Asia

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  4 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Military violence in the Chin state and humanitarian emergency: appeal from the Church to stop the fighting Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - "It is urgent to stop the fighting. Many innocent people suffer and are desperate. International aid is needed because a humanitarian emergency is underway here. We ask the United Nations agenci ...
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  4 June 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian couple sentenced to death for blasphemy acquitted: a victory for justice, but who will pay for the suffering of the innocent? Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a victory for justice. It is a victory of freedom. I carried this mission in the name of Christ, to save two innocent victims. It is, therefore, also a victory of faith, because we believe ...
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  1 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Massive military operations in Kayah state: many people are on the run Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - With a massive surprise attack, with airplanes, helicopters, heavy artillery, the Burmese army (Tatmadaw) has decided to quell the resistance in the Burmese state of Kayah, in eastern Myanmar, i ...
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  1 June 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: Pandemic is not a "punishment from God" Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Covid 19 pandemic, which caused pain and fear throughout the human family, "is not a punishment from God, but the result of people's wrong behavior towards the environment and life and their ...
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  1 June 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Marian month marked by participation in the "spiritual marathon" desired by Pope Francis Karagada (Agenzia Fides) - The spread of Covid-19 still keeps the Churches closed in Kazakhstan and the community of the faithful of Karaganda lived the Marian month "at a distance", but in communion with shrines all ove ...
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  31 May 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Expectations and questions concerning the Pope's meeting with the leaders of the Churches Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The few words with which, on Sunday May 30, after the prayer of the Angelus, Pope Francis announced, from the window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter's Square, that he will meet on J ...
• 31 May 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Salem, His Exc. Mgr. Arulselvam Rayappan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Salem, India, the Reverend Arulselvam Rayappan, of the clergy of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, until now director of the Centre for Ca ...
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  31 May 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Church remembers the sacrifice of priests and nuns who died from Covid-19, in the work of assistance and care New Delhi (Agenzi Fides) - The Catholic Church in India remembers the missionary commitment, the gift of oneself, the supreme sacrifice of priests and nuns who died of Covid-19 because they did not hesitate to perform th ...
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  29 May 2021
  ASIA/BRUNEI - First cardinal passes away in Brunei Darussalam Brunei (Agenzia Fides) - On May 29th, Cardinal Cornelius Sim of the Apostolic Vicariate in Brunei Darussalam died at the age of 70. "With a sad heart I announce the death of Cardinal Cornelius Sim, Cardinal of the Aposto ...
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  29 May 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Special Day of Prayer for Myanmar: "Peace is possible" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday May 30th, the Catholic communities in the Philippines will offer a special prayer for Myanmar. The chairman of the Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Archbishop Romulo G. Va ...
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  29 May 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Xaverian missionaries have been giving Christian witness among the poor for 70 years Khulna (Agenzia Fides) - "When the first Xaverian missionaries arrived in what is now Bangladesh in 1952, there were few Christians in this area of the Indian subcontinent. At the end of World War II, Greater India was d ...
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  28 May 2021
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Tobji of Aleppo after the presidential election: "Sanctions cause hunger and do not lead to more democracy" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - While the European Union has extended the economic sanctions against Syria by one year, Western politicians and the media have described the presidential election on Wednesday, May 26th, from whi ...
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  28 May 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Harmony Day: a culture of "taking care" as a way to peace Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 28, the Catholic Church in Bangladesh is celebrating of Harmony Day across the country under the motto "Harmony in Brotherhood". The President of the Episcopal Commission for Christian ...
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  28 May 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Intense fighting in Kayah State: two young Catholic volunteers who assisted the displaced people were killed Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - Intense fighting continues in eastern Myanmar's Kayah state between the Burmese regular army (Tatmadaw), which continues to bomb cities and villages, and the Popular Defense Forces, spontaneously ...
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  28 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fake news about the rape and religious conversion of a Christian girl, and the attack on a church: damage to religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - On May 24, news spread in Pakistan of the alleged kidnapping of a 14-year-old Christian girl, Sunita Masih, in Faisalabad, Punjab Province. She was supposed to have been abducted, raped and then ...