Asia

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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Apostolic Vicar to the faithful: "Do not panic for the coronavirus" Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "The current situation is a time for us as Catholics to give an example of faith, hope and charity in the midst of anxiety and uncertainty, especially through our Lenten practices. I recommend ...
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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/TURKEY - Erdogan calls for religious minorities to support Turkish military operations in Syria Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The communication office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent to the foundations that belong to the minority religious communities the request to sign a document of unconditional su ...
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  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Salem Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Salem (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Singaroyan Sebastianappan. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 9/3 ...
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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women, builders of peace and interreligious coexistence Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is our task to recognize the dignity of women and recognize their precious contribution to society. We encourage and invite women to continue their vital role in promoting peace and harmony i ...
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  9 March 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholics committed to the dignity of women Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe that Almighty God created man and woman as complementary to each other. God, in his profound wisdom, gave men and women equal talent and equal dignity. Man and woman can fulfill themse ...
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  7 March 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Eucharistic adoration continues: a refuge in God for the Covid-19 crisis Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The current situation is very worrying because the Covid-19 epidemic has affected the whole world and the number of infected and dead, on a global scale, is increasing every day. As there are ma ...
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  7 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A week of fasting and prayer to be freed from the coronavirus Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We feel the emergency of the present moment and, in addition to making every humanly possible effort, we feel the need to turn to God, the giver of all good. We ask for the healing and the liber ...
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  6 March 2020
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Three Bishops to lead the peace process with the communist rebels Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Three Catholic Bishops from the Philippines have made themselves available and accepted the challenge of contributing to peace talks with the armed communist rebel movement, New People's Army. As ...
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  6 March 2020
  ASIA/NEPAL - The Catholic community has preserved faith and needs development and education Kathmandu (Agenzia fides) - "There was a time when you could not freely practice and profess your faith. Until the arrival of the Jesuits, in the late 1990s, there were no priests for the Eucharist and other sacraments. ...
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  5 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal of religious leaders to the State and the international community: to guarantee justice for the murder of Saleem Masih Lahore (Agenia Fides) - Outrage and condemnation for "a barbaric, inhuman and atrocious crime"; request to provincial and federal governments to "punish the killers firmly"; appeal to international organizations to promo ...
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  4 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians: justice for Saleem Masih Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The barbaric murder of Saleem Masih, a young Christian from the Kasur district, who was beaten, kicked, chained and tortured with electric cables and a red-hot iron bar and died due to his injur ...
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  4 March 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians pray for peace and healing in the country Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia "offer fasts, penances and invoke intercessions for the country, for the government, for the common good": this is what is said by Catholic Archbishop Simon Poh, at the he ...
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  3 March 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic doctors: an online facility to respond to the coronavirus crisis Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - An online facility for anyone stressed about coronavirus (COVID-19) to talk to someone, was launched at the campus of the Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) in Hyderabad. As Agenzia F ...
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  3 March 2020
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabite, Fr. Moretti: "A step forward towards peace, but uncertainties remain" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We thank God because a step has been taken towards a future of peace for Afghanistan. However, we must be aware that this is a small step, which should not be exaggerated, but must be treated with ...
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  2 March 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The commemorations of "martyr Shahbaz Bhatti, true patriot" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Shahbaz Bhatti was an authentic patriot, a true son of Pakistan. His memory honors our country. The reason is this: he gave his life to promote a Pakistan where law, justice, freedom and equ ...