Asia

• 25 February 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Tura Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 24, 2020 the Holy Father, appointed Rev. Jose Chirackal, of the clergy of Tura, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Tura (India), currently parish priest of St. Luke's Church and ...
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  24 February 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Demonstrative" protest of thousands of Israeli settlers on the lands of the Latin Patriarchate. Silence on behalf of the political authorities Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, February 21, 2020, thousands of Israeli settlers entered with no permission and gathered on the land lot belonging to the Latin Patriarchate in Tayasir, near Tubas in northern West ...
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  24 February 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas and civil institutions in partnership for children with disabilities Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - Collaborative relationships between the municipal administration of Almaty, one of the main cities of Kazakhstan, and national Caritas, are intensifying, for the realization of projects dedicated ...
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  24 February 2020
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Civil society: need to fight Internet ban in two states Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - Over 100 civil society organizations in Myanmar urge the federal government to restore services in Rakhine and Chin states. On February 3, the government shut down Internet access in Buthidaun ...
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  22 February 2020
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Art at the service of ecumenical dialogue Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - The community of Catholic faithful of Uzbekistan is deeply involved in the path of dialogue with other Christian denominations. The Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan, the Franciscan Fr. Jer ...
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  22 February 2020
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - "Emotional literacy" for students, to overcome the wounds of the war Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – To help people, especially young people and students, deal with their emotions effectively, appropriately and productively. To develope positive social interactions with other people in societ ...
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  21 February 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Assyrian Patriarch Mar Gewargis III withdraws from the patriarchal office Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Mar Gewargis III Sliwa, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, has announced his withdrawal from the patriarchal office for health reasons, while convening the Assyrian Bishops at the patri ...
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  21 February 2020
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Civil society: the country needs unity and cohesion Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Unity and cohesion: this is what the representatives of Afghan civil society are asking for in the face of political divisions following the announcement of the results of the presidential electio ...
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  21 February 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - A microcredit project to help unemployed women Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "In villages, even a few kilometers from big cities, situations where there are no jobs are widespread, particularly affecting women. While men usually manage to collect money to buy a car and co ...
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  20 February 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Bishops: the Constitution must be protected against pseudo-nationalism Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "Every citizen must be ever vigilant against all attempts to undermine the ennobling human vision of the Constitution so that our beloved country ever remains united and faithful to its values ...
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  20 February 2020
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - A film on Xaverian missionary priest Marino Rigon, "national hero" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Marino Rigon did an immense job for the people of Bangladesh. We wanted to do something concrete to honor his memory by making a film about his life. This initiative will be useful to pres ...
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  19 February 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - The United Arab Emirates (with UNESCO patronage) finance the reconstruction of the church of St Thomas in Mosul Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The works of reconstruction and restoration of the church of St Thomas in Mosul will begin by April, devastated - but not completely destroyed - in the time when the Iraqi metropolis was under the ...
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  19 February 2020
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Peace, love and faith: cornerstones of a harmonious society Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the state of Sarawak, part of Malaysian Borneo, is constantly committed to promoting interreligious harmony in society. As Fides learns, in recent days Archbishop Simon Po ...
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  19 February 2020
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - School for Down children: the mission of the nuns in Kabul Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The work of the nuns in Kabul continues tirelessly. We know that in a few days the school year should start again after one month of delay. On returning from the winter holidays, in fact, the sno ...
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  18 February 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - The innocent seven of Kandhamal, witnesses of faith Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - They spoke of their experience and witnessed their faith in Christ before the Indian Bishops: the seven innocent men - involved in the story of the anti-Christian massacres that took place in ...