Asia

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  10 September 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - An initiative made in the USA for the creation of a protected area reserved for religious minorities in the Nineveh Plain Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The political and administrative future of Mosul and the north-Iraqi province of Nineveh continues to be the center of operations, initiatives and projects of different origins, often divergent or ...
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  10 September 2016
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Patriarch Emeritus Sabbah denounces the resurgence of "sectarianism" in Palestinian society Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - Latin Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah, known by everyone for his closeness to the national Palestinian cause, strongly denounced the "serious deterioration" he perceives in Palest ...
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  9 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - First hospital dedicated to Mother Teresa in India, for the treatment of the tribals Miao (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Miao, in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, opened the first hospital dedicated to Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The ceremony took place on September 8, 2016. T ...
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  9 September 2016
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Human trafficking through social network increases Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of human trafficking in Vietnam continues to increase, and advocacy groups argue that the victims are also influenced by social media. Between 2011 and 2014 cases increas ...
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  9 September 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - The Churches of the Middle East: gratitude to Muslim leaders who recognize the contribution of Christians to the Arab civilization Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Churches and Christian communities of the Middle East appreciate and follow with optimism the initiatives of institutions and Muslim leaders in the region "who have engaged in the rejection of ...
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  9 September 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Bishop of Myitkyina: "New hope for peace with ethnic minorities" Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - For some time peace and national reconciliation with ethnic minorities in Myanmar is an issue that is constantly on the political agenda: "Now, with the new government of the National League f ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/LAOS - Three new priests and the beatification of 17 martyrs: historic step for the Church Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - The little Church in Laos rejoices for two imminent historic events: as Fides learns, on September 16 the ordination of three new Laotian priests will be held in Savannakhet; while on December ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Vasai: "Mother Teresa is the bridge between India and Europe" Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - "Mother Teresa is the bridge between India and the people of Europe": says to Fides the Archbishop of Vasai, Felix Machado, who inaugurated a Church dedicated to Saint Teresa of Calcutta in his di ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - After the new waste emergency, Catholic schools aim at environmental education Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In Lebanon, starting from the capital, the waste emergency has been going on for over a year, contributing to increasing popular discontent already fueled by the Country's political and instituti ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/ISRAEL - "Saint Rachel Center" in Jerusalem, a new center for health care and food assistance of immigrant children Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "Santa Rachel" is the new center by the Saint James Vicariate for Hebrew Speaking Catholics. The new structure aims to take charge of one of the most dramatic needs of the migrant population i ...
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  8 September 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - One child out of 200 worldwide is a refugee Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - There are currently 50 million children and displaced persons worldwide who have fled their families. Among these 28 million have fled for fear of violence and war. Between 2005 and 2015 the num ...
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  7 September 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - The summit of the Middle East Churches: "We struggle not against human forces but against the rulers of darkness" Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The struggle involving the Christians of the Middle East, in this tragic phase of their history, the wrestle today is "not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, agai ...
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  7 September 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - A statue of Christ destroyed in Mumbai Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - While the world had their eyes on the canonization of Mother Teresa on September 4, a statue of Christ was hit and destroyed by vandals in a suburb of Mumbai. As reported to Fides by Sajan K. Geo ...
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  7 September 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A missionary: "Mindanao needs people who move with courage and compassion" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "The future of peace in Mindanao needs people who move with courage and compassion. I hope everyone can join in this mission of building together a big family in which one can respect and love ...
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  6 September 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - "Prayer halls" spread in China's international airports Shen Zhen (Agenzia Fides) - About 30 square meters, a chapel with sober and simple decorations, with benches and copies of the Bible available in order to allow passengers a moment of prayer or meditation: is the descrip ...