Asia

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  9 November 2017
  ASIA/LEBANON - Lebanese crisis, Maronite Patriarch meets President Aoun. His trip to Riyadh into question Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - While the entire Lebanese institutional system is shaken by the resignation of Sunni Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Lebanese President Michel Aoun receives today Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros R ...
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  9 November 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Cleemis: "Being a minority is not a disadvantage: it is beautiful" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "For us being a minority is not a disadvantage, because small is beautiful, small is effective. Jesus himself gathered and sent a small group to preach the Good News and to testify the Gospel. ...
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  8 November 2017
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Announcing Christ means "leaving the door of our house open" Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - "We announce Jesus Christ with our closeness and our ministry, especially that of preaching. People welcome the Gospel with passion and the message that God is love. There are not any other rel ...
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  8 November 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Indonesian youth, ready to announce the Gospel and the "extraordinary missionary month" Yogyakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "As the Gospel reminds us, we must be ready to be missionaries of the Good News of Jesus with every man we meet. There is much enthusiasm among young Catholics in Indonesia: they are very hap ...
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  8 November 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The blasphemy law is politicized and is an attack on religious freedom Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pakistani government is not seriously addressing the issue of the abuse of blasphemy laws and the urgency of eradicating Islamic extremism from Pakistani society. It is time to take bold act ...
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  7 November 2017
  ASIA/NEPAL - Anti-conversion law is in force: Christians contribute to building a "healthy and peaceful" society Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the presence of an 'anti-conversion law' that limits religious freedom and criminalizes a religious conversion, Christians in Nepal will continue to contribute to building a healthy, ...
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  7 November 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - More space for "good news" to counter the propaganda of the Islamic State Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - "There are already many precious experiences in Mindanao that show the spirit of dialogue and peace. We saw them during the period of siege in Zamboanga in 2013 and also in Marawi this ye ...
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  6 November 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Philippines's Youth Day begins: the young - "agents of change" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "National Youth Day" in the Philippines begins today, November 6. The so-called "national WYD", which will last from 6 to 10 November, will see the presence of over 2,300 young people from all ...
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  6 November 2017
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch on Hariri's resignation: vigilance over "any sabotage scheme aimed at undermining Lebanon's stability" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Following the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, "there must be vigilance and full awareness against any sabotage plot or scheme aimed at undermining stability in the country". Thi ...
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  6 November 2017
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Dialogue is a form of life, control of religions, a necessity of the state Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "Kazakhstan comes from a tradition of peaceful coexistence. If active politics of control of religion are being carried out today, it is because of the fears of instigators who often come from ab ...
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  4 November 2017
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Rosary "for national unity", a prayer that unites Christians and Muslims Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Rosary, the Marian prayer par excellence, is today a support for national unity and inter-religious harmony in Indonesia. And it is a prayer also appreciated by Muslims, "especially because, ...
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  3 November 2017
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - The "big family" of a small church under the protection of John Paul II Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - "Our Church is very small, but for this reason we feel a big family. We all know each other and are very close. For example, on 8 October, on the occasion of the first female solemn religious p ...
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  3 November 2017
  ASIA/SAUDI ARABIA - Patriarch Rai invited to Riyadh. Apostolic Vicar Ballin: Perhaps it is the beginning of a new attitude towards other religions Riyadh (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Boutros Bechara Rai will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks, at the invitation of the authorities of the Country. This was confirmed by both official sou ...
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  31 October 2017
  ASIA/IRAQ - Withdrawal of the Kurdish Peshmerga militia from the Christian villages of the Nineveh Plain Telkaif (Agenzia Fides) - The Kurdish Peshmerga militia is preparing to withdraw from the areas of Nineveh Plain still under their control, according to an agreement that in the next few hours will see Iraqi troops in th ...
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  31 October 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian philosophers: "Pluralism and Inclusion in Indian Society" Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) - "The diversity and pluralism of cultures and religions in India are not a problem, but an opportunity. Even those who live in the suburbs or are minority groups have a role and to allow them to ...