Asia

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  27 February 2018
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Church of the Holy Sepulchre shuttered for the third day in a row. Even the Arab League against taxes on ecclesiastical assets Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Even today, Tuesday, February 27, for the third day in a row, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City remains shuttered in a tax standoff with the city's municipality and in p ...
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  27 February 2018
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - "Year of the Mission" in Chittagong, for the 500th anniversary since the arrival of the Gospel Chittagong (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Chittagong, Archdiocese in Southeast Bangladesh, will live a special "Year of the Mission" in 2018, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the Gospel ...
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  27 February 2018
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - The Catholic community on its way to Easter between prayer and charity Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - "Prayer and charity are the key words that encompass the spirit with which the Uzbek Catholics live the Lenten period". This is what the Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan, Fr. Jerzy Maculew ...
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  26 February 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian is dying from police violence Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - There is outrage, concern and protest in the Christian community in Pakistan after the treatment given by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) agents on 24-year-old Christian Sajid Masih, during th ...
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  23 February 2018
  ASIA/LAOS - The Church remembers Lionello Berti, first Bishop and missionary Luang Prabang (Agenzia Fides) - The small Laotian Church participates spiritually, with great affection and gratitude, at the memorial of Mgr. Lionello Berti, missionary of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) who died i ...
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  23 February 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Church and other religious communities join the Pope in prayer for peace in Africa New Delhi (Agenzi Fides) - The Catholic Church in India and also the faithful of other religions, Hindus and Muslims, have responded to Pope Francis’ appeal and have joined the pontiff and universal Church in celebrati ...
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  23 February 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi's family at the Vatican: "The Pope will pray for us and with us" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe in Jesus Christ and we turn to Him by putting Asia's life in his hands. We are sure that the Lord will listen to us, also thanks to the Pope's prayer and to the prayers of all t ...
• 22 February 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Tanjung Selor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father appointed the Rev. Fr. Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F., currently Rector of the Theological Studentate M.S.F. in Malang as Bishop of the diocese of Tanjung Selor (Indonesi ...
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  22 February 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - The struggle for political elections affects the return of refugees to Mosul and the Nineveh province Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The maneuvers and pressures of the political forces in view of the upcoming Iraqi political elections, scheduled for May 12, are heavily influencing the return of displaced people who had left Mos ...
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  22 February 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Discrimination against Dalit women: government intervention is urgent New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Dalit women in India are poorer, more marginalized and discriminated than men, and the average age of their mortality is 14.6 years lower than the highest caste women. The data of the new UN ...
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  21 February 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appeal of religious leaders: "Stop targeted violence on minorities" Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - "It is urgent to stop targeted violence against Christians": this is the appeal launched by Christian leaders to the Prime Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Chauhan, and to all Indian political ...
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  20 February 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Student movements, of all religions, committed to peace and coexistence Amboina (Agenzia Fides) - Young Indonesians will not let themselves be intimidated or provoked by those who want to create new inter-religious clashes in the country: is what 16 leaders of student and youth organizations ...
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  20 February 2018
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Israeli Parliament rejects bill on recognition of "Armenian Genocide" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Israeli Parliament rejected a bill, which would have recognized the "Armenian Genocide". Sponsored by Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid, the bill was rejected in a preliminary vote whic ...
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  20 February 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy on social media: a Christian arrested Lahore (Agenza FIdes) – 17-year-old Christian Patras Masih was accused of blasphemy on social media and arrested yesterday in Lahore. As Fides learns, the complaint, based on Article 295-c of the Pakistani Penal Code ( ...
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  19 February 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - The trishul or the cross? Appeal not to abandon Christian principles Kohima (Agenzia Fides) - Choose between the trishul and the cross: is the appeal addressed to voters by the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) - the largest Christian organization in the state of Nagaland (eastern In ...