Asia

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  5 May 2020
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Covid -19, first accessions of world leaders to the Prayer for Humanity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Authoritative accessions of political leaders - especially Middle Eastern ones - and representatives of international bodies are beginning to arrive with regards to the appeal promoted in recent da ...
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  5 May 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Covid-19: Masses and pastoral life of the Church resume, "committed to the common good", says the Bishop of Daejeon Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - "In various Korean dioceses we have started celebrating Holy Mass with the faithful, naturally taking due precautions. Pastoral and charitable activities have resumed, always with the necessary ...
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  5 May 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Food aid in exchange for converting to Islam: violence against the poor, in times of pandemic Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a scandalous and alarming practice, which must be nipped in the bud: there are some people who are exploiting the lockdown due to Covid-19, and the desperation created by so many poor peop ...
• 5 May 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Baruipur, India, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On May 4, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Baruipur, India, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Salvadore Lobo. He is succeeded by His Exc. Mgr. Sh ...
• 5 May 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Asansol Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 4, 2020, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Asansol, India, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Cyprian Monis. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 5/5/2020) ...
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  4 May 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Coronavirus: the Kazakh Church relies on Mary to overcome the crisis Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - Protection for the Kazakh people, for all those affected by Covid-19 and for health personnel engaged in the fight against the virus: this is what the Catholic faithful of Kazakhstan ask for b ...
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  4 May 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Religious leaders united to fight Covid-19; an Indian state subsidizes religious communities Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Indian religious leaders unite to fight Covid-19 in India: as Agenzia Fides learns, religious leaders of different faiths (Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs) and various interreligious organi ...
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  30 April 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "We serve people without any discrimination, in the time of Covid-19" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must work in unity to overcome the challenges that people are facing in this global Covid-19 pandemic. Let us open our hearts and work to reach and serve people in need, without making any d ...
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  30 April 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A parish priest in Jerusalem: "Israelis and Palestinians expect solid and lasting peace" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "The heartfelt invitation of the Holy Father to end armed conflicts around the world has been greeted with great joy and hope by Israelis and Palestinians, who have long been waiting for a mom ...
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  29 April 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Need to support the agricultural sector to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To address the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Church in the Philippines hopes and asks the government "for measures to provide stronger and more targeted support to agricult ...
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  29 April 2020
  ASIA - The emergency of Covid-19 in Central Asia, between containment measures and absolute denial Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "With respect to the response to the pandemic that is affecting all the countries of the world, the Central Asian Republics can be divided into two groups. On one side, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and ...
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  28 April 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ecological operators, almost all non-Muslims, at high risk of contagion for coronavirus Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan about 95% of the workers involved in cleaning and sanitizing roads, hospitals, schools, sewers and public institutions belong to religious minorities: these are men and women, especia ...
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  28 April 2020
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Zero deaths due to Covid-19, the Church resumes celebrating masses Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Given the excellent management of the coronavirus emergency and the limited spread of the disease, the Catholic community in Vietnam has been able to resume celebrating the Eucharist. As Agenzia F ...
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  27 April 2020
  ASIA - An appeal from the Asian bishops for a global truce in times of pandemic Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Asia have joined the call of the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and Pope Francis, for a global ceasefire in the face of the unprecedented threat of the coronavi ...
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  27 April 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - Aid to families without income must be given priority, in the social crisis due to coronavirus Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "Our first concern is that nobody must feel hungry, so we will provide the poor with food and medicines; families without any monthly income will come first", says the director of Caritas Lebanon ...