Asia

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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 ...
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  19 October 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians and Hindus together for the care of creation Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Hinduism and Christianity meet on the value of respect and care for creation: says a seminary organized by the "K.J.Somaiya Bharatiya Sanskriti Peetham" Hindu Institute, an organization that aims ...
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  19 October 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - Possible support of the Sunni "Future" Movement to the presidential candidacy of Aoun. Cautious optimism of the Maronite Patriarch Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In the Lebanese political scene, paralyzed by a political and institutional crisis which for two and a half years has prevented the election of a new Head of State, there is news of a possible co ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Bishops invite Christians to pray a whole year for the soul of the late King Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "The dreaded news has arrived: the King is dead. TV channels simultaneously, sadly issued a brief statement on Thursday, October 13 in the late afternoon. People are speechless for a moment and ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turn of the screw on evangelical communities, in the name of defending "national security" Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - Turkish authorities have decided to expel Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, head of the Evangelical Church of Smyrna (Izmir Diriliş Kilisesi, Church of the Resurrection) along with his wife, Lyn Nori ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop Rufin Anthony has passed away, "Pastor with a big heart for people" Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - "An authentic Pastor has died, a person with a big heart. Mgr. Rufin Anthony was a priest and Bishop loved by the people because he was a simple, open, humble person. He totally dedicated him ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Personal contribution" of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas for the restoration of the Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has offered a donation as a "personal contribution" to support the restoration of the Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre. The news, reported by the official Palest ...
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  18 October 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo’s appeal: "Stop conflicts with ethnic minorities, we need to negotiate" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - New flare-ups in the civil conflict between armed groups of ethnic minorities and the Burmese army exploded in Kachin and Karen states, as well as new violence in Arakan state exploded right afte ...
• 18 October 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Gwalior, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 18 October 2016 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Gwalior, India, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Kaithathara. The Holy Father app ...
• 17 October 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Jowai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 October 2016, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Victor Lyngdoh, Bishop of Nongstoin as Bishop of the Diocese of Jowai (India). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 17/10/2016) ...