozens of deaths and about 3 thousand people wounded during the Palestinian protests organized at the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel could have been avoided "if non-lethal ...
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  16 May 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Bishops: pray for peace and reconciliation after the elections, in the "new Malaysia" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "We exercised our democratic right of vote on May 9, 2018. Malaysia has a golden opportunity, the future lies in the hands of the people. We Catholic Bishops of Malaysia, propose a moment o ...
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  16 May 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - During the Marian month, new workers in the "most isolated vineyards of the Lord" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - By entrusting themselves to the maternal intercession and protection of the heavenly Mother, new priests were ordained in mainland China in the Marian month: we are talking about "new workers in ...
• 15 May 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Mgr. Mounir Saccal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 19 April 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Mgr. Mounir Saccal, of the Syro-Catholic eparchy of Aleppo as National Di ...