Asia

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  7 December 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - For Christians, December 10 will be "Black Day for Human Rights" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The International Day of Human Rights, which is celebrated in the world on December 10, will be "Black Day for Human Rights" across Pakistan to protest against the increasing number of violenc ...
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  7 December 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Sixteen Christian families, expelled for religious reasons, return to their homes thanks to a court order Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - A total of 16 Christian families, who were forced to leave their homes last September on grounds of religious discrimination, have returned to their homes in Kondagaon district in the Indian stat ...
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  4 December 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Love for the Word of God in the midst of the pandemic: key to evangelization Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The main path of evangelization for Christians in Asia, in the time marked by the pandemic, is "to promote love for the Word of God": this is what was stated in the "Word Conference 2020" organiz ...
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  4 December 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Regional elections: the Bishops urge to vote wisely and to pay attention to pluralism and the common good Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Today a Catholic citizen should exercise his political right paying attention to these three considerations: vote correctly, intelligently and wisely and to elect good and just candidates, acco ...
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  3 December 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The Jesuits in Goa: "In the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, we remain alongside the poor and those who suffer" Panaji (Agenzia Fides) - "Following in the footsteps of St. Francis Xavier, we are called to remain close to the poor and those who have no voice and to become true witnesses and messengers of Christ", said the Provinci ...
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  3 December 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite bishops urge the rapid application of anti-corruption controls in public institutions Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The Maronite Bishops "take note" of the political initiative announced by President Michel Aoun to take budgetary control measures to combat corruption in Lebanese public institutions. At the sa ...
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  3 December 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi Christians ask for the release of Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy in India Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Bangladesh unite with the baptized in India to demand from the Indian government the immediate release of Father Stan Lourduswamy SJ, arrested in India for alleged complicity with Ma ...
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  3 December 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Ecumenical Message of the Bishops: God walks with us in the midst of the pandemic and in times of suffering Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Christians are called to remain steadfast in the faith in the midst of all the struggles and difficulties of life, since God brings light in the darkness and gives hope in the midst of despair" ...
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  2 December 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - World AIDS Day: Christians united in the fight against AIDS Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Even in times of pandemic, joint and collective efforts are required to fight AIDS and overcome the prejudices and stigmatizations that affect HIV-positive people. "Our nation and the whole world ...
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  2 December 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-Christian violence: Two statues of saints destroyed by vandals in West Bengal Baruipur (Agenzia Fides) - Two statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which were placed in two grottos outside the Church of the Sacred Heart in Morapai, West Bengal, were destroyed by unknown ...
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  1 December 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Patriarch Bartholomew: Christian unity is not an "ecumenical utopia", but the will of Christ himself Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The path to full Christian unity has not stopped and must be continued with tenacity, realism and "full trust in Providence" precisely because it is not based on a sterile "ecumenical utopia" b ...
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  1 December 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Bishops: it is urgent to eradicate terrorism and do justice, for the prosperity of the Country Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The bloody and violent attacks that took place in Poso are beyond our humanity and civilization and contradicts the values of humanity and religious teachings", said the Indonesian Bishops' Co ...
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  1 December 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic reaction against terrorism and religious hatred after the Sulawesi massacre Poso (Agenzia Fides) - "We have to save the country from dangerous terrorist attacks. We condemn every act of terrorism and religious fundamentalism, corruption and destruction of the environment": this is what the Indon ...
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  30 November 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Dowry prohibition: a burden has been removed from the shoulders of the poor Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the federal government of Pakistan for taking the historic decision to ban the tradition of dowry in Pakistan. This provision will facilitate marriages, and goes in the direction ...
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  30 November 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Biblical Year in Goa, impetus for Christian proclamation and mission Panaji (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Goa will experience a special "Biblical Year", dedicated to the deepening and proclamation of the Word of God: this is what Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao said in a solem ...