Asia

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  10 October 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Religions for Peace, Rabbis for Human Rights and Order of Malta Call for End to Escalation Jerusalem (Fides News Agency) - "After the unprecedented terrorist attacks and the taking of hostages by Hamas, a military operation by the Israeli army is underway to fight terrorism and free the hostages. While we pray ...
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  9 October 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Rosary and the Magnificat, "weapons" of the Burmese faithful in the midst of conflict Mandalay ( Fides News Agency) - In churches in Mandalay, a city in north-central Myanmar, the Catholic faithful gather daily for the recitation of the Rosary prayer, thus celebrating the month of October, dedicated to Ou ...
• 9 October 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Imphal Vatican City ( Fides News Agency) - On Oct. 7, 2023, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Imphal (India) presented by Archbishop Dominic Lumon. The Holy Father appo ...
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  8 October 2023
  ASIA/ HOLY LAND - Gaza parish priest: no one knows what lies ahead Gaza (Fides News Agency) - "No one knows what lies ahead, and unfortunately there are no signs that what started yesterday may end soon." Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Gaza's Catholic parish dedicated to the Holy F ...
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  7 October 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - What name for Jesus in the Indonesian language? Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - The Indonesian government will no longer use, in Bahasa, Indonesia's national language, the term "Isa Al-Masih," a word of Arabic origin, to refer to Jesus Christ and Christian holidays. An ...
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  6 October 2023
  ASIA/THAILAND - Immersed in nature, young people discover the deep meaning of "Laudate Deum" Chiang Mai (Fides News Agency) - "Immersing ourselves in nature allows us to discover and learn many new things. We lived the 'Time of Creation,' inspired by Laudato si'. Now, with young university students in Northern T ...
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  5 October 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Five months after the start of violence in Manipur, a way forward is sought to start peace talks Imphal ( Fides News Agency) - "The path to seek peace is a steep, difficult, impassable one," says Thomas Menamparampil, Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati who, at the head of the "Manipur Interfaith Forum for Peace and Har ...
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  4 October 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians in the land of the Taliban. With Francis of Assisi, men and women of peace in Beluchistan by Paolo Affatato Quetta ( Fides News Agency) - The evangelical spirit of peace and meekness of St. Francis of Assisi lives on in Beluchistan, a borderland province of Pakistan with frontiers on Afghanistan and Iran. ...
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  3 October 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Sumatra "the Spirit blows where it wants, nourishes communion, dialogue with Muslims, charity" Padang (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a need among the faithful in Sumatra to "cultivate community and solidarity, to feel community" and the consultations before the synod were "a fruitful opportunity for this". Given the ...
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  2 October 2023
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - On mission in remote villages or with a commitment to education: Jesuit service for the growth of the nation Dili (Agenzia Fides) - He is the grandson of Josè Abad Santos, an intrepid commander, celebrated as a Filipino hero of World War II, who gave his life for the nation and was executed in 1942 by the Japanese invaders; bu ...
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  2 October 2023
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Bishop Martinelli: The Synod in Rome and our "pilgrim Church" by Gianni Valente Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "I believe that there is no experience similar to this in the world. An experience in which all those who share the Catholic faith are migrants, and so in a sense we are a ...
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  30 September 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Between villages and 'marine mission stations', the synodal path of the Church in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair (Agenzia Fides) - The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in the Indian Ocean, are a Catholic community that has lived the synodal style since its birth. The only diocese which embraces the entire territory, Port Bla ...
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  28 September 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Escalation of the conflict, with serious suffering of the civilian population Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - The military junta of Myanmar is carrying out more and more air strikes against the civilian population; The number of aircraft and helicopter attacks doubled in the second year after the coup ...
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  27 September 2023
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - “The Jute Works”: Caritas Bangladesh has been promoting handicrafts and the emancipation of women for 50 years Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Antu Rani Sarkar was born into a needy family. Along the way, she had the opportunity to take part in a course run by the CORR-The Jute Works (CJW) initiative, where she learned how to make jute p ...
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  27 September 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Theology courses, prayers, information materials: Chinese Catholics are preparing to participate "remotely" in the Synod on synodality Ningbo (Agenzia Fides) - With theology courses, prayers for the Synod and the dissemination of information material through social networks, the Catholic communities in the People's Republic of China are preparing to par ...