Asia

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  5 September 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians contribute to a "stronger and more united" nation Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Helping to create a "more united and stronger" nation is the mission of Christians in Malaysia. The Christian Federation of Malaysia, which represents the communities of the different faith ...
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  3 September 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - "The Church as a community of hope": the presence of Catholics in society Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Indonesia is committed to being a community of hope, which promotes communion between all components of society", Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Archbishop of Jakarta, t ...
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  2 September 2022
  ASIA/PALESTINE - “Shepherds' Field” in Beit Sahour: Franciscans inaugurate new pilgrimage site Beit Sahour (Agenzia Fides) - "Shepherds' Field", in the city of Beit Sahour in Palestine is one of the places that commemorate the birth of Jesus. According to tradition, the shepherds who were the first to receive the ...
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  2 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Arshad: "All united to give relief to the poor, victims of the floods" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on the entire nation to offer all its solidarity to the people affected by the floods and help them recover from the disaster as quickly as possible. We must make every effort, in uni ...
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  1 September 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Violence: Chaldean Patriarch praises initiative of Muqtada al Sadr Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the new wave of chaos and violence in Iraq, Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako praises Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr, "who had the courage and human and national responsibility" to ...
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  1 September 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bail granted to three Christians accused of blasphemy Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan has granted bail to three Christians accused of blasphemy, in two separate proceedings whose hearings have been held in recent days. As Fides has learned, in the ...
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  1 September 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - An old Catholic church in Meghalaya state damaged and destroyed Tura (Agenzia Fides) - One of the oldest churches in the Garo Hills district, in the state of Meghalaya, in northeastern India, was destroyed by vandals. The attack has shocked the community in the town of Daram, where t ...
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  31 August 2022
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Young people: in the Bible the source of evangelization and the path to Heaven Bagerhat (Agenzia Fides) - A copy of the Bible in one's hands, as a source of grace and as a sign of being ready to witness and announce the Word of God. In this way, more than 130 young Catholics from the diocese of Khu ...
• 31 August 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Msgr. Esteban Lo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 6, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, confirmed Msgr. Esteban Lo, LRMI (Lorenzo Ruiz Mission Institute), of the archdiocesan clergy of Manila as National Director of the Pontific ...
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  31 August 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic church vandalized in Punjab Patti (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic church has been the victim of an attack in the Indian state of Punjab, in the north of the country. A statue of the Virgin Mary was damaged and a priest's vehicle was burned in Patti. ...
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  30 August 2022
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Singapore's first Cardinal promotes religious harmony with a research institute Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The first Cardinal of Singapore, Archbishop William Goh, assures that he will promote religious harmony in Asia by strengthening dialogue between different religions. "Interreligious dialogue ...
• 30 August 2022
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation of the Bishop of Masan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 27, 2022 he Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation of the pastoral care of the Diocese of Masan (Korea), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Constantine Bae Ki Hyen. (SL) (Agenzia F ...
• 30 August 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Khammam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 27, 2022 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Khammam (India), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Paul Maipan. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 30/8/2022 ...
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  30 August 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Solidarity initiatives of civil society for the victims of the floods Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Our country is facing another extremely complicated situation. Pakistanis are called to come together as a nation and stand with the victims of the torrential monsoon floods that have touched mi ...
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  29 August 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - The canonization process of Armenian Cardinal Agagianian opens on October 28th Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment is for next October 28, the day on which the Armenian Churches celebrate the Apostle Saint Jude Thaddeus also as the First Catholic of the Armenians. That day, at the Vicariate P ...