Asia

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  15 April 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: Israel behaves as a theocratic State Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Israel, "although it proclaims itself a secular and democratic State, it is really behaving more and more like a denominational Jewish military regime". This is how the Latin Patriarch of Jeru ...
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  15 April 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In Faisalabad, the Church nurtures ecumenism and interreligious dialogue Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Ecumenism and interreligious dialogue are fundamental steps of life, essential in a country like Pakistan: this is what emerged from the recent interreligious meeting held in the diocese of F ...
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  15 April 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishops: a rosary a day, until the elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Reminding the faithful of the power of prayer, the Filipino Bishops urge the faithful to pray the rosary every day until the elections of May 9. "Pray the mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glor ...
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  14 April 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest’s body found hanging in Karnataka Mysore (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a parish of Mysore diocese, in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India. The lifeless body of Fr. Raja Kannu, 56, was found ha ...
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  14 April 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians in the Nineveh Plain demonstrate in Erbil: Kurdish fixers have expropriated our lands Erbil (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, April 13 several hundred Christian Syrians, Chaldeans and Assyrians, from the region of Nahla, in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk, organized a protest demonstration in front o ...
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  14 April 2016
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Elections, the Church calls for "more cooperation" among the parties Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Saenuri Conservative Party, currently in power in South Korea, has lost the majority of seats in the Korean Parliament. According to the official results of the elections of 13 April, for the ...
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  13 April 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - One child out of 5 goes to work instead of going to school Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - One Burmese child out of 5, between 10 and 17 years of age, goes to work instead of going to school, compromising their personal and professional development as well as affecting the prospect for ...
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  13 April 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Five new Franciscan priests in Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Pakistan has welcomed the gift of five new Capuchin Franciscan friars ordained priests: as reported to Fides by the Provincial of Pakistan, Fr. Francis Nadeem, the ordination was he ...
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  13 April 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appeal to the new leaders: a governance enriched by mercy Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To ensure good governance and an action-oriented policy for the common good, the new leaders of the Philippines should adopt the approach of mercy: this is what Redemptorist Fr. Amado Picardal, e ...
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  13 April 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch: priests must not favor or even arrange the exodus of Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Church as such, and especially priests, should in no way be involved directly in operations and programs to plan and organize the exodus of Iraqi Christians to foreign countries, and anyone ...
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  13 April 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Assad invites a "high-level delegation'' of the Patriarchate of Moscow to Damascus Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad has invited a ''high-level delegation'' of the Russian Orthodox Church to visit Syria, at a time when the Syrian government army seems to have reversed the dest ...
• 12 April 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Erection of the Diocese of Rayagada and appointment of the First Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 April 2016 the Holy Father erected the new Diocese of Rayagada, in India, with territory taken from the Diocese of Berhampur, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Cuttack- ...
• 12 April 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Dindigul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 April 2016 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Mgr. Thomas Paulsamy, Pastor of St. Anthony's Church in Kallukuzhy, former Vicar General of the diocese of Tiruchirapalli as Bishop of the Di ...
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  12 April 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - The South Asian Franciscans are committed to the poor and marginalized Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans of the South Asian countries reaffirm their commitment to serve the poor and marginalized, helping, in particular, to respond to the most pressing social issues that occur in S ...
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  12 April 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: need to remove the contents of hatred in school textbooks Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to remove the contents of hatred and prejudice towards religious minorities in school textbooks in use in schools across the country: is the appeal launched by the National Commissi ...