Asia

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  22 December 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christmas Message of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem: may the light of Jesus overcome the darkness of death that envelops the Holy Land Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of the birth of Jesus arrives this year during a new time of calamity "in the land of our Lord’s birth". A time in which the horrors of war sow "inconsolable misery and sorro ...
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  22 December 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas for Christians freed from "slave labor" in Punjab Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - It is a Christmas full of praise and thanksgiving to God experienced by Catholic families who, in Pakistani Punjab, were freed from the condition of slavery to which they were forced, working ...
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  21 December 2023
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II receives Christian and Muslim Leaders. Bishop Atallah: a new massacre of innocent people in Gaza Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and Muslims must "stand united" in defending Holy Sites in Jerusalem, while the Hashemite Monarchy of Jordan will carry on with its role in safeguarding Islamic and Christian holy sites ...
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  21 December 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Eucharist and poverty: the Franciscans celebrate Christmas at Greccio Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - In the Philippines there is a vestige of the Rieti Valley, the "third homeland" of Saint Francis of Assisi (after Assisi and La Verna). The friars of the "Rieti House" in Quezon City, who manage th ...
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  21 December 2023
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Apostolic Vicar of North Arabia: "Christmas gift of love for the Catholic community" Awali (Agenzia Fides) - "Christmas is a celebration of joy, of peace. It is a time in which we recognize Jesus as the Son of God. It is essential for all of us to understand that Christmas is a gift of love, a gift that ...
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  20 December 2023
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi Catholics among those in need Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - In the heart of Dhaka, the Catholic parish of Tejgaon radiates the true spirit of Advent, highlighting the importance of solidarity with those in need. In the metropolitan bustle of Dhaka, where d ...
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  19 December 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The historical archive of Propaganda Fide is being presented to professors and students in the People’s Republic of China for the first time Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - More than one hundred professors, researchers and students from the People's Republic of China took part in an unprecedented seminar conference on the Historical Archives of Propaganda Fide led ...
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  19 December 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop among refugees: "Like sheep among wolves, we trust in the Good Shepherd" Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - These are heartfelt and moving words, words full of faith and a source of consolation, that Bishop Celso Ba Shwe of Loikaw, in the Burmese state of Kayah, in the north of Myanmar, addresses to th ...
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  19 December 2023
  ASIA/BARHAIN - "If we always put God first, He will bless us more than we deserve": a young Filipina talks about the life of the Bahraini Catholic community Awali (Agenzia Fides) - Grace Omit is one of the many young people who took part in the National Youth Day at the Cathedral of Awali on Friday December 8, 2023, where some of the participants also spok ...
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  18 December 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - From a ceasefire to true peace: Christmas marked by reconciliation with the people of North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of Christmas, the Korean Catholic community extends its thoughts, prayers and a deep desire for peace and reconciliation to its compatriots in the North: in the year of the 70th an ...
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  16 December 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - In the Catholic community in Gaza: Two women killed by Israeli army snipers Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The two women, Nahida and Samar Anton, mother and daughter, were killed on Saturday December 16 by an Israeli army sniper in the Catholic parish in Gaza, dedicated to the Holy Family and where the ...
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  16 December 2023
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - In the footsteps of Father Bukowiński: A missionary journey to the most remote areas of the Country Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - Not far from the borders with Kyrgyzstan and China, along the former Silk Road, the missionary pilgrimage organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Kazakhstan took place this year. This is ...
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  15 December 2023
  ASIA/TURKEY - Pre-Christmas season in Catholic communities: “We want to be a living church” Izmir (Agenzia Fides) - "We are in the pre-Christmas season, we are a small community of faith, as Catholics we are a drop in the ocean, but we want to be a living Church linked to Christ the Lord: we are called to live ...
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  13 December 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "cry" of the inhabitants of Mindoro reaches COP28 San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - Between white sand beaches and crystal clear waters, the Philippine island of Mindoro, south of Luzon, preserves its beauty and uniqueness. Precisely this beauty, granted by nature and the Crea ...
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  12 December 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Steps and risks in Indonesia's fragile democracy, as the nation approaches the polls Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - For the fifth time since the end of Mohammad Suharto's authoritarian regime, which collapsed in 1998, Indonesia's young democracy is preparing for presidential elections scheduled for February 2 ...