Asia

• 20 March 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of bishop of Hà Tinh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Hà Tinh, Viêt Nam, presented by Bishop Paul Nguyên Thái Hop, O.P. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 20/3/2021) ...
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  18 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Buddhist monks take sides with the demonstrators Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "It gives us courage and we see it as a glimmer of hope: At this terrible moment when the junta cuts the Internet connection so soldiers without witnesses can use violence and kill citizens, this ...
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  18 March 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - Camillians and Fidei donum united in the mission to the sick Prachinburi (Agenzia Fides) - "I am in Prachinburi, in the Camillian Home, a center for the elderly which until 17 years ago was a leper colony. The house is managed by the Ministers of the Sick (MI), Camillians", says t ...
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  17 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - New appeal from the Pope, Sister Ann Nu Twang: "He is close to our suffering people" Yangon (Agenzia fide) - "The words of Pope Francis comfort us at this time when we see our hearts broken by so much violence and suffering of innocent people. We even feel powerless and helpless in the face of the evil t ...
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  17 March 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Solidarity and support of Cardinal Yeom and the Archdiocese of Seoul towards the people of Myanmar Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, expressed in a letter sent to the Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon and President of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences ...
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  17 March 2021
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Christian institutions, third largest employer among the Palestinian population, according to a survey people Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A study promoted and funded by the Pontifical Mission to Jerusalem and by the Dar Al Kalima University College of Arts and Culture (academic center founded in Bethlehem by the Lutheran pastor ...
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  16 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Escalation of repression: Buddhist monks ready to protest and NGOs, including Caritas, subject to financial investigations Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "We are currently witnessing a real escalation of military violence. Yesterday alone, in Yangon and the surrounding area, we counted 189 dead, as reported by the Myanmar Now information network, ...
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  16 March 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - State advertising agency guarantees advertising shares for minority newspapers Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish Agency, which coordinates the distribution of advertising shares among the Turkish media, will in future guarantee the newspapers of the minorities in Turkey a share of the advertisin ...
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  16 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The nuns accompany and comfort the young demonstrators Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The nuns of St. Joseph of the Apparition accompany the young demonstrators nicknamed "heroes of democracy" in their peaceful protest which has been going on for more than a month. As Agenzia Fide ...
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  15 March 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic communities in prayer in honor of St. Joseph under the sign of the Apostolic Letter "Patris corde" Chennai (Agenzia Fides) - All the religious congregations inspired by the figure of Saint Joseph and many Catholic communities in India come together for online meetings, in spiritual communion, for a moment of evening p ...
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  15 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Call of the Bishops to end violence and Message from the Holy See in favor of the promotion of peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Strengthened by the mandate and encouragement of the Holy See, we Catholic Churches commit ourselves, together with all people of good will, to the task of seeing this nation rise again in mutua ...
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  12 March 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Support of the Greek Melchite Episcopate for "Lebanese neutrality" Raboué (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church have also launched an appeal aimed at keeping Lebanon away from regional conflicts, agreeing with the many appeals expressed in this regard by th ...
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  12 March 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Judicial decision on the use of the name of Allah in Christian publications, "a victory of common sense" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The High Court's decision to allow the word Allah to be used by Christians across Malaysia is a victory of common sense and should not be seen as the victory of one group or community over ...
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  12 March 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "The country needs peace and freedom; the role of the army is to protect, not to attack the people" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "In this Lenten season let us not abandon the hope that Myanmar will rise again. The path to be followed with faith, love and dialogue is a path of truth and justice, which leads to freedom, peac ...
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  11 March 2021
  ASIA/JAPAN - On the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima catastrophe: Catholic bishops are calling for the nuclear power plants to be closed Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "In 2011, after the earthquake and the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, we Bishops as believers who protect life as a gift from God, demanded the immediate abolition of nuclear power ...