Asia

• 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 ...
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  12 April 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Clarification on Christians killed in Qaryatayn, denial regarding the news about the "jihadist" massacre Qaryatayn (Agenzia Fides) - In recent months, in the Syrian city of Qaryatayn, many Christians were killed in different circumstances, in different ways related to the fact that the region in which that city is situated ...
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  11 April 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - The memory of the dead in the light of faith urges evangelization Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - According to Chinese tradition and culture, following the lunar calendar, the Day of the Dead falls on April 5. Even the Chinese Catholic community, which dedicates the memory of the dead on Nov ...
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  11 April 2016
  ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Hinder: we hope that the Pope's appeal for Father Tom reaches the consciences of his kidnappers Aden (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no news about the kidnapping of Father Tom. But the appeal Pope Francis launched for his release yesterday from St. Peter's square gave us comfort. Now we hope it also reaches the conscie ...
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  11 April 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops: pain and prayer for the victims of the explosion at a Hindu temple New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Bishops are saddened by the tragic explosion that took place yesterday morning, April 10, in a local Hindu temple near Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala, where over 100 people we ...
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  11 April 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian disabled brutally killed Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Nazir Masih, 50, a Christian disabled and father of four children, was attacked by three Muslims who brutally killed him. As Fides learns, the complaint of the tragic incident, which occurred on ...
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  11 April 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The construction work of the separation Wall in the Cremisan have started again; condemnation of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Beit Jala (Agenzia Fides) - The construction work of the separation wall in the Cremisan has intensified at the beginning of April 2016 and has entered its operational phase. After excavators and bulldozers, cranes are n ...
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  9 April 2016
  ASIA/YEMEN - The critical health situation after a year of conflict Sana'a (Agenzia Fides) - Data reported by WHO: Since the escalation of the conflict in Yemen, more than 6000 people have been killed and 30 000 injured in Yemen. More than 21 million people, 82% of the total population a ...
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  9 April 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Czech government: Christian Refugee Program Halted Prague (Agenzia Fides) - The Czech government has cancelled its "selected" program reserved for Christian Iraqi refugees forced to leave their homes in the Nineveh Plain fallen under the contol of the jihadists of the Is ...
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  9 April 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Former Italian missionary Del Torchio released Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – Businessman and former missionary Rolando Del Torchio, kidnapped in Dipolog City last October, was released on Friday, April 8. The Philippine police - reported local military sources - pick ...
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  8 April 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Bishop: may the entry of Jesus in Egypt be celebrated as a national holiday Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Egyptian Coptic Christians are preparing to celebrate the feast of Jesus' entry into Egypt, which this year falls on July 1. In view of this liturgical and spiritual appointment, Coptic Orthodox B ...
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  8 April 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - In Gaza, the ruins of an ancient Byzantine church destroyed by bulldozers to make way for a shopping center Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The ruins of an ancient Byzantine church, re-emerged during construction work of a shopping center, have been removed by bulldozers and the local authorities did nothing to protect the precious his ...