Asia

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  3 June 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - "We are not celebrating two dead, but two risen in Christ". Lebanese Christians celebrate the beatification of Capuchins Leonardo Melki and Thomas Saleh, missionaries and martyrs Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment is set for 6.30 p.m., Saturday June 4, at the convent of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross in Jal el-Dib, a place known by all Lebanese also as the site of the first hospital fo ...
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  3 June 2022
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Communicating peace in the digital world: the "Signis" World Congress is being prepared Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Communication is mission. The proclamation of the Gospel is a form of communication which, in today's cultural context, also takes place through mass media and social media. This was explained by ...
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  2 June 2022
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Amnesty International: Serious acts of violence against the civilian population in the Burmese states of Kayah and Kayin Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The violence in the Burmese states of Kayah and Kayin broke out again after the February 2021 coup, but it has further intensified from last December to March 2022, causing the death of hundreds ...
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  2 June 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A Catholic exorcist group: the "No" of the Church and the State Bao Loc (Agenzia Fides) - "It is inappropriate to claim that someone is possessed by the devil or to believe that illnesses are caused by demons and that someone has a superpower of exorcism them. Arbitrary acts of exorc ...
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  1 June 2022
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The valuable contribution of the Catholic community to the new political season Dili (Agenzia Fides) - "We have inaugurated a period of political stability. This is a good omen. In this phase, as in the past, the Catholic Church will make its valuable contribution to the spiritual, cultural, economi ...
• 31 May 2022
  ASIA/LAOS - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Paksé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa, of the clergy of Paksé, Laos, until now apostolic administrator of Paksé, as vicar apostolic of the same vicariate ...
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  31 May 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians wanted to carry out the most humble jobs: the Punjab government puts an end to this practice Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the notification from the government of the province of Punjab, issued last week, which states that all government offices will no longer have to indicate, in any announcement or publ ...
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  30 May 2022
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - The Apostolic Prefect Marengo, appointed Cardinal: "That of the Pope is a missionary gesture" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I am surprised and amazed by an unexpected moment of grace. I believe that the Pope's gesture was a missionary gesture, to express attention and care to a small community and to all the small comm ...
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  30 May 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Pizzaballa: this is what Charles del Foucauld tells us, the Saint who "did nothing" Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - What is striking about the Christian adventure of St. Charles de Foucauld is that, during his life, "he seems to have done nothing". He converted no one, founded nothing, and did not "bring hom ...
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  28 May 2022
  ASIA/OMAN - Orthodox Patriarch Yohanna X inaugurates the church dedicated to Saint Arethas martyr Muscat Agenzia Fides) - Yohanna X Yazigi, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, celebrated the first divine liturgy on Friday, May 27 in the new church dedicated to the Holy Martyr Arethas (in Arabic Al-Harith bin Ka'b Al ...
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  28 May 2022
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Buddhist leaders honor the Bishop for his contribution to society Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, French Bishop of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, was honored by Buddhist leaders in Cambodia for his precious contribution to society. The Apostolic Vicar ...
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  28 May 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - The Missionaries of Charity: "to live like the poor among the poorest, to bear witness with them to God's love" Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "Our whole existence revolves around the love for Jesus towards the poor, because our foundress, Mother Teresa, taught us that Jesus is in them. This is the principle that guides all of our exi ...
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  27 May 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - In Jerusalem, the liturgical feast of the Ascension of Christ is also celebrated in a mosque Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - It only happens in Jerusalem: it is there that one day a year, on the top of the Mount of Olives, Eucharistic liturgies are celebrated in the Roman rite even in a mosque. It happens on Thursda ...
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  27 May 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church to young people: energy, talent and dynamism at the service of the Kingdom of God Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Living youth to the full, putting energy, talent and dynamism at the service of the Kingdom of God: this is the spirit that pervaded the third National Youth Conference, organized by "Young Ca ...
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  25 May 2022
  ASIA/JORDAN - 76th anniversary of National Independence: the Churches renew their certificates of loyalty to the Hashemite Dynasty Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The celebrations to commemorate the 76th anniversary of Jordan's independence begin today, Wednesday, May 25, and will last three days. The celebrations are especially extensive this year, with mi ...