Asia
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6 August 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - "Do not accept weapons and do not take to the field": Christian leaders say no to sectarian war
Damascus (Agenzia Fides)-Christian religious leaders have recommended the faithful not to accept weapons and not to draw up in the civil conflict is what local sources report to Fides Agency from Aleppo. "We do not want ...
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6 August 2012
ASIA/TAIWAN - The Young Catholic University Students of East Asia launch an alarm: Beware of the Internet craze, which weakens the life of faith
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The craze for internet weakens the life of faith and the formation of the Christian spirit: is the alarm raised by the Youth Cultural Exchange Seminar of Catholic University Students in East Asi ...
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3 August 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - "We must continue to seek a political solution," say sources from Aleppo after the resignation of Annan
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We fear what happened in Homs when people took refuge in the neighborhood where Christians live repeats itself, that in turn have become the battleground between the two parties. This worries ...
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2 August 2012
ASIA/NEPAL - New technological equipment is needed to facilitate the heavy work of women farmers
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Most of the agricultural sector in Nepal is taken care of by women, however, there is a lack of adequate facilities to meet all the demands of work in the fields. New technologies that can red ...
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2 August 2012
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Big party at a local church for the inhabitants of Palukathurei who have just returned to their homes after 6 years of forced removal
Palukathurei (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas negotiated with the authorities of Sri Lanka for the return of 150 families in the village of Palukathurei after six years of forced removal from their respective homes. So far, the ...
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1 August 2012
ASIA/NEPAL - We need more attention concerning the education and nutrition of the Chepang indigenous children
Shaktikhor (Agenzia Fides) - The Chepang population, one of the most disadvantaged and marginalized indigenous groups of Nepal, is fighting for the education of their children. Those who manage to send them to school, ev ...
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1 August 2012
ASIA/KOREA - Hundreds of deaths, thousands injured, houses and roads destroyed by the typhoon Khanun
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Torrential rains caused by the summer Typhoon Khanun, which recently hit North Korea, has so far caused hundreds of deaths and injuries, besides leaving thousands of people homeless. According to ...
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31 July 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Christian communities in Aleppo establish a Humanitarian Assistance Committee
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - As fighting continues in Aleppo between government forces and the insurgents, the Christian communities of the Syrian city have decided to set up a steering committee to provide humanitarian as ...
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31 July 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Peace Agreement in Qalamoun based on the line drawn by opponents in Rome
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - New success of the "Mussalaha" (Reconciliation) initiative, which is working to prove that there is a "third way" possible, alternative to war and weapons, that of civil society.
According to ...
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30 July 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - "The Pope's appeal for peace has been widely reported in Syria," says the Metropolitan Archbishop of Aleppo for the Greek-Catholics
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We are happy and thank the Holy Father for the appeal for peace in Syria launched during yesterday's Angelus" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Metropolitan Archbishop of Ale ...
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28 July 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Taliban stop the vaccination campaign for children against polio
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Taliban offensive has forced Pakistan to suspend, in different tribal areas, the country's vaccination campaign against polio for thousands of children.
According to local sources, a Ghana ...
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27 July 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - The appeal of the Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch: "It is urgent to stop the war"
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We urgently need to stop all hostile actions": is the appeal launched to all parties involved in the Syrian conflict, in Syria and abroad, by His Beatitude the Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch ...
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27 July 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian opposition open to dialogue: "No to violence and civil war"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not too late to save our country. While recognizing the citizen’s right to legitimate defense, we reiterate that weapons are not the solution. Violence has to be rejected and slipping into ...
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27 July 2012
ASIA/LEBANON - From the Pope a message of peace for Syria and religious freedom in the Middle East
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "The visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Lebanon represents a great hope for Lebanon, a message of peace for Syria and is an invitation to religious freedom throughout the Middle East": is what Fr. Pau ...
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26 July 2012
ASIA/CAMBODIA - Warning of a hand-foot-mouth disease that mainly affects malnourished children
Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - According to some experts, the high rate of malnutrition in Cambodia has caused the rapid spread of an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease which, since last April, has killed 54 poor boys and ...
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