Asia
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24 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - March and prayer in Mindanao: "justice" is demanded for the missionary killed
Kidapawan (Agenzia Fides) - The population of Mindanao mobilizes to seek "justice for Fr.Tentorio", the PIME missionary killed seven days ago in Arakan, on the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines (see Fides 17/10/ ...
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24 October 2011
ASIA/TAIWAN - "Walk among the Words of God" is the theme of the Seminar on Sacred Scripture
Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) - "Walk among the Words of God - I am the Way, the Truth and the Life (Jn 14.6)": This is the theme of the Eighth Seminar on Sacred Scripture, which will be held from 11 to 13 November in the Arc ...
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24 October 2011
ASIA - Floods simultaneously in six countries: 700 dead, 8 million people affected, the intervention of Caritas
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "It is the first time that six Southeast Asian countries are affected simultaneously by powerful floods. It is a great emergency, the worst in 50 years, and Caritas of different countries are be ...
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21 October 2011
ASIA/MYANMAR - Churches seized, civilians beaten, women raped: abuse of the military on Kachin Christians
Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese military army continues violence against civilians and do not spare the churches: this is what Fides sources denounce in the diocese of Banmaw in northern Mynamar, where a bloody war ...
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21 October 2011
ASIA/CHINA - The Association of the Rosary spreads, "to draw strength and wisdom from evangelization"
Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - On the feast of St. Luke, 18 October, during the month of the Rosary and Missions, the Association of the Rosary in parish of Xi Ling, in the diocese of Wen Zhou was born. According to reports ...
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21 October 2011
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - For the first time the Mass for World Mission Day will be celebrated in Russian
Astana (Agenzia Fides) - There are many initiatives for World Mission Day in Kazakhstan, where the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) were established in 2008 and since then continue to work in order to raise the Kazakhs ...
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21 October 2011
ASIA/LEBANON - "Blessed Paolo Manna translated into Arabic, to be missionaries in the Middle East", says the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Lebanon
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Although they are a small minority, and despite the difficulties, "the Christians in Lebanon want to be leaven in the mass, for the Middle East. This is why we encourage t missionary experiences; ...
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20 October 2011
ASIA/TAIWAN - Dedicated to the Catholic funeral Liturgy and the inculturation of the 15th Asian Liturgy Forum
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "Catholic funeral liturgy and Inculturation" is the theme of the 15th Asian Liturgy Forum that is taking place in Tai Pei, from October 17 to 21, sponsored by the Liturgical Commission of the Ep ...
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20 October 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Apostolic Nuncio in Ambon, safe city, the seminar and the new school catechetical were inaugurated
Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - To strengthen the fraternal relations between the different religious communities in Ambon; give a signal of trust and dialogue; bringing words of peace to a community that fears a new war: with t ...
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20 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Suspects on military and paramilitary groups: new elements of investigation into the killing of Fr. Tentorio
Davao City (Agenzia Fides) - "Justice for father Pops" is the name of the new Civil Society Forum, launched this morning in Davao, a major city on the island of Mindanao, to ask for transparency and justice in the murder ...
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19 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fr.Tentorio: murder on commission, the work of professional killers
Kidapawan (Agenzia Fides) - The murder of Father Fausto Tentorio, PIME, was commissioned and carried out by professional killers. This is what the police authorities claim, responsible for investigating the crime. As Fid ...
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19 October 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG - After 150 years of mission in Hong Kong, the Dominicans confirm the commitment of evangelization and the formation of preachers
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Our celebration of 150 years of mission is a time of commemoration and missionary celebration, confirming the mission of evangelization. The province of Hong Kong continues to be the basis of ...
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19 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishop at the head of the Commission for the Indigenous: "A well-organized plan to eliminate the missionary"
Kidapawan (Agenzia Fides) - "The presence and responsibility of high-profile killers makes us think of a well organized plan to kill father Fausto Tentorio. There are many open questions. The missionary was working for t ...
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18 October 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionaries at risk: "Father Tentorio gave rights, education and awareness to the natives: this is why he was considered troublesome"
Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) - "He was a troublesome character, he offered his service to literacy and education, taught the natives their rights, increased their civil awareness, their responsibilities and possibilities. Th ...
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18 October 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Minister of Harmony: "I have been assured on Asia Bibi's treatment"
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Asia Bibi’s case is one of those which "is uppermost in our thoughts" and the salvation of the woman "is a goal we will work hard on": says to Fides the Catholic Akram Gill, Minister of fede ...
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