Asia

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  9 May 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Former Christian governor of Jakarta condemned for blasphemy: Christians appeal to the Pancasila Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as "Ahok", a Christian of Chinese ethnicity, former governor of Jakarta was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy by a court in Jakarta. I ...
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  8 May 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian Leaders in Lahore: "Stop to the preaching of interreligious hatred on Tv" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Words of anti-Christian hatred on Pakistani TV have been strongly condemned and an appeal to stop the denigration campaign that instigates violence against religious minorities: this is what the ...
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  8 May 2017
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Mgr. Andrea Wang Chongyi, one of the oldest Bishops in mainland China Guiyang (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday, April 20, His Exc. Mgr. Andrea Aniceto, Wang Chongyi, Archbishop Emeritus of Guiyang, Guizhou Province, died. He was 97 years old and was one of the oldest Bishops in Mainland China ...
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  8 May 2017
  ASIA/JORDAN - The first network of Islamic and Christian university institutes in the Arab world Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The first permanent liaison network between Islamic and Christian university institutions and centers in the Arab countries has just been inaugurated in Amman. The initiative took place during th ...
• 8 May 2017
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of the Bishop of Bà Ria and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 6, 2017, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Bà Ria, Viêt Nam, presented by His Excellency Msgr. Thomas Nguyen Van Tram. He is succe ...
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  6 May 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - A new Home of the Missionaries of Charity in Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionaries of Charity open a new home in the state of Orissa, East India. As Agenzia Fides learns, the new Mother Teresa religious community is located in the famous district of Kand ...
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  6 May 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarch: In this critical phase, Christians must keep calm and put aside unrealistic projects Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - While the anti-caliphate forces progressively re-conquer Mosul, and interventions tighten on the future political structure of the regions subjugated to the control of the jihadis of the self-pr ...
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  5 May 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Controversy regarding the political representation of Christians and the future of the Nineveh Plain Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of Christian politicians belonging to various Iraqi political groups wanted to meet the country's top institutional representatives to focus their attention on proposals and request ...
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  5 May 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pakistani Christian condemned to jail for blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Christian Zafar Bhatti, falsely accused of blasphemy in 2012 and taken to trial, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Rawalpindi. This is what Agenzia Fides learns from local sources. ...
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  4 May 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Myanmar in the Year of Peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese Church which declared 2017 the "Year of Peace", "the Holy See and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar have jointly agreed to establish diplomatic relations", reports a note of ...
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  4 May 2017
  ASIA/YEMEN - Assaults on hospitals and health centers mainly affect children Sana'a (Agenzia Fides) - Assaults on hospitals and health centers in Yemen continue to aggravate the well-being of children. This is what civil society denounces which in the Watchlist report describes in detail a series ...
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  4 May 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarch: In Egypt the Pope has opened many doors. We hope that Muslims will also benefit from his support Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "With the speeches and gestures of his trip to Egypt, Pope Francis has opened many doors: with Islam, with political authorities, among Christians. We hope that now Muslims also take the opportu ...
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  3 May 2017
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syriac Orthodox Patriarch reconciles with four Bishops who had accused him of "betrayal of faith" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aprem II, Primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church, has forgiven four of the six Metropolitan Bishops of his Church who in February had accused him of "betrayal of faith". T ...
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  3 May 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian forum to the government: it is urgent to protect places of worship and the life of minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – It is urgent to protect life, personal security and places of religious worship of Christians in the country: a report entitled "Minorities on the Margins: Freedom of Religion or Belief and ...
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  3 May 2017
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II claims his role as "protector" of Arab Christians Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Hascemite Monarchy will renew its efforts to protect the existence and identity of Arab Christians. This is what King Abdullah II of Jordan reiterated during a meeting with Archbishop Justin W ...