Asia

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  21 May 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Elections: 5 seats reserved for Christians. The Chaldean Patriarch congratulates Muqtada al Sadr Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The final results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections confirm that two of the 5 seats reserved for Christians have been won by candidates from the "Babylon Brigades" movement, they are: Aswan S ...
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  21 May 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - A Jesuit: "In Karnataka, the nationalist forces have not triumphed" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections for the Karnataka State Assembly were a crucial moment in the history of the country. Outgoing Prime Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah, of the Congress Party, carried out a wor ...
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  18 May 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Prayer and solidarity for the Christian victims of the Surabaya attacks Surabaya (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian community of Surabaya is gathered around the families of the victims of the attacks on Sunday 13 May. As Fides learns, yesterday, May 17, the funeral rites of some of the victims ...
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  18 May 2018
  ASIA/ISRAEL - After tensions with Turkey, the Knesset puts the recognition of the Armenian Genocide on the agenda Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The relations between Israel and Turkey have escalated recently in connection with the ongoing events in Gaza. As Turkey opposes Israel’s actions and strictly criticizes them, Israel, as a p ...
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  17 May 2018
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishops' alarm: Over 7,000 Kachin Christians forced to flee Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Over 7,000 Christian citizens belonging to the Kachin ethnic minority, in northern Myanmar, have been forced to abandon their homes due to the escalation of violence between the Burmese army and ...
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  17 May 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - To focus on "common values": the wish of the "Silsilah" movement for the month of Ramadan Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "In this month of Ramadan, sacred to the Muslim world, we wish to express solidarity with the Muslims and reaffirm the belief that Islam can help, among many things, in saying what the value o ...
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  17 May 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - Inauguration of a statue of St. John Wu Wen Yin, canonized in 2000 Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - The statue of St. John Wu Wen Yin, a catechist and Chinese martyr canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II, was inaugurated. As reported by the website of the diocese of Han Dan, in the ...
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  16 May 2018
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Catholic Bishops: the massacre in Gaza could have been avoided. Jerusalem can also be the capital of Palestine Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The dozens of deaths and about 3 thousand people wounded during the Palestinian protests organized at the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel could have been avoided "if non-lethal ...
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  16 May 2018
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Bishops: pray for peace and reconciliation after the elections, in the "new Malaysia" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "We exercised our democratic right of vote on May 9, 2018. Malaysia has a golden opportunity, the future lies in the hands of the people. We Catholic Bishops of Malaysia, propose a moment o ...
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  16 May 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - During the Marian month, new workers in the "most isolated vineyards of the Lord" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - By entrusting themselves to the maternal intercession and protection of the heavenly Mother, new priests were ordained in mainland China in the Marian month: we are talking about "new workers in ...
• 15 May 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Mgr. Mounir Saccal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 19 April 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Mgr. Mounir Saccal, of the Syro-Catholic eparchy of Aleppo as National Di ...
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  15 May 2018
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Catholics: "A new government for economic and social development" Dili (Agenzia Fides) - A coalition of opposition parties, including the one led by historic leader Xanana Gusmao, is ahead after the political elections held on 11 May in East Timor. The Alliance for change and progress ...
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  14 May 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Bishops: "Attacks against coexistence and pluralism" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Indonesian Bishops are shocked, they expressed strong disappointment and solidarity towards the families of the victims and wounded. It is traumatic to know that a whole family of suicide b ...
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  14 May 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - Nihil obstat of the Holy See to recognize the martyrdom of Father Ragheed Ganni and of the three deacons killed in 2007 Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation for the Causes of Saints gave the nihil obstat - permitting to begin the process of canonization of ...
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  14 May 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Attacks on three churches, the Catholic parish priest: "Let us forgive the terrorists" Surabaya (Agenzia Fides) - Three attacks yesterday, Sunday, May 13, 2018, struck three churches in the city of Surabaya, in the eastern part of the island of Java, just before the start of Sunday Masses. The first explo ...