Asia

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  13 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Even the Chaldean Bishops in Georgia to welcome Pope Francis Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - "We will also go to Tbilisi to receive the Pope. After celebrating our Synod, at least 13 Chaldean Bishops will be present at the meeting that the Bishop of Rome will have in Georgia with the Assy ...
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  12 September 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - First parish in China dedicated to "Saint Teresa of Calcutta", to follow her footsteps in charity Cang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, September 4 the first parish dedicated to "Saint" Teresa of Calcutta was consecrated in China on the same day of her canonization, at the Vatican. In fact, several other parishes in ...
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  12 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Lepers and refugees at the celebration of Mother Teresa in Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - Lepers, refugees, the poor, children who are taken care by the Missionaries of Charity Sisters and Brothers run by the Sisters of Mother Teresa in Orissa (eastern state of India) were presen ...
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  12 September 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslims pay homage to Our Lady of Mariamabad Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "A large presence of Muslim faithful leaders and believers, are paying visit today, the feast of the Holy Name of Mary, to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mariamabad, in the diocese of Lahore. ...
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  12 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Initial reactions to the initiatives made in the USA for the creation of a "protected" area for religious minorities in the Nineveh Plain Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The intention to submit to the US Congress a resolution sponsored by both Republican and Democrat politicians to demand the establishment of an autonomous province in the Nineveh Plain "under th ...
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  10 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - An initiative made in the USA for the creation of a protected area reserved for religious minorities in the Nineveh Plain Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The political and administrative future of Mosul and the north-Iraqi province of Nineveh continues to be the center of operations, initiatives and projects of different origins, often divergent or ...
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  10 September 2016
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Patriarch Emeritus Sabbah denounces the resurgence of "sectarianism" in Palestinian society Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - Latin Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah, known by everyone for his closeness to the national Palestinian cause, strongly denounced the "serious deterioration" he perceives in Palest ...
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  9 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - First hospital dedicated to Mother Teresa in India, for the treatment of the tribals Miao (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Miao, in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, opened the first hospital dedicated to Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The ceremony took place on September 8, 2016. T ...
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  9 September 2016
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Human trafficking through social network increases Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of human trafficking in Vietnam continues to increase, and advocacy groups argue that the victims are also influenced by social media. Between 2011 and 2014 cases increas ...
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  9 September 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - The Churches of the Middle East: gratitude to Muslim leaders who recognize the contribution of Christians to the Arab civilization Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Churches and Christian communities of the Middle East appreciate and follow with optimism the initiatives of institutions and Muslim leaders in the region "who have engaged in the rejection of ...
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  9 September 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishop of Myitkyina: "New hope for peace with ethnic minorities" Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - For some time peace and national reconciliation with ethnic minorities in Myanmar is an issue that is constantly on the political agenda: "Now, with the new government of the National League f ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/LAOS - Three new priests and the beatification of 17 martyrs: historic step for the Church Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - The little Church in Laos rejoices for two imminent historic events: as Fides learns, on September 16 the ordination of three new Laotian priests will be held in Savannakhet; while on December ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Vasai: "Mother Teresa is the bridge between India and Europe" Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - "Mother Teresa is the bridge between India and the people of Europe": says to Fides the Archbishop of Vasai, Felix Machado, who inaugurated a Church dedicated to Saint Teresa of Calcutta in his di ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - After the new waste emergency, Catholic schools aim at environmental education Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon, starting from the capital, the waste emergency has been going on for over a year, contributing to increasing popular discontent already fueled by the Country's political and instituti ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/ISRAEL - "Saint Rachel Center" in Jerusalem, a new center for health care and food assistance of immigrant children Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "Santa Rachel" is the new center by the Saint James Vicariate for Hebrew Speaking Catholics. The new structure aims to take charge of one of the most dramatic needs of the migrant population i ...