Asia

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  3 July 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Manila priests oppose anti-terrorism law Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The anti-terrorism bill has "vague, amorphous and deleterious" provisions that will only do more harm than good to the people. The bill very clearly and concretely derogates from some established ...
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  2 July 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Council of State puts the future of Ayasofya in the hands of Erdogan Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The current status of Ayasofya as a museum complex not used for religious worship fully corresponds to the current legal framework, founded on the decision of 1934 with which the Turkish govern ...
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  2 July 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian has died in hospital, victim of an attack due to religious hostility Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) - "It is very sad and tragic news; first of all we ask for justice for Nadeem Joseph and his family. Everyone has the right to buy property in Pakistan. This incident is a clear violation of huma ...
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  2 July 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - 70 years since the start of the war, the commitment of Christians to peace and 70 days of prayer Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "We celebrate in memory of that tragic fratricidal war that broke out due to the invasion of North Korea 70 years ago on June 25; because it is a precious opportunity to give thanks and praise to ...
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  1 July 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque will sow discord between Christians and Muslims Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The possible conversion of the monumental complex of Ayasofya in Istanbul into a mosque "will push millions of Christians around the world against Islam". This is the dramatic alarm launched by ...
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  1 July 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese Bishops: "Peace is the antidote to the virus" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Commitment and investment in peace and reconciliation by state and non-state actors in Myanmar is needed, in the midst of the coronavirus health crisis: this is the appeal launced by the Bishops ...
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  30 June 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Bishop Bizzeti's proposal: to dedicate a road in Iskenderun to Luigi Padovese Iskenderun (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Luigi Padovese, Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia, killed in Iskenderun on June 3, 2010, "contributed with many of his initiatives and theological conferences organized by him to make the sp ...
• 30 June 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of coadjutor of Taungngnu, Myanmar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2020, the Holy Father appointed as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Taungngnu, Myanmar, the Reverend John Saw Gawdy, of the clergy of the same diocese, currently lecturer in th ...
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  30 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - In Sabha Dinam, Cardinal Alencherry urges Catholics to help strengthen Indian economy Kochi (Agenzia Fides) - "The pandemic experience invites everyone to a lifestyle of simplicity which is an inevitable component in spiritual renewal", writes Cardinal George Alencherry, in a pastoral letter issued ahead ...
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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - The traditional ecumenical celebrations of 29 June at "St. Peter's Grotto" in Antioch will not be held due to Covid-19 Antakya (Agenzia Fides) - This year, in the city of Antakya - the ancient Antioch on the Orontes, currently in Turkish territory - baptized Catholics, Orthodox and apostolic Armenians will not be able to live together th ...
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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Ethiopian domestic workers, victims of Covid-19 and the economic crisis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - They are women who have lost everything: home, work, salary. Not knowing where to go, they camped in front of their consulate in Beirut, Lebanon. Ethiopian domestic workers are victims of the cor ...
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  27 June 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Covid-19: one of the many emergencies that mark the life of Rohingya refugees Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - “Rohingya people living in Bangladeshi refugee camps are victims of the violent and traumatic uprooting from their homeland in Myanmar; victims of the health emergencies such as dysentery ...
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  26 June 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Beyond any form of discrimination: the Catholic community of Ranchi engaged with aid to Muslims and tribal families Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing humanitarian aid, solidarity and consolation to humanity, without any discrimination of ethnicity, religion, culture, social class: it is with this spirit that the Archdiocese of Ranchi, ...
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  26 June 2020
  ASIA/ISRAEL - The Court of Jerusalem rejects the appeal of the Orthodox Patriarchate on the sale of the properties to Ateret Cohanim Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - An Israeli court in Jerusalem has rejected a request by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate to cancel the sale of three properties in the Old City to the settler organisation Ateret Cohanim. The I ...
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  25 June 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Covid-19: Filipino churches support and assist 4,5 million families Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Christian Churches in the Philippines, and among them the Catholic Church, have supported and helped 4.5 million families with basic necessities and other forms of support, since March 15, when a ...