Asia

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  25 May 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Church of Malaysia stops broadcasting liturgies online to celebrate in presence again Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) - The dioceses of Malaysia have decided to suspend streaming in parishes to encourage the faithful to participate in liturgies and celebrations in presence. In a note issued by the Diocese o ...
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  25 May 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Appeal from the Catholic laity: Stop hatred and violence against Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Act promptly to stop the targeted hatred and violence against religious minorities, especially Christians and Muslims in India: this is what the "All India Catholic Union" (AICU) asks of the P ...
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  24 May 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society groups call for inclusive census and electoral reform Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Confidence in a new population census can only be based on adequate preparation and participatory responsibility to guarantee a rapid, transparent and credible census. The results of the 6th ce ...
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  19 May 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Justice and Peace" Commission: the occupation of Palestine is the primary cause of violence in the Holy Land Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The main cause and primary context of the perpetuation of violence in the Holy Land is "the occupation of Palestine", an occupation that "has been going on for fifty-five years". The Justice a ...
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  19 May 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Year of Catechists" in the diocese of Faisalabad to strengthen missionary vocation Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Catechists are skilled collaborators of priests, they help them in carrying out the mission of Christ and the mission of the Church. We have declared the year 2022 as the 'Year of Catechists ...
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  19 May 2022
  ASIA/MACAO - The Year of the Amoris lætitia Family in the diocese of Macao: many initiatives in the wake of the synodal path Macao (Agenzia Fides) - Within the framework of the year of action for marriage and family proclaimed by Pope Francis, “Year of the Family – Amoris Letitia”, the Catholic Church in Macau has launched numerous initi ...
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  18 May 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - Elections, Father Zgheib: no one has really won, no one has really lost. It is time to seek a Great Compromise Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - From the scrutiny of the Lebanese parliamentary elections held on Sunday, May 15, a political framework emerges that is in danger of ending in paralysis, marked both by the fragmentation of polit ...
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  18 May 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The lay faithful participate in the synodal journey and in the evangelizing mission of the Church Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Lay Catholics in the city of Dhaka enthusiastically participate in the different groups organized by the Church for the synodal journey. Recently, more than 40 Christian lawyers participated in a ...
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  18 May 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - Everyone has the right to a better life: the commitment of the "Nanjing Ark Charity Foundation" for the disabled Nanjing (Agenzia Fides) - "For a pair of chopsticks" is the theme of the charity campaign launched in 2021 by the "Nanjing Ark Charity Foundation", the charitable foundation of the Catholic community of Nanjing, capital ...
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  17 May 2022
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Church officials after Israeli police intervention against funeral procession: "Violation of international norms" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The attack by the Israeli police on the funeral procession of the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, who was killed on Wednesday 11th May during a raid by the Israeli army on a refugee ...
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  17 May 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Vesak Festival: Buddhists and Christians together for a better world Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The festival of Vesak, celebrated by Buddhists all over the world to commemorate the birth of Buddha, touches most Vietnamese people deeply. It is an opportunity for many of the country's citizens ...
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  17 May 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Camillians of the island of Flores, in view of new ordinations, express joy for the newly elected Superiors Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "At the moment our life here seems to be going at a normal rhythm and our many seminarians are preparing intensively for their exams at the end of the year. In the coming months there will be va ...
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  16 May 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Murder of two Sikhs in Peshawar: alarm of religious minorities Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - "Religious minorities in Pakistan are continuously persecuted, we are worried for our protection and our future in Pakistan. Members of minority religious communities are attacked and killed. T ...
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  9 May 2022
  ASIA/TURKEY - St. Giragos Cathedral in Diyarbakir: Largest Armenian church in the Middle East reopens Diyarbakir (Agenzia Fides) - The Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of St Giragos in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir reopens for religious services. This also provides an opportunity to review the status of relations between th ...
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  9 May 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Prayer, awareness and concrete help for young women to fight against abortion Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - "Abortion is murder, it is a grave sin and an offense to God. Every day, many children are deprived of the right to life, of the right to grow as human beings", said Fr. Francis Nguyen Kim Phung d ...