Asia

• 28 October 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Princesa, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 October 2016, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa (Philippines), presented by His Ex ...
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  28 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Peace in Kashmir: religious leaders' appeal Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Condemnation of the atrocities committed in Kashmir and a strong plea for peace: is the message spread by the representatives of various faiths, Muslim, Christian and Hindu, gathered in the "A ...
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  27 October 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch visits the liberated towns of the Nineveh Plain: "It is our Holy Land" Qaraqosh (Agenzia Fides) - His Beatitude Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako with his auxiliary Bishop Basileo Salim Yado visited the five Christian towns of the Nineveh Plain already released in the concerted military operat ...
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  27 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A case of alleged blasphemy solved thanks to political and religious leaders Quetta (Agenzia Fides) - Christian and Islamic religious leaders who intervened to resolve a case of alleged blasphemy in Quetta, the Pakistani province of Baluchistan played a decisive role regarding two Christians. As ...
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  26 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Supreme Court judge, who refused to hear Asia Bibi’s death penalty appeal, resigns Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge, Iqbal Hameedur Rehman, who on October 13, 2016, suddenly withdrew from the final death sentence appeal of Asia Bibi, causing a postponement of the hearing, ...
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  26 October 2016
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The new Superior of the Jesuits in Southeast Asia is a blogger Singapore (Agenzia Fides) – He is appreciated for his incisive and persuasive preaching and especially for his blog "Breaking The Word": we are talking about Fr. Christopher Soh, the new Regional Superior of the Jesuit ...
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  26 October 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Ecumenical prayer for the liberation of Mosul. The Chaldean Patriarch: may 2017 be the "Year of Peace in Iraq" Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - 2017 as "Year of Peace", celebrated by the Churches and the Christian communities in Iraq to promote national reconciliation and to save the country from the centrifugal forces that may continue t ...
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  25 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Terrorist attack in Quetta: "one lives with fear", says a missionary Quetta (Agenzia Fides) - "Ambulances and police continue to occupy the city. 60 people were killed and more than 200 wounded. They were all police officers and young people who were being trained in the military school. ...
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  25 October 2016
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Blogger arrestati: appello per il rilascio Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - La scorsa settimana la blogger vietnamita Nguyen Ngoc Quynh è stata arrestata con l'accusa di "propaganda" contro lo Stato. Il governo sostiene anche che la donna sia affiliata a un gruppo defin ...
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  24 October 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Battle of Mosul, the NGOs: "It is urgent to ensure the safety of civilians" Nineveh (Agenzia Fides) - While the Kurdish peshmerga are now at the gates of Mosul and Isis prepares its last resistance in Iraq's second city, the arrival of displaced people in camps in the southern areas of the gover ...
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  24 October 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - "Becoming a Nation": Christian philosophers confront each other Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are proud to live in a country that is sovereign, secular, a democratic republic, with a Constitution that protects the fundamental rights of its citizens. The Indian tradition of plurality a ...
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  21 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Laudato Sì" in Urdu: reference point for the care of environment in Pakistan Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – The encyclical 'Laudato Sì', translated in Urdu and distributed to the faithful, is the reference point for the care of environment in Pakistan: said Bishop Joseph Arshad, Pastor of Faisal ...
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  20 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Parliament discusses two measures in favor of religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the Parliament of Pakistan two bills on issues that touch the lives of religious minorities are being discussed: the first is the establishment of a special "Pakistan Minority Rights Commissio ...
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  20 October 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Refugees want to return to Mosul Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - "The people hospitalized in refugee camps in Erbil, in Dibaga and Kirkuk are concerned: many have friends and relatives forced to stay in Mosul, but many are relieved because they think that one c ...
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  19 October 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - State of emergency, the prohibition against newspapers of minorities increase Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the ongoing "State of emergency" declared by the Turkish government after the failed coup of July 15, new rules to regulate the activities of newspapers and publications, where there a ...