Asia

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  2 February 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "I come from a land of conflict". Margaret Karram, Palestinian from Galilee, elected President of the Focolare Movement Haifa (Agenzia Fides) - "I was born in Haifa, a city in Galilee, and my land has always been under conflicts", said Margaret Karram, 58, Palestinian, who was elected new President of the Focolare Movement last Sunday. ...
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  2 February 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Solidarity of Catholics with farmers in protest who demand the repeal of the new laws on the sector New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The All India Catholic Union (AICU), a historic organization of the Catholic laity in India, founded in 1920, expresses its full solidarity with the farmers who, have been protesting since las ...
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  2 February 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian nurse accused of blasphemy defended by Islamic religious leaders Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "No one should be allowed to take justice into their own hands, nor to abuse the blasphemy laws. All religious organizations and leaders have condemned the torture inflicted on the Christian n ...
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  1 February 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Dozens of illegal expropriations denounced by Christian landowners to the ad hoc Committee wanted by Muqtada al Sadr Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - There are already dozens of complaints to be studied on the working tables of the special committee set up at the request of Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr to collect and verify news and comp ...
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  1 February 2021
  ASIAMYNAMAR - The Church asks for "Vigilance and prayer" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In this difficult and critical phase for the future of the country "we must live in a spirit of vigilance and prayer", especially by praying for peace. With this appeal, the Auxiliary Bishop of Y ...
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  1 February 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The military takes power: proclamation of a state of emergency in a climate of expectation, Christians demand "justice and peace" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no protest or gathering on the streets of Yangon. Telephone lines are isolated throughout the country and they only work in Yangon and the capital, Naypydaw. We do however see a strong ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - General Assembly of Bishops: "sharing faith and resources, with generosity and co-responsibility" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "This year we celebrate the 500th year [1521-2021] of the arrival of the Christian faith. Our commemoration of the event is a tribute to this immense gift to our people and our country. Not only ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - New impetus for the peace process: Patriarch Pizzaballa recognizes initiatives "at the grassroots" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - A new impetus in the peace process between Israel and Palestine could come "from the grassroots", from spontaneous initiatives by civil society, more than from political strategies or a realig ...
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  30 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - About-face of the police: Christian woman from Karachi denounced for blasphemy Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - With a sensational about turn, the police registered case no. 74/21 against the Christian woman Tabitha Nazir Gill, according to article 295 C of the Pakistani Penal Code, that is, for "having u ...
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  29 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian woman accused of blasphemy released by police after investigation Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Tabitha Nazir Gill, a 30-year-old Christian, known for singing Gospel hymns in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, was accused of committing blasphemy yesterday, January 28; she was taken ...
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  28 January 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Religious representatives appeal to politicians: "The people will not forgive, history will not be forgotten" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "People will not forgive. History will not be forgotten", this is the appeal that yesterday the main representatives of the Lebanese Christian and Muslim communities addressed to the politicians ...
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  28 January 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The drama of Christian families who see the kidnapping and conversion of their daughters to Islam in the face of the impunity regarding this crime Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - Rafique Masih is a Pakistani Christian who, like a heartbroken father, begs the police to find his daughter, who has been kidnapped. As Fides learned, Rafique Masih, who lives in Rawalpindi, ...
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  28 January 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Priority is to save lives: Lent and Easter Masses to take place online in Flores Larantuka (Agenzia Fides) - "I would like to clarify that the celebration of the liturgy of 'Holy Week' and Easter Sunday has not been canceled. In fact, the celebrations will take place as the liturgy provides. We have ...
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  27 January 2021
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ancient Armenian church of Kütahya razed to the ground Kütahya (Agenzia Fides) - The ancient Armenian church of Surp Toros (Saint Torus) Kütahya, dating back to before the seventeenth century and long deconsecrated, was razed to the ground after being taken over by private ...
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  27 January 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Denunciation of civil society: "Violations of human rights and religious freedom in the democratic life of the nation" Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to support the fundamental rights contained in the Indian Constitution in a critical phase for the democratic life of the nation, in which human rights and freedoms of expression of c ...