Asia

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  9 June 2016
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Targeted killings of religious minorities: Justice is urgently needed Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The targeted killings of members of religious minorities are of major concern in Bangladesh: says William Proloy Samadder, Secretary of the "Bangladesh Christian Association", who notes: "One is u ...
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  9 June 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - A playground for the children of the martyred city of Aleppo Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - A playground in the heart of Aleppo has been realized by the Marist Brothers within their structure in the central part of the Syrian martyred city, with swings, slides and open spaces made avail ...
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  9 June 2016
  ASIA/JORDAN - Terrorist assault against the seat of intelligence, unanimous condemnation of Churches Amman (Agenzia Fides) - "The atrocious assault" perpetrated by gunmen against the General Intelligence Department deployed at the Baqaa refugee camp, which claimed the lives of five employees of the General Intelligence ...
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  9 June 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholics mobilize for the anniversary of "Laudato Sì" Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The importance of awareness at a national level and to promote universal respect for nature, in the spirit of the encyclical "Laudato Sì" continue: is the aim of the Catholic Movement for glob ...
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  8 June 2016
  ASIA - The Friars Minor, evangelizing presence in Asia Rome (Agenzia Fides) - 1,460 Friars Minor are present in Asia and Oceania and they carry out a valuable work of evangelical witness of life and service to the poor, "a sign to awaken hope", says OFM Minister General, Fri ...
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  8 June 2016
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Demining in the country: sign of lasting peace Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Seven years after the end of a long civil conflict which lasted 26 years, Sri Lanka has agreed to join the Treaty to ban anti-personnel mines, also known as the "Ottawa Convention". The northern ...
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  8 June 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syriac Orthodox Patriarch meets President Barzani: thank you for having given shelter to Christian refugees Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation composed of nine Syriac Orthodox, Syrian Catholic and Chaldean Bishops, led by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mar Ignatius Aphrem II, was received today Tuesday, June 7 by Masud Barzani, P ...
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  7 June 2016
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Missionary Cooperation: Korea-Mongolia agreement Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar and the Korean Archdiocese in Seoul have signed an agreement to improve missionary cooperation and promote the development of the Church in Mongolia. ...
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  7 June 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch to Muslims: an "exceptional Ramadan" is needed to counter sectarianism Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "The month of Ramadan offers a propitious time for fasting, prayer, repentance and to change mentality and behavior (metanoia), in order to live in peace with oneself and others". These are the ...
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  7 June 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The restoration work of the Aedicule starts at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre shrine Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A major restoration project has begun at the shrine inside Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre where Jesus is said to have been buried before his resurrection. The experts involved in the ...
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  7 June 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Interfaith prayer for Prime Minister Sharif's health Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders met in Lahore to pray "for the recovery and long life" of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, 66, who in recent days underwent a delicate heart surgery in London . The ...
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  6 June 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The young are "apostles of modern times" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Young Catholics in Pakistan are "apostles of modern times": said Fr. Saleh Diego, Vicar general of the Archdiocese of Karachi, who recently took part in a meeting of the "Jesus Youth Pakistan" ( ...
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  3 June 2016
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Holy Year celebration for priests: prayer, reconciliation and joyful witness, in communion with the Pope Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Intense prayer, deep spiritual motivation, pastoral renewal, joyful public testimony: in this spirit the Catholic priests of Malaysia are celebrating this Holy Year of Mercy. Fides was ...
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  3 June 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Activist questions: “When will we have our own National Minorities Commission?” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “Since 1995 government members have been discussing a National Minorities Commission. Neighbouring India set up its National Minorities Commission in 1992, supported later in 2004 by with ...
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  2 June 2016
  ASIA/NEPAL - Justice for women after the civil conflict Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - In Nepal there is a national program to support and compensate the women involved in the long civil conflict that crossed the country until the middle of the century. Yet most women do not tur ...