Asia

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  12 June 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Beijing expresses appreciation for the first appointment regarding a Chinese Bishop by Pope Leo XIV Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – “China is willing to work together with the Vatican to promote the continuous improvement of China-Vatican relations (…) This appointment has enhanced understanding and mutual trust throug ...
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  12 June 2025
  ASIA/SYRIA - Homs: shots fired at the cross of the Syriac Orthodox cathedral Homs (Agenzia Fides) – Shots were fired at the cross erected on the façade of the Syriac Orthodox cathedral in the Syrian city of Homs. The sacrilegious and intimidating act was denounced with a "heart full of sorrow" ...
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  12 June 2025
  ASIA/PASKISTAN - The scourge of child labor: prayer and concrete commitment of Catholic communities to eradicate it Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – “Every Friday, as a pastoral group, we visit the brick kiln workers, pray with them and for them, in the light of the Word of God, and continue to keep a light of hope alive, because God is a ...
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  11 June 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Joseph Lin Yuntuan is the new Auxiliary Bishop of Fuzhou by Gianni Valente Fuzhou (Agenzia Fides) – Today, Wednesday 11 June 2025, the feast of St. Barnabas the Apostle, the ‘recognition of the civil effects’ and the taking of possession of the office of 73-year-old ...
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  11 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Love your enemies in times of war: the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements in Myanmar Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Love your neighbor, love first, love your enemies." These are the words of the Gospel, these are the words of Christ, and these are the words that every Christian is called to live in the contex ...
• 11 June 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Wednesday 11 June 2025, the recognition of the civil effects and the taking of possession of the office of Msgr. Joseph Lin Yuntuan, whom the Holy Father, in the framework of the dia ...
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  10 June 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - MECC TV: The Middle East Council of Churches launches an ecumenical television channel Lebanon (Agenzia Fides) - A new "ecumenical" television and radio station is intended as an instrument of shared witness for the churches and ecclesial communities of the Middle East. The new channel, MECC TV, began its ...
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  10 June 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Catholics appeal to the United Nations: "Stop the massacre of innocents in Gaza" Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "We, bishops, priests, men and women religious, and the faithful in Cambodia, ask the United Nations to intervene urgently to end the violence and bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, so that peace c ...
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  9 June 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: the "different hope" that attracts people to Christ Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "At Easter, there were 200 adult baptisms in the city of Bangkok, 15 of which were from my parish in Bangkok. This is good news and a sign of hope: it shows us that the Lord is acting and that C ...
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  9 June 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ecumenical group "A Jerusalem Voice for Justice": SOS for Gaza, which is dying amid hunger and forced displacement Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - After more than a year and a half of death and destruction, "the moment we now find ourselves in is terrifying." The people of Gaza are "the first victims" of a merciless war. Even those who r ...
• 7 June 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Jullundur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel, of the clergy of the diocese of Jullundur, India, until now bursar and parish priest in Phagwara, as bishop of ...
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  6 June 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Tourism is experiencing a robust recovery: the country sees the light at the end of the tunnel Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Tourism in Sri Lanka is experiencing a robust recovery. This is a benefit for the entire country: we are showing the beauty of our island. We see that the general trend in the country's economy ...
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  5 June 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Amristar, a city sacred to the Sikhs, should become a "war-free zone" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Amritsar, the holy city of Sikhism, on the border between India and Pakistan and home to the famous Golden Temple, should be declared a "war-free zone" and be granted international protectio ...
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  5 June 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Tolerance and peaceful coexistence are the key points of the meeting between Prince Salman and the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia Manama (Agenzia Fides) – “The Kingdom of Bahrain, under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, maintains a firm commitment to promoting the values of tolerance and the principles of peaceful coe ...
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  4 June 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Newly elected President Lee Jae-myung officially begins his mandate Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is the new President of the Republic of South Korea. His term will last five years. In the 21st presidential elections held on June 3 ...