Asia

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  30 April 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese communities abroad demonstrate in favor of the new government of national unity Milan (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese communities abroad will be linked together on Sunday May 2nd in a kind of global human chain that will stretch across the world through 16 countries in Asia, America and Europe, where ...
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  29 April 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal by an Asian interfaith network: stop the massacre of civilians Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Let's stop the killing of innocent civilians in Myanmar": is the title of the global action campaign promoted in the Asian continent by an interreligious network of which they are part: the Franc ...
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  29 April 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas promotes inclusion and trains “accompanying teachers” Almaty (Agenzia Fides) – To promote a culture of inclusion, the Church in Kazakhstan has launched a number of initiatives that benefit children with physical or mental disabilities or people with Down syndrome. The coo ...
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  28 April 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - "Memori Genosida": Jesuit publishes book on genocide in Indonesia Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "We often see human rights violations or political violence only in a local or national context, as if abuses or mass murders were only the concern of a particular local or national governmen ...
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  28 April 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Church in mourning for the death of Cardinal Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk, the "Pastor of the last" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, died at 10:15 p.m. on April 27 at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital at the age of ninety. This was confirmed to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Young-yup Hur, spokesperson for the ...
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  28 April 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic schools become hospitals for Covid patients Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - In the midst of the pandemic emergency, the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore, in the Karnataka state, in southern India, has decided to temporarily transform Catholic schools into hospitals f ...
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  27 April 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinals Alencherry: "Oxygen supply is a fundamental human right during pandemic" Kochi (Agenzia Fides) - Oxygen for medical purposes is a fundamental human right, especially in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. This was stated by the chairman of the Council of Catholic Bishops of Kerala, Cardinal George ...
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  27 April 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - President Erdogan criticizes President Biden's decision to use the term "genocide": "Look in the mirror" Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - "I pay tribute to the Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives under the difficult circumstances of the First World War, and I would like to express my condolences to their descendants", said Turki ...
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  26 April 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Priests and religious abroad in communion with the Burmese Church which asks for peace and democracy Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "With our hearts, minds and strengths we are close to our brothers and sisters in Myanmar. Our sisters have given and are offering a profound witness of faith and courage. We want to make them fe ...
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  26 April 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The Indian Bishops: closeness to the population affected by the pandemic; the government is clearly responsible New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Deep concern and anguish for the second wave of Covid-19 that seriously affects the nation and full closeness and solidarity with the entire Indian population. With these sentiments, the India ...
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  24 April 2021
  NEWS ANALYSIS - Vocation Day: In Bangladesh Catholic families foster priesthood vocation Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - In Bangladesh, as many as 26 deacons were ordained AS priests in 2020. It is the highest number ever recorded in the history of the country. There is an important role of Catholic families in orde ...
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  24 April 2021
  ASIA - Day of Vocations: the fulcrum of the vocations of the Verbite Missionaries in Asia Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of the Verbite Missionaries (Society of the Divine Word, SVD), comprising priests and religious brothers, is committed to spreading the Gospel of Christ, the Son of God made man, i ...
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  22 April 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Churches close, but not faith and charity: Christians face second wave of Covid-19 Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - Churches are temporarily closing due to the second wave of Covid-19, but not faith, hope and charity among Indian Christians: as Agenzia Fides learned, with the increase in cases of Covid-19 in I ...
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  22 April 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Food security in times of the pandemic: Catholic congregations set up “community pantries” Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the midst of the growing scenario of Covid-19 and its negative impact on poverty, food security and employment, the Church in the Philippines has launched the initiative of "community pantries ...
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  21 April 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop Palma: "500 year celebrations show us the grace of baptism and the missio ad gentes" Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - "The 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines is an opportunity to relive the grace of baptism that makes us witnesses of Christ and missionaries on a personal and community level. We h ...