Asia

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  12 September 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - During their annual meeting in Maarat Saidnaya, young Syriac-Orthodox Christians question the future that awaits them Maarat Saidnaya (Agenzia Fides) - Questions about abortion, euthanasia, organ donation. But also on the paths to follow to confess the name of Christ and to bear witness to His love in war-torn Syria. These are the reque ...
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  12 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Acts of vandalism by militant Hindu extremists on a Jesuit College New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of 500 militant Hindu extremists devastated a Jesuit College in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. This is what Jesuit Fr. Thomas Kuzhively, Secretary of the College, reported to A ...
• 12 September 2019
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Erection of the Ecclesiastical Province of Díli and appointment of the first Metropolitan Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 September 2019 the Holy Father erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Díli (East Timor), elevating the Diocese of Dili to Metropolitan Church; which will have as suffragan churches t ...
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  11 September 2019
  ASIA/SAUDI ARABIA - Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives a delegation of US evangelical Christians Riyadh (Agenzia Fides) - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah on Tuesday 10 September, on the eve of the 18th anniversary of the anti-US terrorist attacks on ...
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  11 September 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Harmony and the common good: Cardinal Bo leads a group of religious leaders in Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Tolerance, harmony and interreligious relations in Myanmar and Indonesia: these are the themes at the center of the journey of some Burmese leaders of different religious denominations who have ...
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  10 September 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - "Curfew for Ashura" imposed by Shiite militias in the Nineveh Plain, where the "return" of Christians remains weak Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Ashura Islamic feast celebrated mainly in Shiite Islam, the Shiite militiamen of Hashd al-Shaabi (People's Mobilization Forces) imposed a curfew on the Nineveh plain and in ...
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  10 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - New anti-conversion law in Himachal Pradesh: an act against religious freedom Shimla (Agenzia Fides) - "This new law is a clear expression of the state's intention to limit the right to freedom of conscience and religion. As a multi-ethnic nation composed of different religious groups, India must ...
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  9 September 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A new College of Theology with specialization in interreligious dialogue Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - The "Silsilah" movement for dialogue has launched a new educational institute in the city of Zamboanga: the Emmaus College for Theology, which offers a Bachelor's degree in Theology, with spec ...
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  9 September 2019
  ASIA/OMAN - A new Catholic church built in the Sultanate in just 18 months Salalah (Agenzia Fides) - More than a thousand people took part in civil ceremonies and liturgical celebrations that took place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December in the Sultanate of Oman, on the occasion of the inaugur ...
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  9 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Two Catholic priests and a catechist arrested for "proselytism": for the church it is an abuse Bhagalpur (Agenzia Fides) - Police in the state of Jharkhand, in eastern India, took into custody two Catholic priests and a catechist on charges of having led the conversion of religious faith to the people of a village ...
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  7 September 2019
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Franciscans among the nomads: the mission of the Church in Central Asia "The very high mountains of the Tian Shan range, once also called the 'Alessandro mountains', which mark the present border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, today bear witness to the greatness of the Itinerarium travel ...
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  7 September 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Peace in the name of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Build peace in India, in the Indian society crossed by violence and religious hatred; promote peace between India and Pakistan, while there is still tension in the tormented region of Kashmir, ...
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  6 September 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: the dismissal of same-sex marriage "strengthens the sanctity and stability of marriage Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "With the decision not to legalize same-sex marriage, our judges affirmed what is right, reaffirming the natural and ethical form of marriage. The dismissal of same-sex marriage strengthens the s ...
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  5 September 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops have expressed their full support for the denunciation of Israeli drone incursions in Lebanese territory Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Maronite Bishops have expressed their full support for the denunciation of Israeli drone incursions in Lebanese territory presented to the UN Security Council by Lebanese political authoritie ...
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  5 September 2019
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Protecting religious harmony: government and communities agree on changes to the law Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the leaders of other religious communities are supportive of the proposed changes to Singapore's religious harmony law. As reported to Agenzia Fides, the Archdiocese of ...