Asia
25 October 2017
ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Archbishop of Tokyo and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Holy Father accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Tokyo, Japan, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Peter Takeo Okada. The Pope appointed His Exc. Mg ...
25 October 2017
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishop: "We mourn for two Catholic students, but Marawi will be re-built"
Marawi (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we have mixed feelings. We are happy for the end of the conflict in Marawi, because a new era of hope opens up. We are mourning for the deaths of two Catholic students who were taken hosta ...
25 October 2017
ASIA/IRAQ - New threats of war on the Nineveh Plain. Christians still forced to flee
Telkaif (Agenzia Fides) - In the late evening of Tuesday, 24 October, the Christians of Telkaif, an Iraqi town located in the Nineveh Plain, abandoned their homes and moved to Qosh and other neighboring villages. Peshmer ...
25 October 2017
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - A nation on the path between rapid development and fight against poverty for 27 years
Astana (Agenzia Fides) - The Republic of Kazakhstan celebrates the 27th anniversary of the proclamation of national sovereignty: it was October 25, 1990, when the passage of the administration of all natural and economic ...
24 October 2017
ASIA/INDIA - Christians in Orissa: evangelical beatitude and missionary impulse
Cuttack (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in the Indian state of Orissa (or Odisha), while experiencing a state of suffering and discomfort, have a strong and clear awareness of being missionaries because they are baptized. A ...
24 October 2017
ASIA/TURKEY - A candidate from the Jewish community will likely be the next representative of non-Muslim Foundations
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The election of the representative of the non-Muslim Foundations of Turkey is scheduled for December 24, but the various members present in the decision-making bodies of the Foundations Network ...
24 October 2017
ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - A Jesuit: positive elections, but the path to democracy remains long
Jalalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The presidential elections held on October 15 were "the first free and peaceful elections in the country" and marked a crucial milestone for the strengthening of the concept of democracy throu ...
23 October 2017
ASIA/IRAQ - In Kurdistan 32 parties - including eight Christian political acronyms - condemn the "military reaction" of Baghdad and defend the "independent" line
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of 32 political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan, including at least 8 Christian-led political organizations, gathered in Erbil yesterday, Sunday, October 22, and signed a document of su ...
23 October 2017
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Church in Korea: mission is to fulfill the will of God
Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - The "Extraordinary Missionary Month" will renew the apostolic impetus in the Korean Catholic community and will be an impulse to continue in the proclamation of the Gospel, which in Korea has it ...
23 October 2017
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Extraordinary missionary Month: today Pakistanis have the task of proclaiming the Gospel
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "In Pakistan, Christianity arrived about 150 years thanks to European and American missionaries, Franciscans, Dominicans and other religious orders. The missionaries did so much for us, they buil ...
21 October 2017
NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - A twenty-five year old Church: the challenges of Mission in Mongolia
The Catholic Church in Mongolia has just recently celebrated 25 years of its presence. The first Catholic community was founded in the capital Ulaanbaatar only in 1992, shortly after the Mongol government had initiated d ...
21 October 2017
ASIA/INDIA - No more child brides: Supreme Court’s verdict on women's rights
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The attitude of the Baratiya Janata Party (BJP) government and the Sangh Parivar on the issue of women indicates a tacit approval of discrimination against women": says to Agenzia Fides Fathe ...
20 October 2017
ASIA/IRAQ - The jihadists have been expelled, but the use of the veil at the University of Mosul is mandatory
Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The north-Iraqi city of Mosul is no longer under the control of the jihadist militias of the Islamic State since July. But at University, students still have to adapt, at least in part, to Islamic ...
20 October 2017
ASIA/INDIA - The voice of a nun has become the collective voice of a whole community of women
Patna (Agenzia Fides) - "Nari Gunjan" or the "Voice of Women" is run by Sr. Sudha Varghese, of the Sisters of Notre Dame in Patna Province. Through her commitment she emancipated an entire community of young girls and wo ...
19 October 2017
ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "Myanmar needs healing and reconciliation"
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Myanmar needs healing and reconciliation", says Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, in an interview with Fides, talking about the situation in the country in the proximity of the Pope's t ...
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