Asia

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  20 March 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Transition from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin, also for sacred texts Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "You can try to declare a general rule, which applies in many historical periods and in many linguistic situations: the more the creators of a new alphabet are flexible and intelligent, the more ...
• 20 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Bangalore and appointment of new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2018 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Bangalore (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Bernard Blasius Moras. The Holy Father ...
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  17 March 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - First monument dedicated to Pope Francis inaugurated in the Middle East Hadath (Agenzia Fides) - The first statue dedicated to Pope Francis in Lebanon and throughout the Middle East was inaugurated in Hadath, municipality of the district of Baabda, considered part of the southern suburbs of ...
• 17 March 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of San Jose in Mindoro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro (Philippines), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Antonio P. Palang, S.V ...
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  17 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people, hope of the Church in Pakistan: the key is education Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people are 60% of the Pakistani population. This data is very important for us Catholics. For our young Catholics, the priority is to make sure that they can grow in faith in Christ ...
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  16 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - "Despicable and inhuman" attack on a Catholic hospital, committed to the common good Ujjain (Agenzia Fides) - It was a "despicable and inhuman" attack: this is how the Indian Bishops define and condemn the violent acts against the Catholic hospital in Ujjain, in the state of Madhya Pradesh. As Agenzia Fi ...
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  15 March 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Rewriting the history of India: a dangerous move for religious minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Hindu nationalist organizations are trying to rewrite the history of India: a dangerous move for religious minorities such as Christians and Muslims. The ongoing effort is being promoted ...
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  15 March 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkey demands life sentence for the evangelical pastor accused of belonging to Gülen’s "network" Izmir (Agenzia Fides) - The Turkish Prosecutor of the Court of Izmir has formally demanded a life sentence for American evangelical pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who was arrested in Turkey in autumn 2016. He is charged i ...
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  14 March 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Filipino government: divorce law before Easter Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Government of the Philippines led by President Rodrigo Duterte intends to approve the bill of divorce in Parliament before Easter. As confirmed by Senate spokesperson Pantaleon Alvarez, a fin ...
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  12 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Declaration of religious belief on official documents: a hard blow for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The High Court of Islamabad has sentenced that citizens must declare their religion before applying for jobs in the state administration, civil service, armed forces, or the judiciary. The C ...
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  12 March 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The local government repairs damaged church in Palembang Palembang (Agenzia Fides) - In a mainly Muslim area the local government, composed of Muslim administrators has allotted funds to repair a Catholic chapel dedicated to Saint Zacharias, damaged by vandals during the ni ...
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  12 March 2018
  ASIA/SYRIA - In Ghuta, evacuation of civilians begins. Bishop Khazen says: the method used for Aleppo can work there too. Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – At least 52 civilians, including 26 children, were evacuated during Sunday 1 March from east Ghuta, an enclave east of Damascus controlled by anti-Assad militia and under siege by the Syria ...
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  9 March 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - "24 Hours for the Lord": Chinese Catholics join the Pope and the universal Church Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Despite being a working day, the parish of the Holy Trinity, in the city of Jiu Jiang, Jiang Xi province, in mainland China, is crowded with faithful of all ages since this morning, March 9th: n ...
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  9 March 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarchate: "to vote is a duty" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The participation in the upcoming political elections, scheduled for May 12, represents "a national and moral duty" and an opportunity to advance Iraq on the path of democracy, stability and j ...
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  9 March 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women entrepreneurs increase with the help of Caritas Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Accompanying Pakistani women along the path of forming an entrepreneurial mindset and starting their own small or medium-sized enterprises: this is the goal of Caritas Pakistan which in Karachi ...