Asia

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  24 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Five death sentences for the murder of a Christian couple burned alive for blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A Lahore anti-terrorism court issued a ruling with five death sentences for the perpetrators of the lynching of a Christian couple: Shahbaz Masih, 26, and Shama Bibi, 24, killed in Kot Radha Kish ...
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  23 November 2016
  ASIA/CINA - Death of Msgr. Francis Tong Hui: zealous and caring Pastor Yan'an (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Msgr. Francis Tong Hui, Emeritus Bishop of Yan'an (Yenan), in Shaanxi province (Continental China) passed away on 27 October, at 10:15 pm. He had been admitted to hospital in Tangdu foll ...
• 22 November 2016
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of the Rector of the National Seminary "Our Lady of Lanka" in Kandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 July 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Jayakody Arachchige Don Mervyn Expeditus, of the clergy of the Archdi ...
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  21 November 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The difficult recovery of child soldiers Rangoon (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations Organization for Children continues its recovery program of child soldiers recruited by the Burmese army. No one knows exactly how many are enrolled. According to the United N ...
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  21 November 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Unity in Diversity: the people of Indonesia take to the streets for the common good Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Reaffirming Indonesia's motto, "unity in diversity" and the solid foundation of the nation, ie the Pancasila (the "Charter of five principles"): with this spirit the Indonesians of all faiths to ...
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  19 November 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - On the occasion of the closing of the Jubilee, the government releases 69 prisoners Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - A gesture of clemency, as requested by Pope Francis, on the occasion of the Jubilee of mercy: on the occasion of the closing of the Jubilee of mercy, 69 inmates of the central prison in Faisa ...
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  18 November 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - The Holy Doors in continental China close, but "the door of mercy in our hearts remain open forever" Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy Door is closed, but the mercy of the Lord is upon us forever; the proclamation of the Lord's mercy continues; the door of mercy in our hearts remain open forever; the work of me ...
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  18 November 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic leaders: "demonetization only affects the poor" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A measure that targets the poor: this is how some Catholic leaders have judged the recent measure of the Indian government defined by economists "demonetization". In recent days, the governmen ...
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  18 November 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Purges continue, Turkey removes the only Christian co-mayor Mardin (Agenzia Fides) - In the institutions and Turkish political bodies purges ordered by the central government against politicians and officials continue, accused of being supporters of the network of Fethullah Gulen ...
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  17 November 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop Suharyo: "The appeal against corruption is above all for the Church" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Corruption exists in the Catholic Church and the pastoral appeal of Indonesian Bishops to stop corruption is above all for the Church, which must renew itself and develop a service system able ...
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  17 November 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - New meetings between newly elected President Aoun and the heads of Churches Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - While in Lebanon there are increasing signs of the imminent presentation of a new government, led by the Sunni Premier Saad Hariri, newly elected President Michel Aoun, after meeting Maronite P ...
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  17 November 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - President Barzani: we will not withdraw from the reconquered lands, Kurdistan will be multiethnic and multireligious Bashiqa (Agenzia Fides) - The Kurdish Peshmerga troops will not withdraw from lands they reclaimed from ISIS in the military campaign for the liberation of Mosul, explaining that this was agreed with the United States a ...
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  16 November 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Religious leaders: "Peace is the common good" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Peace is the supreme good for all citizens and all communities in Myanmar: says a heartfelt appeal to political and military leaders launched by a group of Burmese religious leaders, including Ca ...
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  15 November 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Catholic Organizations: Winter-emergency for refugees from Mosul Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The beginning of military operations to liberate Mosul from the jihadist Islamic State (Daesh) is causing the rapid increase in refugees fleeing Iraq's second city. There are those who believe tha ...
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  15 November 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarchs and Catholic Bishops: Lebanese increasingly poor, a government of national "reconciliation" is urgently needed Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon, following the election of former general Michel Aoun to the office of President of the Republic, a government that can promote national reconciliation and the rapid drafting of an ele ...