Asia

• 12 January 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the Interdiocesan Seminary "Papal Seminary" in Poona Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 21 July 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Bhausaheb Sansare of the Society of Jesus (SJ) as Rector of the Interd ...
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  11 January 2018
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - The new year dedicated to evangelization and charity Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - "In 2018, with the help of God, we hope to extend our presence in other cities of Tajikistan and to undertake new charitable projects in favor of the population". This is what Fr. Pedro Ramiro ...
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  11 January 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Child abuse: it is urgent to end impunity Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The issue of sexual abuse and crimes against minors is a big problem in Pakistani society. We are all involved in questioning the roots and possible solutions. A strong signal from the governmen ...
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  11 January 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - The US allocates funds for the reconstruction of towns and villages in the province of Nineveh Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The United States has decided to allocate at least 75 million dollars to support the reconstruction of villages and infrastructures of the regions freed from the control of the Islamic State, an ...
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  10 January 2018
  ASIA/PAKSTAN - Christians mobilize to help those injured by the attack on Quetta, the government is absent Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal not to forget the victims of the recent attack on the Methodist church of Quetta - devastated by a terrorist attack on December 17 - and a fundraising to help the affected brothers: th ...
• 10 January 2018
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Rodon Robert Hadima Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 July 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Rodon Robert Hadima, of the diocesan clergy of Mymensingh, as ...
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  9 January 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - An open letter from a Catholic priest: "Should Christians worship India as a Hindu goddess?" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Should Indian Christians worship the goddess India and offer Hindu rites in their churches or institutions?": This is the provocative question Catholic priest Fr. Anand Muttungal, theologian, ...
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  9 January 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Damascus, mortar shells on the Old City. Two churches hit Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A mortar shell hit the Bab Tuma area on Monday, January 8, in the old city of Damascus where several churches are concentrated, causing massive damage to the Latin Catholic parish of the Conver ...
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  9 January 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Shaw: "It is urgent to promote peace and harmony in Pakistan" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us light the candle of peace, together with the hope to illuminate darkness and grow in faith. Let us pray so that this year may be full of peace, tolerance and solidarity among all religion ...
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  8 January 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Pinto: "The commitment of lay Catholics is the flagship for the Church in Pakistan" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic community in Pakistan is multilingual and multicultural, includes people from various tribes, ethnic groups, nations and cultures. The main challenge we face is the shortage of pri ...
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  8 January 2018
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Patriarch of Moscow: Russian intervention in Syria saved Christians from "genocide" Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – Thanks to Russia's military intervention in the Syrian conflict, the "genocide" of Christians was stopped. And now, the Russian Orthodox Church will take on the task of supporting the reconstru ...
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  5 January 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindus who read the Bible threatened by extremists Bareilly (Agenzia Fides) - A group of 70 faithful Hindus in Uttar Pradesh, who in the past 4 years gather to read the Bible, have been threatened and targeted by Hindu extremist groups such as Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) ...
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  5 January 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - The "iron church" reopens. The restoration of churches and synagogues become part of Erdogan's "geopolitics" Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The historic Bulgarian church of Sveti Stefan (Saint Steven), overlooking the Golden Horn, is preparing to reopen its doors to the faithful and visitors after extensive restoration work, which ...
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  5 January 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A new year in the sign of dialogue Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh religious leaders who smile, embrace each other, pray together for peace, hope for harmonious coexistence in society, commit themselves against all forms of viol ...
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  4 January 2018
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Fighting child and maternal mortality: a service to the country Myitkina (Agenzia Fides) - "To bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth": with this spirit the Catholic-inspired "St. Bryce Missions" operates in one of Myanmar's conflict areas, that of Kachin state. The area, with a C ...