Asia

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  5 December 2017
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Heads of Churches meet "global" leaders: Orthodox Patriarchs meet Putin, Archbishop Warda meets Pence in the USA Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - The contribution of the Russian military allowed the Syrian army to "free" even the areas of Syria most dear to Christians "from terrorists". And the collaboration between the Patriarchate of Mos ...
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  4 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Fr. Rozario, released after the seizure, he will remain for a period in the Bishop's residence Rajshahi (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. William Walter Rozario, the Bangladeshi priest of the diocese of Rajshahi who disappeared on Monday and then found by the police in Syleth, in the north-east of the country, was released by ...
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  4 December 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A trace of mercy in a Buddhist country: Francis’ legacy Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis left an evangelical trace of compassion and mercy in a majority Buddhist country. The Burmese population clearly perceived his message of peace and reconciliation: this is what remai ...
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  4 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Pope Bergoglio, apostle of love in a Muslim country Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Without love we cannot do anything to this world: this value is lacking much in our world. In Bangladesh and also in Myanmar, Pope Francis showed here what love means, not only towards refugees, ...
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  2 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope: the seed and the bud of every Christian life "is neither mine nor yours: God sows it and makes it grow Chittagong (Agenzia Fides) - The seed and the bud of every Christian life "is neither mine nor yours: God sows it. And it is God who makes it grow". It can be safeguarded and nurtured not by virtue of ones own efforts, b ...
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  2 December 2017
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Bangladesh: at the root of Islamist extremism Shahab Enam Khan, professor of international relations at Jahangimagar University, Dhaka and member of the Enterprise Institute, has long studied radical Islamist movements. In a recent interview with Fides in his office ...
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  2 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope to the young: ask for wisdom enlightened by faith, not the "wisdom of the world" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The one thing that directs and guides us on to the right path is wisdom, the wisdom born of faith. It is not "the false wisdom of this world". This is the guiding criterion that Pope Francis sugg ...
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  2 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The police: no seizure, Fr. Rozario is "mentally unstable" Natore (Agenzia Fides) – There is mystery regarding the Catholic priest kidnapped and released in Bangladesh. As Agenzia Fides learns, Fr. William Walter Rozario is accused by the police of having somehow staged the ki ...
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  1 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - By any means, just to pray with Pope Francis Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis’ visit is a real blessing for us. Our faith will be strengthened. We look forward to seeing and listening to him. And above all to pray with him". Shuvro Purification is 18 years o ...
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  1 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope's presence will promote respect and appreciation towards the local Christians Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope is at the center of national attention. Some events of the Pope's visit are broadcast live on state television. There is a very positive attitude towards the Pope in all mass media, and ...
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  1 December 2017
  ASIA/TURKEY - Erdogan and Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov will participate in the inauguration ceremony of the "Iron Church" on the Golden Horn Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boïko Borisov will both be present at the re-opening of St. Stephen's Church in Istanbul on January 7th. According to repor ...
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  1 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Rohingya: the Pope's closeness, but the future is uncertain Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - "The return of the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Rakhine state, in Myanmar seems very difficult, if not impossible. There are too many economic interests on that territory, both with ...
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  1 December 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope to the Bishops of Bangladesh: Recognize and value the charisms of lay men and women Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "I would ask you to show ever greater pastoral closeness to the lay faithful". This is the request that Pope Francis addressed to the Bishops of Bangladesh in his meeting with them in Dhaka, in th ...
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  30 November 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Archbishop Costa: "Pope Francis brings the peripheries to the center of the world" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "With his visit to Dhaka, Pope Francis continues his mission of bringing the peripheries back to the center of the world". It is with these words that the Archbishop of Chittagong, Moses M. Costa, ...
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  30 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Pope to the youth: The Gospel is announced by those who follow Christ, and not to charge ahead on our own! Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Being "missionary disciples", called to spread the good news of the Gospel, means "to follow Christ, and not to charge ahead on our own". Because Jesus never sends his disciple out "without also ...