Asia

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  27 August 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - A home for needy children on Issyk-Kul Lake Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "The work carried out at the 'Center for the rehabilitation and spirituality of children' is undoubtedly the largest pastoral and charitable work of the Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan: it is, in ...
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  26 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Hundreds of participants in the "Youth Meeting" organized by the Chaldean Church Ankawa (Agenzia Fides) - The "2019 Youth Meeting" organized by the Chaldean Church in Ankawa - a suburb of Erbil, in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, ended on August, 24 with a solemn mass and then a moment of c ...
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  26 August 2019
  ASIA - Franciscans in South Asia: together to serve the "lepers of our time" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans of South Asia reaffirm their evangelical commitment to care for the marginalized, for the protection of creation and for interreligious harmony: a note sent to Agenzia Fides by F ...
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  24 August 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Winds of peace: young pilgrims in the demilitarized zone Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Young Koreans want to be peacemakers and protagonists of reconciliation on the Korean peninsula: it is with this spirit and this desire that the World Youth Pilgrimage for Peace organized by the A ...
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  23 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops of Pakistan: in Kashmir the only path is dialogue Lahore (Agenzia Fides): "I urge the leadership of Pakistan and India to work to resolve conflicts through dialogue and to work hard to build peace. In the climate of growing political intolerance between India and Pakist ...
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  23 August 2019
  ASIA/TAJIKISTAN - Caritas launches a multi-year plan to meet the needs of the homeless, the disabled, the elderly Dushanbe (Agenzia Fides) - "Caritas Tajikistan team carried out a review of its strategic plan for the 2016-2019 period. We are in the last months of the three-year period and this review has had the purpose of assessing ...
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  22 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence by a group of radical Hindu extremists against Catholic pilgrims Velankanni (Agenzia Fides) – About 40 Catholic pilgrims on their way to the famous Marian shrine in the city of Velankanni, in the state of Tamil Nadu, were attacked, insulted and beaten by a group of radical Hindu ext ...
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  21 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Caritas India responds to India’s monsoon fury New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas India, the social service arm of the Catholic Church, collaborates with state governments and NGOs to bring relief to millions of people affected by the devastating monsoon with heavy ...
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  21 August 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "Rural Missionaries" 50 years alongside the poor Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Clergy, religious and lay members of the "Rural Missionaries of the Philippines" (RMP), involved at a pastoral and social level, celebrated their 50th founding anniversary, confirming the work to ...
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  20 August 2019
  ASIA - Catholic journalists in Asia: together to announce the Gospel values Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - To announce the tidings of Good news, to stay away from sensationalism and fake news: is the commitment made by journalists, editors, and Catholic communicators from Asia gathered in Kuala ...
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  20 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ecumenical prayer of Christians for "the Muslim brethren of Kashmir" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A special prayer for "the Muslim brethren of Kashmir" was organized in past days by the Ecumenical Solidarity Committee Lahore. Religious Leaders from the Catholic, Church of Pakistan, Anglican C ...
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  19 August 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A ten-point resolution sent by religious minorities to the Prime Minister Karachi (Agenzia Fides): "We are faithful to our beloved homeland, Pakistan. We are not strangers: our Churches, religious institutions, hospitals and office buildings have a raised flag of Pakistan. We have lived in thi ...
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  12 August 2019
  Asia/Pakistan - Cardinal Coutts on Minorities Day: "Treat us like citizens of Pakistan, equal to others" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his historic speech of August 11, 1947 assured us that people of faith other than Islam would be citizens of Pakistan, with equal rights and dutie ...
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  10 August 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - New controversy after the cancellation of the concert by Lebanese band Mashrou ‘Leila Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The cancellation of a concert by Lebanese band Mashrou ‘Leila from the program of the International Festival of Byblos continues to fuel mobilizations and controversies that also involve Church ...
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  10 August 2019
  ASIA/JAPAN - A listening Center to accompany people suffering from loneliness Koshigaya (Agenzia Fides) - "Japanese society is turning into a society without ties. The bond with one's homeland, with one's family, is becoming increasingly fragile. This loss is inevitably accompanied by the tragedy ...