Asia

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  14 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Agreement between China and the Holy See on the appointment of Bishops, the Pope: "Good result, I am happy" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The result" of the agreement between China and the Holy See on the appointment of bishops "is good, I am happy." This is what Pope Francis said during the usual press conference on the pla ...
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  14 September 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Civil war in Rakhine State worsens the situation of the Rohingya Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The civil war in the Burmese state of Rakhine, on the west coast of Myanmar, is intensifying with an increase in victims and the displacement of the Rohingya, an ethnic group of Muslim faith who ...
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  13 September 2024
  MIDDLE EAST/LEBANON - Remains of Cardinal Agagianian return to Lebanon Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Joy and emotion in Lebanon: the remains of the Servant of God, Cardinal Agagianian, a leading figure in the Church of the 20th century, have returned home. Since 1971 they have been resting in th ...
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  13 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope in Singapore: excerpts from the address during the interreligious meeting with young people Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - An hour of sincere dialogue, made up of questions and answers, exchanges of jokes and smiles, concluded the long Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis in Asia and Oceania by embracing the young Si ...
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  13 September 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In the Season of Creation, an appeal to safeguard the "common home" in the Tañon Strait Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - The Tañon Strait is a stretch of sea located between the islands of Negros and Cebu, in the central Philippines and is known for its biodiversity and crystal clear waters, used by the fishermen of ...
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  12 September 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Keeping the flame of peace alive: Peace pilgrimage for young Catholics and Mass for refugees from North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The desire for reconciliation and peace on the Korean peninsula must be promoted daily on a human, political, social and spiritual level: with this conviction, the Committee for National Reconcili ...
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  12 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Singapore: excerpts from the homily during the Holy Mass at the National Stadium Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - In Singapore, Pope Francis presided over a Holy Mass at the National Stadium "Singapore Sports Hub". Over 50,000 faithful present cheered him with songs and applause, while the Pope distribute ...
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  12 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Singapore: excerpts from the address to the Authorities and Diplomatic Corps Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis has arrived in Singapore, the fourth and final stop of his long Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania. In the morning, the welcoming ceremony took place in the city-state's Parlia ...
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  11 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope in East Timor: excerpts from the address to young people Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The Timorese leg of his apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania is coming to an end. But before flying to Singapore, the Pope, as expected, had fun with the local youth. Dances, songs and applause gr ...
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  11 September 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Universities, training institutes, seminaries: the Church is committed to the education of young people, the future of the nation by Paolo Affatato Dili (Agenzia Fides) - At the entrance to the Catholic University of St. John Paul II in Dili, a monument stands in honor of Pope Wojtyla. The university is the first in the small, developing nation ...
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  11 September 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Stories of faith and martyrdom in the Church of East Timor Dili (Agenzia Fide) - There is "a wonderful story of heroism, of faith, of martyrdom and above all of faith and reconciliation" in East Timor, said Pope Francis, addressing young Timorese people in his last meeting befor ...
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  11 September 2024
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Cardinal Goh: Singapore's influential and rich people also need Christ's mercy by Gianni Valente Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - In Singapore, a nation that for years has led the rankings of the most prosperous countries in the world, the announcement of salvation, entrusted to the Church, is not t ...
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  10 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in East Timor: excerpts from the homily during the Holy Mass on the esplanade of Taci Tolu Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The second day of Pope Francis in East Timor ends with a Holy Mass on the esplanade of Taci Tolu. The Pope presided over the rite in the same place where the Eucharist with John Paul II took place ...
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  10 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in East Timor: excerpts from the address to bishops, priests, catechists and religious Dili (Agenzia Fides) - The first appointment on the agenda for the second day of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, the third and penultimate stage of his long apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania, was a private visit t ...
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  10 September 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The seeds that the missionaries have planted are now bearing fruit by Antonella Prenna Venilale (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Carolina Maria Correia, of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA), comes from the village of Samalari in the district of Baucau. In an interview with Fide ...