Asia

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  17 November 2023
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Archbishop of Beijing Li Shan: "Grateful to the Lord" for the visit to the Catholic community of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Beijing, Joseph Li Shan, thanks the Lord for the intense days of meetings in the Diocese of Hong Kong, which he visited together with a delegation of collaborators from the ...
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  17 November 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Supreme Court returns historic college to Christian owners Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The historic Gordon College in Rawalpindi, a prestigious and originally Christian educational institution founded in 1893, returns to the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan. The Supreme Court of ...
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  16 November 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Yang, "honored" to have participated in the Synod, quotes Confucius: "It is a pleasure to have friends coming from afar" by Gianni Valente and Marta Zhao Rome (Agenzia Fides) - He feels "truly honored" to have been invited to take part in the October meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome and to have had "the opportunity to speak about ...
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  16 November 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Presidential Elections: Towards a peaceful Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The presidential election race in Indonesia is in full swing. The Indonesian Election Commission has announced the three candidates to succeed current president Joko Widodo at the helm of the wo ...
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  16 November 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop (and Synod Father) Antonio Yao Shun: The agreement between China and the Holy See facilitates pastoral work and the proclamation of the Gospel by Gianni Valente and Marta Zhao Jining (Agenzia Fides) - The prevailing opinion among Chinese Catholics is that the current provisional Agreement between the government in Beijing and the Holy See on the appointment ...
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  15 November 2023
  ASIA/THAILAND - Christian-Buddhist Colloquim in the sign of "Karuna" and "Agàpe" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Exploring the characteristics and deep relationships between "Karuna" and "Agape", which reflect the Buddhist and Christian concepts of "compassion" and "free love", seeking common ground betw ...
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  15 November 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Hell in Holy Land by Jacques Mourad* Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - If you want to see hell, you have to come to Lebanon, Syria and today especially the Holy Land. The evil spirit, at this time, is pushing the world into hell. He wants to turn ...
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  14 November 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archbishop of Seoul: "Evangelii gaudium as a call to evangelization in Korea". Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The Apostolic Exhortaion Evangelii Gaudium; holds a unique and cherished place in my heart as my favorite document among the many of the Pope's magisterium. Its profound message resonates deeply ...
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  13 November 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - New churches consecrated in the name of missionary martyrs and confessors of faith Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic communities of China keep alive the grateful memory of the missionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives to proclaim the Gospel in their country. Today's Chinese Catholics are foll ...
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  13 November 2023
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - “Clothing Workers’ Uprising”: Big brands in the fashion industry should do their part Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Ten years ago, in 2014, a documentary by the British newspaper "Guardian" entitled "The shirt on your back" showed in words and images the human cost of a cotton T-shirt made in Bangladesh, retrac ...
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  13 November 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In one of the poorest islands, around 70% of the inhabitants are Catholic Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "Flores is considered one of the poorest islands in Indonesia, but it stands out for a particular wealth which is that of having the majority of its inhabitants Catholic, around 70%". Father Lui ...
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  11 November 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - “Good person of Nanjing”: Catholic nun honored as a “moral role model” by the authorities Nanjing (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic nun Zheng Yueqin from the Diocese of Nanjing, in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, received the "Good Person of Nanjing" award given to citizens by the Propaganda Department of the C ...
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  11 November 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - “Dalit Liberation Sunday”: Day of action aims to draw attention to the dignity of Dalit people as children of God New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - With "Dalit Liberation Sunday" the Catholic Church wants to highlight the situation in all Catholic communities in India on November 12, the second Sunday of the month. "Dalit", literally "the ...
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  10 November 2023
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: "The situation in the country is difficult, the Church is committed to the common good" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Given the serious political, social and economic problems that Sri Lanka has had to contend with in recent years, the situation has not improved. In order to keep popular discontent under contr ...
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  9 November 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Father Neuhaus: the political strategies and chimeras that sow death in the land of Jesus by Gianni Valente Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The renewed atrocities that are spreading death and pain in the land of Jesus have deep roots. And the catastrophe is also fueled by the toxic mix of “politics based on ...