Asia

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  6 July 2016
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bishop of Rajshahi: "Behind the radicalization of young people there is the failure of the family" Rajshahi (Agenzia Fides) - "Parents do not care about children: there is a failure of the family. They have given them only money and good life without taking care of their education, ideas, mentality. They have exposed ...
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  6 July 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A fundraiser for the demining of the site of Christ’s Baptism has been launched Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The demining project of Qasr al-Yahud area, which extends around the west bank of the Jordan River, the site where many Christian traditions believe Jesus was baptized, will last two years and ...
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  6 July 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - NGOs to the government: "Protecting religious minorities from attacks by Buddhist nationalists" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Need to take urgent measures to protect the most vulnerable religious minorities in the country: is the appeal launched by a forum of eleven NGOs working for the protection of human rights in M ...
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  5 July 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - In the Year of Mercy, the Sisters of St. Paul bring the Gospel to the suburbs Nagpur (Agenzia Fides) - "Reach out to the less privileged, to tell them that we recognize them as our brothers and sisters in Christ": in this spirit the Daughters of St. Paul in Nagpur in the Indian state of Maharashtr ...
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  5 July 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal: "My mission continues" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "I have reached the end of my mission as Patriarch, however my mission as a priest, friend and citizen continues": says the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Exc. Mgr. Fouad Twal, who has reac ...
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  4 July 2016
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Bishops: forgiveness and mercy after the massacre Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Abandon all forms of violence to embrace forgiveness and mercy: this is what a message of the Catholic Bishops of Bangladesh say in the aftermath of the terrorist massacre on July 1 which killed 2 ...
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  4 July 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Laudato Sì is inspiring for young Catholics Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – To assume the encyclical of Pope Francis "Laudato Sì" as "magna carta" for a respectful way of life and attentive towards the weak, the poor, care for creation: is what emerged from the recent ...
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  2 July 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Catholic Bishops of the new Apostolic Administrator: "Working together to build bridges of dialogue" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "For 12 years you have animated the friars of the Holy Land Custody and taken care of the ecumenical relations with Greek Orthodox and Armenian Orthodox Patriarchates. Your fraternal friendshi ...
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  2 July 2016
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Terrorism in the country, the PMS Director: "We are afraid" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "After the attack in Dhaka, we are very concerned about the growth of terrorism. These terrorist acts are damaging the country and its image abroad. The situation we are experiencing is really dif ...
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  1 July 2016
  ASIA - For 35 years the JRS on a mission for refugees in Asia-Pacific Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - For 35 years the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has been active in the Asia-Pacific area to assist refugees and displaced persons in seven countries: Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guin ...
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  30 June 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - New appeal of Egyptian President al Sisi to free "religious discourse" from extremist ideas Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi has returned to urge the Arabs and Muslims to make common front against terrorism, freeing "religious discourse" and activities inspired by it, from any con ...
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  30 June 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - A priest: "To bring to life Laudato Sì in people’s lives " Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - To bring to life Laudato Sì in people's lives: is the commitment of Fr. Magi Murzello, new Rector of St. Andrews College in Bandra, in the area of Mumbai. As Fides learns, Fr. Magi is a priest w ...
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  30 June 2016
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Mothers commit suicide with their children due to poverty and violence Vahdat (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against women is rising, as well as the level of aggression and cruelty in society as a whole is growing. The alarm was lauched by a representative of the NGO Women With Higher Education ...
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  30 June 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Patriarch: the heavy burden of refugees is compromising the identity of the Lebanese nation New York (Agenzia Fides) - The huge mass of Syrian refugees who have taken refuge in Lebanon, threatens to upset the balance and the identity of the Lebanese nation, partly because the multitudes of refugees who drag the ...
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  30 June 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslims seek revenge: gang rape of a Christian woman Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Christian woman, Samrah Badal, was the victim of a gang rape by four Muslim men who wanted to avenge the alleged "honor" of a Muslim family: as reported to Fides by Christian lawyer Aneeqa M. A ...