Asia

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  24 October 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Denial of bail to Jesuit accused of "sedition" Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - A special court of the National Investigation Agency yesterday, October 23, rejected the request for bail for Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy, (commonly known as Fr. Stan Swamy) activist for ...
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  24 October 2020
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Testimony of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies on the need to "give impetus and vitality to the mission, in particular through the action of the laity" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "It is necessary to build a larger and stronger network between the faithful and lay missionary communities in order to promote the mission of the Church, thanks also to mutual personal involvem ...
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  23 October 2020
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishops' delegation visits flood victims Hue (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation from the Vietnamese Bishops' Conference visited the areas of central Vietnam affected by the recent floods. Expressing solidarity and solidarity with the flood victims, giving consolati ...
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  23 October 2020
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Political crisis resolved with centralization of powers: people's expectations have been disappointed Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "The protests that followed the parliamentary elections on October 4th in Kyrgyzstan are against the obvious buying of votes, this time more than in the past: in the days leading up to the elect ...
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  22 October 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic girl abducted and converted to Islam: the kidnapper's false statements Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Arzoo Raja, the young Catholic girl kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and forced into an Islamic wedding by a 44-year-old Muslim (see Fides, 21/10/2020), is 13 years old and not 18, as fals ...
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  22 October 2020
  ASIA/LEBANON - The annual Synod of Maronite Bishops begins in the sign of silence and conversion Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The annual Synod of the Maronite Bishops began under the sign of silence and "metanoia", i.e. personal and community repentance and conversion. On Wednesday 21 October, the Maronite Bishops gath ...
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  22 October 2020
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect Figaredo: "The poor and the little ones evangelize us" Battambang (Agenzia Fides) - "We are here to build the common good, to build an inclusive society and bring the joy of life in Christ, everywhere, to every man and woman. As believers in the Resurrection, as men and wome ...
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  21 October 2020
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - #PeacefulHarvest: World Council of Churches supports olive harvest in Palestine Nablus (Agenzia Fides) - The ecumenical accompaniment program of the World Council of Churches (WCC) launches a public campaign to ensure that Palestinian families can live the olive harvest season without problems, and ...
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  21 October 2020
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Call for firm government action after 13-year-old Catholic girl is kidnapped and converted to Islam Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Arzoo Raja, a 13-year-old Catholic from Karachi, was kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and then forced to marry a 44-year-old Muslim man, named Ali Azhar, who kidnapped her on the morning o ...
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  21 October 2020
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Floods: Catholic communities and humanitarian aid organizations help flood victims Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic communities in Cambodia and humanitarian organizations have stepped up their efforts to help those affected by heavy rains and floods across the country. With the help of the Apostol ...
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  20 October 2020
  ASIA/INDIA - Campaign for the release of the Jesuit accused of sedition on the basis of manipulated evidence New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We will be relentless until Father Stan Swamy and all human rights defenders who are falsely imprisoned are released unconditionally. We are alongside those who dedicate their lives to the m ...
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  20 October 2020
  ASIA/THAILAND - Youth protests continue Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Sixth consecutive day of protests in Bangkok and other cities in Thailand since October 15. The protests continued every afternoon after police arrested those responsible for the protest and eva ...
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  20 October 2020
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - President of the Bishops' Conference rejects amendment of the abortion law and calls for the right to conscientious objection: "Abortion is unacceptable" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Abortion is unacceptable. The Church will always protect human life, from conception to natural death. Therefore, we hope the Korean government will allow a conscientious objection to the abortio ...
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  19 October 2020
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Joint projects for interreligious dialogue within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between Vatican-Kazakhstan Astana (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Kazakh Center for the Development of Interfaith and Inter-civil Dialogue 'Nursultan Nazarbayev' (NJSC) have signed a Memorandum of Under ...
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  19 October 2020
  ASIA/IRAQ - Request from the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans to the Head of State for the proclamation of Christmas as a public holiday for all Iraqis Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A bill to have Christmas Day officially recognized as a public holiday throughout Iraq is the concrete request that the Babylonian Patriarch of the Chaldeans Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, present ...