Asia

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  14 October 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Attack during Bible Conference: Catholic lay Association calls for an investigation Calcutta (Fides News Agency) – “We express our solidarity with the faithful of the Diocese of Krishnanagar, the Archdiocese of Calcutta and all Christian communities in West Bengal. We stand with the Santhal Christia ...
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  14 October 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Sowing the seeds of the future in the Steppe: the educational mission of the “Shepherd’s School” by Paolo Affatato Korneewka (Fides News Agency) – In a small village in northern Kazakhstan, a school continues to invest in the future: the St Lawrence School in Korneewka, an educational project launched thirty ye ...
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  13 October 2026
  ASIA - “In Christ’s love, pray for the Holy Father”: Faithful across Asia express their closeness to Pope Leo XIV New Delhi (Fides News Agency) – “In Christ’s love, pray for the Holy Father.” This is the appeal resounding across Catholic communities in Asia as Pope Leo XIV prepares to undergo surgery at Agostino Gemelli Univ ...
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  12 October 2026
  100 YEARS SINCE THE ORDINATIONS OF THE FIRST SIX CHINESE BISHOPS - Bishop Philip Zhao Huaiyi and the Diocese of Xuanhua One hundred years after the ordination of the first six Chinese bishops consecrated in modern times, (October 28, 1926), Fides News Agency is dedicating a series of documentary profiles to these Successors of the Apostle ...
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  10 October 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - New Bishop of Karaganda: “Mission means reaching out to those who have yet to encounter Christ or whose faith has faded away” by Paolo Affatato Karaganda (Fides News Agency) – “Mission does not mean organizing an ever-increasing number of events. Sometimes, mission takes this form: a priest travels many kilometres to celebrate Holy Mass, ...
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  8 October 2026
  CHINA/VATICAN - From “exceptional event” to a common practice: Chinese bishops take part in Holy See initiatives by Marta Zhao Rome (Fides News Agency) – In 1998, when Pope John Paul II invited two bishops from the People’s Republic of China to Rome to participate in the Synod on Asia, their seats remained empty. The two inv ...
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  8 October 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Religious leaders approve three documents: from dialogue to joint action for peace and human dignity by Paolo Affatato Astana (Fides News Agency) – The 24th session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held in Astana on 7 October, provides a clear picture of the evolutio ...
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  7 October 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - From south India's coastal plains to the Himalayan foothills: the missionary path of Bishop Edward Baretto of Darjeeling by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Darjeeling (Fides News Agency) – When Pope Leo XIV appointed Fr. Edward Baretto coadjutor bishop of Darjeeling on 29 November 2025, he confirmed a journey spanning four decades and the lengt ...
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  7 October 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - “Spiritual diplomacy” in the face of global challenges: ethics, artificial intelligence and climate change by Paolo Affatato Astana (Fides News Agency) – The 24th meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, taking place today, October 7, at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliat ...
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  6 October 2026
  ASIA/QATAR - The Inauguration of the Holy Childhood society: a joyful day for the Church in the country Doha (Fides News Agency) – On Saturday, September 26, 2026, a historic chapter was written in the annals of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. After two years of dedicated preparatory work and promotional miss ...
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  5 October 2026
  100 YEARS SINCE THE ORDINATION OF THE FIRST SIX CHINESE BISHOPS - Bishop Aloysius Chen Guodi and the Diocese of Fenyang One hundred years since the ordination of the first six Chinese Bishops consecrated in modern times (October 28, 1926), Fides News Agency is dedicating a series of documentary profiles on these Successors of the Apostles ...
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  3 October 2026
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Repatriation of the Rohingya to Myanmar: Malaysia and Bangladesh take different approaches Kuala Lumpur (Fides News Agency) – The repatriation of the Rohingya to Myanmar is once again attracting international attention. In Malaysia, an initial operation to repatriate around 1,500 Myanmar nationals began on S ...
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  2 October 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Larantuka after the earthquake: “We are experiencing great solidarity and remain united”. “Vocations in Flores: a gift for the whole Church” by Paolo Affatato Larantuka (Fides News Agency) – “The situation in my diocese is still marked by suffering and uncertainty, but we are experiencing great solidarity, and this moves and encourages us.” Yohanes H ...
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  2 October 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Care as a language of peace: religions in dialogue on the dignity of vulnerable children Astana (Fides News Agency) – Caring for children with incurable illnesses, safeguarding their dignity, and exploring the contribution religions can make in responding to human vulnerability are at the heart of the Seco ...
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  1 October 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In Mariamabad, the memory of Capuchin missionary Father Frank Van Butsele, who gave his life for the Gospel Lahore (Fides News Agency) – As the feast of St. Francis of Assisi approaches, during the eighth centenary of his death (1226–2026), the Catholic community of Mariamabad village, in Pakistan’s Punjab Province, is l ...