Asia

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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 ...
• 30 November 2020
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 November 2020, the Holy Father appointed rev. Stephanus Han Jung Hyun, of the clergy of Daejeon, currently Parish priest of the Holy Family Parish, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese ...
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  28 November 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Advent in time of pandemic: "God heals through the hands of doctors", say the Bishops Keningau (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faithful are called to build a solid and profound relationship with God amidst the many social, economic and cultural challenges they face, such as that of the Covid-19 pandemic; a ...
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  28 November 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - The protest of the "yellow ducks": democracy and fewer privileges to the Crown Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The student movement is launching yet another challenge to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha. The young demonstrators who, since last February, have been calling for the resignation of its govern ...
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  27 November 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic Church celebrates its 500th anniversary: the Bishops exhort the faithful to "missio ad gentes" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 500th anniversary in memory of the arrival of the Christian faith in the Philippines (1521-2021) the bishops of the country invite to the faithful to "missio ad gentes". Th ...
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  27 November 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The President of Signis Pakistan: "Mass media are instruments of peace and hope in times of pandemic" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Secular mass media and Christian media in Pakistan have an important role in this difficult time: they have highlighted the tragedy of Covid-19 and its effects on family life, in particular how ...