Asia

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  29 August 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Reopening of churches in Jaranwala: a sign of hope Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We thanked God because, even in suffering, he is present beside us. In the church, already renovated and accessible, we prayed for peace with many faithful, with Muslim leaders seated next to ea ...
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  29 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - The new beginning: the first Video-Reportage in view of Pope Francis' trip to Mongolia by Gianni Valente Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - "People are good here, people love me". This is how Father Giorgio Marengo, then a young missionary of the Consolata, replied to Cardinal Crescenzio ...
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  28 August 2023
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - "Madani" values for a prosperous and developed country Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim presented the concept of "MADANI", an acronym for transforming Malaysia into a more prosperous and developed country, based on six values identified a ...
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  28 August 2023
  MONGOLIA - The nascent Church that is waiting for Pope Francis It is possible to listen to the interview in English by activating the subtitle mode by Gianni Valente Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - Why is the Pope going to Mongolia? With just a few days to g ...
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  26 August 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic Women's Association of Saint Anne devotes a spiritual retreat to Christian marriage and ecclesial mission Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Catholic women united in the Saint Anne Association, based in the Chinese province of Hebei, continue their path of Christian life marked by moments of spiritual deepening and i ...
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  26 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Mission on tiptoe. A Magnificat for the rebirth of the Church in Mongolia by Paolo Affatato Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - "We took the first steps in the mission in Mongolia with a certain excitement and emotion. On July 10, 1992 we tiptoed into an unknown land, strengthened only by the com ...
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  25 August 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Solidarity and attention of Muslim leaders asking for forgiveness from the Christians of Jaranwala: the fruits of interreligious dialogue Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the violence against Christians in Jaranwala, a town in Pakistani Punjab where houses and churches were burned (see Fides, 18 and 21/8/2023), "something unthinkable up to a few ...
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  25 August 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - After Pandemic Restrictions: Catholic Churches resume summer activities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - After the restrictions that have marked the last few years related to the Covid 19 pandemic, many Chinese Catholic communities are returning to everyday life to resume activities and practices o ...
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  24 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Mary paves the way for the mission by Gianni Valente Darkhan (Agenzia Fides) - In the Cathedral of Ulaanbaatar there is a statue of the Virgin Mary that suggestively crosses the path of the small Mongolian Catholic community. ...
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  24 August 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Fukushima's radioactive water in the sea, protests and criticism in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Japan has started dumping more than a million tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, destroyed in the March 2011 earthquake, reports Kyodo ...
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  23 August 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The 6,921 priests, apostles of Christ in the history of the Church in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean priests who, in 178 years of history, have spent their life following Christ and proclaming the Gospel are engaged in parishes, celebrating the Sacraments for the people of God, accompa ...
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  23 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - The richness of Faiths. Working together for the good of all by Gianni Valente Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - "I met the Mongolian rulers and they assured me that the new Constitution guarantees religious pluralism and that all religions and confessions w ...
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  22 August 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Congregation of Saint Joseph welcomes four postulants Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of Saint Joseph of the Diocese of Beijing, China's first native Congregation of Sisters, welcomed four young postulants a few days ago in the presence of Bishop Joseph Li Shan. ...
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  22 August 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Anti-Christian violence in Jaranwala: Archbishop of Lahore, Muslim religious leaders and Prime Minister visit affected families Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - In times of suffering human contact, a hug, a smile and words of comfort are of great value. With this conviction, the Archbishop of Lahore, Sebastian Shaw visited the city of Jaranwala in th ...
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  21 August 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Communion and charity, for the good of all: the Chinese Catholic community sends aid to the regions affected by the floods Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Half a million Yuan (equivalent to 62,600 euros) has been donated by the diocese of Shanghai, led by Bishop Joseph Shen Bin, to support the people of Hebei province affected by the recent floods ...