Asia

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  31 July 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Interreligious summit asks politicians to defend national unity against any sectarian drift Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Lebanese national unit represents an indispensable guarantee to build a better future for Lebanon, and the coexistence among the different components of the population must be preserved from ...
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  30 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church and government at the forefront of the restoration of the ancient St. Patrick's Cathedral Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - St. Patrick's Cathedral was the first church built in Karachi and province. The building, standing for 175 years, is currently undergoing a three-year restoration project. "This year we celebra ...
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  30 July 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - There are 12 potential candidates for the office of Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - At least 12 bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church are eligible to be elected as Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, which remained vacant after the death of Mesrob II Mutafyan, who had bee ...
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  27 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In the Year of Youth the Church promotes training courses for catechists and animators Ayubia (Agenzia Fides) - "We have to be open to the authentic teachings of the Catholic Church; the sessions Youth Catechism YOUCAT (the Catechism of the Catholic Church for young people) and DOCAT (the social teachings ...
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  26 July 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Orthodox Church of Jerusalem "rehabilitates" Ireneos, the Patriarch deposed in 2005 Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, presided over by Patriarch Theophilos III, during the meeting concluded on July 25, decided to remove the canonical sanctions co ...
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  26 July 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Caritas mobilizes for the populations affected by the monsoon rains Sirajganj (Agenzia Fides) - In Bangladesh, the monsoon rains continue to affect most of the country, in particular the central-northern and south-eastern regions. The Cox’s Bazar area, which is home to more than one mi ...
• 25 July 2019
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Resignation of the Apostolic Prefect of Kompong-Cham Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the office of the Apostolic Prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Kompong-Cham (Cambodia), presented by Fr. Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. (SL) ( ...
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  25 July 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Church reiterates its complete disapproval towards the so-called "Christian militias" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Church officially reaffirms its disapproval and its clear distancing from the formation and work of armed groups of the so-called "Christian militias". With an official declaration ...
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  25 July 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "the Church believes in young people for evangelization" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - For Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, when it comes to evangelization and social communication, there is no room for individualism. In fact, there is always the "danger" that peo ...
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  24 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sport is an instrument of aggregation and interfaith harmony among young people Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The young Christians of Karachi play hockey, basketball and even soccer in a land that for over ten years had been illegally stolen from them. They have fun and, through sport, they form friends ...
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  24 July 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Christian institutions and organizations are also among those opposed to the concert of the controversial rock band Mashrou’Leila Jbeil (Agenzia Fides) - The announced concert by Lebanese rock-band Mashrou ‘Leila, scheduled for August 9th at the Byblos Festival, is raising controversies that also involve authoritative members of the local Churche ...
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  23 July 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Pope Francis' letter to Assad Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 22 July Pope Francis sent Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a letter in which he "reaffirms support for the restoration of stability in Syria". This is how Syrian government agency S ...
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  23 July 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Third anniversary for the first Catholic online radio channel Bogra (Agenzia Fides) - The country's first Catholic radio celebrated its third anniversary. The name of the web radio is "Radio Jyoti" (Radio Light) and the broadcast studio is located at the Emmaus Catholic church in ...
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  22 July 2019
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Catholic Bishops denounce new acts of intimidation towards Christian communities Jish (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land has denounced the recent acts of intimidation perpetrated against local Christian communities by extremist Jewish groups, considered close to th ...
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  22 July 2019
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - "WYD" of the youth of Singapore: united in prayer and to announce the Gospel Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Singapore celebrated Catholic Youth Day (CYD) 2019 on 20 and 21 July. This year's theme was "Jesus’ Name Above All Names" to celebrate the gift and centrality of Jesus Chr ...