ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Goa and Damão
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Simiao Purificaçao Fernandes of the clergy of Goa and Damão, India, until now director of the Saint Pius X Pastoral Institute, as auxiliary bish ...
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Towards Easter, with faith and charity
Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - In Bangladesh, Catholics are living Holy Week with deep spirituality and as a special time of conversion and reception of divine grace. "Although Easter is not a national holiday in Bangladesh, a ...
26 March 2024
ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Yangon
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Francis Than Htun, until now parish priest of Saint John’s Catholic Church, as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Yangon, Myanmar, assigning ...
25 March 2024
ASIA/MYANMR - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Pekhon
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Felice Ba Htoo of the clergy of the diocese of Pekhon, Myanmar, until now diocesan chancellor, parish priest of the Mother of God parish in Mobye ...
25 March 2024
ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: Holy Week is "the time we need"
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) – At a time when personal benefit dominates morals, what should be forbidden in any way is justified and corruption legalized, "we desperately need Jesus to lead us toward truth, love, good will, ...