Asia

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  5 July 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - The crisis in Catholic schools is exacerbating: already 500 teachers have been discharged Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis in Lebanese Catholic schools seems to have worsened, which has resulted in the resignation, decided by Catholic schools, regarding 500 of their teachers. The large number of resignatio ...
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  5 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - The rate of violence against Christians remains high: a new Report New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against Christians in India continues to be high. 101 episodes were registered in the first five months of 2018 according to a new report published by the Alliance Defending Freedom ...
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  4 July 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Political requests to set up a committee of inquiry regarding property confiscated from Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The militants of the Rafidain Party, a political force linked to Assyrian Christian sectors, will ask the new Iraqi Parliament to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the phenomenon of ...
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  3 July 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The proclamation of the Gospel in Korea travels on radio, newspapers, web and cable TV Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation" (CPBC), the official media organization of the Catholic Church in Seoul, celebrates the 30th anniversary of its foundation and re-launches its role of pro ...
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  3 July 2018
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: "The educational system penalizes religious education" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The leaders of this country should understand that this is something that needs to be changed from the very roots": this was stated by the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, expre ...
• 3 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Mangalore and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mangalore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Aloysius Paul D'Souza. The Holy Father appointed ...
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  2 July 2018
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Caritas: the return of the Rohingya in Myanmar "is unlikely" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar "is very unlikely for now", says Caritas Bangladesh to Agenzia Fides. "Bangladesh continues to handle a massive humanitarian crisis: Sinc ...
• 2 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Palayamkottai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Palayamkottai (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Arockiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, ...
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  2 July 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate remains in Damascus. The rumors of the transfer to Lebanon have been denied Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch officially disavowed journalistic rumors and reconstructions that foreshadowed an imminent transfer of the patriarchal center from Damascus to Atchan ...
• 2 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Archbishop Coadjutor of Patna Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2018 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Sebastian Kallupura, currently Bishop of the diocese of Buxar as Archbishop Coadjutor of the Archdiocese of Patna (India). (SL) (Agen ...
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  28 June 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "The Church in North Korea is in my heart": prayer campaign in the archdiocese of Seoul Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "For true reconciliation, what we must do is pray. Let us invoke Mary, Queen of Peace, so that through her intercession sincere reconciliation can be achieved, overcoming the horrible pains and me ...
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  28 June 2018
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Israeli Parliament cancels the vote on the Armenian Genocide Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - An Israeli parliamentary vote on Tuesday 26 June for recognising the killings of Armenians as genocide was cancelled because of government opposition. Last month the Knesset had approved a mot ...
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  28 June 2018
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Shortage of priests, but enthusiasm and participation in the life of the Church increases Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - "The month of June was very intense, but at the same time exciting for the Uzbek Catholic community: in this period we celebrated the feast of St. Anthony and, in the same days, nine faithful r ...
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  27 June 2018
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Camillians in Asia, to re-motivate the missionary spirit Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - "Together in Asia to learn about the past, to celebrate the present, to scrutinize the future and to re-motivate the Camillian missionary spirit": this is the theme of the meeting that saw the Ma ...
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  27 June 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Korean WYD, Cardinal Yeom: "In the heart of young people I see the presence of Christ" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Seoul will host the Korea Youth Day (KYD) next August. The great feast of young Catholics in the country, the so-called "Korean WYD", will have as its main theme the evangelical ...