Asia

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  31 March 2016
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The Mufti of Singapore to the Archbishop: "the massacre in Lahore is against Islam" Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The terrorist attack in Lahore, which targeted civilians indiscriminately, "is not only against Islamic teachings, but it is also an attack against all humanity": is what the Muslim leader in ...
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  31 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Archbishop of Lahore: "For the wounded: peace be with you" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "In this moment of deep sorrow and grief, in a traumatic situation, we can only make ours the preaching of Jesus after the Resurrection and console the wounded and the survivors with his words: P ...
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  31 March 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - A "March for Peace" in the streets of Aleppo, to remember the two Bishops kidnapped Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - A "march for peace in Syria", led by the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mar Ignatius Aphrem II, was held in Aleppo, also with the aim to keep the attention on the matter of the two Bishops of the batt ...
• 31 March 2016
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation of the Bishop of Wonju, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 31 March 2016 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Wonju (Korea), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jacobus Kim Ji-Seok, in accordance with Canon 40 ...
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  30 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Massacre in Lahore: Bishops seek protection and decisive action on behalf of the State Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The killing of innocent people, especially women and children, in the name of religion is unacceptable. Along with Christians, many of our Muslim brothers, women, children and families have be ...
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  30 March 2016
  ASIA/TURKEY - In the offensive against Kurdish militias, the Turkish government even "expropriates" the churches in Diyarbakir Diyarbakir (Agenzia Fides) - In the context of the military operations carried out in southern Turkey against Kurdish positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the government in Ankara ordered the expropriation of ...
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  30 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious leaders together for peace against terrorism Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Christian and Muslim leaders came together to pray for peace and to reaffirm their common commitment against terrorism, in the aftermath of the Easter massacre, which took place in Lahore: as Fid ...
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  23 March 2016
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: "May Easter bring blessings, light and peace in Korea" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "May the light of the Risen Lord shine upon you all. Let us pray for our brothers and sisters in North Korea: may the blessings on them be abundant. Let us pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula a ...
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  23 March 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Prayer vigil for the release of the Salesian kidnapped in Yemen Goa (Agenzia Fides) - Expressing grief and mourning for the massacre of the four Missionaries of Charity in Yemen, the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, His Exc. Mgr. Filipe Neri Ferrao, also invoked for the release of the Sa ...
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  23 March 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Protestant Pastor attacked in Rajasthan New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Pastor Sumati Prakash Kharadia, of the Protestant community "Assembly of God," was attacked and brutally beaten by a mob of about 25 extremists in the village of Sabli, in Rajasthan. The Pasto ...
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  23 March 2016
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian Archbishop on the massacres in Brussels: unfortunately, Europe is reaping what has been sown in Syria and Iraq Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - In the massacres in Brussels, after those in Paris, "unfortunately innocent people reap what European powers have sown in Syria and Iraq in the last few years". This is the bitter reflection re ...
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  22 March 2016
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Experience of evangelization in the street for the youth in Seoul Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A witness of public faith, with a Christian message in the streets, and an appeal for the gift of peace on the Korean peninsula: is the initiative launched by young people in Seoul who experienced ...
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  22 March 2016
  ASIA/YEMEN - Holy Thursday in prayer for peace and for Fr. Tom, kidnapped in Yemen Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A call to prayer for peace, with a special intention for Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, the Salesian kidnapped in Yemen (see Fides 04/03/2016, 17/03/2016): is what Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime asks all the Sa ...
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  22 March 2016
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Peace built by children Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A peace march, carrying signs with messages of peace and harmony for the country: is the initiative experienced by Muslim and Christian children of the group created by the Council for interrelig ...
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  21 March 2016
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians call for protection and security for Easter New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in India are asking the government for the protection of churches and safety, in view of the Easter celebrations. As reported, in a statement sent to Fides, the Global Council of In ...