Asia
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15 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Christian activist: "Too many errors in the case of the Italian marines: now only the legal way remains"
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The case of the two Italian marines detained in prison in Kerala and the killing of the two Indian fishermen in the accident with the Italian oil tanker "Enrica Lexie", "has been contaminated ...
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15 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - The Maronite Archbishop: "Christians powerless, while the conflict is headed into the unknown"
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "The suffering which we live is great. We are assisting the tragedy helplessly. Fortunately, the Holy Father Benedict XVI fills the void demanding peace, justice, dialogue and reconciliation" M ...
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14 March 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - The preparations for the "Congress on the ministry of the laity" next October
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Responding to the objective of the sanctification of oneself indicated by the Year of the Laity; promoting the threefold ministry (prophetic, priestly and regal) of the laity; encouraging the ...
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14 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Girl converted to Christianity thrown out of her house and beaten by Hindu extremists
Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Rekha is a girl who a few months ago discovered the message of Jesus Christ and embraced him in her life. Her conversion, however, was not accepted by her parents, of Hindu faith, and other mem ...
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14 March 2012
ASIA/NEPAL - The Apostolic Vicar: "Less corruption, more unity: urgent need to finalize the Constitution"
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The political future of Nepal could be rosy if "corruption and patronage politics are effectively contrasted, if the forces come together for the common good. It is necessary to overcome the ...
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13 March 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Christian killed in Orissa: the second in a month, the sixth in a year
Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – Endless stream of Christians killed in Orissa, a Christian named Nayak Suryakant was Murdered in the village of Bakingia, near the town of Raikia, 'which is in the district of Kandhamal, t ...
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13 March 2012
ASIA/TAIWAN - Lent assessment in the Diocese of Taiwan: hundreds of catechumens are preparing to receive "new life" on the night of Easter
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - As reported to Fides by the Weekly Catholic of the Archdiocese of Taipei, several dioceses Taiwan celebrated the Lent assessments on the first Sunday of Lent for the catechumens who are preparin ...
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13 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Senators: religious minorities have access to the highest offices of the state
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Yes on the possibility of having a Christian or Hindu President makes its way into the Senate of Pakistan, just re-elected, the proposal to remove a clause from the Constitution (the second ...
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12 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - "Respect for human rights: why is it applied selectively?", Asks the Apostolic Vicar
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The West always remember not to do unto others what you do not want others do unto you",: with these words, remembering a "motto of the Holy Scripture", Mgr. Joseph Nazzaro, OFM, Apostolic Vicar ...
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12 March 2012
ASIA/CHINA - "Every penny saved can be useful for the mission": the testimony of the life of Fr. John Chen, who died at age 88
An Guo (Agenzia Fides) - "He was a true priest, a true religious and true man of God", "his testimony was given with his own life", "he was salt and yeast, as recommended by the Lord", "his life is a crystal decorated wi ...
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12 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The case of "Maria Goretti Pakistani": released the man accused of murder
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The police station in Sadar Samundari near Faisalabad, has released the 28-year old Muhammad Gujjar Arif, of Samundari, alleged murderer of Amariah Mansha, an18-year-old Catholic who was brut ...
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12 March 2012
ASIA/YEMEN - African migrants tortured by human traffickers until their ransom is paid
Hajjah (Agenzia Fides) - The discovery of 70 men and women battered, held prisoners in Hajjah, a remote area of the Governorate of Yemen near the Saudi border, led to an investigation into the torture and blackmail Afric ...
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12 March 2012
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The massacre of Kandahar "plays into the hands of the Taliban": Civil society calls for justice and transparency
Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The massacre in Kandahar is a sad episode that we cannot ignore. We want guarantees that that this does not happen again. Afghan society experienced a day of profound mourning for the crime again ...
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10 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - The Apostolic Vicar: "Kofi Annan come without prejudice or pre-packaged instructions"
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) – There is a chance for peace in Syria if there is an observer like Kofi Annan "listen and enter into the psychology of the Syrian people", says to Fides the Franciscan Fr. Giuseppe Nazzaro, OFM, ...
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10 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The largest Islamic extremist group is illegal: for the Church "it is a good start"
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Pakistan has outlawed the largest Islamic extremist group in the country: the group "Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaat", also known as "Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) (" Soldiers of the Companions ...
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