Asia

• 7 October 2015
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Bishop of Vinh Long Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 October 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kontum (Vietnam), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Michael Hoàng Duc Oanh, in accordance with ...
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  7 October 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Latin Patriarchate: Israel and Palestine have to restart the negotiations Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The new wave of violence that is rampant in Jerusalem and the Holy Land urgently requires "Israelis and Palestinians to act with courage and return to the negotiating table", which must be car ...
• 7 October 2015
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of the Bishop of Kontum and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 October 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kontum (Vietnam), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Michael Hoàng Duc Oanh, in accordance with ...
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  6 October 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Ministry of Justice: Christian property will be protected Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi government will adopt measures to protect the real estate property of Christians who have left the Country, and to prevent that their homes and their land illegally change owner during ...
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  6 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Catholic beaten by Muslim teachers: "He cannot be a headmaster" Kasur (Agenzia Fides) - Saddique Azam, a Catholic teacher appointed headmaster at a primary school in a small village, was beaten and tortured by a group of Muslim extremist teachers who rejected his authority. Muslim te ...
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  6 October 2015
  ASIA - Religious freedom and human rights in ASEAN Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Defend and promote freedom of belief or religion as a universal, inalienable and non-derogable human right for all persons, for individuals and communities of ASEAN, the Association of nations o ...
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  5 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian girls kidnapped and raped by Muslims Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Two Christian girls were kidnapped and raped by a group of Muslim men. Two of the criminals were arrested, three are still at large in the city of Jaranwala, in Punjab. The victims are defended ...
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  5 October 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Food security, a right for all Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Ensuring food security for every citizen: is what the "Right to Food and Work Network" demands and in West Bengal has launched a campaign calling on the government to comply with the national l ...
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  5 October 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - Minority schools are likely to close due to lack of pupils Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the school year, at least 24 schools belonging to foundations and organizations linked to Christian communities and other religious minorities in Turkey are in difficulty and ...
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  2 October 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo " McCain’s disturbing words on anti-Assad rebels armed by the CIA" Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "US Senator John McCain protested saying that the Russians are not bombing the positions of the Islamic State, but rather the anti-Assad rebels trained by the CIA. I find these words are distur ...
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  2 October 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Prince Hassan of Jordan: "human safekeeping" for Christians in the Middle East is needed Acre (Agenzia Fides) - Christianity began in the Middle East, it is not a "product of western import", and has given a major contribution to the development of Arab culture and the Arab-Islamic civilization. Even for thi ...
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  1 October 2015
  ASIA - Asian Bishops sign a petition on climate Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Asian Bishops have approved and signed the petition promoted by the Global Climate Catholic Movement, a network that connects a number of organizations in view of the World Conference of Paris ...
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  1 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians imprisoned for blasphemy fear an extrajudicial murder Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Four Christians accused and arrested for alleged blasphemy are in danger of being killed in an extrajudicial killing. As Fides learns, Protestant Pastor Aftab Gill, Unatan Gill and two other Chri ...
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  1 October 2015
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Parents involved in preparing meals in school canteens Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The non-profit Center for Development Cooperation, CCS Italy is committed to the welfare of children in the kindergartens of the islands and remote areas of Cambodia. Parents are involved in ...
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  1 October 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Synod of the Chaldean Church convened in Rome at the end of October Baghdad (Agenzia Fides Service) - The Synodal Assembly of the Chaldean Church will be held in Rome, from 24 to 29 October. 21 Bishops at the head of the Chaldean dioceses present in Iraq, in the Middle East and in the Ch ...