Asia

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  30 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The trial for the murder of Shahbaz Bhatti is moving slowly Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The anti-terrorism Military Court in Islamabad issued a forced subpoena for seven witnesses who did not present themselves in the trial for the murder of Catholic minister Shahbaz Bhatti, kill ...
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  29 November 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Catholic church of Santa Chiara under construction: threats by Islamic radicals Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "We will burn the church if the shipyard continues the work": with this threat more than 500 Muslims protested in Bekasi, a vast suburb of the metrolpolis Jakarta, to prevent the construction of ...
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  29 November 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - No trial for the authors of the threats to the Armenian newspaper Agos Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The two militants of the Turkish ultra-nationalist organization responsible for threats and intimidation regarding the newspaper Agos, the bilingual Armenian weekly published in Istanbul, were ...
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  28 November 2016
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The apostolate is oriented towards national reconciliation Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka supports the "steps of reconciliation" initiated by the national government after the civil war: is what was said to Fides by Bishop Harold Anthony Perera, who h ...
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  25 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: population census is urgently needed Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – A population census in Pakistan is urgently needed, to also update the data related to religious minorities: is the request raised by the Pakistani Bishops gathered in recent days in Lahore in ...
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  24 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Five death sentences for the murder of a Christian couple burned alive for blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Lahore anti-terrorism court issued a ruling with five death sentences for the perpetrators of the lynching of a Christian couple: Shahbaz Masih, 26, and Shama Bibi, 24, killed in Kot Radha Kish ...
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  23 November 2016
  ASIA/CINA - Death of Msgr. Francis Tong Hui: zealous and caring Pastor Yan'an (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Msgr. Francis Tong Hui, Emeritus Bishop of Yan'an (Yenan), in Shaanxi province (Continental China) passed away on 27 October, at 10:15 pm. He had been admitted to hospital in Tangdu foll ...
• 22 November 2016
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of the Rector of the National Seminary "Our Lady of Lanka" in Kandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 July 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Jayakody Arachchige Don Mervyn Expeditus, of the clergy of the Archdi ...
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  21 November 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The difficult recovery of child soldiers Rangoon (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations Organization for Children continues its recovery program of child soldiers recruited by the Burmese army. No one knows exactly how many are enrolled. According to the United N ...
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  21 November 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Unity in Diversity: the people of Indonesia take to the streets for the common good Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Reaffirming Indonesia's motto, "unity in diversity" and the solid foundation of the nation, ie the Pancasila (the "Charter of five principles"): with this spirit the Indonesians of all faiths to ...
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  19 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - On the occasion of the closing of the Jubilee, the government releases 69 prisoners Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - A gesture of clemency, as requested by Pope Francis, on the occasion of the Jubilee of mercy: on the occasion of the closing of the Jubilee of mercy, 69 inmates of the central prison in Faisa ...
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  18 November 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - The Holy Doors in continental China close, but "the door of mercy in our hearts remain open forever" Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy Door is closed, but the mercy of the Lord is upon us forever; the proclamation of the Lord's mercy continues; the door of mercy in our hearts remain open forever; the work of me ...
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  18 November 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic leaders: "demonetization only affects the poor" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A measure that targets the poor: this is how some Catholic leaders have judged the recent measure of the Indian government defined by economists "demonetization". In recent days, the governmen ...
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  18 November 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Purges continue, Turkey removes the only Christian co-mayor Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - In the institutions and Turkish political bodies purges ordered by the central government against politicians and officials continue, accused of being supporters of the network of Fethullah Gulen ...
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  17 November 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop Suharyo: "The appeal against corruption is above all for the Church" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Corruption exists in the Catholic Church and the pastoral appeal of Indonesian Bishops to stop corruption is above all for the Church, which must renew itself and develop a service system able ...