Asia

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  3 May 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Federation of Asian Bishops: "No to retaliation and revenge: may mutual love prevail" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church is seriously concerned about news of revenge and retaliation against Muslim citizens, refugees and asylum seekers in Sri Lanka. Many have fled from the persecution on their lands and ...
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  2 May 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - May 1, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch receives and thanks health workers in Damascus Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - On May 1, on the occasion of Labor day, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch Mar Ignatius Aphrem II invited a large delegation of health workers in Damascus. The Primate of the Syrian Antiochene Church wa ...
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  2 May 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Anniversary of the Camillian mission in Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - "Easter was very much felt by the Catholic population and by the sick of Flores for the exceptional presence of the relic of the heart of St. Camillus, which arrived in Indonesia on the occasion ...
• 2 May 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Belgaum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 1 May 2019 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Bishop Derek Fernandes, as Bishop of the Diocese of Belgaum (India), currently Bishop of Karwar. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 2/5/2019) ...
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  2 May 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Pakistani Church in communion with the people of Sri Lanka Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of faithful in Karachi gathered in St. Patrick's Cathedral to offer their solidarity to the victims of the recent massacre in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (see Fides 22/4/2019). “We de ...
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  30 April 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - The "kafala" system, an instrument of oppression for African immigrant women Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Slaves and in an almost legal way. This is the fate of African women who have immigrated to many Middle Eastern Countries. Their dream of a better life is shattered against the "kafala". Migrant ...
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  29 April 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - "Interreligious dialogue, a necessary basis for a perspective of peace" Colombo - (Agenzia Fides) - The concern of local Muslims is rising in Sri Lanka for possible attacks on the community after the massacre in Catholic churches on Easter Sunday. And while the investigation continues on the ...
• 29 April 2019
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of Bishop of Fukuoka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 27 April 2019, he Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Fukuoka, Japan, presented by H.E. Msgr. Dominic Ryôji Miyahara. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 29/4 ...
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  27 April 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Sunday of Divine Mercy dedicated to the victims of the attacks in Sri Lanka New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "In order to offer our closeness and solidarity to the victims of multiple attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, we will observe the Sunday of Divine Mercy, April 28, as a day of prayer and s ...
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  27 April 2019
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Risen Christ: message of hope for all humanity Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - "The last words of the Gospels speak of peace, joy, forgiveness, praise: let us start talking about these realities, about His resurrection that was shared with all of us. We cannot help but no ...
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  27 April 2019
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Caritas Almaty: WhatsApp chat to support parents with children with Down syndrome Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - Social networks and new technologies can be of help to the pastoral and social activities of the Catholic Church. This is demonstrated by an initiative of Caritas Almaty, Kazakhstan, which explai ...
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  26 April 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - PMS Director in Sri Lanka: "The faithful killed are blessed by God. They are martyrs for our Church" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "It is truly sad and heartbreaking to have seen the devastation on a Holy Day like Easter Sunday 2019: it is our black Sunday. The Catholic faithful participated in the Holy Eucharist in the chu ...
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  26 April 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Archbishop Dal Toso to Vietnamese Bishops: "a Church with a special vocation in the evangelization of Asia" Hochiminh Ville (Agenzia Fides) - "How can we define the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) with a sentence? They are a worldwide network at the Pope's service to sustain the mission and the young Churches with prayer an ...
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  25 April 2019
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Archbishop Dal Toso in Vietnam to encourage missionary animation Hochiminh Ville (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Giampietro Dal Toso, adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, President of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), is in Vietnam, for a visit d ...
• 25 April 2019
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation of the Archbishop of Mandalay and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Mandalay, Myanmar, presented by H.E. Msgr. Nicholas Mang Thang, and has appointed as his successor ...