Asia

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  25 April 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic Bishops’ shows solidarity to the Sri Lankans after the horrific attacks Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) of Catholic Bishops Conference of Pakistan has strongly condemns these horrific and deadly attacks on people of Sri Lanka held on Easter S ...
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  24 April 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Mass funeral "with tears and sorrow" of those who lost their lives in the Easter attacks Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Church leaders, Catholic families and people of various religions mourned their loved ones killed in the April 21 bombings, who were buried yesterday, April 23rd. The Archbishop of Colombo, Ca ...
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  22 April 2019
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Colombo Cardinal condemns bombs attacks in Sri Lanka Colombo, SRI LANKA -- The Archbishop of Colombo, Albert Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, condemned the deadly attacks on churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday (April 21) in a series of bomb blasts that claimed at least 29 ...
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  16 April 2019
  ASIA / PAKISTAN - Christians ask for the postponement of college exams scheduled for the Easter Triduum Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Department of Education of the province of Sindh has the duty to take into account the dates of religious festivals and to set up the schedule of examinations. It is not difficult to know. ...
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  13 April 2019
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Asia, a continent of martyrs Martyrs are the seed from which the Church has flourished throughout the History of salvation and today their memory continue to guide the faithful wherever the Christian mission is challenged by hardships, injustices an ...
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  13 April 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: “No to corruption and violence, yes to clean politics” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – “It is important to differentiate between clean politics, in the highest sense of the word, and electoral competition. In Indonesia healthy politics is overshadowed by pervasive corruption i ...
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  12 April 2019
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Catholic Bishops: "Abortion is always a sin” Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Bishops of South Korea express “profound regret” for the Contitutional Court decision against a ban that makes abortion illegal, part of a law passed in 1953 that is still enforced. In a lan ...
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  11 April 2019
  ASIA - 50 years of evangelization for Radio Veritas Manila (Agenia Fides) - With the presence of numerous Asian Bishops, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Radio Veritas takes place in Manila this week, the radio station run by the Catholic Church in Asia, which h ...
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  11 April 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Interreligious assembly: solidarity with Christians killed in Nigeria Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – To condemn the killings and express full solidarity with the Christians in Nigeria: as Agenzia Fides learns the Commission for interreligious dialogue and ecumenism, of the Catholic Bishops' Co ...
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  10 April 2019
  ASIA/THAILAND - “The cycle of time resumes ”: risen with Christ, Christians look to the future Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) – “Easter in Thailand falls at the start of the torrid season of new year (Songkran), the beginning of a new cycle of life, a feast, a feast for the elderly and for families ”: Fides was ...
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  10 April 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians pray for peaceful elections and the good of the nation New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the next general elections which will start 11 April, India's Christians are praying that a peaceful and transparent vote may bring "well-being and harmony" for the future of the ...
• 10 April 2019
  ASIA/KOREA - Bishop of Busan appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop of the diocese of Busan in Korea, Bishop Joseph Son Sam-seok, until now auxiliary of the same diocese . (SL) (Agenzia Fides 10/4/2019) ...
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  10 April 2019
  ASIA/JORDAN- King Abdallah II: Christians are an “integral part of the tissue of the Arab world" Amman (Agenzia Fides) – "Christians are an “integral part of the tissue of the Arab world ”, and Jordan intends to continue its commitment to safeguarding ecclesiastical properties. This was strongly affirmed b ...
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  9 April 2019
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - The Catholic community prepares to live Holy Week Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - “We are working on a programme for all the events of Holy Week in view of Holy Easter. Easter for us, a small flock of Catholics in this land, is an opportunity to bear witness to our faith. ...
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  8 April 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Protecting the rights of religious minorities: a challenge for the future Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Religious minorities must not marginalize themselves, but be an integral part of it: thus they will be able to see their fundamental rights protected": says to Agenzia Fides Kashif Anthony, coo ...