Asia

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  6 July 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Stanziati dal governo i primi fondi per preparare la possibile visita di Papa Francesco ASIA/IRAQ - The government has allocated the first funds to prepare for the possible visit of Pope Francis Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi government has already allocated part of the funds destined to prepare for t ...
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  5 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops meet the Prime Minister: concerns for religious minorities and the contribution to environmental protection Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Our meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan lasted about 30 minutes, during which we spoke about the issues and concerns of Christians in Pakistan. In addition, on behalf of the Bishops’ Con ...
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  5 July 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - President Assad and Patriarch Younan at the Syrian-Catholic youth meeting Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Syria "have never been foreigners", but they have helped to build the Syrian civilization by bringing its message to the whole world, side by side with their "Muslim brothers". Th ...
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  4 July 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Heads of Churches distance themselves from Rayan "the Chaldean", leader of the Babylon movement Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The expressions and modus operandi of Rayan al Kildani ("the Chaldean"), leader and general secretary of the "Babylon" political movement, seem disrespectful and dishonorable towards realities a ...
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  4 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Baptized and sent": door-to-door evangelization in view of the extraordinary Missionary Month Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Door-to-door evangelization: is the initiative of St. John parish in Karachi that has commissioned a group of pastoral workers to visit the homes of parishioners and talk about faith, especially ...
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  4 July 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The "School of Peace" grows, where Afghan children learn how to welcome Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The "Tangi Kalay - School of Peace", an institute founded in 2005 on the initiative of Fr. Giuseppe Moretti, Barnabite missionary in the Afghan Islamic Republic from 1990 to 2015, has an extra 10 ...
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  2 July 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Unemployment rate among Christian men is the highest in the nation New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Indian Christians are among the last in terms of human development in Indian society. The rate of unemployment among Christian men in rural as well as urban areas is higher than those from oth ...
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  1 July 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch calls for the protection of seats reserved for minorities in the Provincial Councils Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako calls on the Iraqi Parliament to find systems that also protect the quota of seats reserved for Christians and other minority ethnic-religious groups in pro ...
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  1 July 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Ark Village for the education of orphaned children, with the support of volunteers Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "Time passes quickly and we are increasingly immersed in our commitments, all focused on the well-being and development of children. Among the emergencies faced, there is that of providing childr ...
• 1 July 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Faisalabad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On June 29, 2019 the Holy Father appointed the rev. Indrias Rehmat, of the clergy of Faisalabad, currently Dean of the National Catholic Institute of Theology (N.C.I.T.) in Karachi, as Bi ...
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  28 June 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Barnabite in Kabul: "Let us entrust negotiations between the US and the Taliban to the Sacred Heart of Jesus" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "Tomorrow, June 29, a seventh round of negotiations will begin between the United States and the Taliban. We all hope that an agreement can be reached that puts an end to an 18-year war. We want t ...
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  27 June 2019
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Procedures have begun to authorize the construction of 17 Christian places of worship Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - There are 19 non-Muslim places of worship for communities residing in Abu Dhabi for over 33 years, for which authorization procedures are underway, according to the rules of the Emirate. This ...
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  27 June 2019
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Prayer and fraternity: the faithful of Samarcanda celebrate St. John the Baptist Samarcanda (Agenzia Fides) - "The community of Samarcanda gathered in recent days to celebrate St. John the Baptist, a saint to whom the parish of the city is dedicated. We all prayed together and lived immediately after ...
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  26 June 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Municipality of Hadath: no to the sale of real estate of Christians to Muslim buyers Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In the municipality of Hadath, situated in the urban district of Baabda, part of the southern suburbs of Beirut, the local authorities confirm the administrative provisions aimed at preventing th ...
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  26 June 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholics pray for peace in the Korean peninsula Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A heartfelt prayer for peace was held by the Korean Catholic community gathered in Imjingak on June 25, Day which marks the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 and a Eucharist is celebrated with th ...