Asia

• 17 February 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Indore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Indore, India, presented by Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. The Holy Father has appointed the Rev ...
• 17 February 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of bishop of Aurangabad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Aurangabad, India, presented by Bishop Ambrose Rebello. (Agenzia Fides, 17/2/2024) ...
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  17 February 2024
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Year of Prayer: Praying like “Jesus, Mary and the Magi” Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "To prepare for the Holy Year, a year of the Lord's mercy, we should take time for prayer. Prayer is the basis of all things, the basis of conversion, the basis of our calling through list ...
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  16 February 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian declared innocent after blasphemy accusations Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Social and religious tensions in the Faisalabad region of Pakistan's Punjab province have calmed after Christian Younis Masih, accused of blasphemy, was declared innocent, acquitted of the ch ...
• 15 February 2024
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Reverend Subroto Boniface Gomes appointed auxiliary bishop of Dhaka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Subroto Boniface Gomes, of the clergy of Dhaka, Bangladesh, until now parish priest of Santo Rosario, assigning him the titular see of Tamazuca, a ...
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  15 February 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA - An office opened in Raqqa to "protect" the properties of Christians in north-east Syria Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - In Raqqa, the city that became the Syrian stronghold and capital of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Daesh) from January 2014 to October 2017, an office of the High Committee for Real Estate was ...
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  15 February 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Ex-General Prabowo Subianto towards presidency Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Former general Prabowo Subianto (72), is preparing to become the new president of Indonesia. Although the results have not yet been officially announced, the former general has declared his vict ...
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  14 February 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The well-orchestrated "symphony" of the Awali catechists Awali (Agenzia Fides) - "Ministry of Catechist at our cathedral is like a well-orchestrated symphony, each member playing a crucial role in harmonizing the spiritual growth of our community", said Rogy Joseph, Coordina ...
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  14 February 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The post-election period: a fragile democracy Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The results of the Pakistan federal and provincial elections that took place on February 8 have shown that democracy in Pakistan has a better chance than the grimy political events and dramas of t ...
• 13 February 2024
  ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Nakhon Sawan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, presented by Bishop Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai. The Holy Father has appointed ...
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  13 February 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Presidential election: Catholics are inspired by the Counciliar document “Gaudium et spes” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The conciliar document "Gaudium et spes" is an important reference point for Indonesian Catholics who are called to the polls tomorrow, February 14, together with the entire Indonesian populatio ...
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  12 February 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops call for protection of fishermen in the West Philippine Sea Manila (Agenzia Fides) - We must protect the work of fishermen and use all legal means to defend the Philippines' claim to the West Philippine Sea. This is what five Filipino bishops are calling for, who have the care an ...
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  10 February 2024
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - In the “Keo-Seima” nature reserve: Catholic community begins building a church Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Part of the “Keo Seima” nature reserve, the certified forest conservation project is located in eastern Cambodia, in the provinces of Mondulkiri and Kratié. The region is also the ancest ...
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  9 February 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops at the end of the assembly: Progress must be accompanied by unity Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - India, with its 1.4 billion inhabitants, has made "enormous progress" in recent decades, but on this path of growth it is important that development is inclusive and not only benefits "a small ...
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  9 February 2024
  ASIA/TURKEY - Istanbul: Byzantine church to be used as a mosque in the future Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - After Hagia Sophia, another historic Byzantine church in Istanbul, which has been used as a museum for the last 79 years, will once again house Islamic prayers and rites and be used as a mosque ...