Asia

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  16 June 2016
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Mercy at the center of the Malaysian Youth Day Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) - It was a pilgrimage and an experience centered on the theme of mercy - this is what more than two thousand young Catholics from Malaysia, gathered in the Sabah province (in Malaysian Borne ...
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  16 June 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Militants attack civilians fleeing, displaying Christian symbols. Chaldean Patriarch: they have nothing to do with Christianity Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In the war scenarios around Fallujah, where an offensive is taking place to liberate the city from the control of the jihadists of the Islamic State, also paramilitary groups are operating and a ...
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  15 June 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Church's appeal for peace in Kachin state Yangoa (Agenzia Fides) - "On behalf of all people of good will, I would like to launch an urgent appeal for peace and reconciliation for the Kachin population that has long suffered. It is urgent to take the opportunity ...
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  15 June 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - Queen Rania visits the "Restaurant of Mercy" run by Caritas Amman (Agenzia Fides) - In the holy month of Ramadan, Caritas volunteers who since December have been offering meals to those in need at the Restaurant of Mercy in Amman, in the Jabal al Weibdeh area, have modified their ...
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  15 June 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Murders of human rights defenders: UN has to intervene Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent that the Pakistani government "captures the killers of Catholic Minister Shahbaz Bhatti and other activists for human rights and justice", because such cases highlight "the persis ...
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  14 June 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Criticism by the Armenian community to Patriarchal Vicar Atesyan for the position taken with respect to the German resolution on Genocide Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of the Armenian Apostolic communities in Turkey have expressed a clear distancing towards the letter sent by the Patriarchate to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the vo ...
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  14 June 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian population is growing in three Indian states Chennai (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian population in three Indian states of Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand has increased at a faster rate compared to the growth of the total population growth rate during the 2001-11 ...
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  14 June 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archbishop Bo: "Communicating mercy means listening to our people" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to listen to our people in Myanmar: Muslims, the Rohingya, the Ma Ba Tha, the National League for Democracy, civil society, even those who are against democracy. Listening is the first ...
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  14 June 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate responds to the criticism on the invitation to fast for one day together with the Muslims during Ramadan Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The request made by the Chaldean Patriarchate to all Iraqi Christians to unite for a day of fasting practiced by Muslims during Ramadan (see Fides 13/06/2016) has provoked some criticism, also e ...
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  13 June 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate to Christians: let us join the fasting Muslims for a day during this month of Ramadan, praying for peace Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - As Iraq continues to be destroyed by bombings and armed conflicts, the Chaldean Church is calling on Christians to fast on Friday 17 June 2016: "In solidarity with the fasting Muslims during thi ...
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  13 June 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - "Bricks of hope" to defeat the scourge of child labor Pasahaur (Agenzia Fides) - Although the Indian government and institutions provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age group between 6 and 14 and prohibits their involvement in the working world, the ...
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  13 June 2016
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Indian Catholic activist kidnapped: appeal to the civil authorities Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - There is deep concern for the abduction of human rights activist Judith D'Souza, 40, which took place in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 9 in Qala-e-Fatullah area. D'Souza, Indian citizen of Catholic ...
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  13 June 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Religious Indians: 40 works of mercy for the Jubilee New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Year of Mercy is something real, it is not simply something where we say a prayer or attend a conference. We can answer the call of Pope Francis by generously launching concrete action pl ...
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  10 June 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christians in Aleppo offer meals to poor Muslims during Ramadan Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, dedicated to prayer and fasting, the Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo offers daily food for breakfast and evening meals to the poorest Musli ...
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  10 June 2016
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Four new priests and a deacon to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Dominicans Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - In 2016 the Dominicans celebrate the eighth centenary of the confirmation of the Order by Pope Honorius III, and four priests and a deacon of the Chinese Dominican province of "Our Lady of the ...