Asia

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  21 March 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - The National Day of the Annunciation moved to April 9th Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The National Day of the Annunciation, usually celebrated in Lebanon on March 25th, this year has been moved to April 9th. This was confirmed by a document released Tuesday March 20 by the Maronit ...
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  21 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias to Prime Minister Modi: "Attacks on minorities damage India" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - There is a growing concern in the Catholic Church in India and other minority religious communities due to "sporadic attacks on institutions and personnel of religious minorities in different ...
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  20 March 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - The alarm of the Maronite Patriarch: free Catholic schools begin to close Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis of private schools triggered by the government's provision of new "salary grids" for public sector workers is beginning to have difficult reversible effects: Maronite Patriarch Bechar ...
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  20 March 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - In Hue special attention and pastoral accompaniment to divided families Hue (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Hue, in central Vietnam, is dealing with a specific pastoral plan regarding the needs of divided families. As Agenzia Fides learns, many young Vietnamese marry at a young age or w ...
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  20 March 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Transition from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin, also for sacred texts Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "You can try to declare a general rule, which applies in many historical periods and in many linguistic situations: the more the creators of a new alphabet are flexible and intelligent, the more ...
• 20 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Bangalore and appointment of new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Bangalore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Bernard Blasius Moras. The Holy Father ...
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  17 March 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - First monument dedicated to Pope Francis inaugurated in the Middle East Hadath (Agenzia Fides) - The first statue dedicated to Pope Francis in Lebanon and throughout the Middle East was inaugurated in Hadath, municipality of the district of Baabda, considered part of the southern suburbs of ...
• 17 March 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of San Jose in Mindoro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Antonio P. Palang, S.V ...
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  17 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people, hope of the Church in Pakistan: the key is education Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people are 60% of the Pakistani population. This data is very important for us Catholics. For our young Catholics, the priority is to make sure that they can grow in faith in Christ ...
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  16 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - "Despicable and inhuman" attack on a Catholic hospital, committed to the common good Ujjain (Agenzia Fides) - It was a "despicable and inhuman" attack: this is how the Indian Bishops define and condemn the violent acts against the Catholic hospital in Ujjain, in the state of Madhya Pradesh. As Agenzia Fi ...
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  15 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Rewriting the history of India: a dangerous move for religious minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Hindu nationalist organizations are trying to rewrite the history of India: a dangerous move for religious minorities such as Christians and Muslims. The ongoing effort is being promoted ...
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  15 March 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkey demands life sentence for the evangelical pastor accused of belonging to Gülen’s "network" Izmir (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish Prosecutor of the Court of Izmir has formally demanded a life sentence for American evangelical pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who was arrested in Turkey in autumn 2016. He is charged i ...
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  14 March 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Filipino government: divorce law before Easter Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Government of the Philippines led by President Rodrigo Duterte intends to approve the bill of divorce in Parliament before Easter. As confirmed by Senate spokesperson Pantaleon Alvarez, a fin ...
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  12 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Declaration of religious belief on official documents: a hard blow for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The High Court of Islamabad has sentenced that citizens must declare their religion before applying for jobs in the state administration, civil service, armed forces, or the judiciary. The C ...
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  12 March 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The local government repairs damaged church in Palembang Palembang (Agenzia Fides) - In a mainly Muslim area the local government, composed of Muslim administrators has allotted funds to repair a Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Zacharias, damaged by vandals during the ni ...