Asia

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  29 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Religions give a valuable contribution to peace: with the prayer of the cloistered nuns Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Interreligious dialogue is a launched and functional reality in Myanmar and there are good relations among leaders of different communities of faith. "These factors actively promote social harmon ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Pope Francis to the Burmese authorities: healing the wounds of the Country is a "political priority" Nay Pyi Daw (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Myanmar «have suffered greatly, and continue to suffer, from civil conflict and hostilities that have lasted all too long and created deep divisions». «The healing of those ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - "Francis effect": the government announces a conference on ethnic minorities Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - The Burmese government has announced the third session of the Conference on peace with ethnic minorities, called "Panglong Conference", for the last week of January: the initiative to continue ...
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  28 November 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope will not visit India: Catholic community disappointed New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of India said it was disappointed that Pope Francis will not be visiting India as part of his South Asia trip. During his visit he will go to Myanmar and Bangladesh. The le ...
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  27 November 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - US Congress approves draft law authorizing aid for "Christian militias" in the Middle East Washington (Agenzia Fides) - From now on, the United States could channel direct aid to militias and armed self-defense groups organized by Christians in the Middle East, starting from the Nineveh Plain. The news was wid ...
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  27 November 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Kachin refugees give Pope Francis a wooden crosier: a wish for peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - During his apostolic visit to Mynamar Pope Francis will use a handcrafted wooden crosier donated by the Catholic Kachin ethnic minority refugees, who are now in the refugee camp of Winemaw city, ...
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  25 November 2017
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Pope Francis will discover the Bengali people: “simple, poor but strong” Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “The Holy Father's visit is an opportunity to show the world the wealth of Bangladesh, where communities with different religions and social and cultural traditions live peacefully side by side� ...
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  24 November 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops of Gujarat: "In the elections the secular and democratic fabric of our Country is at stake" Gandhinagar (Agenzia Fides) - The forthcoming legislative elections in the state of Gujarat (Western India) will affect the future of our country. We are aware that the secular and democratic fabric of our country is at ...
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  24 November 2017
  ASIA/TURKEY - The crisis of religious minority schools worsens. Now there are only 24 Istanbul (Agenzia Fides). The 24 schools belonging to Foundations and bodies associated with Christian minorities in Turkey are experiencing a critical phase again. The beginning of the new school year saw the drop in th ...
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  23 November 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Good relations among religions to build peace and social harmony: the Church's commitment Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Pakistan strongly promotes inter-religious dialogue and good relations among believers of different communities, in the certainty that this approach contributes to harmony ...
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  23 November 2017
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan donates JD10,000 in support of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims Amman (Agenzia Fides) - In compliance with the campaign launched by Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), in cooperation with Jordanian Professional Associations and civil society institutions, Caritas Jordan has ...
• 22 November 2017
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mannar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, the Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Fidelia Lionel Emmanuel Fernando, auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Colombo, as the Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 22/11 ...
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  22 November 2017
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Reception and dignity for street children and orphans: the commitment of the Church Kapchagay (Agenzia Fides) - "In the early 1990s, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the population of Kazakhstan remained without social and welfare guarantees. Many children ended up on the street or in the orph ...
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  21 November 2017
  ASIA/TURKEY - “Hate News” in the Turkish media and incitement to hatred increases. Jews, Armenians and Syrians in the crosshairs Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In the Turkish, paper and digital, media "Hate News" and acts that express contempt and incitement to hatred towards individuals and groups identified on a national, ethnic or religious basis a ...
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  21 November 2017
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The poor are "the daily bread" Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The contact with the poor here is daily bread. The poor are always with us. We read the Holy Father’s message for the World Day of the Poor, which will also be studied and deepened by the vari ...