Asia

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  7 December 2019
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Cardinal Parolin: the end of the restoration of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a "call to peace, fruit of justice" Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Baby Jesus, born in Bethlehem, is "the Prince of Peace", and for this reason the completion of the restoration work on the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem "also becomes a call to peace, ...
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  6 December 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seminar on Dialogue: "Religious difference adds color to the service of humanity" Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "Diversity is part of the universe. We people of different religions are like a bunch of flowers and planets in the universe. Diversity adds colors to the beauty of the universe. This difference ...
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  6 December 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian religious apostles mission in the United States Phoenix (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of the Indonesian Catholic community crosses the Ocean and arrives in the United States, through the work of two apostles: Franciscan Father Samuel Nadasa Himawan OFM of Jakarta, and ...
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  5 December 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A new trial on the disputed buildings between the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and Ateret Cohanim is possible Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The long tug-of-war on some buildings of the Holy City between the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Jewish organization Ateret Cohanim has not yet reached its conclusion: in re ...
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  5 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Year of ecumenism and dialogue", to build a better society Manila (Agenzia Fides) - All Filipinos are called to build a better society through fraternal love and interreligious dialogue: this is the appeal issued by Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, President of the Catholic Bishops' ...
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  5 December 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian leaders visiting Islamic institutions: prayer and common commitment for peace Multan (Agenzia Fides) - Visiting a madrasa (Koranic school) and the department of Islamic studies of a university faculty in Multan: this is the special mission accomplished in recent days by Mgr. Sebastian Shaw, Cathol ...
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  4 December 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate: no decorated Christmas trees, no celebrations, out of respect for the victims Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - There will be no decorated Christmas trees in the churches or streets, no celebrations and no reception at the patriarchate. The head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church announced that the comm ...
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  4 December 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Government and religious communities united to promote interreligious harmony Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Indonesian government and Indonesian religious leaders, including Christians, are intensifying their commitment to promoting interreligious dialogue in the country. As Agenzia Fides learns, ...
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  3 December 2019
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Initiatives to revitalize the Aramaic language and identity continue Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Initiatives and mobilizations supported by Israeli cultural entities that aim at revitalizing the Aramaic language and identity continue. On Sunday 1 December, representatives and scholars fro ...
• 3 December 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Bishop of Phan Thiêt Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng, currently tit. of Liberalia and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Hôchiminh Ville, as Bishop of ...
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  3 December 2019
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Collection of signatures for the construction of a new Catholic church Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Uzbekistan has launched a collection of signatures to ask the government to register, and therefore authorize, to open a new church. The Franciscan Friar Apostolic of ...
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  3 December 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Typhoon Tisoy: Philippine churches open their doors to displaced people Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Numerous parish churches in various Philippine dioceses have given shelter to the displaced after the arrival of the tropical typhoon "Tisoy" (Kammuri), which hit the Philippines. This was congfi ...
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  2 December 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - New requests from the Armenian community to cancel the process for the election of the new Patriarch Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The provision preventing potential candidates residing abroad from taking part in the election of the new Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople continues to cause malaise and negative reactions ...
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  2 December 2019
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Il Cardinale Bo al governo: "Stop alla violenza, occorre prendersi cura dei poveri" ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo to the government: "Stop violence, taking care of the poor is what is needed" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) Myanmar - "I launch an appeal to the leaders of Myanmar to abandon arms and violence for di ...
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  30 November 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Paul Bhatti: hope and commitment for Shahbaz Bhatti to be declared a "martyr" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "In the diocese of Islamabad, the canonical process of declaring the martyrdom of Shahbaz Bhatti is once again being taken into consideration. Already some years ago, with Bishop Rufin Anthony ...