Asia

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  5 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 17 million people affected by flooding, intervention of the Camillian Task Force Patna (Agenzia Fides) - The state of Bihar (North-East India) is again submerged by water. This is what the Camillian Task Force (CTF) India told Fides, reporting the deaths of 514 people and of 17.2 million affected in ...
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  5 September 2017
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Heads of the Churches of Jerusalem: assault on the "Status Quo" in order to weaken the Christian presence in the Holy Land Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches of Jerusalem, "a systematic attempt to undermine the integrity of the Holy City" and "to weaken the Christian presence in the Holy City" ...
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  5 September 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A Bishop: "Rohingya, a matter of humanity. May both parties build peace" Mawlamyine (Agenzia Fides) - "In the ongoing crisis in the state of Rakhine, it is urgent to show humanity. We launch a humanity appeal to both sides: the military and Rohingya guerrillas. We must respect and build a fut ...
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  5 September 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Muqtada al Sadr in the Vatican? So far no official request (and no invitation) Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Announcements and rumors which have circulated in the past few days regarding a next visit to the Vatican by Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr and his possible encounter with Pope Francis have ...
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  4 September 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church in Pakistan proclaims the Year of the Eucharist Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to make the Eucharist the center of our Christian life, our families and our homes": with this spirit, the Catholic Church in Pakistan celebrates 2018 as a special "Year of the Eucharist ...
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  4 September 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Still tensions between the Chaldean Patriarchate and some Christian political acronyms Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Patriarchate responded with an official note to the recent criticisms publicly addressed to Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako by the Chaldean National Congress, a political acronym found ...
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  1 September 2017
  ASIA/SYRIA - Member of the Sutoro Brigade killed in Qamishli. Archbishop Hindo: Russia and the US do not support Kurdish autonomist projects Hassakè (Agenzia Fides) – On Thursday August 31 a clash between militiamen in the north-east Syrian city of Qamishli caused the death of a member of Sutoro self-defense groups, often accredited by the media as "Christ ...
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  1 September 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishop of Marawi’s appeal: "Priority is to save the lives of hostages" Marawi City (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living hours of great concern. The crisis in Marawi is almost over. The Filipino army has reconquered much of the city and among the terrorists a handful of diehard people remain who ...
• 31 August 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Joseph" Major Seminary in Mandalay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 1, 2017, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the Rector of the "St. Joseph" Interdiocesan Philosophical Seminary in the ...
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  31 August 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Quran teaching compulsory at school: more Islam in society Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan's senate approved the teaching of the Quran compulsory in public schools. The text obliges all educational institutions to impart the teaching of the Quran to Muslim students from cla ...
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  31 August 2017
  ASIA/JORDAN - Memorandum of Understanding for new joint projects between the American University of Madaba and Jordanian Christian Schools Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The American University of Madaba and the General Secretariat for Christian educational institutions in Jordan signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at fostering the collaboration and sharing ...
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  30 August 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeal of the Salesians regarding the wave of mass killings of vulnerable young people Makati (Agenzia Fides) - "We, Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) of the Philippine North Province are deeply saddened by the spate of killings that have been going on in the recent past. Being at the forefront of youth pastora ...
• 29 August 2017
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Coadjutor of Long Xuyên Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 25, 2017, the Pope appointed His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Tran Van Toan as Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Long Xuyên, Vietnam. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 29/08/2017) ...
• 29 August 2017
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 25, 2017, Pope Francis appointed rev. Louis Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the Secretariat of the Bishops' Conference of Vietnam as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Thanh-Pho ...
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  29 August 2017
  ASIA/TURKEY - Evangelical pastor Brunson still in prison for espionage. Trump had asked for his extradition Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - President Donald Trump's attempts to release and return Andrew Craig Brunson to the United States, the US Evangelical pastor who had already been arrested in Turkey in the autumn of 2016, accused ...