Asia

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  20 July 2016
  ASIA/YEMEN - A photo of the Salesian kidnapped in Aden "posted" on his Facebook account. Bishop Hinder: I think he is still alive Aden (Agenzia Fides) - "We have no further news, and today, with technical means available, everything is possible in this field. But the photo may be authentic. There are those who, however believe that father Tom is st ...
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  19 July 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - The "Marathon of God's Word" began in the parish of Bei Tang Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God" (Mt 4,4): with this motto, on July 17, the "Marathon of God's Word" began. The initiative, w ...
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  19 July 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Barzani seeks the support of Christians on the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - A referendum on the future to establish the full independence of Iraqi Kurdistan and the assurance that Christians will return to live as "owners" in the villages of the Nineveh Plain conquered by ...
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  18 July 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Analyst Oktem: calls made from mosques in favor of the government decisive to defeat the coup Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - When in Turkey the news of the attempted coup spread, the National Directorate of Religious Affairs ordered imams to recite the "salah" from mosques, the Islamic ritual prayer, to express suppo ...
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  16 July 2016
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Church is committed against drug trafficking and drug addiction Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - To eradicate drug trafficking in Sri Lanka and save young people especially children from drug addiction: is the appeal launched by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, following a C ...
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  16 July 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Turkey coup failed. A priest: "Imams from mosques called on the people to take to the streets to defend Erdogan" Antakya (Agenzia Fides) - "During the night the imams at short intervals launched appeals from the loudspeakers of mosques, in addition to prayers, inviting everyone to take to the streets to express their support for th ...
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  16 July 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - There is urgent need to protect human right defenders Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – There is urgent need to protect human right defenders in Pakistan: is the appeal launched by the Government to civil society and international organizations such as "Christian Solidarity Wor ...
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  16 July 2016
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Christian Association criticizes the new law on NGOs Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On July 11th, the Israeli parliament passed a controversial bill requiring non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that receive more than fifty per cent of their funding from foreign governments ...
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  15 July 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas: the theater for social change Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The theater is a powerful means for social change among young people and for spreading a culture of peace and tolerance: with this conviction Caritas in Lahore organized a theatrical performance ...
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  15 July 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre remains open to pilgrims, despite the restoration work Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The restoration work, which started a few weeks ago, have completely surrounded the Holy Sepulchre Aedicule with scaffolding and tarpaulins, but the place where, according to tradition, the bo ...
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  15 July 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Tempted burning of a Christian church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Some unidentified persons tried to set fire to a church belonging to the Protestant Indian community, "Church of South India", in the Indian state of Karnataka. As Fides learns, the attempted ...
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  14 July 2016
  ASIA/ISRAEL - A law is being studied to punish those who oppose Christian Arabs to join the Israeli army Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Committee on the Constitution, Law and Justice of the Israeli Parliament passed a bill providing for criminal penalties - up to imprisonment - for those who try to dissuade Arab Christian ...
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  14 July 2016
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer camp: an opportunity to strengthen solidarity and cooperation among communities Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The summer camp for children and young people is now a traditional activity of the Chinese Catholic continental communities, and this year has also become an opportunity to consolidate so ...
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  14 July 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops: "We are grateful to God for the judgment on the South China Sea" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We have welcomed the court's decision with favor and with gratitude to God. We ask everyone to be magnanimous and not to brag, but to take it with simplicity and humility": with this spirit the ...
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  14 July 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - A coordinating committee of Maronite organizations has been established Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The institutions and organizations that respond to the Maronite Patriarchate and are involved in social, educational, health care and environmental activities from now on will be linked to a coor ...