Asia

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  27 March 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - Message of fraternity and solidarity of the Thai Church to the people of Myanmar Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with deep sadness and great regret that we follow recent events in Myanmar. We see too much hatred, too much violence, too much bloodshed, and too much suffering. We see the pain inflicte ...
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  27 March 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Life imprisonment for former intelligence chiefs for the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The trial for complicity in the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, a leading figure in the local Armenian community, killed by a hitman in 2007 in central Istanbul, in front of the headq ...
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  27 March 2021
  ASIA/SAUDI ARABIA - African migrants in detention centers: victims of exploitation and exposed to Covid London (Agenzia Fides) - In Saudi Arabia, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic difficulties caused by the collapse of the oil price have affected migrant workers, especially those from Africa. In the midst of the he ...
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  26 March 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Faith in Christ during military service, with the help of new technologies Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Technology to support faith, not only to respond to the pandemic emergency: this is the experience of many young Catholics in Vietnam who, called to fulfill their military service, find themselves ...
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  26 March 2021
  ASIA/JAPAN - Solidarity and prayer for Myanmar on the part of the “sister Church” in Japan Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "Having developed a special condition of "sister Church" with the Church of Myanmar, we are very worried about the current situation and the impact it is having on people". This is stated in a let ...
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  25 March 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Pizzaballa celebrates the solemnity of the Annunciation in Nazareth: virtual Masses do not save us, but the encounter with Christ Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not through technology that we will meet the Lord, it is not the virtual masses that will save us, and not even social media, but the personal encounter with Him". This is how Archbishop ...
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  25 March 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Preach the Gospel of service, peace and development in the declarations of the new Apostolic Vicar of Quetta Quetta (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace is the world's most urgent need. This is why I have chosen the episcopal motto 'Service, Peace, Development'. All human beings are a human family and God wants all human beings to live hap ...
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  24 March 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Caritas Internationalis statements following the consequences of the sanctions on the Syrian people Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The economic sanctions and boycott of Syria, in addition to the Caesar Act, has negatively affected the lives of Syrian citizens, "at the core of their daily lives", so much so that "the garbag ...
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  24 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal to young people from the Archbishop of Yangon Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Follow the non-violent path against violent means": this is the exhortation addressed to young Burmese by Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, who, in a statement published on 23 Mar ...
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  24 March 2021
  ASIA - Solidarity of the Cardinals of Asia with Myanmar and appeal for peace and democracy Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Expressing solidarity with the religious leaders of Myanmar, launching an appeal for peace and for the restoration of democracy in the country: this is the intent of an open letter signed by 12 A ...
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  23 March 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul and the Church in Korea alongside the youth of Myanmar Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "We will stand by the people of Myanmar until they achieve full democracy". This is what Cardinal André Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, said when meeting in recent days the students and worke ...
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  23 March 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Towards the Day of Missionary Martyrs: Rufinus Tigau, a young catechist murdered without reason Timika (Agenzia Fides) - Rufinus Tigau, catechist and Catholic animator, was assassinated without reason by the Indonesian security forces on October 26, 2020 in the province of Papua (see Fides, 11/11/2020; 17/11/2020). ...
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  23 March 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Celebration of the rites of Holy Week and Easter once again prevented by the pandemic Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Because of the emergency linked to Covid-19, this year, Catholics will not be able to celebrate the rites of Holy Week and Easter in presence. Coronavirus infections continue to increase, particu ...
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  22 March 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Father Stan Swamy: Mumbai court denies application for bail Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - "We are saddened to share with you the news that today, March 22, Father Stan Swamy SJ was denied bail by the judge of the Mumbai Court of First Instance. We continue to pray and hope that justic ...
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  22 March 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Representatives of the minorities block the inclusion of exclusively Islamic experts in the Supreme Court Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi MPs who represent ethnic and religious minorities in parliament were able to boycott a change in the law aimed at exclusively appointing Islamic experts as consultants to the Federal Supre ...