Asia

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  9 February 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Hrant Dink Foundation makes an inventory of the buildings built by religious minorities Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The Hrant Dink Foundation - founded to cherish the memory and ideals of the Turkish journalist and writer of Armenian origin who was assassinated in January 2007 - has compiled an inventory of th ...
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  9 February 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians boycot the "conference on peaceful coexistence"; Chaldean Patriarch: we are tired of useless words Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Christian representatives invited to participate in the "Conference on the protection of peaceful coexistence", held on Sunday, February 7 at the Iraqi Parliament, decided to boycott the event, ...
• 9 February 2016
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 8, 2016, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Shorot Francis Gomes, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, Bangladesh,. He was assigned the Titular See of Forma Rev. Shorot ...
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  8 February 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Nazareth is preparing to host the World Day of the Sick Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - The town of Nazareth is preparing to host the World Day of the Sick 2016, an event that will be celebrated in the city of Galilee next Thursday, February 11th. It was Pope Francis who indicated ...
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  8 February 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - The Indian Bishops will discuss the anti-Christian massacres and martyrs of Orissa New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) -During their Plenary Assembly, to be held from 2 to 9 March in Bangalore the Indian Bishops will examine and discuss the issue of the persecution of Christians which occurred in Orissa in 2007 ...
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  8 February 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Church is contributing to combatting the Zika virus Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in the Philippines offers its contribution in the effort to combat the spread of the Zika virus in the country, joining the widespread awareness campaign prepared by government authori ...
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  8 February 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - New Year of the Chinese Catholic community in the sign of Mercy Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - "Being a Catholic is wonderful!" This is the excitement and especially the astonishment of a woman who witnessed the visit of priests and lay people to the sick in hospital, on the eve of the Ch ...
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  6 February 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy: issue for the judiciary and the government Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The issue of the blasphemy law has become a legal issue, rather than religious. Parliament must take this issue seriously. The fight against hate speech becomes impossible to win if there exists ...
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  6 February 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Three Christian villages in Khabur turned into training camps of Kurdish militias Hassake (Agenzia Fides) - The militias of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) have set up three training camps in as many villages of the Khabur valley, previously inhabited by Assyrian Christians, fled en masse ...
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  6 February 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The poor, teachers of hope Cebu (Agenzia Fides) – We learn and understand what hope and mercy are from the poor: is what Redemptorist Karl Gaspar says, Headmaster at St. Alphonsus Theology and Mission Institute in Davao City, and committed with ...
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  5 February 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Arab Christians mourn the death of Geries Khoury Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Arab Christians, as well as many friends from all over the world mourn the death of Geries Khoury, director of the al Liqa Centre for inter-religious dialogue, based in Bethlehem. Even the As ...
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  5 February 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - Lebanese Churches concerned about religious discrimination with regards to access to functions and public resources Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Maronite Bishops express their concern over the imbalance that is being produced regarding access to public offices and state financial resources, with silent discrimination that see Christia ...
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  4 February 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Christian Associations react to false rumors about the discovery of weapons in a church in Diyarbakir Diyarbakir (Agenzia Fides) - The Federation of Assyrian associations have reacted harshly to the rumors - circulated in recent days on the Turkish media - that a cache of weapons and ammunition belonging to Kurdish armed ...
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  4 February 2016
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: "Peace and unity, the most important values for the nation" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace, unity, harmonious coexistence among all communities present in society": these are the most important values to be remembered on Independence Day in Sri Lanka, which is celebrated on Feb ...
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  4 February 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy law, the Church hopes for an imminent change Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the reflection and steps taken by the Council regarding the ideology and we hope that an amendment of the blasphemy law, to prevent further abuse, is imminent. Already the President o ...