Asia

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  19 April 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The suspect of the lynching of two Christian spouses released on bail Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The main suspect of the double murder of the Christian couple Shahzad Masih, and Shama Bibi, burned alive by a mob of Muslims for alleged blasphemy on November 4, 2014 was released on bail. As re ...
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  19 April 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - Christian communities file an appeal against the expropriation of the churches in Diyarbakir Diyarbakir (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the Syriac Foundation and representatives of the local evangelical Christian community have appealed to the Court in Diyarbakır against the provision of urgent expropr ...
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  19 April 2016
  ASIA/LEBANON - "We do not forget". A demonstration to remember the two Bishops of Aleppo kidnapped three years ago Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Tuesday, April 19, militants of associations and Lebanese organizations find themselves in the municipal office of Sin el Fil, eastern suburb of the Lebanese capital, to remember the story ...
• 19 April 2016
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation of the Bishop of Masan and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 19 April 2016, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Masan (Korea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok, in accordance with ...
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  19 April 2016
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A week of reflection on "communication and mercy" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - A week of reflection, with pastoral and social implications, on the theme "Communication and Mercy: a fruitful meeting", chosen by the Pope for World Day of Social Communications, 2016. This is ...
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  18 April 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Care and solidarity to the victims of terrorism Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Need to express concrete solidarity and to take care of the victims of the recent terrorist attack in Lahore, which took place on Easter Day: is the initiative launched by the "Cecil Chaudhry & ...
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  18 April 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Marian Center in Tel Aviv: an oasis for migrants Tel Aviv (Agenzia Fides) - It is a place where migrant communities get together to practice their faith and participate in the numerous pastoral activities organized: the pastoral center dedicated to "Our Lady Woman of V ...
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  15 April 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Church establishes a committee to monitor the changes of Christian property ownership Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Patriarchate has announced the creation of an hoc committee to monitor sales and transfers of property ownership - houses and land - belonging to Christian citizens in Baghdad. The ...
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  15 April 2016
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: Israel behaves as a theocratic State Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Israel, "although it proclaims itself a secular and democratic State, it is really behaving more and more like a denominational Jewish military regime". This is how the Latin Patriarch of Jeru ...
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  15 April 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In Faisalabad, the Church nurtures ecumenism and interreligious dialogue Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Ecumenism and interreligious dialogue are fundamental steps of life, essential in a country like Pakistan: this is what emerged from the recent interreligious meeting held in the diocese of F ...
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  15 April 2016
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishops: a rosary a day, until the elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Reminding the faithful of the power of prayer, the Filipino Bishops urge the faithful to pray the rosary every day until the elections of May 9. "Pray the mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glor ...
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  14 April 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest’s body found hanging in Karnataka Mysore (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a parish of Mysore diocese, in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India. The lifeless body of Fr. Raja Kannu, 56, was found ha ...
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  14 April 2016
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians in the Nineveh Plain demonstrate in Erbil: Kurdish fixers have expropriated our lands Erbil (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, April 13 several hundred Christian Syrians, Chaldeans and Assyrians, from the region of Nahla, in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk, organized a protest demonstration in front o ...
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  14 April 2016
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Elections, the Church calls for "more cooperation" among the parties Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Saenuri Conservative Party, currently in power in South Korea, has lost the majority of seats in the Korean Parliament. According to the official results of the elections of 13 April, for the ...
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  13 April 2016
  ASIA/MYANMAR - One child out of 5 goes to work instead of going to school Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - One Burmese child out of 5, between 10 and 17 years of age, goes to work instead of going to school, compromising their personal and professional development as well as affecting the prospect for ...