Asia

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  3 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seven new Franciscan priests for the Church in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a great joy for us, Franciscans in Pakistan and the whole Church in this country to celebrate the priestly ordination of seven deacon Capuchin friars of our Custody. We entrust them to ...
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  3 December 2018
  ASIA - Church in Asia reflects on Confucian-Christian Dialogue and Mission Vatican city (Agenzia FIdes) – Exploring how Confucianism sheds light on the comprehension of the Church and her evangelising mission, particularly in Asia: this is the purpose of a gathering of scholars of Confucian ...
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  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Dibrugarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis on 2 December 2018 appointed Coadjutor of the diocese of Dibrugarh (India), Rev. Albert Hemrom of the clergy of Dibrugarh, Judicial Vicar of the See and Rector ...
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  1 December 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Indigenous population plants 2000 new trees in the spirit of Laudato si' Puerto Princesa City (Agenzia Fides) – The indigenous people of Puerto Princesa Vicariate (southern Philippines) recently planted some 2000 new trees on their land in the spirit of Pope Francis’ Encyclical "Laud ...
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  1 December 2018
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catholic parish in Kaohsiung contrary to expropriation of churchbuildings and land ordered by the government Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - Taiwan – Hundreds of parishioners , together with the Vincentian priests of the Catholic church in Kaohsiung dedicated to St Vincent de Paul, took part in demonstrations to oppose the confis ...
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  30 November 2018
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Local bishop encourages people "let us enhance the spiritual life of our Church in Dili "" ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Local bishop encourages his people "let us enhance the spiritual life of our Church in Dili " Dili (Agenzia FIdes) - "We must enhance the spiritual life of our Church in Dili " the Salesian Bishop V ...
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  30 November 2018
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Grand Mufti denounces Israeli occupation of church property Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Sheikh Mohammad Ahmad Husayn, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem has publicly denounced the recent occupation of land belonging to the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, by the Israeli army describing ...
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  29 November 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - President of Iraq informs Patriarchs: I have invited the Pope to pray together in memory of Abraham Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The principle of citizenship is for “all people to live in a land of all peoples”, in a nation whose citizens are all equal, free of any discrimination cultural, ethnic or religious. A l ...
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  29 November 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKISTAN - Arc Village, oasis for Kazak children Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - “As we watch our young people teaching new young arrivals here in Arc Village we think : how lovely it would be if their real mothers could be with them. But this is their story and we bec ...
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  29 November 2018
  ASIA/INDIA -Victims of Orissa massacres confirm and celebrate: “Christ the King of peace, truth, love and brotherhood” Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – A touching profession of faith reaches us from Indian Christians in Kandhamal district, Orissa State, where repeated massacres committed by Hindu extremists since 2008, crimes of authe ...
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  26 November 2018
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The memory of the Vietnamese martyrs nurtures faith in the present Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The memory of the Vietnamese martyrs nurtures faith in the present: with this spirit the Church in Vietnam celebrated a special Jubilee for the 30th anniversary of the canonization of the 117 Viet ...
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  26 November 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church of the Philippines launches the Year of Youth Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in the Philippines inaugurated the Year of Youth on the Solemnity of Christ the King, and announced the National Youth Day 2019. The Episcopal Conference has officially announced that 20 ...
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  24 November 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Islamist party leader who organized the protest against Asia Bibi has been arrested: "The rule of law prevails" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Pakistan have arrested Khadim Hussain Rizvi, leader of the Islamic radical Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party (TLP) who organized the violent protest, which paralyzed the nation, in th ...
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  24 November 2018
  ASIA - Toward the ad limina apostolorum visit of the Bishops of Central Asia: a missionary impulse is urgently needed Astana (Agenzia Fides) - It will be an important moment of confrontation and growth: with this spirit the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Central Asia will meet again next March 1st in Rome for the ad limina apostoloru ...
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  23 November 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Catholic Patriarchs in Baghdad to meet young people and celebrate martyrs Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako - who was President delegate during the recent Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church entitled "Youth, faith and vocational discernment" - will host the 26 ...