Asia

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  27 June 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - Proclamation of faith in the Japanese context by Paolo Affatato Tokyo (Fides Agency ) - "In Japan you can clearly see that the focal point for the Christian is the crossroads. The moment one crosses the other's existence, there is room to witness one's faith and ...
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  27 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang takes up office in Hangzhou: He had been appointed by Pope Francis on June 12 by Marta Zhao Hangzhou (Fides Agency) - Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang took office today, Thursday, June 27, in the episcopal see of Hangzhou, the capital of the Chinese province of Zhejiang. Bishop Yang was transferre ...
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  26 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic Charities in relief of flood-affected populations Meizhou (Fides Agency ) - On behalf of Bishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing and Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai, the Catholic Relief Services network is once again at the forefront of the relief efforts for the victims of ...
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  26 June 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - First session of the new parliament: Violence in Manipur still on the agenda Imphal (Fides Agency) - In the first session of the parliament that emerged from the recent elections in India, MPs re-elected politician Om Birla, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling party of Presid ...
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  26 June 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - Cardinal Parolin to religious leaders: amid conflict, Lebanon must remain a model of coexistence Beirut (Fides Agency ) - "Lebanon today must remain a model of coexistence and unity in the face of the ongoing crises and wars," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin to high-ranking representatives of the Churches and religious ...
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  25 June 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - An international theological colloquium to revive the ecumenical vocation of the Melkite Church Beirut (Fides Agency ) - As the Melkite Greek Catholic Church celebrates the 300th anniversary of the restoration of full communion with the Church of Rome (1724-2024), a high-level international theological colloquium a ...
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  25 June 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Parliament condemns lynchings and calls for respect for the rule of law Islamabad (Fides Agency ) - The Pakistani Parliament has adopted a resolution addressing and condemning the serious practice of "lynching", which has recently hit the headlines due to several incidents such as the events ...
• 25 June 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Diocese of Labuan Bajo established and first bishop appointed Vatican City (Fides Agency) - On June 21, Pope Francis erected the new diocese of Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on part of the diocese of Ruteng, placing it under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Ende as a suffragan dioc ...
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  24 June 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A total of 1,413 masses for peace and reconciliation: "We need new hope" Seoul (Fides Agency ) - It is a message of peace and reconciliation that the Archbishop of Seoul, Peter Soon-taick Chung, is launching in view of the anniversary of the Korean War. It is a message of hope and unity that ...
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  24 June 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Gaza schoolchildren are denied exams and a future by Father Ibrahim Faltas ofm* Jerusalem (Agence Fides) - These days, around 39,000 pupils in Gaza would have had to take their school-leaving exams. Like many other Palestinian students, like many other Israeli studen ...
• 22 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of Bishop of Hangzhou Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - In the context of the dialogue regarding the application of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China, on 12 June 2024, the Holy Father appoint ...
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  22 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Yang Yongqiang transferred from the diocese of Zhaocun to Hangzhou by appointment of Pope Francis Hangzhou (Agenzia Fides) - Joseph Yang Yongquiang is the new Bishop of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, by appointment of Pope Francis. This is reported in the bulletin of the Vatican Press Office published today, Saturday, ...
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  22 June 2024
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Afghan girls have been without school for a thousand days Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Afghan girls have not been to school for a thousand days. More than 1,000 days have passed since the Taliban banned secondary education for girls in Afghanistan. Millions of Afghan women and girls ...
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  21 June 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Man lynched after accusation of blasphemy: an "influencer" campaign aims to promote rule of law and peace Madyan (Agenzia Fides) - A violent mob lynched a man accused of insulting the Koran in the hilly town of Madyan, in the Swat district, in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The man was a Pakistani citizen of M ...
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  20 June 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - "Through creation we reach the Creator": Caring for the common home on the island of Flores Ruteng (Agenzia Fides) - Promoting respect, protection and love for creation is a way of getting in touch with the Creator, in the spirit of Francis of Assisi, in the spirit of the encyclical "Laudato Sì", said the Pres ...