Asia

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  7 April 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Religious leaders: it is urgent to denounce violence and defend social harmony Goa (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to condemn violence and defend the social and religious harmony of India: with this intent, animated by a deep concern for recent inter-communal tensions in Bihar, West Bengal, Rajastha ...
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  7 April 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Anti-divorce campaign expands in the Catholic community Manila (Agenzia Fides) - More than 77 Catholic organizations across the country have expressed their strong opposition to the divorce bill in the Philippines (identified as House Bill 7303). As Agenzia Fides learns, a fo ...
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  7 April 2018
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Vietnam in motion, between emigration and evangelization Society and the Vietnamese Church show remarkable initiative. The standard of living has greatly improved over the past two decades. There is much excitement in this very young society. And the Catholic community arouses ...
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  6 April 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Archbishop Leow: "Easter, politics and trust can go together" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "This year, Easter comes in the midst of the general election campaign where many politicians, old and new, are encouraging us to trust them. Easter, politics and trust: can they go togethe ...
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  6 April 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese faithful help victims of natural disasters Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - 21 dioceses of mainland China have responded to the appeal launched on the occasion of the "National Collection Day for the victims of natural disasters" with great generosity. As Catholic Faith ...
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  5 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN -- Bishop Shukardin: “It is essential to accompany young people in vocation discernment ” Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) – “Take your vocation seriously. Be ready to carry the Gospel of Christ to other young people”: this was the message addressed by Bishop Samson Shukardin, who leads the Catholic communit ...
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  5 April 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Barnabite Fathers : Concrete Peace Building Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - “Positive signs from Afghanistan in the first quarter of 2018 cannot say that the war is nearly over, but they do give signs of hope. We must see them with trustful eyes and above all with heart ...
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  5 April 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Church: the use of parish premises as polling stations may only be authorised by the local Bishop Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – The decision whether or not to allow parish rooms to be used for Lebanon’s legislative elections scheduled for 6 May, falls only to the local Bishop, and it may not be imposed by any other ...
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  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation of Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo Appointment of new Auxiliary Bishop Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Francis on 4 April 2018 accepted the renunciation of the office of Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka), presented by Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris. ...
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  4 April 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Massacre of innocent Christians: minorities under attack Quetta (Agenzia Fides) - "It is sad to see that once again our people are attacked and killed on the occasion of one of our religious festivities. First the bomb at Christmas and now a massacre of the innocents at Ea ...
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  4 April 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY- Arguments and protest follow civil authorities’ intervention in internal matters of the Armenian Patriarchate Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – Within the Apostolic Turkish Armenian community protests and division continue regarding the results of the process of election of the new Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, with see in I ...
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  28 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian tortured to death in a hospital Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Pakistani Christian died after the brutal beatings suffered by security guards and medical staff at a hospital in Lahore. As Agenzia Fides learns, Sunil Saleem, 26, was killed on March 26 while ...
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  28 March 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle to wash feet of migrants, refugees on Holy Thursday Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila will wash the feet of 12 migrants and refugees or displaced during Mass on Holy Thursday, March 29, at Manila Cathedral. As reported to Agenzia Fides by the ...
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  27 March 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Islamic-Christian Feast of the Annunciation celebrated at the Presidential Palace Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time, Lebanese President Michel Aoun opens the doors of the presidential palace of Baabda to the celebration of the Annunciation, which since 2010 has been proclaimed an Islamic-Ch ...
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  27 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The youth of Pakistan: "Every baptized person is a missionary: this is our vocation" Sahiwal (Agenzia Fides) - The young Catholics of Pakistan express satisfaction and hope because the Catholic Church, through the Synod dedicated to young people, is interested in their future. This is what emerged from a ...