Asia

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  11 January 2019
  ASIA/SYRIA - Assad promises to rebuild the memorial church of the Armenian Genocide in Deir ez-Zor Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad has pledged to rebuild with state funding the church-sanctuary of the Armenian martyrs located in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, which was devastated by the ji ...
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  10 January 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON: Statistical projections: the demographic decline of the Christian population has stopped Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Accredited international scientific studies on the demographic changes in Lebanon show that the decline of the Christian component will stop in the coming decades. These scientific projections we ...
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  10 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "We are in a phase of hope: let us work together for peace in Pakistan" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living a phase of hope: this meeting is an occasion to spread the message of hope and work together for peace in the country. Peace will not come only thanks to a wish, but by working an ...
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  9 January 2019
  ASIA/INDONESIA - For the Church of Jakarta 2019 is "the Year of wisdom" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Jakarta officially declares that 2019 will be "The Year of Wisdom". As Agenzia Fides learns, the pastoral focus will be directed above all to social issues and how to face the ...
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  9 January 2019
  ASIA/TURKEY - The beginning of the construction of the first church in Turkish territory since 1923 has been announced Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The works for the construction of what will become the first newly built church in the Republic of Turkey will begin by next February. This was announced on Tuesday, January 8th, by Bulent Keri ...
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  9 January 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Over 5 million pilgrims at the Black Nazarene feast Manila (Agenzia Fides) - More than five million devotees attended the "Traslacion", the annual procession featuring the image of the Black Nazarene, which started on January 9th, with a prayer vigil during the night. Thi ...
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  8 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Islamabad Declaration: "a step to defeat extremism" Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - "The Declaration of Islamabad is a step in the right direction. We need to develop it to improve the image of the country: this is the way forward: government and opposition must work togethe ...
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  8 January 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Controversy on sales and demolition of churches. The response of the Chaldean Patriarchate Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The news on the sale of two churches in Baghdad are fueling controversies involving the local Christian communities, also highlighting contrasts between ecclesial hierarchies and Christians invo ...
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  8 January 2019
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The family, a sign of love for society: towards the extraordinary missionary month Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "What will we do to be able to see beautiful and new things during 2019? Let us enter the Year dedicated to the family and in June 2019 we will hold a large diocesan gathering of families. In ...
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  7 January 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Assembly of India’s Latin-rite Bishops on "The joy of the Gospel" Chennai (Agenzia Fides) - "The joy of the Gospel" is the central theme of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of the Latin-rite, held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, from 8 to 14 January 2019. As reported to Agenz ...
• 7 January 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Port Blair Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 January 2019 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Port Blair, India, presented by H.E. Msgr. Aleixo Das Neves Dias, S.F.X. (SL) (Agenzia Fi ...
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  5 January 2019
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Promoting harmony in a multireligious society: the commitment of Christians Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The baptized in Malaysia are committed to promoting interreligious harmony in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country. As Agenzia Fides learns, various activities were organized at Chris ...
• 4 January 2019
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - A new sister of the Missionaries of Charity in Kabul Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - A new missionary sister has just arrived in Afghanistan and will work at the Children's Center of the "PBK - Pro Bambini of Kabul" Association. This is what Father Giovanni Scalese, a Barnabite mi ...
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  4 January 2019
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 2019 is the Year of Dialogue in the Archdiocese of Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "People today use modern means of technology, but paradoxically have less time to communicate with each other. It is essential to motivate and accompany people to dialogue, dialogue is a tool tha ...
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  3 January 2019
  ASIA/LAOS - Seven Christians arrested during a Christmas liturgy Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - Seven Christians were taken to prison for religious reasons. As reported by Agenzia Fides, on December 29, 2018, a group of nine police officers, led by the police chief of the district of P ...