Asia

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  5 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Indonesia: excerpts from the homily during the Holy Mass at Jakarta Stadium Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The first stage of Pope Francis' long Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania ended with a Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. At 4:00 p.m. local time (11:00 a.m. Rome time), the Pope l ...
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  5 September 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Preparation for WYD on the theme of artificial intelligence and ethics Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Artificial intelligence and ethics are a topic of discussion for young Catholics preparing for World Youth Day, which will take place in Korea in 2027. In the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, an a ...
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  5 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The history of Catholic Missions in the Indonesian Archipelago Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - In the history of the mission of the Catholic Church in Indonesia, for two centuries (1605-1807) there was no Catholic priest or missionary on the thousands of islands of the archipelago, where ...
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  5 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Indonesia: excerpts from the speech in the mosque Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "In the face of today’s many challenges, we respond with the sign of fraternity." The third and final day of Pope Francis' stay in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia and the first stop on his A ...
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  4 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Indonesia: excerpts from the address to bishops, priests, religious and catechists Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Faith, fraternity, compassion". These three words, which are the motto of this Apostolic Visit, are the focus of Pope Francis' entire speech in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ja ...
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  4 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope in Indonesia: excerpts from the address to the civil authorities and the Diplomatic Corps Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to Asia and Oceania is now in full swing. After a "rest day" at the Nunciature, the Pope celebrated a private Mass this morning. He then drove to the Presid ...
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  4 September 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - The story of Paolo Dongdong: from an orphanage of Chinese nuns to the Paris Paralympic Games Ningjinxian (Agenzia Fides) - From an orphanage of Catholic nuns in the Chinese province of Hebei to the Paris Paralympic Games. This is the surprising story of Dongdong Paolo Camanni, a young Paralympic judo athlete who ...
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  3 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Catholics: “Children of Saint Francis Xavier” by Paolo Affatato Denpasar (Agenzia Fides) - Many visitors and tourists in Bali, the Indonesian island popular with tourists from all over the world for its attractions, also stop at the Catholic church dedicated to S ...
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  2 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The enthusiasm of hundreds of young lay volunteers, together with the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, await the arrival of Pope Francis Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis is about to begin his trip to Indonesia, where he will stay from 3 to 6 September 2024, marking the first stage of his tour of the Asia-Pacific region, which also includes visits to ...
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  2 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Contemplative nuns in Indonesia accompany Pope Francis' trip with Adoration Ruteng (Agenzia Fides) - At the Monastery of the Adoration of the Holy Trinity, on the slopes of Kuwu, on the outskirts of the city of Ruteng, on the Indonesian island of Flores, Eucharistic adoration is permanent and pr ...
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  31 August 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A priest from Jakarta and his flock: “We live the joy of the Gospel that Francis brings us” Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - "The figure is joy, contentment, cheer". Father Justin Solistiadi, 60-year-old vice-parish priest in the parish of Saint John Mary Vianney in the east of the capital, Jakarta, told Fides New ...
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  30 August 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Media attention and Indonesian books (of Muslim authorship as well) dedicated to the Pope; the special commitment of the Kompas group by Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - Indonesia's mass media are preparing for the Pope's visit as attention increases within the realm of culture and among the entire population for the pontiff's presence ...
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  28 August 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Those priests born of Muslim mothers: interreligious families, the Indonesian figure by Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – Recounting the feast for his episcopal ordination, Ciprianus Hormat, bishop of Ruteng - on the Indonesian island of Flores - mentions, almost en passant, the wide and ...
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  26 August 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A year from the violence against Christians in Jaranwala, the urgency for justice Lahore (Fides News Agency) - Government officials, civil society organizations and members of the Christian community remembered and celebrated the first anniversary of the violence that took place in Jaranwala, a town ...
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  25 August 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Interview with the Director for the Government's relations with the Church: this is how we support Catholic schools and parishes by Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - In the office where he receives guests, on the 12th floor of the imposing building of the Ministry for Religious Affairs, in the center of Jakarta, Director Suparman - a 5 ...