Asia

• 10 December 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Medan and appointment of successor r Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Farther Francis on 8 December 2018 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of Medan (Indonesia), presented by Mons. Anicetus Bongsu Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. The Hol ...
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  10 December 2018
  ASIA/JORDAN - Website shows irreverent images of Jesus. Latin Patriarchate Schools protest Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Schools in Jordan belonging to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem protested vehemently against the Al Wakeel website which recently caused scandal among the Christians of the Hashemite Kingdo ...
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  7 December 2018
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Bishops say Syrian refugees must be repatriated without waiting for political solution to the conflict Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) – Lebanon “can no longer carry the weight of Syrian refugees”, and therefore it is necessary to “dissociate the political solution of the conflict in Syria from the necessary return o ...
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  7 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Arshad: “May Baptised Christians be promoters of peace and hope” Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – “Today there is urgent need of peace and hope in this city and indeed all over the country. The people are destitute and losing hope. As Christians in the Catholic diocese of Islamabad-R ...
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  7 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - A remote diocese in the North East now has the largest church in the whole of Arunachal Pradesh Miao (Agenzia Fides) - In a small village in the district of Changlang, in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, north east India, the largest church in this Indian state was recently blessed and consecrated. Fides w ...
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  7 December 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - Advent young people principal actors Xi An (Agenzia Fides) –Young members of the local Seraphim Movement were the principal actors on the solemnity of Christ the King and continue mission work through Advent in Christ the King parish in the archdiocese of ...
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  6 December 2018
  ASIA/IRAQ -Christian woman candidate for Ministry of Refugees boycotted by Christian MPs Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – There is also the name of MS Hana Emmanuel Gorgis among the names that Iraqi Premier Adel Abdul Mahdi wishes to add to the list of ministers in the government in Iraq, still not complete a ...
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  6 December 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “In the name of God stop extrajudicial homicide”: bishop's message for Advent Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “Extrajudicial homicide is always wrong even when it means killing a criminal. This is our desperate plea at this time of Advent and Christmas: for the love of God, stop these murders! Let h ...
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  5 December 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In Advent the local Church gives new impulse to campaign to abolish death penalty Seoul (Agenzia FIdes) – The Catholic Church in South Korea is giving new impulse during the period of Advent to the campaign to abolish the death penalty in the country. Fides heard from the Justice and Peace Co ...
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  5 December 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Silsilah Message for Advent: “Bearing witness to the faith in a spirit of dialogue” Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – The season of Advent is a path of preparation for Christmas: a good time to reflect on the mission of Christians called to share their faith in a spirit of dialogue also with followers of ...
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  4 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church in Pakistan founded on the Eucharist Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We are called to break ourselves like bread for others, imitating Christ in the Eucharist. The Year of the Eucharist has strengthened our faith and we will gather the fruits in the years to come ...
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  4 December 2018
  ASIA/TURKEY - Mission in Turkey, among Iraqi refugees, discovering the Gospel Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "When the Church opens for the good of others she flourishes, when she closes she dries up. The Church lives only when she goes out of herself, as the words of the Pope teach us ". Brother Jihad Yo ...
• 3 December 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Archbishop of Nagpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis appointed today Archbishop of Nagpur (India), Mons. Elias Joseph Gonsalves, until now Bishop of Amravati. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 3/12/2018) ...
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  3 December 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Seven new Franciscan priests for the Church in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a great joy for us, Franciscans in Pakistan and the whole Church in this country to celebrate the priestly ordination of seven deacon Capuchin friars of our Custody. We entrust them to ...
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  3 December 2018
  ASIA - Church in Asia reflects on Confucian-Christian Dialogue and Mission Vatican city (Agenzia FIdes) – Exploring how Confucianism sheds light on the comprehension of the Church and her evangelising mission, particularly in Asia: this is the purpose of a gathering of scholars of Confucian ...