Asia

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  19 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bail denied, Christian accused of blasphemy remains in prison Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Anwar Masih, a 57-year-old Christian in prison since June 2020 for blasphemy, "is an innocent man, victim of false accusations. We are surprised by the Court's decision to reject the request for ...
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  17 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Russian and Kazakh Catholics on the Pope's visit: "It was a great gift to see that the Pope loves us" Karaganda (Fides) - "I am happy that my parishioners had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis and Catholics from various other local Churches: Uzbeks, Russians and Catholics from other countries were present", said Fr. V ...
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  17 September 2022
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Three new Cambodian deacons for pastoral service Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "To give yourself all to God. Give all yourself to others. This is the vocation of the deacon", said Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, expressing "great joy for t ...
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  16 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Fr. Trezzani: "Being few is neither a fault nor a handicap: mission is the work of the Other" Almaty (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Guido Trezzani, 67, an Italian missionary in Kazakhstan for more than 26 years, said he was "very happy, still under a beneficial spiritual shock", at the end of Pope Francis' visit to the ...
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  16 September 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - "Towards a Church of communion, participation and mission": priests reflect on the teaching of the pope Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - An opportunity for Vietnamese priests to meet, share and exchange impressions, talk about their mission, responsibilities in pastoral service and the difficulties of priestly life. But also "to li ...
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  15 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Pope Francis to Catholics: there is a hidden grace in being a "little flock" Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - In the Church "no one is a stranger", because the mystery of God has been revealed for "all peoples", and "not merely to the chosen people, or to a religious elite". Faith, and the salvation ...
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  15 September 2022
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The "Sister Churches" for the Gospel of dialogue, peace and solidarity in Asia Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Singapore and the 'sister Churches' of Malaysia and Brunei are witnesses and heralds of the Gospel of dialogue and peace, of a message of love and closeness to every pe ...
• 15 September 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Peter Chanel Gomes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 25, 2022 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, appointed the rev. Peter Chanel Gomes, of the archdiocesan clergy of Dhaka as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in ...
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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Where there is God, there is hope: Russian pilgrims in KarLag Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - "Even in the most dramatic circumstances, God gives people hope. Where there is God, there is peace and unity and we are called to seek this unity and this peace above all in our hearts". Thus ...
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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Pope Francis to religious Leaders: let's remind everyone that we are creatures, for the good of the world Nur-Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - The different religious traditions remind us that "we are not omnipotent". Faced with the "mystery of the infinite which dominates us and which attracts us", they "remind us that we are creat ...
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  14 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Supreme Court: more attention to blasphemy cases, to protect the innocent and guarantee a fair trial Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan which asks the Government to be more careful in dealing with blasphemy cases. We recall the misuse of blasphemy laws in the last two d ...
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  13 September 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Army soldiers occupy and mine Catholic Church Pekon (Agenzia Fides) - The civil conflict in Myanmar does not stop at churches and other places of worship. According to local sources from Pekhon Diocese, Myanmar Regular Army troops occupied the Catholic Church of the ...
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  13 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer and solidarity: mobilization of the Catholic community to help families affected by the floods in Sindh Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The people affected by the heavy rains in the province of Sindh find themselves in a terrible situation: many live in the open air, without food to eat, without homes, without a kitchen and wit ...
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  12 September 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Almaty: "The Pope's visit, a fruitful moment to deepen our vocation to follow Christ" Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit to Kazakhstan is great news for all of us, truly Good News, which helps us to understand even better the meaning and mission of our presence in Kazakhstan and the value of our f ...
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  9 September 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Assyrian Patriarch Mar Awa III attends the closing luncheon of the Spiritual Exercises of the Chaldean clergy Ankawa (Agenzia Fides) - Exactly one year after his election as Patriarch, Mar Awa III, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, was the guest of honor at the lunch organized at the end of the spiritual exercises th ...