Asia

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  22 September 2025
  ASIA/TAIWAN - 8,000 people at the first Gathering of Migrant Workers organized by the Taiwanese Catholic community Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) - A concrete plan for the pastoral care of migrant workers and itinerant people, which responds to the urgent needs of their daily lives and expresses the gratitude of the entire Church community ...
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  22 September 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attempted murder of a Presbyterian pastor Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Presbyterian pastor Kamran Naz, who was wounded by gunfire yesterday, September 21, in the Iqbal Town district of Islamabad, miraculously survived the attempted murder. As Fides learned from ...
• 20 September 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Calcutta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Calcutta, India, presented by Archbishop Thomas D’Souza. He is succeeded by Archbis ...
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  20 September 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After the flood disaster: "We must help millions of people get back on their feet" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "The extent of the destruction is indescribable. In some areas, the water level is now gradually receding, but thousands of people are stranded and do not know where to go. Their crops have bee ...
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  19 September 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop in Rakhine State: “Civilians are suffering, caught between warring armies; faith endures despite the war” Pyay (Agenzia Fides) – “The fighting continues, and innocent people are still suffering in the Burmese state of Rakhine,” says Peter Tin Wai, Bishop of Pyay, an important city in Rakhine (or Arakan) State, where he ...
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  18 September 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A march against corruption: 200 organizations take to the streets Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Over 200 organizations are preparing for the major march against corruption to be held on September 21 in Manila. The demonstration, which focuses on abuses in flood control projects, is demand ...
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  16 September 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Seminaries open new academic year: Seminarians urged to ask for the "Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – A new academic year is beginning in the seminaries from Beijing to Shanghai, in the province of Hebei, in Shaanxi, and in the province of Jilin. In September, 15 new seminarians and 12 relig ...
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  16 September 2025
  ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator: "Young people's are saying 'We care' and it's a positive thing" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is currently relatively calm, with no demonstrators on the streets. Schools have reopened, both public and Catholic, and life is proceeding quite smoothly. People have placed th ...
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  15 September 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Neli: "Wounded Manipur needs a process of healing and reconciliation" Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - "Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Manipur and promised a solution to the conflict that has plagued us for over two years. He spoke of peace, prosperity, and development. He brought a packag ...
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  13 September 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop Lee: "Young Koreans hope that Carlo Acutis will be the patron of World Youth Day in Seoul" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – "Carlo Acutis is already a role model and a source of inspiration for young Koreans. His person is also very well known in view of World Youth Day (WYD) 2027 in Seoul. We will continue to presen ...
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  13 September 2025
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Kate and catechism in the Arabian Peninsula, an experience of a new motherhood Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – Her name is Catherine Miles-Flynn, but everyone calls her Kate. For more than twenty years, she has tirelessly dedicated herself to the Christian formation of young people in the Apostolic V ...
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  12 September 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Joseph Ma Yan'en, Auxiliary Bishop of the new Diocese of Zhangjiakou. Civil Recognition of the Episcopal Ministry of Bishop Augustine Cui Tai by Gianni Valente Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Today, September 12, the liturgical feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, at 9 a.m., the official installation ceremony of Joseph Ma Yan'en as auxiliary bishop of the new d ...
• 12 September 2025
  VATICAN - Statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office on Bishops Augustine Cui Tai and Joseph Ma Yan'en Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - We publish the statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, on the recognition by the civil authorities of the episcopal ministry of Bishops Augustine Cui Tai and J ...
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  12 September 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic killed during pilgrimage: Christians demand justice Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply saddened by the murder of Afzal Masih. He was a devout Catholic who was participating in a Marian pilgrimage to venerate and pray to the Virgin Mary. Today, we express our deepest ...
• 12 September 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Zhangjiakou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Friday 12 September 2025, the civil recognition and inauguration of Bishop Joseph Ma Yan'en, formerly of Xiwanzi, took place. The Holy Father, within the framework of the dialogue on ...