Asia

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  27 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Promotion of health care in rural villages, not "proselytism" Gumla (Agenzia Fides) – The Daughters of Sant'Anna, Catholic Sisters present in the Indian state of Jharkhand, are at the forefront of health care assistance for those people who do not have it, especially in rural are ...
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  27 September 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A woman converts from Islam to Christianity: now she and her family risk their lives Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Pakistani woman from Punjab who has chosen to convert from Islam to Christianity has been threatened with death and forced to flee from her home, to take refuge in a secret place and is hiding ...
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  27 September 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Governor Nawfal al Akoub: more than 1,400 Christian families have already returned to the Nineveh Plain Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - More than 1400 Christian families have already returned to their homes and villages scattered in the Nineveh Plain, which they abandoned in the summer of 2014, due to the advance of the jihadist m ...
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  26 September 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "A healing process for Myanmar" Yangone (Agenzia Fides) - "The recent sad and tragic events in our country that have hit thousands of Muslims, Hindus and others have brought the world's attention here. The start of violence and aggressive response are ...
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  26 September 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Human rights activists criticize Trump’s administration: it helps Rohingya Muslims and not Iraqi Christians Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The US State Department’s ability to quickly allocate funds to the Rohingya, a Muslim minority affected by violence and discrimination in Myanmar stands in sharp contrast when it comes to direct ...
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  26 September 2017
  ASIA/TURKEY - A cultural Center named after Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - A cultural Center named after Mesrob Mutafyan, Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Constantinople, was inaugurated in an Armenian church in Istanbul. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Barthol ...
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  26 September 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi nominated for Sakharov Prize 2017: the blasphemy law in the spotlight Lahore (Agenzia FIdes) - Asia Bibi, the Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy and in jail since 2009, has been nominated for European Union’s high-status award edition 2017 of the prestigious "Sakharov Prize ...
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  25 September 2017
  ASIA/JAPAN - Cardinal Filoni: the "false identification" between Christianity and European culture can hinder the propagation of faith Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "One of the major obstacles to the propagation of faith in Japan seems to be the false identification between Christianity and European culture". This is one of the views expressed by Cardinal Fer ...
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  25 September 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians divided on the Kurdish independence referendum Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Church "is not responsible" for the positions expressed by parties, organizations and armed factions led by members of local Christian communities, regarding the situation of Iraq and ...
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  25 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - In Orissa, the first tribal university for 27,000 indigenous students Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (Kiss) is the first tribal university in social sciences in the world. Situated in the State of Odisha (or Orissa), in East India, the Institute was ...
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  25 September 2017
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "The Pope’s visit is a blessing; support for the rights of Muslim minorities and Aung San Suu Kyi" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope’s visit to Myanmar (27-30 November) has been welcomed as a blessing for peace and harmony. Both the civil government led by Aung San suu Kyi and the military seem to be enthusiastic a ...
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  23 September 2017
  ASIA/JORDAN - Caritas Jordan convenes young people from around the world to the "Peace Forum" Madaba (Agenzia Fides) - The delegations of boys and girls, who are taking part in the final phase of the World Youth Forum for Peace in Jordan, organized by Caritas Jordan and hosted at the American University of Madaba ...
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  23 September 2017
  ASIA/JAPAN - Cardinal Filoni to Japanese seminarians: even the Pope is concerned about the shortage of priestly vocations Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Japanese Bishops share the same "concern" for the shortage of priestly vocations in Japan. This is what Cardinal Fernando Filon ...
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  23 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Priest to UN: "Need to ensure freedom of religion and the protection of religious minorities" Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – It is urgent to guarantee freedom of conscience and religion in India and protect the lives of religious minorities: said Indian Catholic priest Fr. Manoj Kumar Nayak, during the 36th session o ...
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  22 September 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Stop to extrajudicial executions, yes to human rights Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - "It is necessary to defend democracy and human rights in the Philippines: democracy in the 'war against drugs' by President Duterte has caused thousands of extrajudicial killings, impunity, and t ...