Asia

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  12 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Murder of two young Christians, killed for not wanting to give up their faith according to the pastor of their Protestant community Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The merciless murder of Abida and Sajida is a tragedy that shows how the lives of religious minorities in Pakistan are held by a thread or is worthless. Rape, kidnappings, forced conversions and ...
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  12 January 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Legislative elections: Nur Otan party of former president Nazarbayev wins Nur Sultan (Agenzia Fides) - "After the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, it was believed that Kazakhstan could open itself to the first democratic concessions on a political and economic level and emulate the so-call ...
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  11 January 2021
  ASIA/KIRGHIZSTAN - Elections and constitutional referendum: the country towards presidentialism with leader Japarov Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not surprising that Sadyr Japarov won the Kyrgyz presidential elections with almost 80% of the vote. What is significant, however, is the fact that yesterday the constitutional referendum ...
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  11 January 2021
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The contribution of Catholic nurses to health assistance during the pandemic, a channel of God's love Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic nurses in Singapore, in this time of pandemic, are a valid and precious contribution, and it is an extraordinary channel for communicating God's love. This is what the Archdiocese ...
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  11 January 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Publication of the slogan and logo of the Pope's apostolic visit to Iraq Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "You are all Brothers": the expression of Jesus, taken from a verse of Matthew's Gospel ("As for you, do not be called 'Rabbi.' You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers", Mt 23, 8) has ...
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  9 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The feast of the Black Nazarene attracts thousands of faithful in prayer in Manila Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The pandemic and health protocols have not discouraged Catholics from meeting today, January 9, to pray and worship the "Black Nazarene", which is one of the most heartfelt devotions in the count ...
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  9 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts for his 50 years of priesthood: "God helps me to witness and announce the Gospel in Pakistan" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Fifty years of priesthood in the name of Harmony which is his episcopal motto: this is what Cardinal Joseph Coutts, Archbishop of Karachi said in an interview with Agenzia Fides on the occasion ...
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  8 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Call to the UN for the release of the Jesuit accused of sedition New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuits of India, along with an international network of civil society organizations, appealed to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to obtain the ...
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  8 January 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Churches and civil society groups: in the new year a common commitment to eliminate hatred and promote peace Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Christian churches and civil society groups are united and will work together in the new year to combat hatred and violence in Indonesia. This is what is said in the aftermath of the Christmas h ...
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  7 January 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch “appeals” to politicians, banks and private health institutions Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Three "appeals" to introduce a real change in one's current modus operandi, to correspond to the call for renewal of the country which is repeated to all Lebanese also by the Christian solemnity ...
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  7 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians welcome the new government initiative to protect religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the government's renewed commitment to the protection of religious minorities in Pakistan, especially for the protection of those falsely accused and for the protection of innocent ...
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  7 January 2021
  ASIA - The Federation of Asian Bishops launches online courses for pastoral communicators Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Veritas Asia Institute of Social Communication (VAISCOM), established by the Office for Social Communications of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), launched three online cou ...
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  5 January 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The commitment of the Jesuits of Sahabat Insan in favor of victims of human trafficking Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Internal migrants, looking for work, but also immigrants from other neighboring countries are the privileged victims of human trafficking in Indonesia. Often they fall into the webs of organized ...
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  5 January 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Diocese of Keningau opens the Year of St. Joseph, the saint who teaches trust in God Keningau (Agenzia Fides) - In communion with the Pope and the universal Church, the Diocese of Keningau would like to celebrate the special year dedicated to Saint Joseph under the motto "WITH A FATHER’S HEART" (Patris ...
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  4 January 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr creates a Committee for the return of illegal expropriations from Christian property owners Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, head of the Sadist political group who enjoys strong representation in the Parliament of Baghdad, has ordered the creation of a Committee in charge of coll ...